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Dark Tyrant #3
Alpha Protocol
Thulisile Mahlangu is the captain of an elite team of paramilitary soldiers trained to deal with large-scale supernatural crises. But when an Alpha Protocol is radioed in from an agent who was reportedly dead, Thuli and her team are put to the test. Their mission: verify the radio call, exterminate the problem, and bring the agent back to the Bureau of Investigation, Observation, and Defense of Extraordinary, Extraterrestrial, Demonic and Paranormal Activity. As time runs out, Thuli begins to question everything and wrestle with her own inner demons. If she doesn't succeed, the Bureau will release an Omega team, and the Omegas have no problem scorching the earth to fix problems. Alpha Protocol is a fast-paced tale that is one part action thriller, one part supernatural horror, and a dash of dark comedy.
256 pages, ebook
Published February 10, 2020
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C.R. Langille
30 books101 followersC.R. Langille spent many a Saturday afternoon watching monster movies with her mom. It wasn't long before she started crafting nightmares to share with her readers. She is a retired, disabled veteran with a deep love for weird and creepy tales. This prompted her to form Timber Ghost Press in January of 2021. She is an affiliate member of the Horror Writers Association, the DEI Chair for the League of Utah Writers, and she received her MFA: Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University in 2014.
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July 27, 2020
4.5 stars
Disclaimer: I am friends with the author; I received a free ebook version of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
The post-apocalyptic mayhem continues as Dark Tyrant book 3 picks up almost immediately after the previous installment to the series. This time, however, we finally meet the organization prepared to take on a fight of this proportion. Agent Doyle isn’t just a crazy man in a duct-tape coat – he’s part of a multinational paramilitary organization trained to handle these sorts of situations. His protégé Thuli leads a strike team into the heart of the Salt Lake City area to assess the situation. (To be fair, Agent Doyle is still very much a crazy man in a duct-tape coat.)
Things go badly for Thuli’s team quickly, as Hell (and possibly other horror-style realms) continues to spill into Earth. The nonstop action of the previous book continues here, and Langille makes excellent use of visceral description to invoke a response in the reader without overwhelming with gratuitous gore.
Our paranormal special ops team makes an unlikely team-up with a group of semi-professional ghost hunters in the wrong place at the wrong time. I was less interested in their storyline, and especially Frank’s awkward crush on a coworker. Other evil supernatural entities are taking advantage of the crazy situation, which makes things all the more complicated for our heroes.
Thuli’s story shines during the epic climax of this story, as readers learn that the leaders of her organization might not have Earth’s best interests at heart. I appreciate the “realism” that Langille brings to his writing in the form of not every hero making it out of the fight unscathed. He also resists the urge to “info-dump” every bit of information about every intriguing character, though in some cases he could lean a bit further in the other direction. (For example, Jeremiah was probably the most fascinating character in this book, and I could have easily done with some more details on his unique situation.)
This book ends with all the demon-fighting drama I could hope for, but the story isn’t over here. I look forward to Thuli and Doyle’s showdown with the Dark Tyrant and his acolytes, especially now that I know they might be fighting a war on multiple fronts.
Disclaimer: I am friends with the author; I received a free ebook version of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
The post-apocalyptic mayhem continues as Dark Tyrant book 3 picks up almost immediately after the previous installment to the series. This time, however, we finally meet the organization prepared to take on a fight of this proportion. Agent Doyle isn’t just a crazy man in a duct-tape coat – he’s part of a multinational paramilitary organization trained to handle these sorts of situations. His protégé Thuli leads a strike team into the heart of the Salt Lake City area to assess the situation. (To be fair, Agent Doyle is still very much a crazy man in a duct-tape coat.)
Things go badly for Thuli’s team quickly, as Hell (and possibly other horror-style realms) continues to spill into Earth. The nonstop action of the previous book continues here, and Langille makes excellent use of visceral description to invoke a response in the reader without overwhelming with gratuitous gore.
Our paranormal special ops team makes an unlikely team-up with a group of semi-professional ghost hunters in the wrong place at the wrong time. I was less interested in their storyline, and especially Frank’s awkward crush on a coworker. Other evil supernatural entities are taking advantage of the crazy situation, which makes things all the more complicated for our heroes.
Thuli’s story shines during the epic climax of this story, as readers learn that the leaders of her organization might not have Earth’s best interests at heart. I appreciate the “realism” that Langille brings to his writing in the form of not every hero making it out of the fight unscathed. He also resists the urge to “info-dump” every bit of information about every intriguing character, though in some cases he could lean a bit further in the other direction. (For example, Jeremiah was probably the most fascinating character in this book, and I could have easily done with some more details on his unique situation.)
This book ends with all the demon-fighting drama I could hope for, but the story isn’t over here. I look forward to Thuli and Doyle’s showdown with the Dark Tyrant and his acolytes, especially now that I know they might be fighting a war on multiple fronts.
June 22, 2021
I've been a fan of this series since the first book. The odds are continuing to build against the heroes and with each kill the enemies become more powerful. Can't wait for the next installment.
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