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Zero-point Awakening #2
Shadow War
On the run from a remorseless corporation, now they’re working together to strike back!
Months have passed and Lizard Man and Assassin Boy are hot on the trail of their kidnapped loved ones. Everywhere they look they find the greasy fingerprints of Hellinix, a shadowy multinational corporation with grand and nefarious plans. A company that does not want to leave them alone.
Since his ex-wife and daughter were kidnapped, Arthur Fortune has abandoned the celebrity gravy train to pursue the company he suspects has taken them, Hellinix. Now he’s teamed up with Elliot Goshawk, a teen assassin, driven by the same corporation to revert back to the assassination training he’d sworn to leave behind.
Arthur wants to find his wife and Elliot wants Hellinix to leave him alone. The only way to do that is find what the corporation is really after, determine its weakness and exploit it.
Overcoming their differences and working together may have left them feeling like they had a chance against the might of the company, but now Hellinix is fielding super-powered villains of its own, the trouble is only beginning.
They nearly saved the world the first time. This time will be different. Probably.
If you are a fan of The Boys, Watchmen, and Stranger Things, you will love the second action-packed episode of this serialized science fiction superhero thriller.
Months have passed and Lizard Man and Assassin Boy are hot on the trail of their kidnapped loved ones. Everywhere they look they find the greasy fingerprints of Hellinix, a shadowy multinational corporation with grand and nefarious plans. A company that does not want to leave them alone.
Since his ex-wife and daughter were kidnapped, Arthur Fortune has abandoned the celebrity gravy train to pursue the company he suspects has taken them, Hellinix. Now he’s teamed up with Elliot Goshawk, a teen assassin, driven by the same corporation to revert back to the assassination training he’d sworn to leave behind.
Arthur wants to find his wife and Elliot wants Hellinix to leave him alone. The only way to do that is find what the corporation is really after, determine its weakness and exploit it.
Overcoming their differences and working together may have left them feeling like they had a chance against the might of the company, but now Hellinix is fielding super-powered villains of its own, the trouble is only beginning.
They nearly saved the world the first time. This time will be different. Probably.
If you are a fan of The Boys, Watchmen, and Stranger Things, you will love the second action-packed episode of this serialized science fiction superhero thriller.
172 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 1, 2021
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ZZ Adams
17 books23 followersMeet Damian Jay Clay and Andrew J Savage, two formerly respectable and marginally talented writers who joined forces in 2020 with the ill-fated mission of bringing you exciting speculative fiction. Based in the UK and Japan, these two work from the comfort of their virtual office on Discord--but be warned, they are now at my mercy, a vengeful being determined to punish them for their crimes against literature. Will they escape my matrix and save themselves, or will they ultimately be fully assimilated and destroyed?
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October 26, 2021
A too short ride
Another page-turner! Very fast action, good plot and lots of humor and sparky dialogue. I would have liked more fleshing out of the Gaia group and the Hellinex neighborhood though. Elliot is still very childish/impulsive in his actions, but Arthur is becoming a steadying influence. I really like the way their relationship is changing them both. They've stirred up a hornets nest after broadcasting intel on Hellinex, but we're given only a quick action plot, again with no fleshing out. Just when you think the action is winding down, the Breogan cult kidnap Kat and Arthur. With no available help from Gunther and no one else to turn to Elliot has to go back to his assassin jobs to get quid-pro-quo assistance. The end.
Once again these authors have hooked me into getting the next book in this series. But you should share that addiction with me. You'll like the books. Really. Join me...
Another page-turner! Very fast action, good plot and lots of humor and sparky dialogue. I would have liked more fleshing out of the Gaia group and the Hellinex neighborhood though. Elliot is still very childish/impulsive in his actions, but Arthur is becoming a steadying influence. I really like the way their relationship is changing them both. They've stirred up a hornets nest after broadcasting intel on Hellinex, but we're given only a quick action plot, again with no fleshing out. Just when you think the action is winding down, the Breogan cult kidnap Kat and Arthur. With no available help from Gunther and no one else to turn to Elliot has to go back to his assassin jobs to get quid-pro-quo assistance. The end.
Once again these authors have hooked me into getting the next book in this series. But you should share that addiction with me. You'll like the books. Really. Join me...
December 16, 2022
Thrilling
Full of action, suspense, intrigue and drama throughout the story. I couldn’t put it down once I started reading it. I recommend this to anyone who enjoys lots of action.
Full of action, suspense, intrigue and drama throughout the story. I couldn’t put it down once I started reading it. I recommend this to anyone who enjoys lots of action.
February 23, 2023
This book starts right at the beginning of the last chapter of book one, which I thought was odd. Why have readers go through the whole chapter again? But, it's in Kindle Unlimited, so the authors gets paid double the page reads. I'm not a fan of that. Seems a bit sneaky to me.
Regardless, this was another enjoyable story full of action and drama. My observation about Arthur's lack of reaction to his being changed into a reptile was explored more in this book. He doesn't like it. Who would, no matter how cool the superpowers may be? No more sex magnet.
Elliot's character is a bit odd as he's supposed to be a teenager, yet he sometimes sounds older than that. True, he's a genius, but then he also acts like a teenager and puts them in unnecessary reckless situations. I liked him in the first book, but not sure how I feel about him now. And his whole family ancestral line is still such a mystery. The authors dribble out so very little information at a time.
Like Gunther. Who is he really and what is this 'crew' that he has? Even Arthur is getting doubts about his friend. And the blurbs still don't make sense as, so far, nothing has been said about an alien invasion or a further threat from outer space. Ture, the tech Helinex uses is ASSUMED to be from alien origins, and there's a countdown meter, but nothing has been explained. Hopefully more answers will come out in book three.
The writing and editing wasn't quite as tight as book one as I found typos and inconsistent name usages: Becky and then Becki. Just enough to bump me out of the story and to make sure I'd read the name right.
If love action-packed superhero tales, you'll want to start this series. I give this one 4 stars and on to book three.
Regardless, this was another enjoyable story full of action and drama. My observation about Arthur's lack of reaction to his being changed into a reptile was explored more in this book. He doesn't like it. Who would, no matter how cool the superpowers may be? No more sex magnet.
Elliot's character is a bit odd as he's supposed to be a teenager, yet he sometimes sounds older than that. True, he's a genius, but then he also acts like a teenager and puts them in unnecessary reckless situations. I liked him in the first book, but not sure how I feel about him now. And his whole family ancestral line is still such a mystery. The authors dribble out so very little information at a time.
Like Gunther. Who is he really and what is this 'crew' that he has? Even Arthur is getting doubts about his friend. And the blurbs still don't make sense as, so far, nothing has been said about an alien invasion or a further threat from outer space. Ture, the tech Helinex uses is ASSUMED to be from alien origins, and there's a countdown meter, but nothing has been explained. Hopefully more answers will come out in book three.
The writing and editing wasn't quite as tight as book one as I found typos and inconsistent name usages: Becky and then Becki. Just enough to bump me out of the story and to make sure I'd read the name right.
If love action-packed superhero tales, you'll want to start this series. I give this one 4 stars and on to book three.
September 9, 2022
Great story
Good entertaining read leading on from the first book. Characters are getting more rounded and the story more intriguing. Recommended.
Good entertaining read leading on from the first book. Characters are getting more rounded and the story more intriguing. Recommended.
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