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Bystander
Can you survive the new espionage?
There are no sidelines.
There are no boundaries.
In the new world order, there’s no such thing as an innocent bystander.
Seven shocking stories from the New Espionage Collection by award-winning author JR Pomerantz.
The Terrifying Importance of Mental ealth Jesse’s suffering from synthetic broccoli’s surprise side effects. When he gets hospitalized with both its victim and perpetrator, who will pay the ultimate price?
T-Rex The Deputy Administrator of the State Department has a bone to pick with the Secretary of State, and they both might be fossils.
Golden Boy 144: Marigold Baby Jalia helps Harper give birth in the depths of their corporate greenhouse. Will the labor interrupt their labor long enough to get both of them fired?
The Farm When their visit to their older brother’s pot farm turns deadly, Michael and Baxter fight for their lives in the Northern California woods.
Golden Boy 288: Marigold, Baby Only Jalia knows whose image is manifesting in the mysterious marigolds of Fulfillment Center 6. Can she and Harper keep it a secret from the rest of the greenhouse?
Maury Always Makes It After Maury’s son-in-law goes missing at sea, he and Rico take the investigation into their own hands. Can two elderly alcoholics get to the bottom of a deep-sea fishing mystery?
The Sucking Clarity of Mental ealth The battle at Hampton Behavioral Health Facility continues. With synthetic broccoli on the menu, justice can't be served.
Bystander is your first peek at the subversive, satirical, smart-mouthed New Espionage Collection.
Brace yourself to enter the terrifying near-future of synthetic food, mind control experiments, and one man's battle for justice against a bad broccoli.
There are no sidelines.
There are no boundaries.
In the new world order, there’s no such thing as an innocent bystander.
Seven shocking stories from the New Espionage Collection by award-winning author JR Pomerantz.
The Terrifying Importance of Mental ealth Jesse’s suffering from synthetic broccoli’s surprise side effects. When he gets hospitalized with both its victim and perpetrator, who will pay the ultimate price?
T-Rex The Deputy Administrator of the State Department has a bone to pick with the Secretary of State, and they both might be fossils.
Golden Boy 144: Marigold Baby Jalia helps Harper give birth in the depths of their corporate greenhouse. Will the labor interrupt their labor long enough to get both of them fired?
The Farm When their visit to their older brother’s pot farm turns deadly, Michael and Baxter fight for their lives in the Northern California woods.
Golden Boy 288: Marigold, Baby Only Jalia knows whose image is manifesting in the mysterious marigolds of Fulfillment Center 6. Can she and Harper keep it a secret from the rest of the greenhouse?
Maury Always Makes It After Maury’s son-in-law goes missing at sea, he and Rico take the investigation into their own hands. Can two elderly alcoholics get to the bottom of a deep-sea fishing mystery?
The Sucking Clarity of Mental ealth The battle at Hampton Behavioral Health Facility continues. With synthetic broccoli on the menu, justice can't be served.
Bystander is your first peek at the subversive, satirical, smart-mouthed New Espionage Collection.
Brace yourself to enter the terrifying near-future of synthetic food, mind control experiments, and one man's battle for justice against a bad broccoli.
118 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 14, 2022
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December 16, 2022
I’m not actually a fan of espionage stories, but this one promised New Espionage and made it sound all exciting. And was short enough to check out based on intrigue and cover appeal alone, so there…
Since I’m the first to actually review this book with words–here are some words…
It’s quirky. That much is certain. The vibe the author was going for seems to be something like darkly humorous Black Mirror episodes…maybe on some light acid? Maybe trying to sound like George Saunders?
But the latter has perfected a peculiar brand of stylized subversive absurdity and here it was…not quite there. Or at least it didn’t do much for me. Conceptually it was interesting and fun, execution left something to be desired, going overboard on quirky and turning up the weird factor to a pitching volume.
So yeah, didn’t quite work for me, but then again, didn’t take up much time either. Thanks Netgalley.
Since I’m the first to actually review this book with words–here are some words…
It’s quirky. That much is certain. The vibe the author was going for seems to be something like darkly humorous Black Mirror episodes…maybe on some light acid? Maybe trying to sound like George Saunders?
But the latter has perfected a peculiar brand of stylized subversive absurdity and here it was…not quite there. Or at least it didn’t do much for me. Conceptually it was interesting and fun, execution left something to be desired, going overboard on quirky and turning up the weird factor to a pitching volume.
So yeah, didn’t quite work for me, but then again, didn’t take up much time either. Thanks Netgalley.
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