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The League of Protectors
The world as we know it has changed. With each passing day more and more individuals are displaying extraordinary abilities. How do you stop someone strong enough to lift a truck with ease? How do you cool off someone that can produce fire from their hands? How do you defend yourself from someone that can move objects with their minds? This story documents the trials and tribulations of a team capable of stopping these threats. They are known as The League of Protectors.
286 pages, Paperback
First published August 27, 2014
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January 14, 2015
I received a free copy of this ebook in exchange for an honest review.
Jason Shaw first revealed to the world that he had Superpowers when he used them to save people during the September 11th attacks making him the very first Post-human. When more Post humans began emerging to harm others, Jason and a Harvard College Professor named Mr. Connors form a League of extraordinary Superheroes called the League of Protectors that are heroes that combat Post humans that intended to do evil upon the human race. Will Jason and his team of heroes succeed? All you have to do is read this and find out for yourself.
This was a fun action-packed Superhero story that I enjoyed reading. It was a pretty good read. Fans of The X-men, Avengers, and the Justice League will enjoy checking out this amazing story of Superheroes and villains. Look for the book on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and wherever books are sold.
Jason Shaw first revealed to the world that he had Superpowers when he used them to save people during the September 11th attacks making him the very first Post-human. When more Post humans began emerging to harm others, Jason and a Harvard College Professor named Mr. Connors form a League of extraordinary Superheroes called the League of Protectors that are heroes that combat Post humans that intended to do evil upon the human race. Will Jason and his team of heroes succeed? All you have to do is read this and find out for yourself.
This was a fun action-packed Superhero story that I enjoyed reading. It was a pretty good read. Fans of The X-men, Avengers, and the Justice League will enjoy checking out this amazing story of Superheroes and villains. Look for the book on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and wherever books are sold.
March 3, 2015
About two weeks ago, I was contacted by the author of this book asking to check out this novel of his. After reading the plot summary, I figured I would take him up on it and check this book out. Unfortunately, as per the rating, I did not enjoy this at all and I will explain why below. In terms of the plot, basically, the author has created a world where many people are called Post Humans and these people have extraordinary powers. It almost reminded me of the show Heroes and a little like the Avengers movie since there was a group of super heroes.
Now for my reason for disliking the book... The writing was pretty bad. I don't want to trash on the author but the writing could definitely use a lot of work. It just felt choppy and all over the place and juvenile. It was bad. And maybe some can get over the word switches and spelling errors but those things bug me so much and I couldn't get by any of them. Also, the power system was strange and it was weird that many people had around 4 different powers that they could utilize. I also just felt bored and was not pulled in whatsoever.
I will say that with some work, the series has some potential, but I would not continue with it if a sequel came out. So all in all, I struggled to get through this one and would not recommend it.
Now for my reason for disliking the book... The writing was pretty bad. I don't want to trash on the author but the writing could definitely use a lot of work. It just felt choppy and all over the place and juvenile. It was bad. And maybe some can get over the word switches and spelling errors but those things bug me so much and I couldn't get by any of them. Also, the power system was strange and it was weird that many people had around 4 different powers that they could utilize. I also just felt bored and was not pulled in whatsoever.
I will say that with some work, the series has some potential, but I would not continue with it if a sequel came out. So all in all, I struggled to get through this one and would not recommend it.
February 10, 2015
I was asked by the author to check out his book and give a review of it when I was done. The League of Protectors has a lot of potential and after the first 100 pages really starts to hum but you have to get thru those 100 pages first. I believe with a great editor Green's book would get a higher score from me but it was a drawback (wrong tenses, grammar, etc.); I salute Green for writing a book and getting it published (which I have never had the joy of accomplishing)just needs a little more editing done to the final product. However, Christian is a gifted world builder and he excels at putting together well thought out fight scenes with his characters. I truly enjoyed Charles Ortega and Stockton a lot and wanted more of them but will get more of them in the second book in this series thank God. Also I liked he had a diverse cast of characters and gave them more than one ability (ex. Noah being able to create force fields and also being telekinetic).
I will read the next book in this series and hope more success to Christian and thank him for including me in the review process.
I will read the next book in this series and hope more success to Christian and thank him for including me in the review process.
September 7, 2014
A wonderful read! Normally not the type of genre I'm drawn to, but was pleasantly surprised & eager to keep reading. The author has a keen sense of imagery and his delivery of the story is creative & well-thought out. The characters weave between the well-developed & the mysterious, so there's interest in discovering more about them. It asks the question "what if?" I can easily see this on the big screen one day! Can't wait to read the next one.
January 15, 2015
I was asked to write a review on this book don't expect something amazing but here goes nothing.
I have read a lot of books in this genre and this is definitely in my top 10. I must say at first I thought it was a little boring but as the story progressed I couldn't look away and when I wasn't reading it I spent most of my day thinking what would happen next. I can't wait for his next books to come out. I just hope that this is good enough as a review.
I have read a lot of books in this genre and this is definitely in my top 10. I must say at first I thought it was a little boring but as the story progressed I couldn't look away and when I wasn't reading it I spent most of my day thinking what would happen next. I can't wait for his next books to come out. I just hope that this is good enough as a review.
March 18, 2015
Doesn't make it as action-adventure
The first rule of a novel about heroes is that it should feel heroic. The second rule is that it feel energetic, and the action is exciting. Unfortunately, this book really misses the mark on both of those.
This author needs crash course in "show, don't tell"! The majority of this novel is written in the form of 3rd person narration. Instead of letting the characters act and feel, the narrator describes their feelings, activities, desires, emotions, etc. in relatively sterile form.
Even the fight scenes are rendered in fairly mechanical fashion, narrated in passive voice. For example, an entire chapter builds up a scenario with a family enjoying an amusement park, only to have their fun ruined by giant robots wielding lasers and flamethrowers, smashing things and throwing rides around like toys. But the anticipation of such a detailed prelude is resolved in three narrated sentences: "Disposing of the robots wasn't a problem at all for Jason. He had dealt with things far more dangerous than the threat those robots could offer. A simple uppercut and smash was all that was required for them to go down."
Where's the excitement? Where's the heroics? Ho hum, another day at the office. Might we have time to pause for a croissant and a cup of coffee while I browse the newspaper?
The fights cry out for a choreographer, especially in melees with multiple combatants! They suffer from "Hollywood Crowd Fight Syndrome", where extras stand about patiently waiting their turn to throw their punch, while the two in the spotlight complete their individual sparring. Rarely, if ever, do you find teamwork or cooperation. Foes ignore the advantage of their numbers.
The results of damage taken seems arbitrary and capricious. Heroes casually ignore things like multiple broken ribs and internal hemorrhaging, only to collapse from a knife in the foot. Heroes totally lose track of situational awareness, pausing in the middle of a brawl to joke or pose even while enemies are still attacking their companions.
Powers are introduced, only to be ignored when they might do the most good in favor of a punch in the gut or an elbow to the face. Most powers, regardless of type, are employed as bludgeons or projectiles, instead of being employed creatively. For example, a "juggernaut-type" foe of near invulnerability and incredible strength is continually pummeled even though the blows are shown to have no effect. However, without any form of ranged attack aside from throwing objects, he could have easily been rendered ineffective by levitating him a few dozen feet in the air. With nothing in reach, and no leverage to brace his punches against, he'd have been neutralized giving time for the Heroes to come up with some containment. Or, instead of throwing ice darts and watching them bounce off, turning a street into a skating rink would have diminished balance, leverage, and threat. But, instead, our Hero simply throws more projectiles. Even after encasement is _proven_ an effective, if temporary tactic, it is abandoned after the villain breaks out minutes later.
The characters are largely two dimensional, introduced with a "character description page dissertation" inserted (often jarringly) in the midst of other action or events. It is nearly impossible for the reader to identify with them when you rarely read of them personally doing, experiencing or feeling, but are instead told by a narrator that they are. Once introduced, characters basically remain static, never evolving emotionally or revealing any human depth. They walk through the sets like icons, untouched by what they have encountered.
Character need to grow as we follow them, but there's little of that here.
It is obvious that a spell-checker was run on this novel (thankfully), but a thorough read-through by a human editor after the automation is a must. Otherwise, you get things like characters "lounging" at one another, instead of lunging. I kept picturing heroes relaxing beside a pool, Mai Tai's in hand, laying back on folding lounges and enjoying the sun, instead of leaping into conflict.
And there is a serious "What the HECK!" moment when the Vampires are introduced! Perhaps this is meant as a tie to a related book, "The Final Confrontation", but it is totally out of place in this novel. Further, it does nothing to advance the story here.
So, in summary, a few suggestions for improvement: Character Growth! Show, don't Tell! Active voice, not passive narration. Watch your tenses. Emulate Jackie Chan or The Transporter action fights. And please, PLEASE scrap the "B-Movie, cliché hokey dialog "Your gratitude is my reward..", please, no.
Hopefully the next book in the series improves on these issues. I intend to give it a try. The concept is good, but the execution needs a lot of polishing!
The first rule of a novel about heroes is that it should feel heroic. The second rule is that it feel energetic, and the action is exciting. Unfortunately, this book really misses the mark on both of those.
This author needs crash course in "show, don't tell"! The majority of this novel is written in the form of 3rd person narration. Instead of letting the characters act and feel, the narrator describes their feelings, activities, desires, emotions, etc. in relatively sterile form.
Even the fight scenes are rendered in fairly mechanical fashion, narrated in passive voice. For example, an entire chapter builds up a scenario with a family enjoying an amusement park, only to have their fun ruined by giant robots wielding lasers and flamethrowers, smashing things and throwing rides around like toys. But the anticipation of such a detailed prelude is resolved in three narrated sentences: "Disposing of the robots wasn't a problem at all for Jason. He had dealt with things far more dangerous than the threat those robots could offer. A simple uppercut and smash was all that was required for them to go down."
Where's the excitement? Where's the heroics? Ho hum, another day at the office. Might we have time to pause for a croissant and a cup of coffee while I browse the newspaper?
The fights cry out for a choreographer, especially in melees with multiple combatants! They suffer from "Hollywood Crowd Fight Syndrome", where extras stand about patiently waiting their turn to throw their punch, while the two in the spotlight complete their individual sparring. Rarely, if ever, do you find teamwork or cooperation. Foes ignore the advantage of their numbers.
The results of damage taken seems arbitrary and capricious. Heroes casually ignore things like multiple broken ribs and internal hemorrhaging, only to collapse from a knife in the foot. Heroes totally lose track of situational awareness, pausing in the middle of a brawl to joke or pose even while enemies are still attacking their companions.
Powers are introduced, only to be ignored when they might do the most good in favor of a punch in the gut or an elbow to the face. Most powers, regardless of type, are employed as bludgeons or projectiles, instead of being employed creatively. For example, a "juggernaut-type" foe of near invulnerability and incredible strength is continually pummeled even though the blows are shown to have no effect. However, without any form of ranged attack aside from throwing objects, he could have easily been rendered ineffective by levitating him a few dozen feet in the air. With nothing in reach, and no leverage to brace his punches against, he'd have been neutralized giving time for the Heroes to come up with some containment. Or, instead of throwing ice darts and watching them bounce off, turning a street into a skating rink would have diminished balance, leverage, and threat. But, instead, our Hero simply throws more projectiles. Even after encasement is _proven_ an effective, if temporary tactic, it is abandoned after the villain breaks out minutes later.
The characters are largely two dimensional, introduced with a "character description page dissertation" inserted (often jarringly) in the midst of other action or events. It is nearly impossible for the reader to identify with them when you rarely read of them personally doing, experiencing or feeling, but are instead told by a narrator that they are. Once introduced, characters basically remain static, never evolving emotionally or revealing any human depth. They walk through the sets like icons, untouched by what they have encountered.
Character need to grow as we follow them, but there's little of that here.
It is obvious that a spell-checker was run on this novel (thankfully), but a thorough read-through by a human editor after the automation is a must. Otherwise, you get things like characters "lounging" at one another, instead of lunging. I kept picturing heroes relaxing beside a pool, Mai Tai's in hand, laying back on folding lounges and enjoying the sun, instead of leaping into conflict.
And there is a serious "What the HECK!" moment when the Vampires are introduced! Perhaps this is meant as a tie to a related book, "The Final Confrontation", but it is totally out of place in this novel. Further, it does nothing to advance the story here.
So, in summary, a few suggestions for improvement: Character Growth! Show, don't Tell! Active voice, not passive narration. Watch your tenses. Emulate Jackie Chan or The Transporter action fights. And please, PLEASE scrap the "B-Movie, cliché hokey dialog "Your gratitude is my reward..", please, no.
Hopefully the next book in the series improves on these issues. I intend to give it a try. The concept is good, but the execution needs a lot of polishing!
June 6, 2015
I am 25% through this book and I will not be finishing it. If I could give this book 0 stars I would.
My main issue with this book is that it jumps around character too much and to frequently. I can't ever get to know a character before it jumps to new character. This book does not have main character that I care about. All the charters are powerful, good looking and perfect. Jason Shaw the supposed main character, is rich good looking and super powered, brilliant and kind and perfect. Basically he is the most boring character ever written.
He has no flaws and I could care less about him or any of the characters.
There is absolutely no conflict with this character since we already know Jason will be able win in any situation.
Also i everything is explain up front and not revealed. The book felt like a news report that was just explaining fact and not telling a story.
Then there is the rule of the internal logic. it is very inconsistent thought the book. First the author uses the tired and terrible "humans only 10% of their brain" bullshit I hate this explanation for powers as it lazy fake since that has been over used in all media. It would have been better if there was no explanation for the powers.
The author introduces a drug that inhibits powers but some how this drug is converted into an energy shield that dampens powers? how the hell does a chemical reaction convert to an energy field?
In once scene in the book Jason goes to a prison that has this inhibitor field. But the audience is clearly that he still has his super strength and is immune to bullets when a guard threatens him with gun. Then in the next chapter the audience is told that same guard that threaten Jason earlier can kill Jason because of the field.
All of this makes for a mess of story that is incredibly difficult to read. It also seems like there wasn't an editor for this book and it could have used one desperately.
My main issue with this book is that it jumps around character too much and to frequently. I can't ever get to know a character before it jumps to new character. This book does not have main character that I care about. All the charters are powerful, good looking and perfect. Jason Shaw the supposed main character, is rich good looking and super powered, brilliant and kind and perfect. Basically he is the most boring character ever written.
He has no flaws and I could care less about him or any of the characters.
There is absolutely no conflict with this character since we already know Jason will be able win in any situation.
Also i everything is explain up front and not revealed. The book felt like a news report that was just explaining fact and not telling a story.
Then there is the rule of the internal logic. it is very inconsistent thought the book. First the author uses the tired and terrible "humans only 10% of their brain" bullshit I hate this explanation for powers as it lazy fake since that has been over used in all media. It would have been better if there was no explanation for the powers.
The author introduces a drug that inhibits powers but some how this drug is converted into an energy shield that dampens powers? how the hell does a chemical reaction convert to an energy field?
In once scene in the book Jason goes to a prison that has this inhibitor field. But the audience is clearly that he still has his super strength and is immune to bullets when a guard threatens him with gun. Then in the next chapter the audience is told that same guard that threaten Jason earlier can kill Jason because of the field.
All of this makes for a mess of story that is incredibly difficult to read. It also seems like there wasn't an editor for this book and it could have used one desperately.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 11, 2015
Full discloser: I was asked by the author to give an honest review of his work.
The league of protects is a story that would have been a better served in another medium, like a comic book or live pictures, but as a novel is the pace way to fast. There are so many details in the backstory that the reader just has to accept and is never given a satisfied explanation for. Other questions readers would be justified in asking after reading this novel would be: Where does the superhuman powers come from? Why should the reader be invested in main characters? Why does chapter need it own battle? Why is everything black and white?
But the biggest WTF moment where when the Vampires where introduced?! Is this now a fantasy novel or what?
I suspect as the author gets more experience in the art of crafting a great story the quality of his work will increase. And therefor should my rating reflect not only the quality of this novel but also my hope for a higher standard in further work. Or at least the author will stop trying to make everybody happen and in the process creating a work that nobody will be happy with.
And remember, those who can’t write they critic.
The league of protects is a story that would have been a better served in another medium, like a comic book or live pictures, but as a novel is the pace way to fast. There are so many details in the backstory that the reader just has to accept and is never given a satisfied explanation for. Other questions readers would be justified in asking after reading this novel would be: Where does the superhuman powers come from? Why should the reader be invested in main characters? Why does chapter need it own battle? Why is everything black and white?
But the biggest WTF moment where when the Vampires where introduced?! Is this now a fantasy novel or what?
I suspect as the author gets more experience in the art of crafting a great story the quality of his work will increase. And therefor should my rating reflect not only the quality of this novel but also my hope for a higher standard in further work. Or at least the author will stop trying to make everybody happen and in the process creating a work that nobody will be happy with.
And remember, those who can’t write they critic.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 7, 2015
The League of Protectors by Christian Green is a story of fiction. I don't usually read such stories but was glad
I read this story; it held my interest.
The story involved characters called Post Humans; these characters have super powers. Some Post Humans use their powers to do good, whereas, other Post Humans use their super powers for evil purposes. The League of the Protectors has Post Humans
in their league and they fight the evil ones in the world.
The humans don't have super powers and many humans fear the Post Humans because they are different; the humans fear the
super power the Post Humans possess. By viewing the good Post Humans fighting evil characters the humans become less fearful of those different from themselves.
In my opinion, this story would make a good comic book series and movie. I picture conventions being attended by people
wearing various Post Human costumes with designs on their costumes which depict their super powers.
I rate this story four stars. The story was an enjoyable read; it held my interest.
Josephine Calabrese
Writer/Lyricist
I read this story; it held my interest.
The story involved characters called Post Humans; these characters have super powers. Some Post Humans use their powers to do good, whereas, other Post Humans use their super powers for evil purposes. The League of the Protectors has Post Humans
in their league and they fight the evil ones in the world.
The humans don't have super powers and many humans fear the Post Humans because they are different; the humans fear the
super power the Post Humans possess. By viewing the good Post Humans fighting evil characters the humans become less fearful of those different from themselves.
In my opinion, this story would make a good comic book series and movie. I picture conventions being attended by people
wearing various Post Human costumes with designs on their costumes which depict their super powers.
I rate this story four stars. The story was an enjoyable read; it held my interest.
Josephine Calabrese
Writer/Lyricist
February 8, 2015
For a debut author, I was very impressed with this novel. There were so many actions scenes it blew my mind. What really impressed me was the author's storytelling. It was put together so well. The characters were not really deep in development, but you understood them and I found myself really wanting to learn more about them. The author did a great job of telling bits and pieces of their backstories. This novel was very intriguing and told realistically, well as realistic as a story that features flying humans, telekinesis and so much more. Looking forward to the next one!
February 21, 2015
Solid debut. The author does a great job building a unique and exciting world. There are several characters that take the lead throughout the story. This multiple POV will annoy some but I found it really intriguing. There were some issues with formatting that irked me but I found the story to be really exciting. Looking forward to Mr. Green's growth! Well done!
April 17, 2015
A zig zag story that keeps you guessing....
Needs a better Editor spelling and other problems, but a decent story almost too much hence the zig zag story. Overall I liked and will read next one to see if lives up to expectations. Watch for further reviews...
Needs a better Editor spelling and other problems, but a decent story almost too much hence the zig zag story. Overall I liked and will read next one to see if lives up to expectations. Watch for further reviews...
March 12, 2015
This book was pretty good. It was a little boring at times and anti-climatic. Not bad for a first book.
March 23, 2015
Interesting concept, but the writing needs help. Way to much telling and not enough showing. Even for a YA it reads very young.
September 17, 2015
Very enjoyable
Interesting characters and powers, always nice to present all sides of the humanity when dealing with the idea of being blessed with amazing powers.
Interesting characters and powers, always nice to present all sides of the humanity when dealing with the idea of being blessed with amazing powers.
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