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The Dossiers of Asset 108 #4
Cascading Error: Critical
For some baleful things, death is but a doorway. Now, the depravities of a masked cult haunt the world again.
Six years ago, Michael Bishop, Gideon Du'Marque, and three other Assets were sent on Dossier to the deepest shadows of the Yucatan. There, they encountered masked savages who worshiped inhuman darkness. Among misbegotten temples and hidden labyrinths, they discovered rituals of blood, otherworldly creatures, and unspeakable agonies.
Five Assets entered the Yucatan- only two left alive.
Now, unbeknownst to Michael, the loathsome cabal has new machinations. What begins as a festering plague that savaged the Pacific Northwest ends in the cisterns of Istanbul. There, Gideon and Bishop discover incomprehensible, mathematical truths.
A dire Equation speaks prophecy. A dark age is on the horizon, one of blood and madness. It shall be an Aeon to be heralded by the sacrifice of countless innocent lives to plague and pestilence.
Could these schemings be connected to Sadhana, the shadowy organization that seeks to destroy the Facility? Does it involve the tentacled horrors of Dhire Lith? Or, worse, is this sinister threat something altogether new?
As Michael struggles with the intricate plots of a madman, another menace lurks. A crimson radiance- a celestial bane- dawns in the shadows of his mind. Soon, the furious light of this scarlet star begins to burn away at his sanity, at everything that makes him human.
It might already be too late. The Equation is almost complete. As Michael stands against masked cultists and otherworldly horrors, there is one truth he cannot deny.
The Wormwood Star has begun its ascent.
This story is the fourth in the science fiction series, The Dossiers of Asset 108, regarding the adventures and trials of Michael Bishop, a man who does not know his nature. It is a story of a shadowed world, a world where creatures of outer darkness are hunted by a faceless organization, the Facility.
Six years ago, Michael Bishop, Gideon Du'Marque, and three other Assets were sent on Dossier to the deepest shadows of the Yucatan. There, they encountered masked savages who worshiped inhuman darkness. Among misbegotten temples and hidden labyrinths, they discovered rituals of blood, otherworldly creatures, and unspeakable agonies.
Five Assets entered the Yucatan- only two left alive.
Now, unbeknownst to Michael, the loathsome cabal has new machinations. What begins as a festering plague that savaged the Pacific Northwest ends in the cisterns of Istanbul. There, Gideon and Bishop discover incomprehensible, mathematical truths.
A dire Equation speaks prophecy. A dark age is on the horizon, one of blood and madness. It shall be an Aeon to be heralded by the sacrifice of countless innocent lives to plague and pestilence.
Could these schemings be connected to Sadhana, the shadowy organization that seeks to destroy the Facility? Does it involve the tentacled horrors of Dhire Lith? Or, worse, is this sinister threat something altogether new?
As Michael struggles with the intricate plots of a madman, another menace lurks. A crimson radiance- a celestial bane- dawns in the shadows of his mind. Soon, the furious light of this scarlet star begins to burn away at his sanity, at everything that makes him human.
It might already be too late. The Equation is almost complete. As Michael stands against masked cultists and otherworldly horrors, there is one truth he cannot deny.
The Wormwood Star has begun its ascent.
This story is the fourth in the science fiction series, The Dossiers of Asset 108, regarding the adventures and trials of Michael Bishop, a man who does not know his nature. It is a story of a shadowed world, a world where creatures of outer darkness are hunted by a faceless organization, the Facility.
469 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 14, 2017
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About the author
J.M. Guillen
23 books214 followersJM Guillen was just an average Joe when he worked at a Necromancy factory in 2018. After his job was outsourced to Mexico, he has been driven irrevocably mad and gifted with strange, terrible power.
Today he spends his time creating sentient velociraptors in his secret lair and summoning fell powers best left alone. His goal of absolute world domination is almost within his grasp. Soon, nothing will stop him.
Occasionally, he writes.
Today he spends his time creating sentient velociraptors in his secret lair and summoning fell powers best left alone. His goal of absolute world domination is almost within his grasp. Soon, nothing will stop him.
Occasionally, he writes.
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June 10, 2017
I loved it as usual with the Asset 108 books, but this one needs a little more polish. I happen to know JM Guillen is working on just that for the whole series, so I am not going to fuss much over it or get nit-picky about it like I might otherwise! He's a good egg and I love his sense of humor and the dark yet hopeful message that I find in his books thus far. The character of Michael Bishop speaks to me in a way that only a wild and untamed soul can. I have spent my life restrained by rules that I felt hindered me from doing my best job and that have kept me from being my best self, and reading about characters like "Bitch-op"(a friendly nickname given to him by one of his cadre members) who get to sometimes lead with their heart and creativity and still get to get up and do their jobs without getting told they are a total failure and hidden away in a hole behind three doors and two walls frees my soul vicariously. His ability to function on the fly is totally reminiscent of the MacGyver style of making things work with whatever you have on hand in whatever situation you may find yourself. But unlike MacGyver, he really needs his cadre, thus also showing how no one human being can truly function in isolation without his or her "family" unit- be it a work family or a home family or some sort of unique hybrid. People need people and all have their place in the ebb and flow of life.
July 24, 2017
The 4th book in the series which basically includes anyone and anything (including carried-overs from other books in the author's main series) all brought to gather, killing a major characters which sets the story in motion for the series' lead character, with all types of things and people added as well into a plot that is meant as The Stars Are Right and Those Damn Great Old Ones Are Returning but different names then the typical Cthulhu Mythos one and I think a sink gets mentioned at some point, but it's not in the kitchen.
April 14, 2018
Michael Bitch-OP! This series just gets better and better. Great book, highly recommend.
March 5, 2017
The latest of Michael Bishop’s adventures pits our Facility Asset and his cadre against yet another Irrational plot against our fragile dimension. This time, the chase takes them into the catacombs beneath the Vatican itself. From there, the cadre of old faces from the first book and new ones from more recent entries counter a multi-pronged irrational assault. A series of dungeon crawls fallows, punctuated by the sort of banter RPG players will be familiar with as their characters try out new equipment and techniques to forge ahead.
Bishop must also accustom himself on the fly to a new role and new responsibilities, while dealing with a continued eldritch influence on his person. An added turn came in the investigation of the irrational plot behind the scenes and the atrocities they will commit in service of their ends.
It’s also becoming clear that the erstwhile cadre is gathering in their civilian roles and forming bonds that may continue into active duty.
Bishop must also accustom himself on the fly to a new role and new responsibilities, while dealing with a continued eldritch influence on his person. An added turn came in the investigation of the irrational plot behind the scenes and the atrocities they will commit in service of their ends.
It’s also becoming clear that the erstwhile cadre is gathering in their civilian roles and forming bonds that may continue into active duty.
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