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Superhuman #1
Superhuman
From the halls of Montezuma....
Former Marine Captain Alexander Hale only wanted a weekend out with some old buddies. He could have done without the gang war, the shootout, and... oh yeah, the alien abduction.
Now he's in the middle of something he doesn't understand, never asked for, and is having quite possibly the greatest time of his life. Semper Fi and which way are the shores of Tripoli anyway?
Former Marine Captain Alexander Hale only wanted a weekend out with some old buddies. He could have done without the gang war, the shootout, and... oh yeah, the alien abduction.
Now he's in the middle of something he doesn't understand, never asked for, and is having quite possibly the greatest time of his life. Semper Fi and which way are the shores of Tripoli anyway?
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Published April 11, 2018
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June 29, 2018
Superhuman (Superhuman #1) by Evan Currie is a great science fiction Marvel- type super humans, both heroes and evil characters, made by outside forces. Great creativity went into this and I love the idea. The story was fun and I enjoy reading super beings, I never grew up. This just gave me new characters and their new powers to enjoy. There is a book two and I already have it! Lots of action, excitement, wow factors, and out of this world fun!
August 8, 2021
In an attempt to exterminate all life on Earth what is apparently a probe sent out by a powerful AI moves to adjust humans to become very powerful. After all, what will happen if you give a bunch of humans "super powers????
Why we'll probably wipe ourselves out.
Anyway, who is or are the AI(s) who want to wipe out life? What will they do if this doesn't work? Will superheroes and super-villains form competing labor unions???
Who knows? Tune in to volume 2!!!
Yeah, not bad, enjoy.
Why we'll probably wipe ourselves out.
Anyway, who is or are the AI(s) who want to wipe out life? What will they do if this doesn't work? Will superheroes and super-villains form competing labor unions???
Who knows? Tune in to volume 2!!!
Yeah, not bad, enjoy.
April 15, 2018
the marines are full of good and honor and they are the best people possible
i would let them make violent love to my anus if they wish it
i love them so so much
i would let them make violent love to my anus if they wish it
i love them so so much
March 5, 2021
Notes:
Yay for libraries!
Not the best narration by Kevin T. Collins. Mostly good with a few awkward pronunciations and stuff.
Story was fun! Cheesy/corny goodness with superheroes.
Yay for libraries!
Not the best narration by Kevin T. Collins. Mostly good with a few awkward pronunciations and stuff.
Story was fun! Cheesy/corny goodness with superheroes.
April 26, 2018
This is a fairly solid book with good potential; it's an interesting spin on the genre and I'm sure I'll read a sequel if Currie publishes one. I've read a number of this authors novels, and there's definitely an arc showing here in terms of skill. This reads like an earlier effort that is a little less sophisticated than some of his other, more recent work. The characterizations are blunt and shallow, making heavy use of stereotypes. The action is kinetic and thrilling, with a constantly escalating level of destruction and mayhem. One question that isn't answered is how the adversary in this novel could possibly be challenged or overcome; it's set up as so fantastically advanced and powerful (even as a distant emissary for a far more powerful vanguard), it's hard to imagine a scenario with a happy ending.
Currie mentions in the foreword that this is an ARC version sold on Amazon with a lower initial price, with edits to come. There is definitely a substantial proofreading problem here; not too many actual typos, but swapped homophones all over the place. The colonel that is on her way to becoming this novel's Nick Fury changes her last name a half dozen times (between Pierce and Pierson), and so on. Sometimes these issues can pull me out of being absorbed in the action, but overall it's readable despite them.
Currie mentions in the foreword that this is an ARC version sold on Amazon with a lower initial price, with edits to come. There is definitely a substantial proofreading problem here; not too many actual typos, but swapped homophones all over the place. The colonel that is on her way to becoming this novel's Nick Fury changes her last name a half dozen times (between Pierce and Pierson), and so on. Sometimes these issues can pull me out of being absorbed in the action, but overall it's readable despite them.
May 22, 2018
A bit contrived and formulaic for a unique concept
Aliens bent on the destruction of the human race, villains, and superheroes-- only the plot of every comic book-cum-movie in existence. But it is a unique idea for a novel. Do the superhero megaverses have room for a few more? Maybe. But what they don't have room for are the same tired dialog lines in use since depression era Super Man. This story was pretty good. But it could have been great if it had taken the superhero rules and thrown them out the window. It needed a villain, not a villain placeholder. This person should have been someone who takes classic villainy and goes dark. The hero needs some flaws. He should have been someone who could be us. This book could have added a dose of realism to the superhero genre, but it didn't quite achieve that.
Aliens bent on the destruction of the human race, villains, and superheroes-- only the plot of every comic book-cum-movie in existence. But it is a unique idea for a novel. Do the superhero megaverses have room for a few more? Maybe. But what they don't have room for are the same tired dialog lines in use since depression era Super Man. This story was pretty good. But it could have been great if it had taken the superhero rules and thrown them out the window. It needed a villain, not a villain placeholder. This person should have been someone who takes classic villainy and goes dark. The hero needs some flaws. He should have been someone who could be us. This book could have added a dose of realism to the superhero genre, but it didn't quite achieve that.
May 3, 2018
Great military sci-fi
Been reading Evan's work for years and it just keeps getting better if you want a good read he can't be beat
Been reading Evan's work for years and it just keeps getting better if you want a good read he can't be beat
April 26, 2018
Good Escapism
Gave it a 3 just because I finished reading the book without feeling I wasted my time. It's a book that's welcome if you need a break from some serious reading and are ready for modern day Superman hero types.
Gave it a 3 just because I finished reading the book without feeling I wasted my time. It's a book that's welcome if you need a break from some serious reading and are ready for modern day Superman hero types.
May 4, 2018
Evan curie is a prolific author .. and clearly decided he could outdo the Marvel superheroes stories. For military sci if it is well written and he seems to know his jargon, weapons and acronyms ... but ... but... I just cannot accept that CRISPR tinkering with mature human DNA can create all these comic book powers.... even if it comes from an invisible extra dimensional super AI from some convenient secret galactic overlord. This story crams all that and more into a fast paced super fight scene.... and then you need to go get the next book... sigh... too much suspension of disbelief for me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 27, 2021
I don’t love superhero subgenres but decided to give this novel a chance as I love Currie’s The Hayden War Series. Superhuman was okay but not one of his stronger series.
The plot was okay but too action-orientated. Normally I love action scenes but I found in Superhuman there were too many and not believable. Also, not enough about how and why people got superpowers was explored. I understand that people at the time don’t understand and that it was discussed in later novels, but I was left with too many lingering questions at the time.
The action was to intense and just got more unbelievable as the novel continued. The level of death and destruction just kept escalating to the point where the novel felt like a bad B rated action movie.
The characters were very one-dimensional with the villains being bad and the heroes good. The villains were classic villains with thoughts only on money, war and death. The heroes were too perfect and good. I wanted characters with more depth. I would have loved to see the villains have a kind side by, for example, buying girl guide cookies. The heroes should have had a dark side and either contemplated why they were fighting this war or make a touch decision by watching innocents die to get their foe.
The world building was okay but felt too American.
The audiobook quality was okay, not A material but not C material either.
Overall this was an okay superhero novel with one-dimensional characters, an action filled plot and good pacing. If you love superhero lit why not give it a try.
The plot was okay but too action-orientated. Normally I love action scenes but I found in Superhuman there were too many and not believable. Also, not enough about how and why people got superpowers was explored. I understand that people at the time don’t understand and that it was discussed in later novels, but I was left with too many lingering questions at the time.
The action was to intense and just got more unbelievable as the novel continued. The level of death and destruction just kept escalating to the point where the novel felt like a bad B rated action movie.
The characters were very one-dimensional with the villains being bad and the heroes good. The villains were classic villains with thoughts only on money, war and death. The heroes were too perfect and good. I wanted characters with more depth. I would have loved to see the villains have a kind side by, for example, buying girl guide cookies. The heroes should have had a dark side and either contemplated why they were fighting this war or make a touch decision by watching innocents die to get their foe.
The world building was okay but felt too American.
The audiobook quality was okay, not A material but not C material either.
Overall this was an okay superhero novel with one-dimensional characters, an action filled plot and good pacing. If you love superhero lit why not give it a try.
June 2, 2018
This book has a familiar theme, one that’s been around for awhile mostly in comic books. How and author puts a different slant on how things happen is kind of interesting. For this author, he takes a somewhat novel approach, but one that could show up in something like the Twilight Zone.
There exists in this vast universe, an intelligence that doesn’t like life! It believes life to be an infection that should be eradicated every where it is found. It has semi-atonomous drones scouring the universe in search of life and then taking steps to exterminate every living thing it finds. Now, I’m not sure it includes plants and animals as the life forms it targets, but I do know that it definitely targets humans.
One such drone has found Earth quite by accident. It doesn’t consider our life form to be very advanced, but advanced enough to know that it could spread well beyond our planet given time. So, it sets about arranging for the destruction of all life on Earth. But, how it goes about this is particularly interesting. I has to make sure that the solution it applies will in-fact work. So, it sets off to do some sampling and testing.
Alex Hale had been a Marine on active duty for about 10 years. He decided to leave the Marine Corps after working at the Marine Corps detachment to Special Operations Command (SOCOM). You would be very correct if you got the impression that the former Marine Captain was a very skilled operator and could easily take care of himself in various threatening situations. He’s also a “biker”, but only the kid that rides for the enjoyment. He’s not part of a gang unless you consider his group of former military friends part of his gang. He’s on his way to met with those friends who again are quite capable people.
Alex and his friends like to get together once a year or so and do what former military people do which is drink and tell old stories. The usually do a lot of both. This time they agreed to meet at Convention Park near Arlington, TX. Unfortunately, there were to rival motorcycle gangs that had also decided to meet at the same place and they weren’t friends. One group, the Blood Ravens, managed to get their hands on a lot of Chinese and Russian military hardware and had decided to take out a rival gang led by The Machine. Now The Machine already controlled most of the drug traffic in Texas, so he wasn’t about to just give it up. His gang was also set on wiping out the Blood Ravens. The Machine and his gang were also heading directly to Convention Park and didn’t expect to let many of the Blood Ravens leave later on.
So, we have the beginnings of a pretty big gang war going on in the middle of Texas. With that many bikers on the road heading towards the same place, it didn’t take the Texas Rangers long to find out what was going down. Only problem is, they didn’t have near enough personnel to take on either gang and certainly not both together. Best they could do was to contain the violence and try to protect any civilians that might be at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Now with all three groups at the park, you know they’ll inevitably meet up. Sure enough, Alex Hale and his former military guys and gals hear one of the gangs terrorizing a couple of young kids. Well, they can’t let that happen so they move to intervene. About that same time, the Blood Ravens decide it’s time to take on The Machine and his gang. Of course, all the gang members are armed to the teeth. They individually might not be able to hit anything, but all together they can throw a lot of rounds around.
But, just as the shooting starts, a white flash knocks everyone unconscious. Remember the alien drone? He just took action that will eventually wipe out all life on Earth. What happened then isn’t known to anyone but the reader of the story. From here, a wild ride starts out. Both groups suffer some after-effects from the aliens intervention in their fight, but each are affected differently. There’s going to be another fight later on, but this one isn’t going to be like anything anyone has ever seen.
A good story even if it was a little short. I think it read fast because it was so interesting. This is an Advance Review Copy or so that’s what my book said and that would explain why there were so many typographical errors. A lot of words missing or just used wrong. I hope those get fixed in the near future. I don’t know if there will be another book in the series. There certainly could be, but the author doesn’t mention anything about it and his web site is a little dated from what I can see. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
There exists in this vast universe, an intelligence that doesn’t like life! It believes life to be an infection that should be eradicated every where it is found. It has semi-atonomous drones scouring the universe in search of life and then taking steps to exterminate every living thing it finds. Now, I’m not sure it includes plants and animals as the life forms it targets, but I do know that it definitely targets humans.
One such drone has found Earth quite by accident. It doesn’t consider our life form to be very advanced, but advanced enough to know that it could spread well beyond our planet given time. So, it sets about arranging for the destruction of all life on Earth. But, how it goes about this is particularly interesting. I has to make sure that the solution it applies will in-fact work. So, it sets off to do some sampling and testing.
Alex Hale had been a Marine on active duty for about 10 years. He decided to leave the Marine Corps after working at the Marine Corps detachment to Special Operations Command (SOCOM). You would be very correct if you got the impression that the former Marine Captain was a very skilled operator and could easily take care of himself in various threatening situations. He’s also a “biker”, but only the kid that rides for the enjoyment. He’s not part of a gang unless you consider his group of former military friends part of his gang. He’s on his way to met with those friends who again are quite capable people.
Alex and his friends like to get together once a year or so and do what former military people do which is drink and tell old stories. The usually do a lot of both. This time they agreed to meet at Convention Park near Arlington, TX. Unfortunately, there were to rival motorcycle gangs that had also decided to meet at the same place and they weren’t friends. One group, the Blood Ravens, managed to get their hands on a lot of Chinese and Russian military hardware and had decided to take out a rival gang led by The Machine. Now The Machine already controlled most of the drug traffic in Texas, so he wasn’t about to just give it up. His gang was also set on wiping out the Blood Ravens. The Machine and his gang were also heading directly to Convention Park and didn’t expect to let many of the Blood Ravens leave later on.
So, we have the beginnings of a pretty big gang war going on in the middle of Texas. With that many bikers on the road heading towards the same place, it didn’t take the Texas Rangers long to find out what was going down. Only problem is, they didn’t have near enough personnel to take on either gang and certainly not both together. Best they could do was to contain the violence and try to protect any civilians that might be at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Now with all three groups at the park, you know they’ll inevitably meet up. Sure enough, Alex Hale and his former military guys and gals hear one of the gangs terrorizing a couple of young kids. Well, they can’t let that happen so they move to intervene. About that same time, the Blood Ravens decide it’s time to take on The Machine and his gang. Of course, all the gang members are armed to the teeth. They individually might not be able to hit anything, but all together they can throw a lot of rounds around.
But, just as the shooting starts, a white flash knocks everyone unconscious. Remember the alien drone? He just took action that will eventually wipe out all life on Earth. What happened then isn’t known to anyone but the reader of the story. From here, a wild ride starts out. Both groups suffer some after-effects from the aliens intervention in their fight, but each are affected differently. There’s going to be another fight later on, but this one isn’t going to be like anything anyone has ever seen.
A good story even if it was a little short. I think it read fast because it was so interesting. This is an Advance Review Copy or so that’s what my book said and that would explain why there were so many typographical errors. A lot of words missing or just used wrong. I hope those get fixed in the near future. I don’t know if there will be another book in the series. There certainly could be, but the author doesn’t mention anything about it and his web site is a little dated from what I can see. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
October 24, 2019
Little known fact: just about everyone has been in the military. Apparently.
Former Marine, Captain Alex Hale, is meeting up with his mates/buddies. They are all ex-military and now love to catch up to wear leathers and go biking. The two local bikie gangs have chosen the same night and location to go to war with one another. They roll on the same campgrounds, armed, and ready for mayhem. Just as the shooting starts something intervenes. When the survivors awake, they have been changed. They are now Superhuman.
A few chapters into this novel I pulled out my phone to check some details. Not my usual fact-checking (although, there was need of that too), but to see who had published this novel. The answer didn't surprise me.
My biggest criticism of this book is that it felt like a first draft, not a completed novel. Throughout there were so many little things that hadn't been tidied up that it brought a lot of other problems into view. Normally you wouldn't notice those issues because this novel is quite fast-paced and entertaining. If only more effort had been put in this could have been a really good action story. Instead, it feels like a let-down.
And I have to mention the genetics mistakes. There is one scene with "scientists" rabbiting on about gene editing, DNA, and various other sciency sounding stuff. It would have been nice if those "scientists" had at least read the Wikipedia article on Non-Coding DNA before talking about it. I mean, Wiki is right there for everybody. You don't even have to mortgage your house to buy a genetics textbook.
I'm being generous with the 3 Stars because Superhuman was quite fun to read, especially the last third of the book. But Superhuman felt amateurish and the material deserved better.
Former Marine, Captain Alex Hale, is meeting up with his mates/buddies. They are all ex-military and now love to catch up to wear leathers and go biking. The two local bikie gangs have chosen the same night and location to go to war with one another. They roll on the same campgrounds, armed, and ready for mayhem. Just as the shooting starts something intervenes. When the survivors awake, they have been changed. They are now Superhuman.
A few chapters into this novel I pulled out my phone to check some details. Not my usual fact-checking (although, there was need of that too), but to see who had published this novel. The answer didn't surprise me.
My biggest criticism of this book is that it felt like a first draft, not a completed novel. Throughout there were so many little things that hadn't been tidied up that it brought a lot of other problems into view. Normally you wouldn't notice those issues because this novel is quite fast-paced and entertaining. If only more effort had been put in this could have been a really good action story. Instead, it feels like a let-down.
And I have to mention the genetics mistakes. There is one scene with "scientists" rabbiting on about gene editing, DNA, and various other sciency sounding stuff. It would have been nice if those "scientists" had at least read the Wikipedia article on Non-Coding DNA before talking about it. I mean, Wiki is right there for everybody. You don't even have to mortgage your house to buy a genetics textbook.
I'm being generous with the 3 Stars because Superhuman was quite fun to read, especially the last third of the book. But Superhuman felt amateurish and the material deserved better.
June 30, 2018
The superhero genre is not one I often turn to in fiction. Oh, I enjoy a Marvel movie as much as the next guy, and I watch my share of comic book TV shows. However, as a reader, it is not my go to. However, I read Evan Currie's Odyssey series, and I was impressed with his ability to make me care about characters.
Currie displays that ability in Superhuman once again. In-character humor is something I adore in fiction novels. If a book can make me smile a couple of times, I consider the reading time well-spent. In this book, I laughed out loud several times, which really only happens when you care about or connect with the characters.
The fact that the novel is not especially long only makes the connection more impressive. As this is the first in a series, I am even more excited to see where it goes. If you're even remotely interested in superhero fiction, I recommend you give it a shot.
Currie displays that ability in Superhuman once again. In-character humor is something I adore in fiction novels. If a book can make me smile a couple of times, I consider the reading time well-spent. In this book, I laughed out loud several times, which really only happens when you care about or connect with the characters.
The fact that the novel is not especially long only makes the connection more impressive. As this is the first in a series, I am even more excited to see where it goes. If you're even remotely interested in superhero fiction, I recommend you give it a shot.
June 4, 2018
Currie writes good books, usually the first half is about building for a confrontation which most of the time is in the second half of the book. This time the book is a new view on how superheroes can be born, real superheroes with real superpowers, courtesy of a misterious race of aliens who infect a number of people who find themselves between two huge bikers’ war, and end up being changed. Our hero Alex , former marine, is changed too in ways he has to discover throughout the rest of the book.
Also some of the bikers start to change and a confrontation must ensue.
This confrontation reads like a comic book, but Currie is quite good in describing these. See his Odyssey series, which read quite well. Of course there shall be a sequel.
I put a four because the start put me off, when Alex leaves his wife’s for a ride with friends and needs to carry his trusted gun, because you never know what might happen. This is truly an American and my é Texan thing, but the casualness of the gesture really left me cold and disappointed, and ruined a part of the book. I believe that a writer from everywhere else would not have written that. Mind you, it is only a sentence, which has no impact whatsoever with the rest of the book. If Currie had not written it nothing would have changed, and to his credit also this sentence sits there in isolation.
For the rest, the book is solid and entertaining, if you wish to read a new twist on superheroes this is a good one,
Also some of the bikers start to change and a confrontation must ensue.
This confrontation reads like a comic book, but Currie is quite good in describing these. See his Odyssey series, which read quite well. Of course there shall be a sequel.
I put a four because the start put me off, when Alex leaves his wife’s for a ride with friends and needs to carry his trusted gun, because you never know what might happen. This is truly an American and my é Texan thing, but the casualness of the gesture really left me cold and disappointed, and ruined a part of the book. I believe that a writer from everywhere else would not have written that. Mind you, it is only a sentence, which has no impact whatsoever with the rest of the book. If Currie had not written it nothing would have changed, and to his credit also this sentence sits there in isolation.
For the rest, the book is solid and entertaining, if you wish to read a new twist on superheroes this is a good one,
April 15, 2018
Good Story, But...
Wow, those meddling aliens are at it again, this time, determining that humans are an infestation in that need to be eliminated, the nosy, uppity aliens decide to mess with some people at the DNA level and let them, now with “super powers,” destroy themselves rather to commit planetary genocide - for now but let the experiment run. You have a group of outlaw bikers on one side, a groups of retired SOCOM operators, a either and sister caught in the wrong place at the wrong time and, oh, yeah, two cops who were either brave enough - or stupid enough - to face down fifty armed bikers.
A tweak here and there and the table is set for one of the best god guy/bad guys battles I’ve read in a long time but to me? Hey, ya don’t mess with Marines and a Marine who was a SOCOM operator - it’ll just ruin your day... and your powers be damned.
The main thing I didn’t like about this book were the many spelling and other errors laced throughout; whoever got paid to edit this book owes the author a refund. Still a delightful story and, sure, get the follow-up books written because who doesn’t love a story of super heroes versus super villains and with a bit of alien influence added just for giggles?
Because the alien experiment is being refined and started again and the results should be interesting so please, Mr. Currie, start writing!
Wow, those meddling aliens are at it again, this time, determining that humans are an infestation in that need to be eliminated, the nosy, uppity aliens decide to mess with some people at the DNA level and let them, now with “super powers,” destroy themselves rather to commit planetary genocide - for now but let the experiment run. You have a group of outlaw bikers on one side, a groups of retired SOCOM operators, a either and sister caught in the wrong place at the wrong time and, oh, yeah, two cops who were either brave enough - or stupid enough - to face down fifty armed bikers.
A tweak here and there and the table is set for one of the best god guy/bad guys battles I’ve read in a long time but to me? Hey, ya don’t mess with Marines and a Marine who was a SOCOM operator - it’ll just ruin your day... and your powers be damned.
The main thing I didn’t like about this book were the many spelling and other errors laced throughout; whoever got paid to edit this book owes the author a refund. Still a delightful story and, sure, get the follow-up books written because who doesn’t love a story of super heroes versus super villains and with a bit of alien influence added just for giggles?
Because the alien experiment is being refined and started again and the results should be interesting so please, Mr. Currie, start writing!
April 24, 2018
Good work.
First off, I need to say far I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Characters are being developed well, and that's no mean feat with as many major /minors that Mr. Currie is working with in this title. The short explanations for some of the military lingo is nice to have and doesn't clutter the pages, making it easy for a non service member to grasp. Some of the bio tech terms and explanations seem, well, like guesswork. But I suppose that's what the characters are doing, so perhaps that's intentional.
My only real gripe with the book is that it needs a serious pass by an editor. Grammatical and punctuation errors litter the book on most every page. If you're a quick reader, like myself, your brain fills in the gap or fixes it without thought, but it's very noticeable and in places jarred me out of the page so I could go back and parse the information correctly.
Honestly, I'm looking forward to the next book and any other titles they have to offer in the future.
First off, I need to say far I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Characters are being developed well, and that's no mean feat with as many major /minors that Mr. Currie is working with in this title. The short explanations for some of the military lingo is nice to have and doesn't clutter the pages, making it easy for a non service member to grasp. Some of the bio tech terms and explanations seem, well, like guesswork. But I suppose that's what the characters are doing, so perhaps that's intentional.
My only real gripe with the book is that it needs a serious pass by an editor. Grammatical and punctuation errors litter the book on most every page. If you're a quick reader, like myself, your brain fills in the gap or fixes it without thought, but it's very noticeable and in places jarred me out of the page so I could go back and parse the information correctly.
Honestly, I'm looking forward to the next book and any other titles they have to offer in the future.
July 22, 2018
In "Superhuman," author Evan Currie sets up an elaborate battle between motorcycle gangs as the origin segment of his genre-bending tale. Currie introduces his characters rapid fire so I'm still not sure who's who. But it doesn't matter. Superhuman doesn't care too much about convention. It all starts to make sense soon enough. What happens affects everybody caught in a strange vortex in the middle of a gang war. The good guys, who are caught in the middle of the battle, are getting riddled with bullets and are just seconds away from being wiped out. But then something happens. It's weird and unexplainable. The government is called in to see what happened. Nobody has a clue. I initially got a little tired of the buildup, but then I understood what Currie was up to. This is like a more detailed version of a Stan Lee origin story. Bad things happen. Weird things result. The conclusion is nothing short of spectacular. Currie hits his stride as he moves the story along. And then, it's over. And I'm wanting more.
May 1, 2018
What An Ending!
Superhuman has interesting, believable characters, a strong universe, and a fantastic beginning and end. I was fascinated by the hints about “The Convergence”, and would love to read more about that. My gut tells me that isn’t going to happen for a few books, unfortunately. And... therein lies my qualms.
I think what I want from the story differs greatly from what the author wants. There’s vague mentions of a huge galactic entity controlling large portions of the cosmos, but the book is “Superman VS Scum Bags”. My guess: that will continue for a few more novels. Personally, I don’t know if I’ll want to continue reading that type of plot. It’s too tiny in such an expansive universe.
Don’t get me wrong, this book is fun (though I found the middle a bit slow) and the ending is a helluva blockbuster. It’s just... the scope feels off. I want to experience the bigger, galactic picture.
Superhuman has interesting, believable characters, a strong universe, and a fantastic beginning and end. I was fascinated by the hints about “The Convergence”, and would love to read more about that. My gut tells me that isn’t going to happen for a few books, unfortunately. And... therein lies my qualms.
I think what I want from the story differs greatly from what the author wants. There’s vague mentions of a huge galactic entity controlling large portions of the cosmos, but the book is “Superman VS Scum Bags”. My guess: that will continue for a few more novels. Personally, I don’t know if I’ll want to continue reading that type of plot. It’s too tiny in such an expansive universe.
Don’t get me wrong, this book is fun (though I found the middle a bit slow) and the ending is a helluva blockbuster. It’s just... the scope feels off. I want to experience the bigger, galactic picture.
June 15, 2018
Interesting take on the Superhero/villain creation mythos.
I'm impressed by the writer's take on the mythos, junk-DNA and alien manipulation in order to cause the human race to wipe itself out. From what I'm seeing, the more powerful characters are not those with just base instincts. They seem to have compassion, the willingness to run towards a fire when others run away, to put themselves in the line of fire to save others. Whereas the quote Supervillans, seem to be limited in range of power/ability. I'm not saying that they aren't extremely dangerous, but their powerset seems limited in comparison. It may be that people who are selfless/heroic will rise to the occasion while the people with the more common baser instincts will try to tear things down. Time will tell though.
I'm impressed by the writer's take on the mythos, junk-DNA and alien manipulation in order to cause the human race to wipe itself out. From what I'm seeing, the more powerful characters are not those with just base instincts. They seem to have compassion, the willingness to run towards a fire when others run away, to put themselves in the line of fire to save others. Whereas the quote Supervillans, seem to be limited in range of power/ability. I'm not saying that they aren't extremely dangerous, but their powerset seems limited in comparison. It may be that people who are selfless/heroic will rise to the occasion while the people with the more common baser instincts will try to tear things down. Time will tell though.
May 1, 2022
I have already read some of the author's military sci-fi books and I really liked them, so I thought I give this a go. What made me a little bit cautious about the choice is that I read that this is an unedited version and I long realized that ARCs are really not for me, I like the polished, "final" version. But apart from a few (I mean less than 10 in the whole book I found) typos or funny sentence structures, this book felt final in this stage as well. I needed something light and this story delivers. Even though there weren't that many twists and turns in the story, the characters were very likable and the whole thing just a fun thing to read. I definitely will continue with book 2 and possibly book 3 as well.
May 5, 2018
A Thoughtful Throw-Down
As the “Rambo” franchise (among many others) proves, once in a while everyone loves a good fight story full of pure action and testosterone, and this story delivers. Add in a military element, some good humor, and supers, and you can get something even better. Now add to that a very thoughtful and developed alien enemy driving it all, and you get something special. And this is where our story rides, cheerfully promoting action, science, drama, and humor in almost equal shares. If you like military SF action and also catch every Marvel movie premiere, you’re gonna love this. I’m looking forward to the next book. Definitely recommended.
As the “Rambo” franchise (among many others) proves, once in a while everyone loves a good fight story full of pure action and testosterone, and this story delivers. Add in a military element, some good humor, and supers, and you can get something even better. Now add to that a very thoughtful and developed alien enemy driving it all, and you get something special. And this is where our story rides, cheerfully promoting action, science, drama, and humor in almost equal shares. If you like military SF action and also catch every Marvel movie premiere, you’re gonna love this. I’m looking forward to the next book. Definitely recommended.
June 24, 2018
A marine with superhuman powers, oh boy
Visited by an alien probe that starts the process of genocide gives powers to a group of people in the middle of a firefight. Two biker gangs go to war with the cops stuck in the middle. A group of friends from different branches of the military are also in the area when things go crazy. Most for when the probes powers up but some survive, no longer the same. One particular individual is a Marine and will do whatever it takes to stop these now escaped enhanced killers. He has an edge though, telekinesis, sup e strength, and flight. They don't stand a chance.
Visited by an alien probe that starts the process of genocide gives powers to a group of people in the middle of a firefight. Two biker gangs go to war with the cops stuck in the middle. A group of friends from different branches of the military are also in the area when things go crazy. Most for when the probes powers up but some survive, no longer the same. One particular individual is a Marine and will do whatever it takes to stop these now escaped enhanced killers. He has an edge though, telekinesis, sup e strength, and flight. They don't stand a chance.
June 29, 2018
I like a MARVEL blockbuster as much or more than the next guy. I am not a huge fan of 'super-hero fiction'. In fact this is my first real foray into this genre since my last comic book. Yes back then they were still called comic books.
I am a fan of Evan Currie. He always tells a good story and has characters that you can believe in even when they are doing the "Superhuman". This book is no exception. The story is very fast paced and the characters come and go so quickly it almost feels like a merry-go-round. That aside, I think fans of both super-heroes and Even Currie can find something to really enjoy here.
I am a fan of Evan Currie. He always tells a good story and has characters that you can believe in even when they are doing the "Superhuman". This book is no exception. The story is very fast paced and the characters come and go so quickly it almost feels like a merry-go-round. That aside, I think fans of both super-heroes and Even Currie can find something to really enjoy here.
March 27, 2021
I'd forgotten what this series was to be about. And not exactly what I expected. But it is presenting some interesting ideas and science in the veil of an action-adventure thriller. I suspect certain things will get more involved with the science aspect in books 2 and 3. I hope so anyway. CRISP-R technology is something I've known about and looked into at least several years ago. Sad to see that it is presented as so out of reach. Not that doing so is necessarily improper. It just has SOOOO much potential for our species. Potential which could prevent our inevitable extinction. But I suppose too it could also be a reason for such. Or a major contributing factor anyways.
April 16, 2018
Evan Currie delivers again. This book is prefaced by a warning from Evan that it hasn't had professional editing. While it does show, there are surprisingly few actual issues. Capitalization, spelling, and a couple funky sentence wordings are really minor for a final, unproofed, draft.
As for the meat of the story? This is as realistic a turn on the burgeoning of superheroes I have read. Good pacing keeps the story flowing and the technical aspects make lots of sense, interestingly. Buy this book now, you will love it if you like anything to do with superheroes.
As for the meat of the story? This is as realistic a turn on the burgeoning of superheroes I have read. Good pacing keeps the story flowing and the technical aspects make lots of sense, interestingly. Buy this book now, you will love it if you like anything to do with superheroes.
April 22, 2018
Military sci-fi with a superhero twist
I am reviewing an early draft of the story, so I will ignore the the typos and things that editors will clean up and instead just say that it a fun read with some good twists on the Superhero theme. If you are a Marvel or DC fan you may recognize some elements that will remind you of known characters, but it stands well on its own. As origin stories go, this one is entertaining. Throw in some bikers and some ex-military, an alien AI, stir, and watch what happens. Looking forward to the next book in the series.
I am reviewing an early draft of the story, so I will ignore the the typos and things that editors will clean up and instead just say that it a fun read with some good twists on the Superhero theme. If you are a Marvel or DC fan you may recognize some elements that will remind you of known characters, but it stands well on its own. As origin stories go, this one is entertaining. Throw in some bikers and some ex-military, an alien AI, stir, and watch what happens. Looking forward to the next book in the series.
May 9, 2018
Great evil vs good gripping fantasy adventure
Rival motorbike gangs converge on Arlington, Texas. Ex-commando Alex finds himself accidentally on the edge of the imminent fight to the death and rescues two youngsters from a potential rape. Then the world turns upside down as the whole area turns white. A strange unseen force envelopes everyone, bodies and body parts float around and Alex can do nothing. He finds himself recovering in a hospital bed, but things have changed, he is not the man he was. He has become superhuman!
June Finnigan - Writer
Rival motorbike gangs converge on Arlington, Texas. Ex-commando Alex finds himself accidentally on the edge of the imminent fight to the death and rescues two youngsters from a potential rape. Then the world turns upside down as the whole area turns white. A strange unseen force envelopes everyone, bodies and body parts float around and Alex can do nothing. He finds himself recovering in a hospital bed, but things have changed, he is not the man he was. He has become superhuman!
June Finnigan - Writer
June 14, 2019
I liked the style and the good-guys were interesting. Sadly the basic premise was flawed.
June 20, 2019
An EC. SYFY. Novel (S - 1)
EC. has. penned a SYFY novel that begins with two motorcycle gangs meeting in a stadium waiting for the other half of their arrivals to begin a "Biker War'". A team of undercover SOG operators discover that two motorcycle gangs are going to war. They stop the war, but as that is happening an alien force knocks out the survivors and performs tests on everyone. Then they are returned and within days they begin to develope super human powers. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
EC. has. penned a SYFY novel that begins with two motorcycle gangs meeting in a stadium waiting for the other half of their arrivals to begin a "Biker War'". A team of undercover SOG operators discover that two motorcycle gangs are going to war. They stop the war, but as that is happening an alien force knocks out the survivors and performs tests on everyone. Then they are returned and within days they begin to develope super human powers. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
May 31, 2020
A fun ride
This book moves. And i like that. No endless blathering dialog to fill the pages. It starts, hits cruising speed in 2 pages, and goes. Not to say it franticly paced, its not. It jist has a good concept, a good storyline, and doesn’t make you suffer like some. I appreciate everything about this book.
One particularly refreshing aspect is the good guys aren’t made to suffer the insane setbacks that plague other books. They take their hits, but this author doesn’t feel the need to go all 90210 drama on us.
Good job
This book moves. And i like that. No endless blathering dialog to fill the pages. It starts, hits cruising speed in 2 pages, and goes. Not to say it franticly paced, its not. It jist has a good concept, a good storyline, and doesn’t make you suffer like some. I appreciate everything about this book.
One particularly refreshing aspect is the good guys aren’t made to suffer the insane setbacks that plague other books. They take their hits, but this author doesn’t feel the need to go all 90210 drama on us.
Good job
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