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Capt. John Regent returns a paraplegic after months of captivity and torture—only no one knows who took him or how he escaped. Xana Jace strives only to be reunited with her son. She keeps her head down and stays out of trouble, which isn't easy when you stand seven feet eight inches tall. Ian Tendo's sensible life has fallen apart. After losing his girlfriend and being arrested for terrorism, he doesn't imagine things could get any worse—until he's beset by an eleven-year-old prodigy with a foul mouth and an ambulance full of high explosives. One by one, all four are recruited by an enigmatic mastermind, known only as Prophet, who offers them everything they want in exchange for the impossible. But team is a four-letter word. After a botched mission reveals a plot to hack the human race, they discover a betrayal by one of their own—and realize that not all of them will survive. THE MINUS FACTION is a super-powered speculative thriller about extraordinary abilities and how not to use them. Collected here for the first time in its entirety, this special omnibus edition includes all seven episodes as well as bonus material not previously available in print.
"Singular characters, believable dilemmas, adventure, brutality, beauty, and action." -Editorial Review In Episode Five . . . Team is a four-letter word. While the wounded heal and attempt to evade capture, the Faction's mission is finally revealed and John obsesses over the identity of the Prophet. But when his investigation uncovers a betrayal, the team must face the devastating truth of their origin, and everything they’ve accomplished falls apart.
"Crackles with energy and promise." In Episode Four . . . The gang’s all here. After an early success bolsters the team’s confidence, they scatter to their own ends over John’s heated objections. But when a botched mission leaves a city of millions without power, they struggle to protect the people they’ve put in harm’s way, while under cover of darkness, their enemies strike a killer blow . . .
"Taut, thrilling entertainment." "What a freaking ride!" In Episode Three . . . After losing his girlfriend and his job, Ian Tendo's sensible life has fallen apart. When he's arrested by the FBI, he doesn't imagine things could get any worse. That is, until dark forces recruit him to be an agent of terror. Forced to commit horrible acts in secret, Ian knows death is close — either at their hand or his own. But unexpected help comes in the form of an eleven-year-old prodigy. Wanted by the police and pursued by a living nightmare, the pair's only hope is a mysterious organization known as the Minus Faction.
One part mystery. One part savagery. Three parts magic. Years ago, driven by greed, men penetrated the last soft places on earth. Out of the clear-cut jungle—out of nowhere—a man appeared, eyes rimmed in blue. The last shaman. A man who could make magic. Across five stories, five victims of the inexplicable narrate strange encounters with an enigmatic titan, a man without a past. Caught in his decades-long battle with an unseen foe, each is given the power to alter human history—or end it forever. To the White of the Bone (cont.) A mangled body floats to the surface of a reservoir with nothing to distinguish the victim save for a binding knot branded under her tongue. The case is route...
One part mystery. One part savagery. Three parts magic. Years ago, driven by greed, men penetrated the last soft places on earth. Out of the clear-cut jungle—out of nowhere—a man appeared, eyes rimmed in blue. The last shaman. A man who could make magic. Across five stories, five victims of inexplicable events narrate their encounters with an enigmatic titan of magic, a man without a past, whose tattooed palms hold the power to alter human history—or to end it. Agony in Violet As his marriage crumbles around him, a brilliant medical scientist searches for the source of a horrific illness that leaves its victims ashen and wasted. With no apparent connections between them, his only clues...
One part mystery. One part savagery. Three parts magic.Years ago, driven by greed, men penetrated the last soft places on earth. Out of the clear-cut jungle--out of nowhere--a man appeared, eyes rimmed in blue. The last shaman. A man who could make magic.Across five stories, five victims of the inexplicable narrate strange encounters with an enigmatic titan, a man without a past. Caught in his decades-long battle with an unseen foe, each is given the power to alter human history--or end it forever.Agony in VioletAs his marriage crumbles around him, a brilliant medical scientist searches for the source of a horrific illness that leaves its victims ashen and wasted. With no apparent connection...