War of Man

De: G. J. Jackson

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Some heroes are forged by tragedy. Others are shattered by it.

James Addison was eleven years old when he watched a madman murder his parents in a Virginia parking lot. He made an impossible choice that day, drag his screaming brother to safety while their mother died alone. Thirty-four years later, that decision still haunts him. Now known as Bomb Launcher, James is the most powerful superhuman in America: he can lift four hundred tons, fly faster than jets, and level buildings with a scream that becomes pure destruction. But no amount of strength can silence the guilt that whispers he's not a hero, he's a coward running from the boy who abandoned his mother.

When a Russian general in stolen military tech crashes into his life seeking revenge, James finds himself caught between a manipulative President who wants him as a political weapon and a mysterious vigilante called the Hollow Judge who can strip superhumans of their powers with a touch. Daniel Crowe forces confessions from the corrupt and powerful, and he's seen something in James that terrifies the hero more than any villain: the truth about what really happened in that parking lot.

But the deadliest player hasn't revealed herself yet.

Rosalind Pierce is the Blood Regent, a former biotech researcher who injected herself with an experimental treatment to survive a fatal diagnosis and emerged as something no longer entirely human. She controls blood itself, building a criminal empire in the shadows while her philanthropic foundations earn her praise in the light. When she sets her sights on the corridors of power, she discovers that the most dangerous thing in Washington isn't the superhumans or the politicians, it's what happens when monsters recognize each other.

As alliances shift and secrets surface, James must confront the brother who hasn't forgiven him, the therapist who sees through every defense he's built, and the possibility that the government he's sworn to serve has darker plans than any supervillain. Meanwhile, Rosalind and Daniel find something neither expected in their collision of darkness: understanding, desire, and perhaps redemption, or perhaps just two predators circling the same prey.

In a world where power corrupts and absolute power destroys everything it touches, the war isn't between heroes and villains. It's between who we pretend to be and who we really are.

WAR OF MAN is a gripping superhero thriller that tears apart the mythology of heroism to expose the broken, complicated humans underneath. With morally gray characters, political intrigue, family trauma, and unexpected romance, this novel asks the question every hero fears: What if the worst thing you've ever done is the thing that made you who you are?