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Palingenesis
Palingenesis is about twelve-year-old Travis Turner, and follows him as he learns he’s evil’s chosen one, destined to bring on the end of everything.
Travis resists his destiny, and in the process awakens a power within him that he uses to fight the devil and the forces of evil.
Along for the journey is Pro, an entity who resides in Travis’s mind. Pro tries to keep Travis from going to the dark side by setting him up with JJ Giovanni, a boy from school who has bullied Travis for years.
Travis and JJ are thrown together after they get in a fight and must attend court-ordered community service and anger management classes. over a summer of washing dishes, slinging soup, and picking up trash, they befriend each other,
As Travis’s relationship with JJ intensifies, so does his powers, making him the target of The Department of Metahuman Research and Control (DMRC), a government agency tasked with capturing and training kids with superhuman abilities to them use in the service of the state.
Agents from the DMRC move in when Travis loses control of his powers and a battle ensues.
However, Travis teleports away and finds himself in a strange cave in the American Southwest, where he learns truths that forever change him.
Travis resists his destiny, and in the process awakens a power within him that he uses to fight the devil and the forces of evil.
Along for the journey is Pro, an entity who resides in Travis’s mind. Pro tries to keep Travis from going to the dark side by setting him up with JJ Giovanni, a boy from school who has bullied Travis for years.
Travis and JJ are thrown together after they get in a fight and must attend court-ordered community service and anger management classes. over a summer of washing dishes, slinging soup, and picking up trash, they befriend each other,
As Travis’s relationship with JJ intensifies, so does his powers, making him the target of The Department of Metahuman Research and Control (DMRC), a government agency tasked with capturing and training kids with superhuman abilities to them use in the service of the state.
Agents from the DMRC move in when Travis loses control of his powers and a battle ensues.
However, Travis teleports away and finds himself in a strange cave in the American Southwest, where he learns truths that forever change him.
350 pages, ebook
Published September 1, 2021
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March 8, 2022
Hmmmm. Ok, first let me just say I enjoyed the book. It was unique. It was fast-paced and pretty much never a dull moment. I had difficulty putting it down.
As much as I enjoyed it, it seemed a bit disjointed, perhaps? There were pieces...maybe even quite a few pieces that made absolutely no sense...at least not to me. I won't go into it because I don't want to give away any of the plot. But that does not mean it was not a fun read because it was. It looks like the story will continue and I think I will read it.
There were several secondary themes subtly (and sometimes not so subtly) woven into the story. White privilege, racism, parental neglect. LGBT+ issues and the fear of coming out and dealing with puberty were all addressed. The horrific consequences of bullying is a strong secondary theme. There is an epidemic of bullying in American schools and the majority of society turns a blind eye. The book is about an 8 hour read so most of the secondary themes were given some pretty decent real estate.
The book most likely is not for everyone. If you enjoy science fiction and not quite knowing where the book is going to go next (I absolutely do not say that disparagingly) you might like it. Or if you are like me and just love finding something a bit different then you absolutely will enjoy it. OH....one more thing I am just remembering. The characters have major snark. You just can't beat that.
As much as I enjoyed it, it seemed a bit disjointed, perhaps? There were pieces...maybe even quite a few pieces that made absolutely no sense...at least not to me. I won't go into it because I don't want to give away any of the plot. But that does not mean it was not a fun read because it was. It looks like the story will continue and I think I will read it.
There were several secondary themes subtly (and sometimes not so subtly) woven into the story. White privilege, racism, parental neglect. LGBT+ issues and the fear of coming out and dealing with puberty were all addressed. The horrific consequences of bullying is a strong secondary theme. There is an epidemic of bullying in American schools and the majority of society turns a blind eye. The book is about an 8 hour read so most of the secondary themes were given some pretty decent real estate.
The book most likely is not for everyone. If you enjoy science fiction and not quite knowing where the book is going to go next (I absolutely do not say that disparagingly) you might like it. Or if you are like me and just love finding something a bit different then you absolutely will enjoy it. OH....one more thing I am just remembering. The characters have major snark. You just can't beat that.
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