Collateral Damage: A superhero action-adventure origin story (Masks of Darkened Days Book 1)
Book Details
Author(s)JM Guillen
PublisherIrrational Worlds
ISBN / ASINB00ZGUBJOA
ISBN-13978B00ZGUBJO2
Sales Rank146,396
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
June 22, 1998
New York City
When Elizabeth Shepherd awakens to find herself at a surreal tea party with a inhumanly gaunt man she's never met before, she suspects she's in for an unusual day. The warbling music and strange visions are only the beginning, however. Next on the agenda he tells her that she has exactly one minute to live.
This news does not sit well, to say the least.
Soon, things get even more bizarre. After one man left her for dead, a cadre of soldiers with bizarre, futuristic weapons begin stalking her for reasons unknown. As the building she is in begins to collapse into molten slag, Liz continually dodges inhuman pursuers, impossible weaponry, and other-worldly technologies. All she has to rely upon is n a fledgling talent with parkour, a liberal bit of cleverness, and more than your average amount of sarcasm.
As soldiers wielding futuristic weaponry face off against gangs of people who can bend reality as she knows it, Liz sprints through the collapsing building. The deeper she descends into the deranged depths of the buildings, the more she encounters people who are literally from beyond our world.
As she runs for her very life, Liz comes to know one thing for certain.
This short story is a glimpse into the varied factions of the Irrational Worlds. As all of these bent tales are, it is a strand in The Paean of Sundered Dreams, a multi-genre, universe- spanning array of tales with Lovecraftian themes.
Rationality Zero
The Herald of Autumn
Collateral Damage
Handmaiden's Fury
On the Matter of the Red Hand
The Primary Protocol
Regarding Oaths and the Whispering Flame
Slave of the Sky-Captain
New York City
A not-so ordinary woman, who is caught between two Irrational Worlds.
When Elizabeth Shepherd awakens to find herself at a surreal tea party with a inhumanly gaunt man she's never met before, she suspects she's in for an unusual day. The warbling music and strange visions are only the beginning, however. Next on the agenda he tells her that she has exactly one minute to live.
This news does not sit well, to say the least.
Soon, things get even more bizarre. After one man left her for dead, a cadre of soldiers with bizarre, futuristic weapons begin stalking her for reasons unknown. As the building she is in begins to collapse into molten slag, Liz continually dodges inhuman pursuers, impossible weaponry, and other-worldly technologies. All she has to rely upon is n a fledgling talent with parkour, a liberal bit of cleverness, and more than your average amount of sarcasm.
And...a superpower?
As soldiers wielding futuristic weaponry face off against gangs of people who can bend reality as she knows it, Liz sprints through the collapsing building. The deeper she descends into the deranged depths of the buildings, the more she encounters people who are literally from beyond our world.
As she runs for her very life, Liz comes to know one thing for certain.
It's a far more Irrational World than she ever believed.
This short story is a glimpse into the varied factions of the Irrational Worlds. As all of these bent tales are, it is a strand in The Paean of Sundered Dreams, a multi-genre, universe- spanning array of tales with Lovecraftian themes.
This stories may be enjoyed as an individual, or as part of the Paean, in its proper order. For those readers who wish to experience every nuance of our Irrational Worlds, the suggested reading order is included here:
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