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Title: I AM THE JACKAL
Genre: YA Urban Sci Fi
Wordcount: 80,000
This is the book that made me google “how to break into a police station,” “how to hack a keypad,” and “how to build a pipe bomb.” I am now probably cemented on the no-fly list.
Here’s a blurb thing!
Bellem is a city known for only two things: a homicide rate staggering enough to scare away even the most hardened police chief, and the Hero Core. The Hero Core is a group of supers who fight the vicious street gangs and criminals even when the police department can’t. And even though Seth Massri does not have powers, he wants to be one of them.
Because joining the Core would allow him to find out what they know about who tried to poison his father. Desperate to keep the suspect from coming back to finish the job, Seth devises a plan. When his plan leads him to a serum that gives him powers like super senses and agility, he finally has the chance he’s been waiting for. Becoming the mysterious Jackal, Seth’s instantly on the streets taking names, and the entire city is fascinated with the newest addition to the Core.
But as Seth gets himself deeper in the inner world of the Hero Core, he finds out that their monopoly on the city is more like a stranglehold. Fighting back is not an option if he wants to find the truth about his father’s attempted killer. Seth can’t keep pretending to be their puppet either—not if it means acting like their job is just like a game of cops and robbers.
But if you sever the puppet strings, you might just fall.
…
If you would like to beta, either PM or post here. I can send a few sample chapters so you can see if it's good fit.
I’d love to swap (I’ll do anything YA fiction) if you’d like!
Genre: YA Urban Sci Fi
Wordcount: 80,000
This is the book that made me google “how to break into a police station,” “how to hack a keypad,” and “how to build a pipe bomb.” I am now probably cemented on the no-fly list.
Here’s a blurb thing!
Bellem is a city known for only two things: a homicide rate staggering enough to scare away even the most hardened police chief, and the Hero Core. The Hero Core is a group of supers who fight the vicious street gangs and criminals even when the police department can’t. And even though Seth Massri does not have powers, he wants to be one of them.
Because joining the Core would allow him to find out what they know about who tried to poison his father. Desperate to keep the suspect from coming back to finish the job, Seth devises a plan. When his plan leads him to a serum that gives him powers like super senses and agility, he finally has the chance he’s been waiting for. Becoming the mysterious Jackal, Seth’s instantly on the streets taking names, and the entire city is fascinated with the newest addition to the Core.
But as Seth gets himself deeper in the inner world of the Hero Core, he finds out that their monopoly on the city is more like a stranglehold. Fighting back is not an option if he wants to find the truth about his father’s attempted killer. Seth can’t keep pretending to be their puppet either—not if it means acting like their job is just like a game of cops and robbers.
But if you sever the puppet strings, you might just fall.
…
If you would like to beta, either PM or post here. I can send a few sample chapters so you can see if it's good fit.
I’d love to swap (I’ll do anything YA fiction) if you’d like!
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