Jeremy Szal – författare

Vakov Fukasawa used to be a Reaper: a bio-enhanced soldier fighting for the Harmony, against a brutal invading empire. He''s still fighting now, on a different battlefield: taking on stormtech. To make him a perfect soldier, Harmony injected him with the DNA of an extinct alien race, altering his body chemistry and leaving him permanently addicted to adrenaline and aggression. But although they meant to create soldiers, at the same time Harmony created a new drug market that has millions hopelessly addicted to their own body chemistry. Vakov may have walked away from Harmony, but they still know where to find him, and his former Reaper colleagues are being murdered by someone, or something - and Vakov is appalled to learn his estranged brother is involved. Suddenly it''s an investigation he can''t turn down . . . but the closer he comes to the truth, the more addicted to stormtech he becomes.And it''s possible the war isn''t over, after all . . .''A high-power augmented SF adventure that will keep you reading!'' - Garth Nix'' This is what 21st century Sci-Fi ought to be'' - Miles Cameron, author of Artifact Space''A serious punchy space opera espionage that never loses sight of the human cost. Szal is adept at interweaving big SF ideas and fast-paced action to craft a compelling story'' - Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time

Vakov Fukasawa is a Reaper. An elite soldier injected with a dangerous drug called stormtech: the DNA of a genocidal alien race, the Shenoi. It makes him stronger, faster, more aggressive. At a price.A price that, if the House of Suns cult isn''t stopped, all of humanity will have to pay.Vakov saved his estranged brother from the cult and killed their leader. Now they want his head on a spike, and they''re hunting him and his friends down to get it, while continuing their mission to awaken the Shenoi and plunge the galaxy into mindless violence and chaos. There''s a dangerous journey ahead, but Vakov and his misfit crew of eccentric aliens, troubled bounty hunters and rogue hackers will take any risk to stop the alien awakening. Only there''s one risk Vakov hasn''t shared: the one he himself poses. He got a terrifying glimpse of the Shenoi in the depths of interstellar space, and the violent nightmares he''s suffered since suggest their DNA isn''t just inside his body - he might already be fighting them for his mind . . .Praise for Stormblood:''Stormblood is a high stakes adrenaline filled adventure featuring two estranged brothers suddenly on opposite ends of an addict''s war. And it''s real damn good'' - Nick Martell, author of THE KINGDOM OF LIARS''A captivating military sci-fi debut. Stormblood tells a splendid story about two brothers divided by war that is full of comradeship, actions, and conflict'' - Novel Notions''A magnificent and explosive adrenaline-fest . . . Szal''s debut is an absolute must read for fans of gritty, action-packed, detective and military SF'' - Grimdark Magazine''This frenetic, grisly sucker-punch of a book manages to be everything you could want from sci-fi, while also carving out its own niche with a rusty slingshiv'' - Fantasy Book Review''Vakov Fukasawa is a former soldier, addicted to the biotech inside his own body that makes him constantly crave for action. And there is plenty of action in this fast moving novel, but not at the expense of ideas, or of humanity, or of vivid descriptions of Szal''s carefully imagined war-torn galaxy'' - Chris Beckett'' This is what 21st century Sci-Fi ought to be'' - Miles Cameron, author of ARTIFACT SPACE''A serious punchy space opera espionage that never loses sight of the human cost. Szal is adept at interweaving big SF ideas and fast-paced action to craft a compelling story'' - Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of CHILDREN OF TIME

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