The Book Plank

Super by Ernie Lindsey "Every hero's journey has a beginning, middle, and end...I am that end." A world mourning a fallen superhero. A president targeted for assassination. A conspiracy that runs deeper than anyone expects. Leo Craft is the best at what he does; he assassinates superheroes, but only the ones who deserve it. Life is good, simple, until an ultra-secretive government agency hires Leo to execute two impossible tasks: eliminate the world's foremost superhero, Patriotman, and hunt down a fellow assassin whose target is the President of the United States. When everyone wears a mask, trust is hard to come by - and even the elusive truth can be caught in a web of lies. If there is one theme in fantasy that is well represented in modern fiction be it TV or comics or books is the superhero theme. If you analyze most of these stories, it often comes down to one thing: a superhero or team therefore that set out to save planet Earth or the universe itself...

Author interview with Ernie Lindsey Author bio: Ernie Lindsey grew up in the Appalachian Mountains of southwest Virginia, working on the family farm and reading, and has spent his life telling stories to anyone that will listen. He currently works as a freelance writer and is the author of five Mystery & Suspense novels and numerous short stories. When he's not writing, you can find him tackling the gigantic To Be Read list on his Kindle or the never-ending stack of books in his office. Ernie and his family live in Oregon, along with a multi-fingered Hemingway cat named Luna.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Ernie, welcome over at The Book Plank and for taking your time to answer these few questions for us. BP: First off, can you give us a short introduction as to who Ernie Lindsey is? What are your hobbies, like and dislikes? EL: Thanks for having me, Jasper! It’s funny how I tend to define myself by what I...

1. The Incorruptibles by John Hornor Jacobs, Gollancz In the contested and unexplored territories at the edge of the Empire, a boat is making its laborious way upstream. Riding along the banks are the mercenaries hired to protect it – from raiders, bandits and, most of all, the stretchers, elf-like natives who kill any intruders into their territory. The mercenaries know this is dangerous, deadly work. But it is what they do. In the boat the drunk governor of the territories and his sons and daughters make merry. They believe that their status makes them untouchable. They are wrong. And with them is a mysterious, beautiful young woman, who is the key to peace between warring nations and survival for the Empire. When a callow mercenary saves the life of the Governor on an ill-fated hunting party, the two groups are thrown together. For Fisk and Shoe – two tough, honourable mercenaries surrounded by corruption, who know they can always and only rely on each other – their...