
Children of the Deterrent
Halfhero, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Sam Phillips
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Jaimi Barbakoff
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By:
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Ian W. Sainsbury
The new novel by the author of the best-selling The World Walker series.
'My name is Daniel Harbin, and I'm a child of The Deterrent.'
What if a superhuman turned out not to be so super...or even human? Britain's superhero, The Deterrent, was unveiled to the world in 1979 and disappeared two years later. The truth about his origins has never been revealed. The rumours about his children - those that survived - and their mysterious abilities have never been confirmed. Until now.
Armed with a diary that reveals everything about The Deterrent's early years, Daniel Harbin - discovering powers of his own - finds himself dragged into the same secretive government department his famous father worked for. Can a halfhero be a better superhero than his father, or is Daniel making a terrible mistake? When the wrong people know what you're capable of, no matter how powerful you are, you're still in danger....
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Critic reviews
Awesome!
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The story is very cleverly written, and exciting as it unfolds. I am going to be jumping right into the next one in the series.
Enjoy.
Brilliant
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I liked the character (Chris, I think) who was reading us her diary of the events. She was a down to earth, funny character.
Definitely would recommend this book!
Really enjoyed
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I'll definitely listen to the next books in the series. I've become keen on Sainsbury's style. It is truly different from most authors.
One comment on the narrators - while British narrators bring great feeling when listening, they also bring a bit odd pronunciation of some words and I was not able to catch some words now and there.
Overall - recommended!
Good start of the series
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I started this story on my kindle and then switched back and forth between "print" and audiobook. Something about the narration felt a little "off", but I couldn't really put my finger on it. So it could just be the difference between the voice you create in your head while reading the book and the voice of the narrators for the audiobook. I thought both of them did a good job. I just thought Sam Phillips could have brought a bit more "passion" to Daniel's passages. But this is a very minor quibble. I highly recommend this audiobook.
A pretty gripping take on the SuperHero genre
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Exceptional On All Levels
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Similarly, the only female that had a personal connection to the MC was mostly portrayed through her accounting of events from her personal diary and even there she was essentially an unimportant person to the MC's outcome other than establishing some vague personal connection to him during his formulative years.
The secondary characters were progeny from A-Boss and due to his unique DNA were able to acquire similar and some very different meta-human characteristics. However, even there much was left unexplained such as how an extremely corpulent adolescent off-spring could transform into a ripped teenager soon after reaching puberty. other than because ... A-Boss genes.
In all, there was a lack of any real connection between any of the characters portrayed and the listener.
Everything Backstory Until Last Few Chapters
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EXCEPTIONAL!!
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Good story and good narration...
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Looking foward book 2
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