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Work InformationThe Somebody People: A Novel by Bob Proehl
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Fantasy.
Fiction.
Literature.
Science Fiction.
HTML:A group of outcasts with extraordinary abilities must save a crumbling world from annihilation in this gripping follow-up to The Nobody People. Fahima Deeb changed everything seven years ago when she triggered the Pulse, imbuing millions of people with otherworldly gifts like flight, telekinesis, or superhuman strength. She thought that would herald the end of the hostilities between those with abilities and those without, but it instead highlighted a new problem: There is someone behind the scenes, able to influence and manipulate these newly empowered people into committing horrible acts against their will. Worse still, that shadowy figure is wearing the face of Fahimaâ??s oldest friend, Patrick Davenport. Fahima is horror-struck when she realizes that Patrick has built an army entirely under his control to wipe out all who oppose him. With nowhere to turn and few she can trust, Fahima must rely on uncertain allies: Carrie Norris, whose illusion of a normal life vanishes at Fahimaâ??s reappearance. Clay Weaver, a retired soldier fighting to keep his husband and son safeâ??and to keep Patrick from taking over his mind. And, finally, Emmeline Hirsch, adrift and untethered from her ability to travel through time. Together, they might be able to topple Patrickâ??s shadowy regime . . . though it may spell destruction for the e No library descriptions found. |
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The world Proehl creates is so imaginative and magical and the reader will spent a lot of time pleasantly exploring the world throughout the book. On the surface, one could compare the story to major storylines in a certain comic book series, but this book is so much more gritty and Proehl makes sure to make each of his characters very real and tangible in a way that other stories like this have not done. I did get a little lost at times with so many characters to follow and which ones have a history together and which ones don't, but it really didn't slow me down too much. The ending of the book is so mind-bending, so complicated, and so exciting I had to read the last few chapters twice.
THE SOMEBODY PEOPLE is such a unique and different novel that I can't wait to see what Bob Proehl comes up with next.
Thank you to Random House/Del Ray, Bob Proehl, and Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion. ( )