Excelsior

by George H. Sirois

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Publisher Unknown, Kindle Edition

Description

A comic strip. An evil to defeat. Two planets to save.High school senior Matthew Peters thinks he's just writing some online fiction about an alien superhero, Excelsior. But when a woman arrives at his school claiming to be from the distant planet he's writing about, he must think again. What's more, she says Excelsior's lifeforce lives within him.As an alien assassin tries to kill him, Matthew must decide what is more important: to save his own life or to retrieve an ancient artifact that could save two worlds. To stay the guy with growing online popularity, or lose himself to something he can't understand. Whatever his choice, he must face an enemy more powerful than him in almost every way.Hold on to your seat as you race through the first book in George Sirois' series, The Excelsior Journey, a story that will leave you gasping for breath and wanting more.Put down the pen. Pick up the sword. Unleash the hero within.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member glitrbug
The storyline is a great idea. A boy spends much of his time drawing a Sci-Fi comic book. Who didn't have a couple of those kids in their class? The difference is it turns out he touched an ancient sword that was harboring the life essence of a god. In doing so he absorbs the god's memories of past
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lives and gradually more and more of the god come out.
My only problem with the book is that I would like it to be more fleshed out. I didn't feel I knew some of the characters well enough to feel anything when they got killed off. It would also be improved with a little humor to break it up a little and make the boy/god more interesting.
It's a good 1st book. I got my copy free during the blog tour de troups an independent author group put on and I will watch for more books by this author.
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LibraryThing member thicks
I received this book in exchange for an honest review. I am so glad I had the chance to read this. I enjoyed the journey of the young nerd outcast as he finds out he is a god and responsible for saving a planet. As he grows and comes into who he is meant to be as a joining of blood between earth
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and the planet his "reincarnated being" is from. A great fun exciting read that also pulls on the heartstrings. Can't wait to see what's next from this autho
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LibraryThing member madamediotte
A good, solid science-fiction novel with a strong storyline and intriguing characters. I look forward to reading more from this author!

Awards

Kindle Book Award (Semi-Finalist — Young Adult — 2015)

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