HOW TO BUILD A SUPERHERO
The CEO of a defense contractor empire hires a team of genius engineers and scientists to build a real, flesh-and-blood superhero. He provides them all the advanced technology they need: 3D printing, nanobots, mixed reality gear, synthetic tissute growth, next-gen AI, advanced weaponry, and drones. But he doesn't really expect them to make it work.
Everything changes when 24-year-old Nakiwulo comes on board. She doesn't have a PhD. Instead, she's a top-notch online gaming strategist with a fourth-degree black belt. Her attitude and unorthodox style are exactly what the project needs.
Still, this is all just a fun, proof of concept until the team discovers the real objective. There is an unseen global crisis threatening all of humanity and what they're building might be the only chance to avert it. That is, if they can overcome seemingly impossible obstacles and get everything working in time.
This is their story. No gamma rays, aliens, or magic. Just a driven team of engineers relying on advanced versions of today's technology, creative brilliance, and incredible effort as they prepare to thwart a disturbingly-plausible global conspiracy led by a wealthy, environmental sociopath.
EXCERPT
"Naki, you are a god!" laughed Steve, as he reached out his fist for a bump from Naki.
She lightly punched it and asked, "What are you talking about?"
"Man, you've done it. You've achieved every geek's dream. You've hit the triple crown of geekdom!" cheered Patrick.
"Again, what the hell are you talking about?" she repeated.
"The boys are excited because you've fulfilled every gamer's fantasy," laughed Brittany.
Naki quickly grabbed her chest and joked, "What? Did I forget to wear a bra?"
"I wish," answered Steve, "but no. You've done what every gamer has ever dreamed of doing. First you created a game character who kicked ass and won the game. Next, we find out that you can kick ass with killer karate moves in real life."
"And now you've become the world's first, real-life, bonafide superhero!" finished Patrick. "Last night you did things that have previously only been done in games, comic books and movies. And the world loves you!"
About the Author: Gregory Cholmondeley's love of writing novels is linked to his love of reading them. His ability to connect diverse ideas from a broad range of knowledge is probably due to spending far too many childhood afternoons reading World Book Encyclopedias. Today, of course, we have many times as much information at our fingertips via the internet. As entertaining and useful as online searching is, though, reading every single entry from A to Z provides a fascinating perspective on a wide range of topics without gaps. He does admit, however, that he spent an inordinate amount of time flipping the transparency pages on frog and human anatomy and that, yes, he's read at least one dictionary from cover to cover as well. Gregory is a technology analyst who currently lives in Florida and is married with three children. He finds that, while fictional writing is quite different than technical writing, it is also surprisingly similar. Both require a tremendous amount of research. Both need to have the stories coaxed out of the data. But, while a marketer can ask supporting questions during a case study interview, a novelist needs to create and populate a believable world to find the answers. It's a process where the writer is often as surprised by the results as the readers.
