Hey friends! I’ve been dying to share this news and I’m so excited to finally be able to! A few months ago I wrote a short story and it was picked to be part of the first Dominican Fantasy anthology. I had challenged myself to see if I could write within the World of Quislaona that had been created for this Anthology. I am so happy that I will be able to share with the world my story called “The Last Ciguapa”.
I’ve been writing for years and finally being able to see my name in print will be a dream come true.
The Anthology will feature 16 short stories, 3 in Spanish, the rest a mix of Spanglish and English and a bit of Taíno in one (mine!). It also includes 4 comics, 2 in Spanish and 2 in English.
This project is a collaboration between @dominicanwriters @culturacomic and @worldbuilding_magazine
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What do you get when you mix modern day politics, sci-fi like technology advances, criminal international organizations, corrupt politicians and superhuman military, spy and civil servants?
You get a fast-moving, action packed thriller book called Vigil.
My friend, fellow doctor and indie book author P.B. Obeng kindly sent me an ARC with some really cool promotional materials for his debut book. This is not the usual type of book I read, even though I usually try to have a very diverse menu of books throughout the year. This one was my action thriller for the year and it did not disappoint.
In the world of Vigil, there has been a coming out of sorts of the superhuman class, these are humans with special abilities (compare to the mutants from X- men or your usual superheroes). Halfway in the book we learn there are subclasses of them, some gained their abilities through government experimentation, others by accidental exposure to certain special elements and the rest were born with their abilities that surface at some point in their lives.
The government decides to create Vigil, a team specialy selected from the US Army, FBI and CIA for their superhuman abilities to prepare and fight other superhuman threats that may harm the general population. But we soon learn that external influences may be interfering with their otherwise noble service.
The book reads a lot like a movie script, there are some instances where the conversations feel sort of forced or even sometimes movie cliche, but there are other points, in particular when the Vigil team gets together that their conversation goes deep into topics that are very resonant to everyday issues, even some situations that are eerily similar to things we hear on everyday news cycle.
The book also features some strong, intelligent, hardworking, no-nonsense women of color, including the protagonist and team leader of Vigil Captain Alicia Conrad. A 10 year US Army veteran who has a far from perfect personal life, going through some family issues with her younger siblings, but when at work she is a clear headed fierce leader.
I enjoyed reading Obeng’s debut novel and am looking forward to reading the next chapter of Vigils adventures.
Check out this talented author and let me know what you think of his book in the comments.
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