Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Giveaway & Excerpt~ The Legion of Nothing: Volume one: Rebirth by Jim Zoetewey




About the Author:

Jim Zoetewey grew up in Holland, Michigan, near where L Frank Baum wrote The Wizard of Oz and other books in that series. Admittedly, Baum moved away more than sixty years before Jim was even born, but it's still kind of cool. He's a web developer, a religion and sociology major, and the author of the superhero series The Legion of Nothing. He's also not sure why he's writing this in the third person, but he's never seen an author bio written in first person and doesn't want to rock the boat.


You can find Jim Zoetewey:

 1889 Labs  / Goodreads / Website / Facebook


Book Description:

"You may kill somebody today. We won't think anything less of you for it."

Nick Klein's grandfather was the Rocket.

For three decades, the Rocket and his team were the Heroes League--a team of superheroes who fought criminals in the years after World War II.

But Nick and his friends have inherited more than their grandparents' costumes and underground headquarters... they've inherited the League's enemies and unfinished business.

In the 1960's, Red Lightning betrayed everyone, creating an army of supervillains and years of chaos. The League never found out why.

Now, Nick and the New Heroes League will have no choice but to confront their past.



Title:
The Legion of Nothing: Rebirth

Series:
The Legion of Nothing, #1

Author: Jim Zoetewey

Genre:
Young-Adult, Superhero

Publisher: 1889 Labs

Ebook: 374 Pages


Purchase it from at Amazon


I'm excited to share an excerpt with you! 

“I’m going out on patrol,” Cassie said.

We—and by we, I meant Daniel, Cassie, and I—were in the headquarters of the Heroes League, the 1950’s and 60’s premiere superhero team. Our grandparents had used it as a secret bunker against evil forces. We were using it to play Rock Band on the PlayStation. Every video game is better on a twenty foot screen.

Except for the musty smell, concrete walls and olive green carpet, it was an impressive place.

Daniel paused the PlayStation, silencing the middle riffs of ‘Enter Sandman’. Cassie was standing on the threshold of the bathroom, chin lifted in defiance.

She’d changed.

She wore a costume that was an exact match for her father’s—light blue with the red, white and blue of the US flag covering her chest. I recognized the material: my grandfather had designed it for her father. It was resistant to bullets and most physical attacks, but nowhere near as effective as the Rocket suit—my grandfather’s powered armor. Captain Commando had preferred mobility over protection. You can do that when you regenerate.

Cap’s costume had also been skintight, but I’d never thought about it.

I noticed one other thing. She’d cut off her hair. It was a short, blond brush cut instead of shoulder length.

“Your hair?” I asked

“Oh,” she said, “it wasn’t comfortable under the mask and it moved around a lot. So I cut it off back in August.”

“You had hair five minutes ago.”

She pulled a blond wig out of her duffel bag.

“Now that we’ve got the important stuff out of the way,” she said, “why don’t we get back to the original point. I’m going out on patrol. Anyone want to go with me?”

Daniel nodded like he’d expected her to say that. He probably had. His grandfather, the Mentalist, was the best known telepath to come out of World War II. His father, Mindstryke was just as well known.

He put down the guitar and stood up. When we were standing, he was half a head taller than me. He was also better looking—literally tall, dark, and handsome. Think black hair, skin a little darker than tan, and a face that reminded me a little of Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic.

Seriously, girls swooned.

With an easy grin, he said, “Sure. I’ll go get into costume. It’s in my car.”

“You guys go,” I said. “I’ll be here.”

“Why?” Cassie said. Whether her tone had an accusatory edge to it or not, I believed I heard one.

I tried to think of a reason. I couldn’t put it into words. Grandpa had taught me everything he could about how the Rocket suit worked, how all of his inventions worked. He’d arranged for a friend to teach me how to fight. I’d learned a lot from both of them, but how was I supposed to live up to what he’d done?


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28 comments:

  1. Really like what I've read so far.

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    1. I know what you mean. I didn't have a chance to read it but I have it on my wishlist. :D

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  2. Thanks for hosting the tour and the giveaway. A small excerpt I have already read, but always appealing!

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  3. I like this excerpt a lot more than the other one I read. It is clever and funny. (Our grandparents had used it as a secret bunker against evil forces. We were using it to play Rock Band on the PlayStation. OMG.) I really enjoy the first person narration.:)

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    1. I thought it was great too. lol! Thanks for stopping by.

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  4. I think Daniel is my favorite character already :D

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  5. sounds like a great evening read to share with my son!

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  6. interesting read, looking forward to read it on the kindle :)

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    1. Thanks for leaving a comment! It sounds great and who doesn't love the Kindle, Right? :D

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  7. Thank you for posting this. I love discovering interesting tales!

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    1. You're welcome! Discovering new books is one of my favorite things about blogs.

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  8. Great excerpt, the book aounds amazing really.

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  9. Looking forward to reading this with my husband. We like the same genres of book and I can't wait to show him this find.
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    1. Crystal, thanks for stopping by! I agree with you this seems like a book the whole family could easily enjoy together. :-)

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  10. It definitely makes me want to read more of the story.

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  11. I've read this online and its really great to see it being published! :D

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  12. I love what I have read so far, great!!!

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    1. I think so too! Thanks for taking the time to comment! :)

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  13. I love these kinds of books, looking forward to reading it!

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  14. Upon reading this excerpt I for some reason thought of the Pendragon series. I totally want this book now!

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