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    Berlin Djinn: Heroes with Oddly Specific Powers
    Berlin Djinn: Heroes with Oddly Specific Powers
    Berlin Djinn: Heroes with Oddly Specific Powers
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    Berlin Djinn: Heroes with Oddly Specific Powers

    By Brett P. S.

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    While Magnanimous (Short Change) and the UN.C. work to establish a rapport between resonance users and the world governments, a specter wanders beneath their eyes. Resonance users are disappearing and Simon doesn't know why. Magnanimous tracks down his most powerful foe yet, an old man who calls himself the Berlin Djinn. The Architects are returning.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrett P. S.
    Release dateJun 1, 2015
    ISBN9781311580788
    Berlin Djinn: Heroes with Oddly Specific Powers
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    Brett P. S.

    Brett Sawyer (1986), born in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, is an indie author who writes short stories & novellas, from science fiction to heroes. He graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 2015 with a Bachelor’s in education and currently teaches game design at Lake Land College.Short Change arrived at retailers in November of 2014, the start of a hero series where ordinary people gained powers over oddly specific domains, following the story of a shorter than average hero who can telekinetically manipulate small units of currency.Short Change is free on “smashwords.com/profile/view/BrettPS” and Barnes & Noble along with other samples and short fiction.Brett’s popular releases in science fiction include “Dark Station” and “Tales from the Colony: An Interstellar Saga.” Dark Station is a deep space thriller set aboard an abandoned orbital science station where Ben Gebbley and his crew secretly investigate the disappearance of the original staff before others come to claim the lost assets.

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      Berlin Djinn - Brett P. S.

      Table of Contents

      PROLOGUE

      CHAPTER 1

      CHAPTER 2

      CHAPTER 3

      CHAPTER 4

      CHAPTER 5

      CHAPTER 6

      CHAPTER 7

      CHAPTER 8

      CHAPTER 9

      CHAPTER 10

      CHAPTER 11

      CHAPTER 12

      CHAPTER 13

      EPILOGUE

      Prologue

      Djinn

      Berlin, Germany

      James McCarthy, an ordinary man with an extraordinary resonance tied to desire. James walked forward with a firm pace through the back of a dark alleyway. It rained recently and the scent of blood hung fresh in the air while his expensive shoes clacked against the stone pavement.

      Poor chap, he said. You look ill.

      James stopped a few feet from a young man struggling to maintain his breath with a punctured lung. A wooden stake laid jammed through his chest. He scraped the stone with his fingernails in an effort to push himself up against a brick wall at the edge. James stared into the young man’s eyes and held out his hand.

      I can smell it on you, you understand. You have something I want.

      What…are you? the crippled man responded.

      You’re wasting time, lad. I can heal you, and I’ll even let you live.

      W…what?

      All I ask for in return is your resonance. You don’t need those powers, do you?

      The young man clutched his chest as his breathing became more and more labored. His expression turned from fear to confusion as he looked up at James with eyes nearly shut. Time was running out.

      It’s simple. Just shake my hand, and our transaction will be complete.

      A moment of hesitation passed, though not much more before latching onto James’ hand and he felt the power surging through him. A resonance tied to wood. He could sense the vibrations within the buildings. It wasn’t a powerful resonance but definitely worth his time.

      Thank you, James said.

      After which, he used his newly acquired resonance to thrust the stake out and watched as the wound sealed up. Another satisfied client.

      A deal is a deal, he said. I’ll let you live.

      Th…thank you, the young man replied.

      I didn’t say for how long though.

      Wait. What?

      In a split second, he jabbed it through the skull with the force of an athlete, using his wood resonance to augment his own physical strength. This poor lad squandered his power. Never knew how to bring out its full potential. James turned tail and waltzed off.

      Always check the fine print.

      Chapter 1

      Chat with the Chancellery

      Berlin, Germany

      Simon Bogart. Founder of the UN.C. The United Commonwealth is a guild for resonance users that reports to the British Government. Simon also happened to be the department chair and liaison to other governments. In this case, the German Federal Chancellery, located in Berlin. Simon stood in the center of several circular rows of seats that surrounded him. Faces of politicians from across Germany eyed him with a measure of distrust. Miles stood guard from the edge of the room, cowl and all. Good lord, he didn’t have to dress so gaudy.

      Has the Chancellery decided? Simon asked.

      "I don’t favor reporting

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