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    Dreams of Flying

    By J. D. Brink

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    Be careful what you wish for.

    Herb Collins doesn't just dream about flying, he takes to the skies. And as soon as this self-conscious grocery store manager can figure out a proper secret identity, he'll be the biggest superhero Cleveland has ever seen!

    But when Herb dons his costume and takes on his first real fight, he learns a lesson he'll never forget.

    This short story, written ten years before the novel Hungry Gods was ever conceived, features characters that have become lore in the Identity Crisis Universe.

    The Identity Crisis Universe (IDCU) takes the superheroes you grew up on, gamma-irradiates them, and sets them loose upon the world!
    •Book 1: Hungry Gods
    •Book 2: Secret Origins
    •Book 3: Deus Ex Machina

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFugitive Fiction
    Release dateOct 28, 2016
    ISBN9781540138224
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    Dreams of Flying
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    J. D. Brink

    If taking a college fencing class, eating from the trash can, and smelling like an animal were qualifications for becoming a sword-swinging barbarian, J. D. Brink might be Conan’s protégé. But since that career path seemed less than promising, he has instead been a sailor, spy, nurse, and officer in the U.S. Navy, as well as a gravedigger, insurance adjuster, and school teacher in civilian life. Today (fall, 2014) he and his family live in Japan, where he's providing a bad example for all Americans. In his writing, as in life, Mr. Brink enjoys dabbling in multiple genres.

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