The first book in my pile is called Legacy and it's by a guy named Thomas E. Sniegoski. This is a story about a regular guy named Lucas, just living his life as a mechanic at this tiny little shop in the middle of nowhere. He's eighteen, dropped out of high school, lives with his mom, and doesn't really have much of a future outside the auto shop.
One day, he gets paid a visit by some guys from his old school. The leader is mad because Lucas made a comment about his girlfriend, so they get in a fight. Lucas is winning when he gets stabbed in the gut by the angry leader. The other guys run away while Lucas sinks to the floor. He pulls out the knife and he's pretty sure he's going to die when his boss comes in and sees the giant blood stain on his shirt. The boss gets kinda freaked out, but Lucas is feeling better. He lifted his shirt and... nothing. No gaping hole where his guts should have been, no ache, not even a scratch. But suddenly he's famished, so he heads across the street to the diner where his mom works and gets lunch.
A day or two later, an old man with a brand new Mustang pulls into the auto shop. There's nothing wrong with the car, the man just wanted to talk with Lucas. He has news. The man is really the Raptor, the superhero in charge of protecting Seraph City, and Lucas is his son.
Check it out, it's a good, fast read, but not totally mind candy. I had fun with it.
By the way... My name isn't Sniegoski, this is not my book, I'm just the reviewer.
-Kj
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