Isaac Hess lives in Greensboro, North Carolina with his family, three dogs, and evil cat. He likes to read, play video games, and watch movies when he’s not fending off ninjas or escaping alien spaceships. He currently attends Missouri State University and is also the author of The Altered Revenge series, Chomped, Speechless, and James Wallace, a novel for young adults.    

In a distant future of interstellar travel, planetary colonization, and rampant strife, super-powered humans once known as Altered are forced to live their lives in secrecy under a cruel new regime, the New Human Sovereignty. Now called Remnants, they must try to survive in the face of overwhelming forces. But there is hope. Teth and Pyra, two teenage siblings and Remnants, are getting by. Their lives aren't easy, but they manage to make do with what they have. When a simple mistake drives them apart, Teth must do whatever it takes to get his sister back. Royce, a new recruit in the Hunter Guard Corps., a task force designed to hunt down Remnants, is assigned to his first post. When he finds himself in opposition to his former allies, he is forced to find a way to survive with no powers and some very unlikely new friends. Eve, a Remnant from the desert planet Thirst, sets out on a quest for revenge against one of the most powerful men in the galaxy. Too little too late, she realizes she's in way over her head. On an icy planet in the middle of nowhere, Madlyn "Mad" and Taps Cobb are soldiers in the United Revolution, a rebellious force that stands against the authoritarian New Human Sovereignty. When they are ambushed, Madlyn is forced to make decisions which will determine the fate of her squad and the fate of the Revolution itself. Together or alone, they must face whatever comes at them. For family, for friends, for country, for revenge, or for their very survival.


The Altered Revenge

How the hell is this still happening? These are farmers and colonists! Admiral, I advise you to double your efforts in the Outer Edge or leave your resignation on my desk.


-Co-Governor Tyler Petrenko to Grand Admiral Lorne Patel, November 2nd, 2174 CE


THE SUNLIGHT WAS harsh against Eve's eyes as she and her father dragged the boy (Cal) from the wreckage of his ship. The drive back into town was a blur as Eve struggled to keep the boy conscious. Jack demanded constant updates while piloting the crawler over Thirst's sand dunes as carefully and quickly as possible.


"Glasshand," the boy mumbled, absently clutching at his mangled arm. "Glasshand."


"Hurry," Eve said to Jack. "I'm barely keeping him awake."


Jack stepped on the gas, and the crawler glided through the sands at a speed Eve had previously thought impossible. They reached the village in a matter of minutes, Jack throwing the crawler into park and plucking the boy from the cab, rushing towards the doctor's hut.


Chapter 29