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

Almost sixty years ago, we were killin' each other for loaves of bread. Now I can visit my grandson on Mars every weekend. Far as I can tell, he'll never go hungry. For that, I am eternally grateful.


-Unknown veteran of the Starving War, July 4th, 2124 CE


Pyra twisted in her seat, struggling not to look away as a line of new prisoners was ushered into the cafeteria. Three times Pyra had witnessed fresh batches of recruits stumble into their new lives, and three times she had wanted to shout and scream and rage until Sword Station fell to pieces around her.


The children looked terrified as the Hunter Guards stopped them, retreating into a corridor before a large door rolled into place and sealed itself shut. One of the smaller boys started to cry. The older newcomers looked upon him with pity in their eyes, but Chip's gang had set upon them before anyone could comfort the child. 


Chapter 58