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

When did being human become an insult? We are the greatest civilization ever to grace the known universe, and we are looked down upon by those who can shoot fire from their hands and lift cars from the ground. We can still take up arms, and if things don't change, I certainly will.


-Ryan Bellows at a Human Movement rally on Earth, March 7th, 2202 CE


PETER DIDN'T REALIZE he was alive until Rosie tapped him on the shoulder. Smoke filled the building behind him. Someone was screaming. Hunter Guards and Sovereignty authorities brushed past him, marching downstairs and rushing past the bullet-ridden cars across the street. Peter's finger still squeezed his rifle's trigger, though the gun was clicking empty. He lowered the barrel, turning to face Rosie.


"Are ya all right, Bridge?" Her face was still hidden behind her helmet, which was partly blackened by a scorch mark. "Got a wee bit dinged meself, but I'll fight another day."


Chapter 70