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

TETH DIDN'T BELIEVE his eyes. He thought he'd seen Cade take a bullet, but perhaps it had been a trick of the smoke. He threw another lightning bolt down the stairs, catching yet another guard in the ribs. He strained to see Lisha through the smoke, but he could only partly make out Eve. Derick grabbed his shoulder, wrenching him away from the top step as the Sovereignty forces below released another volley of gunfire.


Derick returned a few shots, cursing when his rifle clicked empty. He tossed it to the pockmarked floor, drawing his pistol. 


"What happened?" Teth called, his voice seeming too loud and too quiet amidst the fighting. "Eve?"


"Cade's dead," she replied. "Stray bullet got him."


"What do we do now?" Teth asked. A guard appeared at the top of the stairs, pointing his rifle straight into Derick's face. Teth placed his hand on the guard's chest plate, releasing a torrent of lightning into his body. The guard flew down the stairs, adding to the growing pile. 


Chapter 85