Zwataru: Book 2
Corey Tate
Paperback
(Illumify Media Global, Aug. 4, 2020)
Quentt, with murder in his eyes, materialized next to Scott. Scott, still bleeding from the wound in his bicep, was too weak to accelerate. Scott’s eleven-year-old brother, Jared, lunged forward. Quentt spun, fists firing like pistons. But the fifth grader appeared to be dodging the punches before Quentt could even think of them. Scott and Nick watched with their mouths open. Suddenly Jared’s muscles tore through his own skin from underneath, ripping his shirt in the middle and on the shoulders. Jared roared like a lion in a terrifyingly deep tone. His teeth became thicker and denser and his jaw and facial features widened. He punched Quentt in the dead center of his Adam’s apple. Quentt threw his hands up to his throat before dropping unconscious onto the deck of the Bermuda Delta. The only sound was that of Jared breathing heavily through now-muscular jaws. “Who are you?” Nick asked quietly, addressing the emerging brute who still held a faint resemblance to Scott’s kid brother. “Urick,” the creature responded. “My name is Urick.” *** An eclectic group of teens with super abilities from three planets find themselves battling to save the people—and the worlds—they love.Zwataru—book two in the Otherworld series—draws fans into an epic clash through the upended lives of two brothers who discover they are not who they thought they were. As Lezkav, the Higher Being from the Chaos Dimension, warns Scott darkly, “Be on your guard. Enemies are everywhere.” Corey Tate offers fans strong world building, unexpected plot twists, and a fascinating look into the psychology of his characters. He is also writing to an engaged and growing audience. Sci-fi fantasy book sales have doubled since 2010 and show no sign of slowing down. And according to researchers Menadue and Jacups who conducted a 12-month survey with 909 unique responders: “Contrary to declining reading habits, the science fiction and fantasy audience read consistently high volumes of books." Corey Tate's six-book Otherworld series is already captivating that audience.