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Magnus Nights: The Helios Incident: The Helios Incident

Bryn Smith

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Gritty, futuristic, sci fi noir.

Outgunned, outnumbered, and the clock's ticking.

Police are being gunned down in the streets, incinerated by advanced weapons that no criminal should have. Detective Constable Craddock and Detective Sergeant Augustine of Taskforce Bloodhound must find the source of the weapons at any cost.

But there are powerful forces who benefit from the chaos. A soldier without an enemy. An executive with everything to lose. A gangster who smells opportunity. A shadowy figure after more than money.

And it may be too late to stop them.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Hawkeye Publishing Pty Ltd
  • Publish Date: Sep 23rd, 2021
  • Pages: 266
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.60in - 0.87lb
  • EAN: 9780645084467
  • Categories: • Science Fiction - Crime & Mystery• Action & Adventure• Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled

About the Author

Smith, Bryn: - Author Bryn Smith is a not-quite-country-boy, not-quitecity-slicker born in Tasmania and raised in Townsville, Queensland. He is the second of four brothers. He works in technology in Canberra, and is a combat engineer in the Army Reserves. Bryn started writing in university. His first short story, a noir thriller, won the H Neil Smith Prize. His second short story, The Long Way Home, won the Busybird Publishing Prize and was his first published work. Bryn started his first novel while at university and submitted it to the 2020 Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize where it was long-listed. Taking on the judges' feedback he worked with editor L. E. Daniels and was later signed with Hawkeye. The novel, Magnus Nights: The Helios Incident, is a tech-noir crime thriller set in the futuristic megacity.

Praise for this book

'Magnus Nights: The Helios Incident is gritty sci-fi noir which crackles with sharp writing and whiplash pacing. Hitting the signature notes of the futuristic hard-boiled detective tale with aplomb, this book is a stylish, entertaining ride from start to finish.' Geneve Flynn, Bram Stoker Award-winning editor and author.

'Gritty, fast-paced. Some of the best action scenes I've ever read. Set aside a weekend, you won't want to put this one down.' Cate Sawyer, Author.

'A futuristic, crime noir that hooked me in from the first page and didn't let go. It was from the first action scene of the main two characters that I became truly invested in this narrative, and the consequences of that fight are felt throughout the novel in that Craddock himself gains what appears to be a trauma response to some of what he had seen there, which is a very interesting touch to his character. I'm tossing up between 4.5/5 or 5/5... If it gets the film deal I hope it gets I'll definitely bump it up to 5 stars!' Nita Delgado, Editor & Reviewer.

'A next generation political crime thriller hardwired with sci fi elements and corruption that spins all the way to the top. Absolutely riveting from start to finish.' L. E. Daniels, Author of Serpent's Wake: A Tale for the Bitten.