Do not pick up this book thinking that you will take your time reading it. It is so engaging that you will not be able to put it down. R. C. Miller creates in Jude a character you will never forget. 5 Stars for Jude from Michael McManus for Readers' Favorite: There is good and bad in this potential super hero, who is less a hero and more a victim, a human who has very little in common with most humans. What he does have is a soul and a mission. Although it is a bit dark, I recommend it to anyone who has the stomach for a good tale. ------------ Impressions skipped briefly through his mind ...falling ...water rising and covering his face. He went into the public restroom, up to one of the dirty sinks. ...and looked into the mirror. He turned away quickly and barked a soundless epithet, grabbing the sides of the sink for balance. ...oh, God... He looked up slowly. The thing in the mirror hadn't changed. It hadn't gone away ...the ...thing... ---------- What if you didn't grow old, or sick, and couldn't be harmed? What if you didn't need to eat, or drink or breathe, and couldn't die? What if you had to give up everything to become that way? ...and give it all up forever without any hope of getting anything back? What if it meant that you had to die first? What if it meant that you had to become a monster? What if your presence destroyed everything that people take for granted? ...electronics, paper, pens, clothing, metal... What if meant that just being near you was lethal? ...what if it all happened ...and you'd been given no choice...? That's what happened to Justice. He had a decent life, a good family, and a bright future. ...and then he died. ...and then he was given a purpose. ...and then his existence turned into a living, never ending, nightmare. ...not a ghost, vampire, zombie, or werewolf... ...any of those would have been better than what he'd become... ...because none of those would have been able to do the task he'd been given... ...if they had any place in reality to begin with...