Title: They Call Me Superman
Author: Michael Goffinet
Publisher: Barringer Publishing
Pages: 334
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
Format: Paperback & eBook

Synopsis

Marcus Evans is a new kind of super hero.  Born with superhuman strength, he is compelled to join the Army Rangers, where his abilities create an unique assassin against the war on terror.  After his stent with the Rangers, he joins forces with reclusive billionaire, Robert Sinclair, who has been his mentor and father-figure since the age of sixteen.  A whirlwind of action-packed adventures lead Marcus to the discovery of an alien spaceship that unlock secrets about his life, which will shock him to his very core, secrets that Robert has been hiding his entire life.

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Excerpt from the first chapter

500 BC

Captain Patteleo’s face was a cloud of concern. A cold sweat broke out just below his hairline and panic pounded in his temples. They were going to die. “Commander, we’ve lost power. The fire fatally damaged the control panel.”

The commander pressed his lips hard together, trying to remain calm. Damn! “Why didn’t the backup power come on?”

“I don’t know, but the ship is descending at a rapid pace. If I don’t get the power back on, we’ll hit the ocean in minutes.”

“Turn on the tracking device.” The tracking device was located on top of the ship and had its own power source that could last centuries. At least our people can locate our ship and recover our research, he thought.

Their ship struck the water at eight hundred miles an hour. The impact was so powerful that a spray of white water soared a hundred feet into the air, sending the team hurtling through the ship, violently crashing into walls and equipment. When Commander Tallaios regained consciousness, he lay in a fog. What happened? He looked around, but the room was spinning and his head was throbbing. He squinted his eyes in confusion. Nothing made sense. The control panel was hanging from the roof upside down. Then his memories came flooding back—the fight, the blast, the fire, and then the crash. He realized the ship had landed upside down. The ramifications hit him like a bolt of lightning. The tracking device won’t be able to emit a signal.

He clenched his teeth and slammed his fist down hard in frustration. Now the mission’s a complete failure. He closed his eyes in disappointment. He thought about the other team members. He needed to search for survivors. He struggled to get up, but his legs wouldn’t budge. He lay back down in despair. Probably a broken back. “Can anyone hear me?” he yelled. No answer. Maybe no one else survived.

He sighed heavily in acceptance. He was going to spend the remainder of his short life entombed two miles down at the bottom of the ocean. He had nothing to do but think—think about how horribly wrong everything went.

About the Author

Michael Goffinet was born and raised in Southern California. After earning his Masters of Health Administration degree, he worked in the health care industry for the last two decades.  He currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife of twenty years and his teenage son. He is an avid golfer and when he’s not reading or writing he can be found on the golf course.

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