Marcus Shields Books

The long-awaited sequel (first volume of four) to the exciting "Angel Brings Fire" series of superhero / modern fantasy novels, has arrived! After desperate, life-or-death battles on the remote Alaskan island of Amchitka, the tables are turned on the imposter-President of the unstable, misgoverned United States of the 2040s, as the newly-rescued, superhuman Sam Jacobson and Minnie Chu teams depart on conflicted quests to reform America.Both teams aim to save the country from the Storied Watcher - Karéin-Mayréij - who has abundant reason to carry through with threats to "lay this kingdom in ruins, from end to end".Chu wants to reason with the U.S. government; Jacobson just wants to beat sense into it; but America's cruel, corrupt leader isn't in much of a mood to listen, to anybody.Chances are... that will turn out badly for him.

As the former, legitimate President of the United States schemes (along with some of the Storied Watcher's superhuman followers) to get his job back, his former second-in-command - now also calling himself "President" - does his worst to kill Sam Jacobson, Minnie Chu, the real President and the Storied Watcher.The faux-President might not even have to try very hard for the first three, as Karéin-Mayréij - accompanied by her angry, grieving family - has appeared at the White House with blood in her eye.But the alien's own plans for revenge have to take a back-seat: the Storied Watcher, the President and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area have multiple nuclear weapons hurtling at them, from every direction.The lives of millions of helpless people lie in the balance, as the Storied Watcher and her super-powered "New People" try to work a miracle!