The Secret World Chronicle, Book One: Invasion
Emerging mysteriously during World War II, metahumans became icons of the best - and worst - humanity had to offer. Yet sixty years later, the world still suffers from war, greed and madness. Worse, man's nadir of systematic cruelty returns with bizarre new weapons. The metahumans of Earth must find a way to defeat this powerful foe and discover what lurks behind the scenes - a secret world hidden from our own. Mercedes Lackey, one of fantasy's most beloved voices, and new talent Steve Libbey bring you a podcast series that catapults the classic superhero into the 21st century.Book One: Invasion starts the series off with a bang - a set of coordinated attacks by Nazi warriors in futuristic battle armor. We meet our cast of heroes in the midst of chaos: Belladonna Blue, a young azure-skinned healer; Victoria Victrix Nagy, a geomancer fighting panic attacks; Handsome Devil, whose luck is metahumanly good; Red Saviour, strident leader of an anachronistic Soviet team; Red Djinni, the shapeshifting criminal; and John Murdock, a fugitive super-soldier. Watching over them all is the Seraphym, descended from the Infinite to protect humanity.As the heroes fend off the blitzkrieg attack, they are left wondering what secrets have erupted from this hidden world, and whether, once unleashed, they can be contained. For there are clues that all is not what it seems...
Episodes
-In this episode: "Introduction" by Mercedes Lackey. Read by Veronica Giguere. Welcome to the Secret World. Meet VickieVee -- metahuman, geomancer, recluse, and resident of the Secret World. "Prologue" by Steve Libbey. Read by Adam Higgins. A Nazi
-In this episode: Written by Steve Libbey. Read by Adam Higgins. Handsome Devil has it all: a well-paying job (that gets him shot at every day), a beautiful woman (with four arms) and a lifelong streak of incredible, impossible luck. What could possibly go wrong?
-In this episode: Written by Mercedes Lackey. Read by Veronica Giguere. Gifted with healing powers and blue skin, Bella Dawn Parker was content to work as an EMT in Las Vegas - until one day her world turned upside down.
-In this episode: Written by Cody Martin and Mercedes Lackey. Read by Veronica Giguere. New York City has seen it all. Or has it?
-In this episode: Written by Steve Libbey. Read by Veronica Giguere.The Russian heroine Red Saviour faces demotion over her draconian tactics - but getting fired is about to be the least of her worries.
-In this episode: Written by Dennis Lee. Read by Veronica Giguere. Meet the meta-criminal Red Djinni, master of disguise, as he executes the perfect bank heist - but his life of crime is about to come to an end.
-In this episode: Written by Steve Libbey. Read by Veronica Giguere. In the blazing finale to the first part of Book One: Invasion, we see the epicenter of the Thule Society attack: Echo headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
-In this episode: Written by Mercedes Lackey, Steve Libbey, Cody Martin and Dennis Lee. Read by Veronica Giguere. Our heroes pick up the pieces after the Thule Society attack - and discover new questions to be answered.
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