Last year I watched the best superhero movie I’d ever had the pleasure of seeing: The Avengers. Very recently I finished reading a book that if turned into a live action movie would be a sweeping effects laden spectacle on par with-even exceeding the Avengers. The Omega Nexus, by Roger Reece and Peter Reece, centers around a young man named Ty Slade who discovers that he is an Ascended, a human being with extraordinary abilities. Eventually, circumstances force him to reunite with members of a group also possessing Ascended abilities. The group, called the Omega Nexus, is led by a brilliant scientist, Dr. Brown who, during the Cold War, worked in a secret government program tasked with creating super soldiers. His former partner turned enemy, General Lassiter, controls an opposing organization bent on using Ascended persons to conquer the world.
From there, the action is fast, furious and uncompromising. The superhero/villain clashes explode from the pages with an intensity that brings to mind episodes of Justice League. Omega Nexus is a fun page-turner with the promise of more sequels to come. I’ll be waiting!
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