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'Axel wakes up in a seedy hotel room with no memory of his past. A man lies dying on the floor next to him. Someone starts pounding at the door. Axel runs. While staying one step ahead of his pursuers, Axel begins to assemble the pieces of his life. He is the victim of an amazing experiment – he has been given incredible powers – and he is not alone.

'An organization known only as The Agency has modified other teenagers too. Brodie is a master of martial arts. Ebony can transmute one substance into another. Dan controls metals with his mind. Chad creates fire and ice from nothing.

'They have been handed incredible powers to help the human race in times of crisis – and one of those times is now.

'A terrorist organization intends to fire a nuclear weapon at an American city. Only this bunch of untried, untested teenage superheroes stands any chance of stopping it.' (Publication summary) 

'Life is never boring when you’re a superhero…

'Axel and the team get more than they bargained for when they settle into their new home outside Las Vegas. A surprise attack results in Brodie, Ebony, Dan and Ferdy being taken hostage and held in a secret location by cult leader, Jeremiah Stead.

'Stead wants their help in opening an encrypted device called Barricade. If they refuse, it’ll cost them their lives, but agreeing to Stead’s demands will mean handing over control of a deadly virus that could kill billions of people…

'Axel and Chad can find Stead, but it means they have to break his brother out of prison. And it’s not just any prison. It’s the world’s most dangerous jail—Yodak prison in North Korea, a place filled with modified humans who have deadly powers.

'Getting in is easy. Survival is hard. Escape is impossible!' (Publication summary)

'The Tagaar are an ancient race of warrior aliens. They’re determined to make our planet their own—and they intend to use our teenage superheroes to help them do it. Kidnapping Brodie, the Tagaar promise her safe return—if Axel steals the deadly Stonekiller weapon. It’s a weapon that can turn a person to a block of stone—but they do not die. Instead, they are condemned to exist as a living statue forever.

'And the person they want Axel to use it on is the Russian President…

'If things aren’t bad enough, the ancient sorceress, Morgan le Fay has made a reappearance. She’s centuries old and is one of the most powerful humans to have ever lived. She has the ability to take away anyone’s free will. Whilst under her spell, a person can be forced to do anything she commands.

'And she doesn’t care who she hurts…

'With the future of the planet in the balance, sacrifices will be made, friendships will be tested and lives will be lost in this latest installment in the Teen Superhero adventure series. It combines amazing surprises, non-stop action, and unexpected laughs.' (Publication summary)

'Eager for some rest and relaxation, the team seek refuge on a remote Pacific Island. But all does not go according to plan. A visitor appears from the future with a time-bending mission. They must kill a man by the name of James Price.

'If they don't, the world is doomed.

'Their refusal sends them forward forty years in time where they see the repercussions of letting James Price live. The Earth has been devastated and mankind is on the brink of extinction. They need to survive this terrible new world and return to the past. But is it right to kill an innocent man? Even when they know what his future will produce?

'And if changing history isn’t difficult enough, it’s what Axel and Brodie learn about themselves that will change their current relationship forever...' (Publication summary)

'Axel’s life is turned upside down when he is sent a message from the New Haven refugee camp. The aliens there have information about his past.

'This takes him on a whole new journey. He leaves Liber8tor to start a fresh life. Everything is perfect. He now has family and a place to call home. He even has a girlfriend, a girl named Quinn who bears an uncanny resemblance to Brodie.For the first time ever, Axel knows his true identity and what the future holds.

'Or does he?

'Inspired by Axel’s move, Brodie and the others find a town where they can settle down. All is perfect—at first—but then strange events make them question their new home. What are the strange faces at the windows? What bizarre creature inhabits the town library? Who is the ghostly woman stalking the local supermarket?

'Is the town haunted? Are they losing their minds? Or does a far greater mystery lie beneath the surface? All is not as it seems. They must discover the truth or they will all face unimaginable terrors—for the rest of their lives!' (Publication summary)

The Earth is doomed...

'The Tagaar empire are on the verge of invading Earth and nothing can stop them.

'Well, almost nothing...

'Axel and the others have settled into their new life at Asgard base when Mister Okada gives them the news they've been dreading the Tagaar are on their way to invade the Earth. They intend to strip it of its resources before destroying the planet. Mister Okada does have a plan, but it is not without risks.

'Our team of superheroes must travel into space, and to the heart of Tagaar territory. Here, if they can make three ancient Tagaar prophecies come true, the Tagaar will lay down their arms forever. The odds are against our heroes, and it's not long before Axel, Brodie and the others are separated and lost in deep space.

'With time running out, they must achieve their goal, or all will be completely lost.' (Publication summary)

'Our team of teenage superheroes have always sought the answers to their origins. What are their real names? Who are their parents? Why were they chosen to be superheroes?

'But sometimes searching for answers leads to more questions. When The Agency are called in to investigate the murder of a teenager, our teen superheroes are soon drawn into the mystery. It immediately promises to propel them into the greatest adventure of their lives. Who is the mysterious teenager who ended up dead and why was he killed?

'And—strangest of all—why does he look so much like Axel?

'Their search for the truth will take them to visit a past foe who now languishes in jail, and finally to a cabin in the woods that may hold all the answers. Before they can unravel the truth, however, they must make use of a technology that once before threatened to destroy them.

'Time travel is in the mix. It may bring about a new beginning—or all too easily spell out the end of everything.' (Publication summary)