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The Supernaturalist
347 pages
A neon-soaked, wisecracking cyberpunk adventure where a ragtag found family battles invisible monsters in a corrupt dystopian metropolis.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like plunging into a gritty, neon-lit cyberpunk movie where the heroes are just kids trying to survive. The pacing is absolutely propulsive, dragging you through high-stakes chases, corporate conspiracies, and near-death encounters with a breathless momentum. Despite the bleak, dystopian atmosphere of a city run by ruthless corporations and cruel orphanages, the narrative never drowns in darkness. Instead, it is buoyed by a sharp, wisecracking tone and the profound warmth of a found family. The prose is punchy and cinematic, delivering both high-tech action and dry humor in equal measure. It is a perfect fit for anyone who loves ragtag rebel squads, cool gadgets, and the fierce loyalty of outcasts banding together against a broken world.
- Mood
- neon-lit
- gritty
- dystopian
- tense
- camaraderie-filled
- Tone
- wry
- wisecracking
- cynical
- adventurous
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- found family · corporate corruption · survival against the odds · rebellion · overcoming trauma
- The writing
- Punchy and cinematic, laced with a dry, sarcastic wit that keeps the dark setting from feeling too heavy.
- The arc
- Moves from bleak, institutionalized despair to the fierce, protective warmth of a found family fighting for survival.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave high-tech gadgets, ragtag rebel squads, and dystopian worlds brightened by snarky banter.
Content notes
- child abuse and neglect
- near-death experiences
- violence
- character death
About the book
Fourteen-year-old Cosmo Hill longs to escape from the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys. When a rare chance to get away comes, he grabs it, but the attempt goes fatally wrong. He can feel his life force ebbing away, sucked out of him by a strange blue Parasite... until a wisecracking gang of kids burst in, blast the creature and save him. They are the Supernaturalists, dedicated to ridding the world of these life-sucking blue parasites. When they realise that Cosmo has the ability to see these blue creatures too, they enlist him as one of them. Their mission leads Cosmo into a world of high-level corruption, James Bond type technology, thrilling adventure and finally back to a place that Cosmo ever thought he'd have to return...the dreaded Clarissa Frayne.
Description from Open Library.
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