[sci-fi] The Coming Dark, The Coming Dark (01) by D. J. Molles EPUB

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Trained from ten years old to deal violence to the violent, the Deathbringers take their
oaths extremely seriously: Protect the weak, and foster the evolution of good.

All Liam Avione ever wanted was to be a Deathbringer. Almost twenty years old now, he’s
approaching the last six months of the decade-long training program, hopeful for his
future as a protector of the Universe.

One, slight problem: he’s got a genetic defect that he’s been keeping a secret. But as the
training intensifies, so do his symptoms. Which are really hard to hide when they cause him
to puke, pass out, and have a seizure in front of the training cadre.

Before he knows it, he is dismissed from the Deathbringers and sent back to live with the
civilian “Lifebringers.” Struggling to fit in, or even find a job, Liam is relegated to working
in a kitchen and repeatedly trying to convince himself, This is your life now. So when Liam
gets a slim chance at redemption, he knows he has to take it, genetic defect be damned.

His second chance comes in the form of a Trial–an extremely rare occasion where
Lifebringers are given an opportunity to test their mettle against Deathbringers in a
seven-day contest. If Liam survives, he’ll get an opportunity to train as a Deathbringer
again. The Trial is supposed to be non-lethal, but within hours of being dropped on an
abandoned jungle planet, Liam and a handful of other volunteers start to find the terribly-
mutilated bodies of their friends.

It becomes obvious that the Deathbringers aren’t the only things hunting them. An
ancient evil is pushing its way through the fabric of space and time, intent on bringing
death and destruction to the Universe. And the only thing standing in its way are some
untrained Lifebringers, and a former almost-Deathbringer. And he’s feeling just a little bit
pukey at the moment.

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