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Low down

Novel: The Shadowless Warriors Chronicles

Author: J.D. Sullivan

Genres: Science-Fiction / Post-apocalyptic / Cyberpunk / Body Horror / Action / Superhero

Influences: 80's action movies, Classic FPS & RPG games, Manga Anime

Number of episodes: 4 Origins 4 Main and 2 Legends episodes

The series is about a group of young adults who must navigate a dystopian world after a tragic apocalyptic event, where technology is now a resource and a commodity. Aided by their parents who ran a nanotech company and bestowed upon them cybernetic suits, but they must keep them in operation and work out how best to navigate the treacherous terrain and deal with its nasty inhabitants - very much a survival story. Along the way they bump into others with similar self-made suits, some assembled from scraps and others with various augmentations, some of which controlled by an evil dictator - the Mad Doctor who wants to acquire abilities from those that are fortunate to have them, in order to open alternate realities on his quest for power. They must stop him and find the cause of the event if they are to restore peace.

As mentioned it is primarily Science-Fiction, drawing from my love of films, video games and Manga. Game references are mainly old stuff like id Software classics Doom & Quake and old RPG's. I do want to avoid the typical superhero clichés as this series is very different from the usual affair. This is really a superhero story if they were more adult and less teens. When it gets going and you get to episodes like "Project Blue" and "Project Red" hopefully you will understand - these episodes in particular have already been planned and I'm hyping them up! There are also some surprises and twists.

I want to tell a story about heroes battling against the odds and coming out the other end of the tunnel - emerging triumphant. BUT you know they have earned it and you are on the journey with them. Characters, story and visuals are at the forefront of the series and so they bloody well should be. There is no forced DEI for the sake of it, no virtue signaling, showing Disney how to write a female superhero without it being a typical "yawn" female girl boss, and no dumbing down of male characters in the process.

As a final note I met Youtubers, Nerdrotic and The Critical Drinker at a London meet-up in 2023 and they gave me some great advice. They both told me to write for yourself, you are the most important audience and the main takeaway was to just get going with it. I had a few issues to iron out with the story arcs before I started but we are finally here. It's been a long road for me, battling depression due to a family fallout and my dad dying of cancer as well as life's struggles but now I can say it is happening and I value any and all support I get.

Tah

JDS