The Cyborg's Crusade

by Benoit Lanteigne

Overview

How did it come to this? My life used to be so simple. Back then, I hated it; I found it boring. Let me tell you: boring's good. Boring's great! I should've been thankful...

It was supposed to be a date like any other for James Hunter, a simple convenience store clerk. Nothing more than watching a movie in the town of Moncton. A place as unknown and unimportant as he considered his own existence to be. And yet, while walking to a cinema, James teleports to another world. There, a hostile crowd surrounds him, including various mutants with strange deformities.

Before he can even gather his wits or make a dash for it, a lone ally presents herself in the form of a winged woman named Rose. An important cultural figure in the country where James appeared, she offers him both protection and a home.

Soon, James learns that this new world is divided by a cold war. On one side is Nirnivia, home to Rose. The other, Ostark, is led by a mysterious cyborg. James is unaware that the cyborg has him in his crosshairs, thinking of him as the Deus ex machina that will end the war in his favor.

But the cyborg is far from the only potential threat to James. Soon after his arrival, BRR, a terrorist organization, kidnaps him.

What would a rogue group out for revenge-seeking to turn the cold war hot want with someone like James? Is there anyone also aware of this other world who will try to find him? Or is he on his own? If so, how is he supposed to escape? If that's even an option...

Book 1 of the Cyborg's Crusade series.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940160724430
Publisher:	Benoit Lanteigne
Publication date:	07/31/2023
Series:	The Cyborg's Crusade , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	28,360
File size:	722 KB

About the Author

My name is Benoit Lanteigne and I’m a French Canadian (outside of Quebec) who’s trying to write in English. That can be tricky. I’m a computer programmer and I enjoy it. I see many inspiring writers who hate their day jobs and hope to quit someday, but that’s not my case. Mostly, I’ve worked on websites and web applications.

Back in school, I enjoyed writing and according to my teachers and classmates; I had a talent for it. Well, not so much for grammar and spelling, but they liked my stories. Once I went to university, I dropped writing as a hobby. There were other things I wanted to focus on, such as my career. Then, in the early 2000s, around 2006 I’d say, I had a flash of inspiration. At first, it was a single character: a winged woman with red hair. I didn’t even know who she was, but the image stuck with me. From there, I began figuring out details about her ori-gins and her world, but I only started writing for real in 2009. After over ten years of hard work, books of The Cyborg’s Crusade are finally ready for release.

Editorial Reviews

Lots of twists and turns with interesting characters and a creative, imaginative story. What impressed me was the level of thought that went into this, including developing the whole back story of the planet's religion. Each character has their own story and motivation. And I liked how humans were already known to the population. Ironically, for causing scandal and the death of some citizens.

The International Review of Books - N/A

... a multifaceted story that will appeal to sci-fi, fiction, and literary readers alike with a format and evolution that is at once complex and unpredictable. (Review for the first six books in the series)

Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review - D. Donovan

Author Benoit Lanteigne has crafted a truly thrilling work of episodic space opera fiction with plenty of twists, turns, and surprises to offer reader (Review for the first six books in the series)

Reader's Favorite - K.C. Finn

... there wasn't a dull moment in the story. I would recommend this book to fans of science fiction filled with conspiracy theories and debates of good versus evil (Review for the first six books in the series)

Reader's Favorite - Stephanie Chapman

Benoit Lanteigne builds a world that readers will find new and exciting in The Cyborg's Crusasde, with something for everyone in a genre-bending universe

Reader's Favorite - Jamie Michele