Elektra Voltare: Blessed with Awful
"On the day of my baptism, I killed my father..."
So begins the story of Elektra Voltare, a teenager raised in a monastery, bred for an environment of mass extinction, wracked with guilt over having caused the death of her parents, and separated from a world her mutant power would disrupt into chaos. Caught between the ruling powers who would dissect her, harvest her power, and use her DNA to create a bioweapon and those who would use her powers to disable all electronic weapons and tools, Elektra must resist the temptation to bring on an even darker future...
Elektra Voltare: Blessed with Awful is the first book in the Edgy Catholic Dystopian Series, a series featuring first-person narratives of characters with superhuman abilities. These characters are hunted for their abilities by a sinister regime and sheltered by what remains of the traditional Catholic Church. The Elektra Voltare story will play out over the first three volumes, Blessed with Awful, Eve of the Memes, and Instrument of God.
Elektra Voltare is written as a series of episodes rather then constructed as a more conventional novel. The episodic structure allows for more character insights as the narrator reflects and places each episode into greater context. The structure is a blend of a conventional novel and a television series. That said, the episodes drive forward along a single greater story line as the story and character arcs play out over the three books.
What are people saying about Elektra Voltare?
Here are some quotes from readers:
"...a compelling protagonist and shades of 1984 and X-Men."
"...the worldbuilding was fantastic."
"The detail of the future and how the world got there was scarily plausible!"
"The writing is really phenomenal almost poetic."
About the rating: This work contains mature topics, some battle violence, and a thwarted suicide bomb attack. It is intended for mature readers, but likely a soft "R" rating.
