In the Hero's Shadow
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Last published Wed, Jul 8, 2026
In the city of Pantheon, the heroes are brands, and the branding is everything.
Magnolia "Maggie" Vance-known to the world as the quirky, technopathic sidekick Glitch-is the brilliant, bleeding-heart pacifist behind the city's golden boy, Captain Vanguard. While the cameras capture his heroic smiles, it's Maggie who silently keeps the city from collapsing, unaware that her mentor's public valor masks a cruel, narcissistic reality.
But Maggie isn't alone. Lurking in the shadows is Dorian Sweeny, a lethal vigilante who refuses to let the city's corruption touch her. As Vanguard's ego pushes the city to the brink and puts Maggie in the crosshairs, Dorian is done watching from the sidelines. In a city built on manufactured heroics, In the Hero's Shadow tells the story of two outcasts who realize that if they can't save the system, they'll bring it down. One is a ghost in the machine; the other is a ghost in the room.
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