Bystander 27 - Softcover

Rik Hoskin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0857668595 ISBN 13: 9780857668592

Publisher: Angry Robot, 2020

Synopsis

A background character in a comic book suspects that he is just a plaything of minds beyond hiscomprehension. When cruel fate throws his life into turmoil, he vows to get his revenge on the people who dictate his life – even if it means reaching out of his world and into ours.

He doesn’t know it, but ex-Navy SEAL Jon Hayes is just a background figure in a comic book, a shocked face drawn by an artist. But when his pregnant wife and unborn daughter are senselessly killed as collateral damage during a super-powered battle, Hayes seeks to find out why.

Tracking the movements of the colorful heroes in his fictional world, Hayes searches for a pattern to their constant stream of action and pathos. Theorizing that there’s something bigger behind it all, Hayes vows to uncover who calls the shots, who’s manipulating the costumed battles, and to exact his vengeance for the pain that they have inflicted on him.

About this title

About the Author

Rik has worked on graphic novels and comics with best-selling authors and many top franchises including Star Wars and Doctor Who. The authors that Rik has collaborated with include Brandon Sanderson, Dean Koontz, Pierce Brown, and Patricia Briggs. Most recently, the graphic novel of Brandon Sanderson’s White Sand Volume 1 , which Rik collaborated on with Brandon Sanderson and Julius M. Gopez, won the Dragon Award for Best Graphic Novel at last year’s Dragon Con. Rik lives in the UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Angry Robot
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0857668595
• ISBN 13: 9780857668592
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400