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What if your schizophrenia granted you superhuman power?
Firefighter Cody Chance hates his life, his career, and his patients.
When he fails to prevent a murder, his last glimmer of hope is ripped from him. In his darkest moment, Cody is dragged into a shadowed transformation while a mysterious cosmic event rips past the earth.
Strange voices begin speaking to Cody. They grant him powers beyond his wildest imagination, but they are bloodthirsty. With these voices seething into his thoughts, Cody becomes a relentless vigilante driven by a brutal hunger for justice.
But he wasn’t the only one granted supernatural abilities. As darkness descends upon Jade City, sinister powers eat away at the city’s infrastructure one component at a time.
Tormented by the voices in his head, Cody must battle his inner demons while confronting deadly enemies who will stop at nothing to watch the city burn.
In this unforgiving urban warzone, vengeance is a weapon. And Cody is its darkest executioner.
Ancestor is a dark urban fantasy that explores real-world issues of mental health through the lens of a firefighter-turned-superhero.
Matt Ozanich
Ancestor: The Hooded Hero #1
2025 NYC Big Book Award
Distinguished Favorite
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