The thrilling sequel to the critically acclaimed Transient.“Thursday Midnight is quite simply one of the most compelling and intelligent science fiction books to come along in a very long time.”- Ben Ragunton, TG GeeksTwo years after betraying humanity and fleeing the city, Jonas and Anna remain in hiding. Their plans to remake society are slowly progressing, albeit under the constant threat of … progressing, albeit under the constant threat of death.
Victor Korovin is a NExUS agent tasked with eliminating the human scourge. After centuries in the field, his life as a feared enforcer has quieted. He lingers as an unused asset, trapped behind a desk in downtown Seattle.
His accord with Jonas brought an end to the eternal war and marked the official extinction of the human race. The world has enjoyed a lasting peace ever since. That is, until a frightening new foe rises from the ashes.
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Review of Thursday Midnight by Zachary Wheeler
There is a terrifying menace causing murder and mayhem among the blood-drinkers of Seattle. After each massacre, there is a message painted on the walls. The demand? The murderer wants Jonas, who is purportedly dead. The NExUS agent, Victor Korovin, who knows Jonas still lives, is called in to solve the mystery.
Jonas is alive and hiding with Anna in a secret location. He is working through social media towards peace between eternals and humans. He does not know who the killer is or why the killer is demanding him. If he does not come forward, more people will die. How does Jonas reveal himself without endangering the people he loves? Korovin gets word to Jonas, asking for help.
The murderer is upscaling his assaults – more people murdered – and is going global. The world is in an uproar. Can Jonas stop the massacres? What does this killer want with him? Thursday Midnight by Zachary Wheeler is a gripping story that keeps you flipping the pages long into the night, right to the jaw-dropping ending. Highly Recommended.
Thursday Midnight is Zachry Wheeler’s powerful sequel to Transient. Taking place a few years after the events of Transient, Jonas has kept his word with Agent Korovin of NExUS. But that doesn’t mean that Jonas has been idle. He’s been working in secret to show that humans and eternals can live together, that the hatred was not necessary. As Jonas starts his newest campaign in the deepest parts of the internet, trying to change the minds of eternals that the remnant humans are not a threat, a brutal murder of several eternals takes place in Seattle. Agent Korovin is brought in to investigate, but the killer seems to be three steps ahead of NExUS at every point, and this killer has one goal: to meet Jonas.
Powerful is not a word I use lightly when reviewing books, and it applies to Thursday Midnight. From the very first chapter in the book Zach pulls you into a world that is both familiar (if you read Transient) but you are immediately aware that the rules have changed. They have changed for Agent Korovin and the other NExUS agents. They have changed for Jonas and Anna. And they have changed for the reader. From the first descriptions in chapter one I was sucked in and captivated (held hostage?) by the story. And by the end, after the twists, turns, and shocking reveals, I was left breathless. The ending is a gut punch, not only for Jonas but for the reader. But it is a wonderful gut punch because you can see how far Zach is taking the story and the characters, see the risks he is taking as an author to write the story as it must be told, not trying to sugar coat it or tone it down. The story is laid raw and bare before the reader, nothing is sanitized, and because of this Zach has elevated the story to the next level. It may be too much for many readers, but in Thursday Midnight Zachry Wheeler has reset the bar for storytelling.
I highly recommend Thursday Midnight. It is a powerful story with a shocking ending. The book mixes vampire lore set in a utopian, though very gritty, future, but everything is painted over with subtle shades of dystopia. I challenge you to not be shocked by the ending, and I look forward to seeing how Zach will finish out the trilogy. Zachry Wheeler has another winner on his hands.