My name is Gemma Keyes. Other than my name, I am utterly forgettable—so those who never paid much attention to me in the first place haven’t exactly noticed that I’ve disappeared. Vanished. Oh, it’s much more complicated than it sounds. I’ve had to learn the hard way: Invisibility comes with its own set of problems.I should tell you about Dr. Daniel Bickel, world-renowned nanophysicist. We used … world-renowned nanophysicist. We used to work together, but I’ll be candid with you: He’s supposed to be dead. Well, he’s not. (Imagine my surprise.) Instead of the proverbial “six feet under,” he’s subsisting in an abandoned devolution cavern beneath the old Manzano Weapons Storage Facility on Kirtland Air Force Base here in Albuquerque.
“I need to show you what I’m protecting here, Gemma,” he insisted.
I stared into the clear glass case. I could hear . . . humming, clicking, buzzing. A faint haze inside the box shifted. Dissolved. Came back together. Reminded me of how mercury, when released on a plate, will flow and form new shapes. Only this, this thing was “flowing and forming” in midair.
“Do you see them?” Dr. Bickel asked.
“Them?” I was confused. My mouth opened to a stunned “o” as the silver haze resolved into blue letters.
H E L L O
Dr. Bickel hadn’t pressed any buttons. Hadn’t said anything to them. Hadn’t gestured.
He grinned. “Ah. They’ve noticed you. They know they haven’t seen you before.”
“Well, I wish they wouldn’t notice me!” I choked on the words, my eyes fixed on the glass case.
And I need to warn you about General Cushing. The rank and name likely conjure images of a lean but muscled old soldier, posture rigid, face cemented in unyielding lines, iron-gray hair cut high and tight. Let me disabuse you of that impression: General Imogene Cushing is short and a tiny bit plump. She wears her silvered hair in an elegant braid knotted at the nape of her neck, and she knows how to smile sweetly. With the deadliest of sharks.
You wouldn’t suspect a two-star general, an Air Force O-8, of being a traitor, would you?
Nanostealth
Book 1: Stealthy Steps
Book 2: Stealth Power
Book 3: Stealth Retribution
Book 4: Deep State Stealth
“Vikki writes the kind of faith-filled fiction that hooks you within the first few pages, will not let you go until you have finished, and leaves you wishing for more.”
—Janis Braun, Seattle, Washington
“Her books are not just for ‘chicks’! I was amazed how engrossed I became in the lives of Vikki’s characters, and how much I could relate to their situations.”
—Ed Dunne, Los Angeles
“Be prepared to put life on hold. That’s all I have to say!”
—Rebecca H., New Jersey
“You will laugh, you will cry but, most of all, you will be uplifted.”
—LaTisha Holland, St. Augustine, FL
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Absolutely loved this book and the others in this series! Everything I’ve read by Vikki Kestell has been great!
If you can push through the first part of book one, then the rest of the series just flows. I started reading it and then put it down, after a bit I picked it up again and pushed through the first part which is a little heavy on the technology. After that, it was easier to read.
Loved it after that and read the whole series.
Different science fiction, but interesting.
Good idea and well written. A bit slow in getting tbere, hence 4 stars instead of 5
Suspense with enough comedy and good pace. Unique story line and great lead character. I’ve read the first two and the second is a bit more daring with a couple of out-of-character actions, but still like them enough to download the other two. Putting off starting another till there is lots of reading time and no lengthy interruptions.
It was very good . I could not wait to read Book2. So far it is good as the first
We lived in that area 42 years ago when the sandia labs were a big deal and remember well the areas described. Riviting! My only disapointment? The series ended and We sooo wanted it to go on.
It was a delightful adventure story.
It is very well written. Educational, well researched. Totally captured my interest and on top of the descriptive narrative it is written by a Christian author. I do salute you and your gifted ability to write so descriptively.
Last time I read a series as good as this was Robert Ludlam’s The Borne series. Truly I could hardly put the books down. They are worth every penny. I shall look anxiously forward to book numerous 4.
Loved it….it really held my interest and wanted more when I was done reading it. Totally awesome.
The nanomite series has been informative in the topic of nano technology. It has been a series that a story is built and well played out from each book. There are questions that arise regarding the spiritual aspect of nano technology that so far have been left partly left for the reader to wrestle with. I have started the last volume and it looks like it will not disappoint.
I really liked this book!!! Very interesting, couldn’t put it down!!!
Series is very long and few things were concluded in this first book.
My comments on “Stealthy Steps” are offered up with mixed emotions, because this is actually a really good book! Vickki Kestell writes very well; the story is interesting and streetwise. It’s a gritty saga with international conspiracies and drug busts and meth labs and gangs threatening each other, but the violence and ghetto talk aren’t gratuitous. The Christian element just comes along every now and then – it’s no more than a 5% thing overall – but I do like her tone. It’s muscular and not preachy or pious at all, which I admire.
The two challenges I face are these – and maybe it’s only me. The sci-fi element is interesting, but way over-the-top for my taste. The “nanomites” are an intriguing concept, but when the Professor explains it to her, yikes, the tutorial does go on for what feels like forty pages. I couldn’t wait to get out of that cave. But when the main character gets back to civilization and, spoiler alert, has to spend the rest of the book being invisible, well, she has a lot of fun playing Bilbo the Hobbit in downtown Albuquerque.
The second reality is that this is absolutely a continuing gotta-buy-all-four-books story. Vol. 1 ends with a tight cliffhanger, and readers will have to make a snap decision whether or not to get out their credit card and purchase the entire set.
I’m not sure I will; I mean, I do have calculus papers to grade. But I will say this: in the realm of Christian fiction, you could do a whole lot worse.
The nano technology aspect is intriguing, providing unusual twists and turns. The character development is entertaining and well done.
What I love most about Vikki Kestell’s writing is the way she incorporates God into her stories. It feels more like reality, not forced or overdone.
God Bless Vikki.
I enjoyed this book. It was clean and a different take on superheroes.
Loved it
Took some time to get into it.
Silly premise
Good book and storyline, charchters were set up well, and a realistic plot. Does not have wuch to do with “Christian fiction”, though a young pastor is one of the characters. Three stars because it was left unfinished, and kind of a “get the next book now to see what happens” as some of the deals tend to be.