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Emerging mysteriously during World War II, metahumans became icons of the best - and worst - humanity had to offer. Yet sixty years later, the world still suffers from war, greed and madness. Worse, man's nadir of systematic cruelty returns with bizarre new weapons. The metahumans of Earth must find a way to defeat this powerful foe and discover what lurks behind the scenes - a secret world hidden from our own. Mercedes Lackey, one of fantasy's most beloved voices, and new talent Steve Libbey bring you a podcast series that catapults the classic superhero into the 21st century.

Book One: Invasion starts the series off with a bang - a set of coordinated attacks by Nazi warriors in futuristic battle armor. We meet our cast of heroes in the midst of chaos: Belladonna Blue, a young azure-skinned healer; Victoria Victrix Nagy, a geomancer fighting panic attacks; Handsome Devil, whose luck is metahumanly good; Red Saviour, strident leader of an anachronistic Soviet team; Red Djinni, the shapeshifting criminal; and John Murdock, a fugitive super-soldier. Watching over them all is the Seraphym, descended from the Infinite to protect humanity.

As the heroes fend off the blitzkrieg attack, they are left wondering what secrets have erupted from this hidden world, and whether, once unleashed, they can be contained. For there are clues that all is not what it seems...

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By: per ove sleen
I thought this type of story was called fantasy? How about something new and original for a change...not a lot of fantasy here. I have heard this story before 1000 times over. And the Nazis !! my god! when will you ever get over that boring old crap. It has been done to death. Books are hardly any fun any more. Always the same plot and story. Always happy endings. All the characters are boringly artificial shallow. Super heroes doesn't always have to be one dimensional you know. And every story must not follow the "rules" of "How to write a book"...cos you see that has been done....millions of times already. so despite finding it nice that people read their stories for us and put them up for free (thank you), I still think "podiobooks.com" (PB from now on) should try to raise the threshold for putting up a book or not. Maybe work more with the authors to develop the stories a little more like they do in the paper book world maybe. That would be a good thing for PB, the authors and the readers. I mean why shouldn't the free audiobook world be about quality just as much as any other literary output. Cos this is simply just good enough to waist time on. Especially not when there is SO much quality stuff to fill ones life with..... Sorry about that...just my opinion. POS

By: Samantha
A good superhero story is always a thrill, and this is a sterling example of the genre. A colorful, eclectic array of characters, each with a unique story to tell, all at core human, with the flaws and blessings that go along with that. Really strong writing.

By: PuddyRat
Okay, I'm having a LOT of fun listening to this book, far more than I would have thought. I don't typically go in for the super-hero genre, but I like a well written story and "The Secret World Chronicle" is very well written. While there is some language, it is tolerable (certainly nothing along the lines of what some authors put out there and mistakenly think it is good writing). Part of what makes this so good is that a single event is seen from several different perspectives. Each character brings a different level of depth to the story, based on their own personal histories, some of which are conveyed and others not. This just adds to the mystery that is the story. This is some great entertainment. There are a couple of issues with the narration, but they can be quickly overlooked. I especially liked that most of the podcasts lasted for over an hour and the last couple were even two hours in length. Since I listen to these at work, I found myself really looking forward to getting there to just to find out what happened next. I'm looking forward to more of the same in Book Two. Keep up the good work Mercedes and Steve!

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