Herokiller

A Novel

By: Paul Tassi

Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby

Ready Player One meets Gladiator in this high-octane thriller that mixes black-ops espionage with fight-to-the-death combat in the arena. In the near future, the line between entertainment and brutality has blurred.

Mysterious billionaire Cameron Crayton is a household name from televised spectacles in which prison inmates fight to the death, but his old shows pale in comparison to his new event, The Crucible, a gladiatorial tournament anyone can enter. The winner is promised unimaginable wealth and glory...if they’re able to survive a series of globally broadcast fight-to-the-death matches with medieval weaponry against the world’s most fearsome fighters.

Former black-ops operative Mark Wei wants nothing more than to be left alone to drink after sacrificing everything - including his family - in America’s covert Cold War II against China, a war won largely because of him. But there are rumors that Crayton’s background and business dealings involve shady connections to foreign powers, and soon Mark is convinced to reluctantly dust off his training, strap on a sword and armor, and enter the tournament arena as an undercover agent. It’s the most dangerous assignment he’s ever been given, and Mark quickly finds himself not just fighting for his life in the arena against trained killers, but racing to expose The Crucible’s founder’s secrets while navigating a viral phenomenon in which the stakes are literally life and death....

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I love it!

I actually get mad when I read negative reviews on Paul's work. My gusss is other gaming industry people that hold a grudge against him. This man's books are some of the best in my over 1000 book library and I dont know him from Adam. Dont listen to the bad reviews buy this book its awesome and you wont regret it. His first trilogy is so good and worth buying as well. They are hidden gems on audible check them out.

Next Netflix or Apple Tv Series

Totally enjoy this story. Whole time listening felt like this is book needs to be Made into a series on Netflix or Apple Tv.

Don’t sleep on Tassi.

This story is like a crock pot dinner. You put all the stuff in in the morning and at the end of the day, all the ingredients come together into one meal that tastes so good it makes you want to punch your mom. The Earthborn trilogy already had me as a Tassi fan, Herokiller cements it. Paul Tassi is an incredible writer. Well worth a read.

An action packed roller coaster with only a couple of sore spots

This book was lovingly created for fans of the futuristic action and satire of films like Robocop and The Running Man. The characters are excellent, and the plot coupled with the excellent action sequences make for a gripping page turner (even in audiobook form). However, there are some slow moments around the middle of the book, and the ending doesn’t seem interested in wrapping everything up neatly, but that issue might be solved in the book’s direct sequel. This does not take away from the fact that I could not stop listening to this book. I hope Part 2 gets an Audiobook soon, but I might cave and buy the physical version.

Overall: Great story, gripping action, mostly excellent pacing, but not a super strong ending.

I can’t wait to annoyingly recommend this book to my action loving/video game savvy friends.

Good clean fun!

Fourth Paul Tassi book I’ve heard on audible :)
Look, it won’t win a Nobel, but it’s good fun with a captivating, breakneck story!
Hope they record the next one soon!