Soul Full of Guns

Dave vs the Monsters #2.5

by John Birmingham

When monsters and dark magicks came back into the world it looked like Dave Hooper, aka 'Super Dave', might be our only hope. Thankfully not. Super Dave is dumpster fire of regret and disappointment for anyone who relies on him.
Colonel Ekaterina Varatchevsky of the Russian GRU doesn't want to rely on him. A deep cover agent operating in the US as Karen Warat, a successful New York art dealer, Karin is gifted with superpowers courtesy of killing a Threshrend Daemonum which attacks her gallery and eats rather a large number of Manhattan's 1%. Now she doesn't have to rely on Dave any more.
She has to target him.
This is her story. Not told by Dave. Because you can't trust that guy.

Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Horror, Monsters

98 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 18, 2016

About the author

John Birmingham grew up in Ipswich, Queensland and was educated at St Edmunds Christian Brother's College in Ipswich and the University of Queensland in Brisbane. His only stint of full time employment was as a researcher at the Defence Department. After this he returned to Queensland to study law but he did not complete his legal studies, choosing instead to pursue a career as a writer. He currently lives in Brisbane.

While a law student he was one of the last people arrested under the state's Anti Street March legislation. Birmingham was convicted of displaying a sheet of paper with the words 'Free Speech' written on it in very small type. The local newspaper carried a photograph of him being frogmarched off to a waiting police paddy wagon.

Birmingham has a degree in international relations.

Reviews

[Simon Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

John Birmingham!

[Jeffrey Schmieder · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basically going over a couple episodes of the original trilogy with a more trustworthy narrator. Best part was the Russian spy aspect. She understood so much better what was happening to her and also liked the safe house/intelligence infrastructure.

[Breane Ross · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome story in the Dave VS the Monsters world! Definitely recommend this. Really wish more of these actual books would come out!

[Steve]

I like Dave more....warts and all. Karan is a bitch

[Stubbyjedi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well worth the wait, but toooo short.