The Accidental Hero by Matt Myklusch

Author:Matt Myklusch [Myklusch, Matt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult, Childrens
ISBN: 9781416995623
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2010-07-17T00:00:00+00:00

JONAS SMART: MAN OF THE FUTURE

AS TOLD BY JONAS SMART

Dear reader,

You have made a wise decision by purchasing this book. What follows is a detailed description of the accounts of my life. Who I am, and how I came to be. In short, what makes me… me. If you are lucky and work extremely hard (reading this book more than once and purchasing several copies), you will find qualities to emulate and, in time, become more like me.

At the time of this writing I am honored to be the most senior member of the Inner Circle. The residents of Hightown voted me to this seat shortly after the Rüstov invasion, and I have been shaping Imagine Nation policy ever since that day. As you are almost certainly aware, my superior intellect helped divine the treacherous nature of the Rüstov attack and the identity of the Great Collaborator. At the time, I was known only as a rising young industrialist. I was a brilliant inventor and innovator with no combat training or battle-ready abilities, but my brain proved to be a superpower unto itself. My mind was my weapon. Even today, I am not a fighter. I am a thinker. More importantly for the people of Empire City, as my life story proves quite conclusively, I am a survivor.

Years ago, I was diagnosed with a terminal heart condition. Countless transplant attempts failed, each one condemning me to die. A lesser man would have turned to despair, but I did not sit around waiting for a fatal heart attack to end my life. Using my TimeScope, I uncovered a cure perfected many years in the future and acted upon that information: I had my heart surgically removed.

After my heart was cut out of my chest, its functions were duplicated by a series of magnetic implants placed throughout my body. I now ingest iron-rich supplements that magnetize my blood and circulate it through my veins. A radical solution, to be sure, but no one can argue with the results.

We must not be afraid of going to extremes in order to ensure the future of our great nation, because our secret war against the Rüstov still wages on Who knows how many Rüstov Left-Behinds are still hiding on Wrekzaw Isle, waiting? Waiting and plotting! Luckily, I have been able to properly protect our borders from the Rüstov Armada so far.

The people of Empire City have me to thank for the Peacemaker security forces that keep us safe. Some say the Peacemakers are too violent and too reckless. The same critics argue that my SmartCam surveillance program is an infringement upon theoretical rights of freedom and privacy. I ask you: How can people expect privacy and freedom if we are to preserve safety and order? We must remain vigilant against our foes. To be anything less is to be Anti-Imagine Nation

With Legend gone, killed by Revile, and with Stendeval missing, probably off hiding somewhere… the people have turned to one man to make sure they live to see tomorrow.

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