Billionaire, visionary, architect and engineer, Dr. Marko Marmilic, has changed the world in unimaginable ways. From his cutting-edge inventions in bio-genetics and cellular rejuvenation, to mechanical design and space-age metallurgy, he's been labeled "the Nikola Tesla of the modern age."<br><br>But his newest technological breakthrough is, by far, his most ambitious, and most controversial. Marmilic has been commissioned to develop a machine that will change the entire geopolitical landscape in a way no one could possibly envision.<br><br>He has developed a land vehicle that can travel at Hypersonic speeds – an alien-looking super cycle called the Sonic One, that can reach Mach 15 by harnessing the Earth's magnetic fields.<br><br>Invisible to radar, exponentially faster than any fighter jet, drone, or missile – and it can do this – without making a sound. Equally impressive is the rider's revolutionary suit of bio-synthetic armor that can protect a human body from incineration at those speeds.<br><br>In his eyes, a fleet of Sonic vehicles could transport food, medical supplies and life-saving equipment to the neediest countries in a matter of minutes, saving hundreds of millions of lives the world over.<br><br>But to those financing this TOP SECRET scientific miracle, there is a more insidious objective, and to them there is only one person who will operate the machine – Chris Kordell, a full-torso quadriplegic who has just awoken from a two-year coma.<br><br>He has no idea where he is, what happened to him, or why he's surrounded by strange scientists. Worst still, he has no clue that he's been chosen to transform Marmilic's vision of altruistic life into one of the most deadly instruments of war ever imagined.
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Joaquin De Torres. The Human Bullet
Introduction
Foreword
Prologue
CHAPTER ONE. Let Us Begin
CHAPTER TWO. Visionary
CHAPTER THREE. The Whisper of Silence
CHAPTER FOUR. The Eleventh Hour
CHAPTER FIVE. I Am What I Am
CHAPTER SIX. The Other Woman
CHAPTER SEVEN. The Girl of My Dreams
CHAPTER EIGHT. The Man with the Limp
CHAPTER NINE. Are We There Yet?
CHAPTER TEN. House of Cards
CHAPTER ELEVEN. Dearly Beloved
CHAPTER TWELVE. Burning Man
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Pre-Flight
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Ghost and The Dead Man
CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Lightning in a Bottle
CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Chariots of the Gods
EPILOGUE
About the Author
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This is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.
Permission to use actual names of real people who have a relationship with the author, and are characters in the book, was granted beforehand by the actual people via personal correspondence, and/or per their requests.
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“Yes, I suppose I should be grateful.”
“Tell me, Martina, what shall we call this project?” She strolled up to one of the glass walls of the office and looked out over the vast expanse of the campus, taking in the panoramic view from one corner of the massive glass office to the other. She turned back around to him with a look of enlightenment.