{"title":"About Failstate","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3b0afd;\"\u003eSummary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eReminiscent of D.C. comics, a\u003c\/span\u003e teenage boy competes in a reality television show in hopes of getting an official superhero license. Then one of the other contestants are murdered…\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3b0afd;\"\u003eStats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eTeen (13-16 years) superhero\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries length:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThree books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eViolence: \u003c\/strong\u003eModerate to strong comic-book violence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagic\/Supernatural:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eModerate \"supernatural\" pertaining to the superhero powers and related elements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRomance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light to moderate subplots \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristian\/spiritual element:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOvert and strong Christian content woven thoughout the stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommendation: \u003c\/strong\u003eExcellent for geeky boys or girls\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou might like this book if you liked...\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMarvel or D.C. comics\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"failstate-by-john-otte","title":"Failstate by John Otte","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 1 of Failstate Trilogy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol-table-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhy did Robin Laughlin (a.k.a. Failstate) think being a superhero on a reality show would be a good idea?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThings seemed so simple: Win the show, become an official, licensed hero. But with his brother, Ben (a.k.a. Gauntlet) stealing America's heart—and with Rob's own powers proving too unwieldy for TV—Failstate begins to wonder if he's going to live up to the failure in his name.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUntil one of his friends and fellow competitors is murdered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobin vows to find the killer, and he sets out on a very real quest to unmask the hidden villain. Can Failstate find justice? Or will his lunk of a big brother ruin everything-including taking the girl who has stolen Rob's heart?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery soon, Failstate and Gauntlet will come to blows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhich has been the villain's plan all along.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol-table-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpening Lines:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeing a superhero was hard enough. Being one on reality television...Why had I thought this was a good idea? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe production assistant, a young Asian woman in her late twenties, poked her head into the green room and called my name. I followed her out of the room. You'd think after four weeks of competition, they would give me a little credit for being able to find my own way, but no. They couldn't let the contestants get lost. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imagination Investigation Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46776887148770,"sku":null,"price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/8348\/5410\/files\/AdventureFailstate-Otte.png?v=1755810359"},{"product_id":"failstate-legends-by-john-otte","title":"Failstate: Legends by John Otte","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 2 of Failstate Trilogy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol-table-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA young superhero.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA legend reborn.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd a whole mess of zombies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFailstate (a.k.a. Robin Laughlin) thought his life would get easier after he'd earned his superhero license. But now a legendary superhero has returned from the dead... along with a horde of shambling horrors who want to eat his brains.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew Chayton's other licensed heroes are indisposed, meaning that the whole weight of protecting the city has fallen on Failstate. And nobody thinks he's up to the challenge. At least he has help from his older brother, Gauntlet, and his best friend, Veritas. Or does he?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs if the zombie apocalypse weren't enough, complicating things are not one but two beautiful girls vying for Failstate\/Robin's affections-and his own powers are doing something... interesting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the superhero business, interesting is bad.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLegends walk the streets of New Chayton. If Failstate can somehow survive the next few weeks, he could become one of them.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol-table-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpening Lines:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLegends stared down at me from the walls. I squirmed under their scrutiny. I could almost hear them whispering to each other, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWho does this kid think he is? Does he really think he deserves to be here?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf course I didn't.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo, that wasn't entirely true. I had earned a vigilante license four months earlier. I had even gone on a fifteen city victory tour over the summer to celebrate the fact. But now that the initial rush had worn off, now that I had returned to New Chayton, now that I was sitting in the Vigilante Oversight Commission's office waiting to meet my liaison officer, I felt woefully inadequate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imagination Investigation Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46776889147618,"sku":null,"price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/8348\/5410\/files\/AdventureFailstateLegends-Otte.png?v=1755810387"},{"product_id":"failstate-nemesis-by-john-otte","title":"Failstate: Nemesis by John Otte","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook 3 of Failstate Trilogy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol-table-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAbaddon will destroy you all! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobin Laughlin (a.k.a. the superhero Failstate) has finally achieved his dream. Not only is he a licensed vigilante, but he’s respected by his fellow heroes, feared by criminals, and he’s finally achieved peace in his family, especially with his brother, Ben (a.k.a. the superhero Gauntlet). That, plus the love of his girlfriend, Charlene, has made life good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut then Failstate learns a secret about his father. Rather than the loving family man he remembers, Failstate’s father was a criminal who got himself killed when he crossed the wrong people. Before he can process this new information, he receives a warning that a villain named Abaddon is coming to New Chayton. The message is all the more disturbing since it’s delivered by Lux. She died in Failstate’s arms a year earlier. How can she possibly be alive?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThose mysteries will have to wait, though, as Abaddon storms New Chayton, strewing death and destruction in his wake. But he’s not the only newcomer. Unusual heroes are appearing throughout the city.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCan Failstate get to the bottom of the reappearance of Lux, the influx of new heroes, and the truth behind his father's past––all while keeping Abaddon at bay? Abaddon may prove to be Failstate’s greatest nemesis. But what will Failstate have to sacrifice along the way?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wsite-multicol-table-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpening Lines:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt least I wouldn't have to pay for the property damage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI glanced around me. The street had been ruined. Craters large enough to swallow a person dotted the pavement, with deep cracks running between them. Most of the buildings, brick and cement structures only a story or two tall, had been wrecked in some way. Lots of broken windows, although the doors to a CPA's office had a mailbox tossed through them. I could already hear the calculators totaling up the bill to fix it all. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy hands roamed over my costume, checking for damage. Not that I should have expected to find any. Six months earlier, Dr. Olympus, a genius superhero, gave me a super durable outfit. I kept thinking I was wearing my old costume, one I had cobbled together from second-hand clothing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imagination Investigation Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46776889376994,"sku":null,"price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/8348\/5410\/files\/AdventureFailstateNemesis-Otte.png?v=1755810422"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/8348\/5410\/collections\/AdventureFailstate-Otte.png?v=1759457618","url":"https:\/\/yvbmmp-18.myshopify.com\/collections\/about-failstate.oembed","provider":"Imagination Investigation Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}