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Rico is a psychopath.

That’s why his job as an intergalactic hitman for a massive criminal syndicate suits him so well. He gets to do what he does best: go planet to planet and wreak destruction. He enjoys his work.

But Rico’s latest assignment isn’t what it seems, and after inadvertently thwarting a terror attack, he finds himself playing the good guy. Stuck pretending he’s a cop, he gets paired with some lady detective who is more than a little suspicious of him. To make matters worse, he starts to have new feelings toward her, feelings he’s never felt before. Love, maybe? That’s stupid. What is he supposed to do with that?

And this job isn’t fun, as it soon spirals into secrets, betrayal, and a whole planet out to kill him. Well, it’s a little fun. Still, Rico may have finally found himself in a situation he can’t shoot his way out of.

But that doesn’t mean he won’t try.

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About the Author

Frank J. Fleming is an author (Obama: The Greatest President in the History of Everything), political humor columnist (New York Post and PJ Media), and blogger (IMAO.us). Frank is a Carnegie Mellon University graduate and also works as an electrical and software engineer when he’s not writing. He lives in Idaho with his wife and two kids.

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File size : 1163 KB
Publication date : March 2, 2020
Print length : 236 pages
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ASIN : B085F2TGP9
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Language: : English
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Best Sellers Rank: #296,860 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #556 in Humorous Science Fiction (Books)
- #3,494 in General Humorous Fiction
- #3,679 in Space Opera Science Fiction (Kindle Store)

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Kia Heavey

4.5 Stars – Sci-Fi Action plus Fascinating Thought Exercises

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2015

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In some action thrillers, criminals are interchangeable with magicians or wizards; they function as if they have super powers. Rico is one such mesmerizing protagonist. He's a genetically engineered super-criminal with high intelligence and no superego to constrain him. He also trains relentlessly. Add to that his dedication to his profession – assassin – and you have the makings of a magically powerful character. Following Rico through a days' work of intimidation and mayhem is a rollicking good time.

Rico has spent his adult life employed by the omnipresent Nystrom crime syndicate, the most powerful of the four major criminal organizations in the galaxy. Now they are sending him on a mysterious new assignment. Rico makes the journey to a planet where a crucial interplanetary political leadership conference is taking place and starts looking for his contact. But it soon becomes apparent that this is no ordinary assignment. Everything is different – the secrecy of his managers, the mystery of what the assignment actually is, and for the first time ever, Rico's developing feelings for Diane, a female police officer he winds up partnering with. Gradually, a man who never had a conscience begins to comprehend why his actions have always been considered so heinous by normal people (as opposed to merely logical, as he had always believed).

Author Frank Fleming did a great job imagining his protagonist for this book. Some murderers seemingly have no conscience, so how awesome a killer could be created with futuristic bioengineering techniques? How does a person with no conscience behave? What runs through his mind? Turns out, having no superego clears the way for purely rational thought, which is liberating, if cold. And this was my one quibble with the book: being free of conscience is not the same thing as being free of emotion altogether. But Rico is a fascinating anti-hero because he is both. He actually has to force himself to appear emotional at times, in order to fit into society. But then he meets Diane and it turns out he's human after all. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about his evolution from cold-blooded master of massacre to, well, … I don't want to ruin it for you. Let me just enthusiastically recommend this intelligent and entertaining book.

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Christopher Robin

Fantastic work...if you are the right person...

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2015

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Superego is a romp. Let me get that out first. The book is just flat out fun but there are some caveats. 1. You must enjoy cynical humor and 2. You must enjoy stories with firearms.

Yes, yes, I know that a lot of you are saying "so what?" right now but given th recent uproar in the SF community (especially in recent years) this book is not for everyone. This book is not for those who are shocked by violence, it is not for those who are easiliy offended, this book is for those who are probably somewhat familiar with the author's humor or at least a style similar to this author's humor.

If you are a fan of writers like John Ringo, Michael Z. Williamson, Sara Hoyt, Tom Kratman and Larry Correia you will probably like this book or find something to like about this book. If you are a reader of IMAO (the author's blog site) you will definitely like or find something to like in this book. If you are a fan of recent Hugo winners and think the past several years worth of winners are the cream of the crop in the genre, you will probably not like this book. Put even more plainly, if you are a peace loving, tree hugging, leftist, progressive, you will not like this book and will probably come back with comments to the effect that it is nothing but gratuitous violence.

That being said, this book does, between the lines, ask some serious questions when it comes to cultural or societal practices. Why are we nice to each other? How should we react in given social situations? Is it right to laugh at another's misfortune? Is it right to drive by an accident with blood in the streets and point and laugh? Yes, all these questions are there and more in this book.

Seriously, this book will probably get some of you to think about social interactions a bit. Those times when you ask "how is it going?" and then you have to actually listen to someone as they tell you about every seemingly inane detail of their lives? Yeah, that subject is tackled here as well. We have all been in situations where we are having an inner dialogue with some acquaintance and talked ourselves out of doing something completely inappropriate to end a conversation. In this book the primary character has no problem doing something inappropriate.

The lead character is an assassin who has had moral reactions genetically engineered out of him. He is not to be seen as socially redeemable, he is not to be seen as sociable. He does the socially acceptable only long enough to perform his function which is to kill the target(s). What is he to do then when he actually finds someone he likes? This is where the story gets some socially redeeming qualities. Our completely amoral assassin falls in love and goes out of his way to save this love interest.

The book as a whole is well written, has a lot of situational humor and is a roller-coaster ride of action. I think every other chapter had something involving a bodycount. It is, if you are of the right inclination, a book that will have you wanting more (it is left wide open for a sequel at the end which it deserves) and probably laughing throughout.

This is one of the better books in military/crime related science fiction to come out this year and I look forward to more work by Mr. Fleming.

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Adam Davenport Bradley 🎶

Rough start but a great ride

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2015

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Truth be told, I had to power through about the first third of the book. Frank J's style of blunt satire in his other books makes for poignant political commentary, but for internal monologues it can be jarring and awkward. And up to a point, that's to be expected from a sociopath's first-person narrative; but the whole "but that doesn't bother me because I'm a sociopath" gag does lose its punch pretty quickly, and the blasé simplicity of "stopping the terrorists" starts to push hard against the limits of plausibility.

But all that being said, once the story hits its groove, it's a really enjoyable ride. The main characters have enough back-story to be interesting without getting bogged down in character development, with monologues well-paced to sustain a current of emotional movement throughout the consistent forward movement of the plot (peppered with bursts of Jason Bourne-esque action). Rico's dilemma, while structurally fairly formulaic, plays out well both in his struggle to reflect on it in human ways and in the questions raised implicitly by its consequences. There's also a satisfying peppering of literate references (e.g. Ecclesiastes) and pop culture hat tips (think Coen Brothers) that accentuate moments of sublime humanity and top-tier action-movie levity.

So, to sum up: some politics, some philosophy, some psychology, some shock humor, some nuanced probing of problems of ethics and truth and humanity, and a thoroughly enjoyable protagonist more than make up for an occasionally lurching start. Go in expecting a guilty pleasure sci-fi action romp and you'll be pleasantly surprised by the ways it goes above and beyond.

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Komiker

Good one!

Reviewed in Germany on April 13, 2015

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nicht 5 Sterne Wert, aber vier auf jeden Fall.

Der Protagonist ist interessant und gut beschrieben, die Geschichte ist gut, jedoch hat zu viele Überraschungen drin, um komplett überzeugen zu können.

Das wohl offene Ende fand ich gelungen. :)

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