Publisher: One Limited Media

My story is not one of a braggart’s dominance or reveling in the taking of possessions or the lives of others, but one of self-preservation. It is a study of the frenetic process called ‘survival of the fittest’ in the hopes of placing oneself at the top of our deadly food chain.

Survival is driven by fate and providence. Fate is a magnificent vehicle fueled by blasts of energy from volcanic life experiences. At each border crossing there is another test that one must pass with flying colors in order to move onto the next, even bigger, challenge. Those experiences lead to an inevitable goal.

I have found the pedigree of my warrior code to be an almost musical one filled with survival sonnets and death songs. My instruments are expedient steel painstakingly molded and crafted in the same precision that one would construct a killer guitar or piercing violin.

Yes, expedient: meaning practical and convenient, but possibly immoral. —A Ghost

“A tour de force! Mark Batson’s mastery of language is so filled with imagination and powerful imagery. Even without the illustrations, this book would have leapt off the pages into the reader’s mind like rapid fire. Coupled with dynamic and imaginative illustrations, Batson’s story propels you page after page to the end as if on a bullet train through hell and back. Every terrifying moment is another reason to read on. I can’t wait to read Book 2. I will recommend to EVERYONE I know that they must buy this book, read this book, and that SOMEONE—and I mean someone SPECIAL—must make a movie of this.”
—Susan Malerstein-Watkins, Script Supervisor, Forrest Gump, Platoon, The Green Mile, Born on the Fourth of July