The Strand Prophecy
by J.B.B. Winner

    THE STRAND PROPHECY by J.B.B. Winner
    Category:  Science Fiction
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 6+
    Release Date:  3/1/08
    Publisher:  Missile Rider Publications
    Reviewed by:  JodiG.
    Rating:  4 Stars


    The world is changing.  At a level that most humans don’t even notice, there are rapid cellular and evolutionary
    mutations taking place.  One man not only knows about the changes, he also knows what it means for the human
    race.  His name is Strand and he is the reluctant harbinger, obligated by the past to protect mankind.  His duty is to
    inform the world of the danger that is evolving and how they can protect themselves.  His driving ambition: protect the
    innocent.

    On a summer afternoon in front of the White House, surrounded by tourists, Strand makes his first appearance.  He
    is an imposing sight, dressed in a black hooded cape covering a black chrome exoskeleton.  It isn’t long before the
    Secret Service takes notice and responds to the spot where Strand has been standing.  Waiting.  With weapons
    drawn, they surround him, ordering him to surrender.  He waits.  The Secret Service fires but their bullets aren’t able
    to penetrate the exoskeleton that Strand wears.  

    Once the media coverage begins, Strand knows it is time.  He announces to the world, and specifically to the
    President, who he knows is watching, that the world is about to undergo a rapid evolutionary phase.  The
    consequences of these changes will be catastrophic to humans unless something is done.  He leaves the evidence for
    the President to review and announces that more information will be available to the rest of the world via the
    Internet.  And then, with superhero-like abilities, Strand escapes from the Secret Service, and the rest of the world.

    The world doesn’t know that Strand is really Steve Cutter, an anthropologist and technologist who has secretly been
    perfecting some of the most advanced work in the world.  Steve lives with his sixteen-year-old niece, Anna, the
    daughter of his brother, Jack.  Anna’s father died in a terrible accident for which Steve feels responsible.  Steve’s
    main goal is to protect Anna.  Protect the innocent.  With a seemingly unlimited amount of money, research, and
    technology at his hands, Steve has been studying the changes taking place throughout the world and how to protect
    human beings from becoming a hunted food source of rapidly mutating creatures everywhere.  In addition to his
    research, he has developed equipment that allows him to be Strand.  A modern day superhero with the ability to go
    anywhere, do most anything, and know everything that is happening at any given instant.  

    But what can he do when the President not only refuses to believe his warnings, but also treats him as a threat to the
    human race?  A danger?  With a small team of colleagues, including Anna, Steve/Strand will be forced to protect the
    human race themselves.

    Author J.B.B. Winner is actually the writing team of teenage twins Brittany and Brianna Winner, and their dad, Jeff.  
    THE STRAND PROPHECY, which started out as a family writing exercise, is the first of a planned five-book
    series.  In addition to the novel, the Strand Prophecy now also includes comic books, graphic novels, and even a
    play list on iTunes.  With environmental issues being as widely recognized as they are, THE STRAND PROPHECY
    is a timely and realistic possibility and an enjoyable read.