Titan Project

Self-Published

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Description

**BOOK 2 Paused**

**BOOK 1 SUMMARY INCLUDED - STUBBED**

Evan didn’t ask for the power to warp molecules. He didn’t want soldiers to take his brother. He didn’t mean to kill his mom. But he does, they did, and he did.

Now a creature lurks within him - a power he cannot control. He must learn how. He must save his family. He must be more than a killer. He must rebel against his country. He must learn how to be the hero.

Evan and his adopted brother were born mutants, called Afflicted. An identity that they desperately worked to keep hidden with the help of their father, the Governor of the East. But when his brother is taken by the Federation, Evan will sacrifice everything to rise above the creature within him. He’ll join rebels, battle cyborg bounty hunters, and challenge the corporate government - all in a bid to save his brother from death.

He must succeed. He must be more. He must be redeemed. For himself, for his brother, for his father. But the further he falls down the conspiracy, the more he fears his mother was right.

Perhaps he is a monster after all.

SENSITIVITY WARNING:

Book 2 follows an additional protagonist who's plot arc covers topics like self-harm/suicide, drug abuse, and physical abuse. Though not overly-explicit in execution, if these topics are not something that you would be comfortable exploring, you may be advised to read the sensitivity tags as they appear before chapters or avoid them all-together. I wish the best to you and you future reading journey!

What to Expect:

-A found family of rebels and misfits.

-Several characters will die or become terribly crippled. (It's hard to be a rebel).

-A freaking sick cyborg bounty hunter.

-An MC who struggles to control his deadly powers at first, but learns to overcome his weaknesses over the course of his trials.

-This is the Federation of America - a nation built upon corporate greed and war. Here, a race of super-powered mutants, known as Afflicted, are hunted and arrested (or worse).

WhatNotto Expect:

-Murder hobo protagonist.

Book Teaser Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrkMvpO-sMU&t=4s

Book 1 on Amazon!

https://www.royalroad.com/amazon/B0CV6MN9LX?maas=&ref=RELEASE SCHEDULE:

Whenever it comes - more frequent chapters based on engagement. <3

GOAL: Finish the dang thing, then refine it later - thank you for joining me on this messy journey, much like the mess my MC's have to contend with.

Information

Status: Ongoing
Year: 2025
Author: Jonco

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.7/ 5.0
Followers: 370
Views: 4,258

Chapters(10 total)

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Community Reviews(5)

AthenasBooksRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I’m not much of a reviewer, but I felt the need to leave one for Titan Project. If you are into the cyber-dystopian scene, then you might just find this book hard to put down. I can tell you more, but it’s one that is honestly worth simply “going in blind.”
Evan’s journey is a complex one and one that I find to be as raw as it is captivating. No hero is perfect, some heroes’ motives are complicated, you know, like life. And that’s what makes it real.
And now the world itself... What a brilliant and unique take on both super powers as well as dystopian societies. I wouldn’t dare spoil more than that! The author has a creativity that simply makes me wish that they had more works available as of the time of this review.
Let’s talk plot. If you are into complicated relationships that drive the character’s inner turmoil, then you’ve come to the right place. Again, I don’t want to spoil it, but this story is one that doesn’t pull punches.
I don’t want to oversell you on a book. You don’t know me. But I really believe this book is a solid 9.5/10 and well worth your time! ( but it could use more cats :3 )
drkimRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I read the original book that I picked up at an author signing and loved it. It was a page turner. I went ahead and read it again on here with some of the edits, too. I really is a great story. I was sad at one part in particular (won't give anything away), but it didn't end like I thought it would, and that is always a good thing!!!
KneemanRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
This is a really fun read, I enjoyed all of it and if you like the found family rebel alliance type of story, I think this is one you have to check out.
Style-wise, this is very well paced and easy to read (I breezed through it). The action is easy to follow, and the prose borders on YA, maybe a tad less complex than say, Sanderson.
Grammar was never a problem, and nothing stood out to me, so I can't knock anything with that!
Story is where this piece shines in my opinion. The pacing and story beats are perfectly timed, nothing feels like it drags and scenes cut off at just the right time to make you wanting more (I'm looking at you... flashback...) The plot ties together a few different themes in a very well written way. I would say the plot is not overly intricate and complex, but is balanced and not too simplistic either. We've all seen the empire vs rebel group before, but this take feels fresh with the backstory and powers and perspective.
Characters and dialogue are also really well done here. I like the group a lot so far, and my only knocks are some characters feel a little one-dimensional. My only knock would be that Evangelos, the protagonist, has a very strong relationship that drives him that might lack a little nuance. He's also dealing with a lot of trauma, and I felt like that was handled very well.
Overall, highly recommend!
messermanRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
I love a good superhero story. I especially like a superhero story that lets me suspend my disbelief enough to just go along for the ride. This does both. In many ways it reminds me of some of my favorite X-Men comics, but with more believable (and significantly less campy) villains. And I love stories of underdogs rebelling against an oppressive regime. So this book checks a lot of boxes for me right off the bat!
For context: I read this book when it was first published, and am re-reading it here, so if I mix up any details, that's why.
Let's hit the various scores:
* Style - the writing style is told 3rd person but focuses on the protagonist, Evan. Many books these days seem to want to constantly bounce around between multiple characters (often ones I don't care about). The writing style, here, is told in a way that really lets me connect to the characters, and stay interested in what's happening to them.
* Grammar - I don't have anything specific that comes to mind, but there were a few turns of phrase here and there that made me have to stop and re-read a sentence now and again, but nothing majorly bad or jarring.
* Story - see my first paragraph, this was a compelling narrative that kept me wanting to know more - both from a plot and a character perspective. And there were some genuinely emotionally moving moments as well. I really appreciated that there were consequences to being Afflicted, for individuals as well as to the group as a whole, and at varying levels (from the way they're treated by regular citizens, to how the government views them).
* Character - I really enjoyed the characters - they were flawed, but relatable. Generally all of them felt like "real" people to me, and not just archetypes or avenues to exposition-dump like I see so often in these kinds of books. The relationship that Evan has to his father and to his adopted brother, in particular, always grabbed my attention.
Recommended - why are you still reading my review? Go read Titan Proje
HeadOnMarsRoyal Road
★★★ 3.0
Beware, that this is a very opinionated review.
Titan Project started a lot better than I expected, it fit right into my tastes so I eat it up, unfortunately one thing really soured the novel for me, and that was the protagonist, Evan.
While I do think that a 'no killing' code and a predisposition to save people tend to be pretty great character traits in their own right, I don't really think fits this story, and more importantly, I think it was not well written into Evan.
Whitout getting into too many spoilers, in a story about a rebellion against a despotic regime with soldiers indoctrinated towards genocide you would think that maybe the naivete of a comic book character refusing to consider the option of killing and having to remind everyone that the only thing they are there for is to save people would be kinda off putting, at least I think so.
None of this, I dont think, would really be too jarring if the protagonist had any real heroic goal beyond saving his brother, and while that is heroic in its own right, wanting to save someone close to you is hardly outstanding and, instead of at least thinking more deeply about the rebellion against the empire, he just keeps remarking on how both sides bad because both sides kill, while crashing out about how he's being used by everybody when he himself admits to lying about trying to help them in the future after they are done helping him.
An issue exacerbated by the most recent chapter I read where
He straight up just betrays the rebellion whitout a second thought in the slim chance the captured prisoner actually helps him, worst still, everything somehow works in his favor
All in all, if you think those things can be excused by age and trauma/emotional turmoil you are probably right but personally I don't think makes for an appealing protagonist when he feels that disjointed, in the end he really just isn't for me.
Important to remember however, that while I really didn't like Evan, I do think the rest is actually p