missingvolume | #37 Emergence: Dave vs. the Monsters by John Birmingham

This is a fast action military urban fantasy. Dave, a safety officer on an oil rig becomes an unlikely hero with an ax against monsters coming out from the deep to eat everyone on the rig. Dave isn’t hero material when we first meet him nursing a hangover from partying away his bonus on hookers and blow instead of trying to keep up with bills and taxes and taking care of his kids with his soon to be ex wife. But when he grabs an oversized ax and hits a lucky blow on one of the monsters something happens. Dave gets an info dump on everything about the monsters and somehow the ax becomes enchanted. He gains powers but they come at a disadvantage of constantly needing to eat. Things end with a battle that Dave stops by using some of his new knowledge to challenge the leader to one on one combat. The book a quick fast read and the plus for people wanting to know what comes next is the next tow care coming out in quick succession.

Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss