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Starbirth #3
Shadow Team GB
When teleporters (Shifters) attack Buckingham Palace and set their sights on military installations in Britain, the need for a team of enhanced-ability operatives to counter the threat becomes urgent. Lock needs the best candidates, but those who are sent fall far short of his expectations.
Before Lock can change the situation, the candidates, and his own family, come under attack. Confronted by enemies old and new in a fight on two fronts, Lock has to rely on help from Jimmy, the only experienced member of the newly-formed Shadow team. The team must be kept safe while Lock tries to rescue his family, but the battles and foes faced by both Lock and Jimmy are far more deadly than either of them could have imagined.
Shadow Team GB is the third book in J M Johnson’s Starbirth series: fantasy adventures set within a contemporary military basis.
Before Lock can change the situation, the candidates, and his own family, come under attack. Confronted by enemies old and new in a fight on two fronts, Lock has to rely on help from Jimmy, the only experienced member of the newly-formed Shadow team. The team must be kept safe while Lock tries to rescue his family, but the battles and foes faced by both Lock and Jimmy are far more deadly than either of them could have imagined.
Shadow Team GB is the third book in J M Johnson’s Starbirth series: fantasy adventures set within a contemporary military basis.
314 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 6, 2015
About the author
J.M. Johnson
6 books37 followersJ M (Jackie) Johnson is a freelance writer and e-book author based in the United Kingdom (Britain). She has published four books in the Starbirth science fiction and fantasy series:
Starbirth Assignment Shifter (updated 2019)
The Shifter Dimension (updated 2019)
Shadow Team GB (2015, updated 2018)
Shadow Unleashed 2020
J M previously worked in a professional capacity as a podiatrist in the National Health Service but always had a desire to be an author.
She belonged to a spiritual group for eight years, following a particular spiritual lifestyle and making three pilgrimage trips to India. Her involvement fostered a lifelong fascination with powers of the mind. Two decades later she had the opportunity to join a group run by British ex-Special Forces and was a civilian member for six years. During that time she did extensive research into the military and intelligence worlds. These background experiences helped in the creation of her books.
Starbirth Assignment Shifter (updated 2019)
The Shifter Dimension (updated 2019)
Shadow Team GB (2015, updated 2018)
Shadow Unleashed 2020
J M previously worked in a professional capacity as a podiatrist in the National Health Service but always had a desire to be an author.
She belonged to a spiritual group for eight years, following a particular spiritual lifestyle and making three pilgrimage trips to India. Her involvement fostered a lifelong fascination with powers of the mind. Two decades later she had the opportunity to join a group run by British ex-Special Forces and was a civilian member for six years. During that time she did extensive research into the military and intelligence worlds. These background experiences helped in the creation of her books.
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January 8, 2017
Superb Follow-up
In Shadow Team GB, J. M. Johnson continues the saga of Lock Harford in fast-paced, heart-pounding narrative. Picking up where the last installment left off, Johnson weaves a tale fraught with danger and intrigue,using meticulous details to place the reader in the middle of the action. Upping the tension this go around is the fact that Lock's wife and son are being held hostage. Former allies have become mortal enemies, and Lock races to save not only his family but his men,and it all leads to a frenzied climax that will leave you breathless. 5 well-earned stars!
In Shadow Team GB, J. M. Johnson continues the saga of Lock Harford in fast-paced, heart-pounding narrative. Picking up where the last installment left off, Johnson weaves a tale fraught with danger and intrigue,using meticulous details to place the reader in the middle of the action. Upping the tension this go around is the fact that Lock's wife and son are being held hostage. Former allies have become mortal enemies, and Lock races to save not only his family but his men,and it all leads to a frenzied climax that will leave you breathless. 5 well-earned stars!
November 1, 2016
J.M Johnson brings together science fiction and military adventure in a future so close you can hear it coming on the nightly news. Shadow Team is the third book in the Starbirth series. I read this book as a stand-alone, and then went back to find the rest of the series. J.M. Johnson drops you into the middle of the action in this stellar adventure, and keeps you there, up close and personal with crises worthy of tomorrow's headlines. Our hero, a teleporter named Lock Harford, is a master of dark matter teleportation who combats villains with similar skills. Not Harford's mental powers, but his personality makes this future utterly believable. The government forms a team, with Harford leading, whose powers don't depend on the illegal drug called Starbirth. Immediately, the rookie team embarks upon its mission: defend the realm. Johnson's storytelling is vivid as Harford's team fights drug-mad villains and betrayal at home, with their families at risk. Can Harford save a world where Starbirth addiction threatens civilization itself? Find out in Shadow Team GB; then, as I did, go find more books in this startlingly good series. This book would make a great movie, or, with the others in its series, a terrific TV show.
July 19, 2016
Wow! What an imaginative and extremely cleverly written roller-coaster ride. Lock’s gifts and abilities are so utterly believable and well researched that I could imagine this is the direction in which our future is headed. It’s also a relevant read as it reflects many of the issues currently impacting on our world. I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
June 1, 2021
Excellent
October 16, 2017
This Military SciFi had me invested from the first page. It follows Lock Hartford, and his team on a mission to stop the flow of the illegal drug, Starbirth. Lock is fortunate enough to be able to teleport without the use of the drug. He and his elite unit are sent to stop its circulation by criminal shifters. The story starts off on a training exercise, but gets really going when their is an attack in London.
The characters were believable, and the dialogue, well written. The narrative was fast paced and never seemed to let up, which I like. If a story goes astray, I find myself getting bored with it, but this isn't the case for Shadow Team GB. It is a good stand alone, but I think I need to read the others as well. Well done to the author for a wonderful read.
If you like Military SciFi with a twist in the tail, then you should check this book out.
The characters were believable, and the dialogue, well written. The narrative was fast paced and never seemed to let up, which I like. If a story goes astray, I find myself getting bored with it, but this isn't the case for Shadow Team GB. It is a good stand alone, but I think I need to read the others as well. Well done to the author for a wonderful read.
If you like Military SciFi with a twist in the tail, then you should check this book out.
April 22, 2017
Engaging read
Great book and one can tell research went into it as there is a lot of creditable information. This helped to make it a very enjoyable as well as a believable read.
Great book and one can tell research went into it as there is a lot of creditable information. This helped to make it a very enjoyable as well as a believable read.
September 14, 2017
I am not usually a reader of military sci-fi, but this one drew me in because I do love stories about superhuman talents being weilded by all too human people. You are pulled in from the beginning, where the protagonist is on a military exercise. You soon learn something of the limitations of his abilities, and about the strange world in which he lives. It is a version of ours, where the discovery of the drug Starbirth has twisted the train of history into a totally different path. Superpowered heros and villains fight a secret war that is not very secret. High-tech weaponry is used by both sides to spy on and, if possible, limit or neutralise the opposition. There are twists and turns, friends become enemies, politicians are only interested in their own advancement, fraught situations are only made more so by the interactions of the personalities involved. Much like our own world would be. Or maybe it is, and we haven't found out about it yet?
This is not a book if you're interested in a light read. If you enjoy stories with depth of character, quirky people doing weird things, and high tension from the beginning, then I thoroughly recommend it. I kept having to stop and take a breath while reading it, just to be able to assimilate and process what was going on. Well done. I will be reading the two preceding stories in the series, soon.
This is not a book if you're interested in a light read. If you enjoy stories with depth of character, quirky people doing weird things, and high tension from the beginning, then I thoroughly recommend it. I kept having to stop and take a breath while reading it, just to be able to assimilate and process what was going on. Well done. I will be reading the two preceding stories in the series, soon.
April 15, 2018
Two kids get stranded in the rain forest and discover an ancient goo. This goo gives them magical powers like teleportation and psychic abilities. These kids grow up and share the wonders of this magic and are now in the military. For some reason I didn't quite catch how the powers have been evolving, so some people can be shape changers and others can make you see things. What these people can do just seemed to be decided on a whim to advance the plot. A plot I had a hard time finding. The needle of a plot in the haystack of unnecessary fluff was an elite fighting force (not only do they have magical powers they have killer futuristic technology like invisibility uniforms, mind controls, and communications), well this fighting force faces terrorists that have all the magic they have, boosted by some magical drug. I really could not get into this. It was about twice the length it needed to be. For example you got to enjoy every conversation from the hello to the goodbye. You got histories and descriptions of things, sometimes twice. I found myself skipping sections as they didn't seem to have a purpose. I realize now that this was a 3rd book in the series so I can't give it a 2 because that was my fault, so if you've read the first 2 books you'll probably love this one too.
April 12, 2018
An interesting looking look at a world with new powers.
A thought provoking look at a world changed by new powers and skills.
i was impressed by how detailed this was thought through from potential actions and counter measures.
A thought provoking look at a world changed by new powers and skills.
i was impressed by how detailed this was thought through from potential actions and counter measures.
September 20, 2016
Hmm the title says part 4 but it is part 3.
Besides that, this one got me on the edge of my seat, even my dislike for all ESP related stuff got put in the closet, great story, great antagonists, and a lot of fast and furious action, what's not to like!
Besides that, this one got me on the edge of my seat, even my dislike for all ESP related stuff got put in the closet, great story, great antagonists, and a lot of fast and furious action, what's not to like!
June 26, 2017
Shadow Team is the third book in the Starbirth series and another great read! This book picks up exactly where book 2 left off but can also be read as a stand alone.
The main characters, Lock Harford, Jimmy, Dave, and Postie almost seem like a brotherhood. Johnson did a great job at making their characters relatable and well versed. Shadow Team is a science-fiction, military adventure style book that you can tell is accurate and well researched.
I not only recommend this book, but the whole series is one you will enjoy!
The main characters, Lock Harford, Jimmy, Dave, and Postie almost seem like a brotherhood. Johnson did a great job at making their characters relatable and well versed. Shadow Team is a science-fiction, military adventure style book that you can tell is accurate and well researched.
I not only recommend this book, but the whole series is one you will enjoy!
April 5, 2017
J.M. Johnson drops you into the middle of the action in this stellar adventure. The government as formed a team to hunt down the illegal drug called Starbirth Our hero is a master of dark matter teleporter who combats villains with similar skills.
In this story, the MC’s wife and son are being held hostage. Former allies have become mortal enemies as he races to save not only his family but his men.
The story is a tale fraught with danger and intrigue, well-paced and great attention to detail
In this story, the MC’s wife and son are being held hostage. Former allies have become mortal enemies as he races to save not only his family but his men.
The story is a tale fraught with danger and intrigue, well-paced and great attention to detail
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