The Pointless Hero, A Novella

Young, lost, confused, and scared of everything, Geordie has just barely become an adult. He hasn’t even done anything important yet.

But he’s about to.

Unbeknown to him, Geordie is mere hours away from the most fateful choice of his life; the wrong move could kill thousands of strangers, lead to his own early demise, or both.

But the choice really isn’t up to him. Someone else is directing his story, for a very simple reason: the balance of the universe is far too delicate to leave up to free will.

Fate and destiny aren’t just lofty ideas, they’re very real forces far beyond anyone’s control, manipulated by some and protected by others. And one bland Friday afternoon, Geordie will be shoved right in the middle of this eternal battle.

But he has enough to deal with, between a job he’s no good at and a soul-searching girlfriend, and some pretty agonizing questions he has yet to answer. Like… What should he do with his life? How does anyone know what’s right and what’s wrong? And, in the long run, which lives matter? Is it only the noteworthy, remarkable ones, or every dull, anonymous, pointless little life?

In an ordinary American city, the remarkable is about to happen—assassin Imogen Roycroft is stalking the streets, searching for a cowardly almost-adult with one goal on her mind—to end the young man’s short life on a mission of greedy revenge. With one poisoned dart, Imogen will propel Geordie Dittoe on a heroic journey he didn’t sign up for.

The Pointless Hero is a fun, action-packed, and occasionally humorous novella that combines the classic coming of age story with a time travel adventure, perfect for fans of paranormal and speculative fiction and low fantasy.