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A Cry for a Hero | 
 enlarge | Manufacturer: Charles River Press
Category: EBooks
List Price: $4.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 73311
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Edition: 2
ASIN: B0013QZ0WI
Publication Date: June 26, 2006
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Product Description
After playing dead to survive a terrifying encounter high in the Rocky Mountains, 29 year-old Jack Ramsey finds himself as a ghostly, disembodied spirit. In this altered state, he discovers strange and fantastic powers, then stumbles upon a terrorist's plot to destroy Boston, the Cradle of Democracy. Jack ignores the odds and answers the call by transforming into the Superhero "Ram," and uses his powers to fight the terrorists; fiction's first out of body superhero, penned before 9/11.
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 Two Thumbs Up June 23, 2008
If you're a fan of metaphysical mind mysteries, love stories, and old fashioned good vs. evil novels then A Cry for a Hero by Jonathan Womack needs to be your next read. I won't go into the story summary, other reviewers have done so, but I will say that this action-packed book had me hooked from page one. Womack explores the very plausible idea that a superhero exists in the soul of even the most regular guy--in this case, Jack Ramsey. But as we know, with great power comes great responsibility. Is Jack, aka RAM, up for the challenge? He is, and without giving anything away I'll say that both the good ole US of A and the reader benefits! The story ends satisfactorily--tying up all the loose ends, but it also leaves the possibility that there will be more adventures of Ram. Looking forward to the sequel!
 Review by Tammy for Fallen Angel Reviews December 7, 2007
While out camping in the woods with two of his friends, Jack Ramsey has a frightening run in with a bear that leads to his discovery of unexplained powers. As Jack explores his mystical powers, he comes across a strange red light coming out of the night sky. He soon learns that the light is from a satellite high above the Earth that spreads hate and negative thoughts to anyone it touches. Jack gathers that Methuselah Al Din, a terrorist determined to obliterate America, is behind the satellite weapon and Jack understands that his newfound powers were given to him to stop the destruction.
As Jack is trying to stop the terrorist, he saves the life of Vonya, a Russian spy who has first hand knowledge of the psychic powers that are being used as warfare. Will Jack and Vonya be able to stop the terrorist before he implements his plan to kill millions of Americans? Will Al Din's powers be too great for them to stop?
A Cry For A Hero is an exciting adventure unlike anything I've ever read before. It was original and creative with an extremely descriptive plot that left me feeling as if I was there instead of just reading about it. The characters throughout this powerful story are detailed and enjoyable. Jonathan Womack is a highly talented storyteller with a meticulous eye for detail. He is sure to seize the attention of anyone who picks up this book.
By Tammy
Fallen Angel Reviews
This Hero is a page turner! September 7, 2007
Jonathan Womack writes an old-fashioned, good-guy-versus-the-bad-guys tale wrapped around a very new type of hero. When faced with a (literally!) death-defying encounter with an angry and hungry grizzly, Jack Ramsey discovers he can "play dead" and leave his body. When he does, he discovers there's more to life, our bodies, and our world than meets the eye. His soul, when out of his physical body, has powers he never imagined. Jack is awed and excited by the knowledge of his new power and is quickly instilled with a sense of purpose when he comes across some very bad guys playing a very bad game of psychic and physical terrorism. Out-of-body hero "Ram" is born and off to the rescue he goes. Nothing less than the hope and freedom of the human race, starting with the United States, is at stake and the good guy is determined to succeed, despite the overwhelming odds stacked against him. The tale Womack weaves around how Jack Ramsey attempts to save the world - with a little help from new friends, including his love interest, the sexy ex-KGB agent Vonnie - is a fast-paced, page-turning read.
With this first novel, Womack's writing skill shows every promise of only getting better. You see his characters and he easily takes you along for the ride. I'd recommend picking up A Cry for a Hero, and keeping your eye out for his next novel.
 Super Reader September 1, 2007
This book has the opposite problem to Richard Dragon. There, the plot
was definitely poor, and the writing is ok, while the reverse is true,
in the case of 'A Cry for a Hero'.
Womack has some definite technical problems. Use of continuations
where there should not be, sentences stopping where there should not be
continuations. I have never seen so many sentences starting with But, for example. This makes reading the book a chore.
In dialogue and action scenes he does not seem to have such
problems, however he still needs help and a lot of practice it would
seem.
That being said, the actual story is pretty good. A man goes
camping with some friends. One of Yogi's bigger less eloquent relatives
wanders into camp, and Jack Ramsey, the only one there gets into
trouble. He remembers something a relative told him, play dead, and
tries that. 'Be dead..Be dead..'.
After this, he appears to have an out of body experience, and his
friends think he is dead. He comes back to his body and learns that
this 'Be dead..' thinking trick will work again, which is funny.
So, sort of a part-time Deadman, with the actually ability to affect
some things with mindpower.
He stumbles across a terrorist conspiracy because of his ability to
see psychic energy, and helps out a female agent type that is opposed
to this group. Naturally, she is a fine looking woman.
So, this would make a fine comic, I think, and that would eliminate
the poor prose issues, in general, while keeping the fun plot.
A Magnificent Read! August 15, 2007
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Written prior to 9/11 under the title "Psi-Spy," author Jonathan Womack, whose birthday just happens to be 9/11, shelved it indefinitely. His innovative novel re-emerged in astral splendor as "A Cry for a Hero" in the wake of our nation's terrorist attacks. Womack's novel is an ingenious homogenization of sci-fi thriller, super hero adventure, and romance darkened by the forces of evil perpetrated by a jihadist World Order deigned to manipulate its malevolence through an evil red ray of psychic energy spawning chaos, doubt, and misery to annihilate peace, prosperity, and freedom.
Jonathan Womack's compelling story is quick-paced, pulsates with energy, radiates charm, infuses humor, and skirts danger from the onset as the reader first meets our hero, Jack Ramsey, an unpretentious, easy going, all American farm boy on a camping trip with his buddies where he discovers his innate ability to induce an out-of-body state to survive a probable attack by a menacing grizzly.
Don't bother to check your suspension of beliefs at the door with this one! I defy anyone to separate the wheat from the chaff in this gripping tale where astrological, geographical, scientific, paranormal, and military facts overlap the imaginative. You will hold your breath, sigh, be shaken, and marvel along your own journey while hanging on to Ram's magnificent gold cape. Jack Ramsey is truly a hero for he is ordinary, yet so extraordinary: though a vivid imagination and strength of will drive his astral powers, faith and love fuel his courage.
"A Cry for a Hero" by Jonathan Womack is a magnificent read!
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