From the brilliant imagination of Shawn Kincaid comes an epic fantasy like no other. Twisted is not just a novel--it's a mind-bending journey that takes you from one reality to another, pulling you deeper into an insidious fame that transcends universes. Are you the master of the game, or merely a pawn being manipulated by unseen forces? The lines between player and played blur in this interactive experience that challenges your perceptions at every turn.
As you navigate this treacherous path, every decision you make will shape your destiny and change the outcome of the game. But beware: nothing is as it seems, and the true stakes of the game are more twisted than you can imagine. Are you the player or are you being played?
Twisted is an exhilarating, reality-warping adventure that will keep you questioning, second-guessing, and on the edge of your seat until the very last page. Are you ready to play?
Prologue
The stranger pulled the hood of his long leather jacket against the cool night winds of the Kansas plains, watching the glow of the nearby human settlement and savoring the planetary implications of his next move. He had tracked the target this far and now, finally, the man's identity was known. In truth, he would never have picked him out of a crowd. Hesitant, luckless with women, twenty-six years old and still living with his grandmother -
No, cancel that. He turns twenty-six tomorrow. Remembering the birthday present he'd arranged for his target, the stranger twisted his face into something which could almost be called a smile. Sensing that the moment had come, the cloaked and hooded figure shrugged his body deeper into the folds of his jacket and continued his march into the unimaginatively-named Kansas City.
He wondered again if he'd found the right man - but then, Command had confirmed the DNA sample, and the stranger knew better than to question Command. The whole operation was strictly need-to-know and, for all he knew, even Command didn't get to see the full picture. But he knew that they had been the ones to choose the codename: Project Pandora. It was named after a myth that had remained popular on this planet for thousands of its years.
The stranger smiled again as he strode through the cornfields. Though his target couldn't know it, the birthday present he was to receive tomorrow would change the fate of the entire world. And, like his fellow human Pandora, all he had to do to set the plan in motion was open a box.
