The First

The First, Book 1

De: Kipjo Ewers

Narrado por: Tyla Collier

After spending four years on death row for the brutal murder of her husband, Sophia Dennison takes her final walk in the Mountain View Facility in Gatesville and is put to death by lethal injection at 12:00 a.m. Several hours after Sophia's execution, FBI agent Mark Armitage is called to investigate a serious disturbance at the prison.

Upon arriving he finds the place a war zone. After being debriefed by his friend and partner, Dustin Mercer, he views the videotapes and learns that the source of the destruction is Sophia. Footage reveals that seven minutes after her execution, she miraculously resurrected, breaking free of her bonds and overpowering several guards. Sophia Dennison has escaped and is now on the run....

The hunt is on for the first actual superhuman.

©2013 Kipjo Ewers (P)2024 Dreamscape Lore

A black female complete bad ass!!!

Awesome listen while getting work done around the house. Totally had me hooked! Action from page one to the end. Would love to see this on tv one day.

The Shero

I love the fact that a black woman was portrayed as smart beautiful intelligent and loving. Many stories and shows present black women in a negative light. We aren’t all what is seen on reality television shows whose goal is to grab and hold the viewers attention. This woman is a God fearing woman who has been wronged by society and seeks justice in an unjust world.

Thank you

It was great to have a MC that took control of their abilities, and got vengeance without remorse!

Great story!

Enjoyed it all the way through the book. Kept my interest. Loved the superhero references.

Best book ever!

I’ve listened to a lot of audio books in the last few years and thought I had found the best one..until I heard The First. This book was so good it could easily be a good movie. And the narrator was so good, I want her to read every book I listen to from now on. Thank you so much for Kipjo Ewers for doing what Marvel has failed to do recently. I already have books 2 and 3 queued up and ready to go!

A Downward Spiral the whole way...

In short, intriguing concept for an MC, but I'm disappointed and won't be getting the sequels. Some spoiler-ish thoughts below.

Not the worst story in the world at all! But....

50% of this book is dedicated to agonizingly describing the pain and suffering of victims and protagonists.
20% of this book is spent in the comic-book-esque action scenes of a superhero movie.
20% of this book spent introspective monologuing by the MC.
10% of this book is spent describing the (usually) brief and rapid demise of antagonists.

50% - 10% = 40% of unsatisfying lack of justification. Sure we can claim that this book is designed to show how unfair the world is, but in what is effectively a superhero story, that just doesn't inspire much keenness to delve deeper. The last hour or so just felt monotonous and lazy, with little catharsis.

the characters abilities

wanted more of a back story about the character and her husband's family, tell more about why he didn't tell her the truth

Black Talented Woman FTW

I really enjoyed the story. The concept was great the MC is a total Badass. The writing was amazing and the action was heart-stopping.. The military conspiracy was off- putting but well executed.

Loved it!!!

What a breath of fresh air! I am so happy that the main character was not whiny, she accepted the situation and decided to not let it keep her down. She was a female heroine who that took charge of her life despite the obstacles that were thrown in her way. This was entertaining and the story was a different and I loved that. I can’t wait for the next book and see where this story goes.

Amazing story! Can’t wait to read part 2

Amazing story and great writing. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series.