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Secondhand Origin
Stories

Second Sentinels Book 1

An outsider with superheroic ambitions

A near-invincible teen with infamous powers

A prodigy with treasonous technology

A frail girl with a family legacy

A supervillian with mysterious motives

And a family fractured by secrets

Names in Their Blood

Second Sentinels Book 2

Long awaited reunions and the need for the US's only full hospital for genetically altered people bring the Sentinels- and their family- to rural Minnesota.

But when they realize that not only have altereds been going missing from the area, but the federal bureau that should have sent that mission to them has kept it quiet, they need to figure out who they can trust- and fast- or thousands could die.

Doll's Eye View

Second Sentinels Bonus Novella

A novella from Martin's point of view that takes place between Secondhand Origin Stories and Names in Their Blood, available exclusively to newsletter subscribers.

Martin decides they want a more portable body, and works with the people who know them to design something just right.

Contains spoilers for Secondhand Origin Stories.

About Lee

Lee Brontide is a queer author, artist, and amateur animator living with their wife, daughter, and 3 cats in a beloved, creaky Victorian house in St Paul, Minnesota.

They are obsessed with themes of family, trauma, queerness, surveillance, bodily autonomy, and community, and often use their training as a therapist to explore these ideas in complex, nuanced ways.

They also enjoy gardening, and general nerd stuff, and researching the impacts of implanted medical devices on mental health

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