His muscles strained as he grappled to hang on to the back of the car; the full torque of the engine would be enough to throw any common man from the back of the steel beast. But this was no ordinary man, he had honed his body for events like this. He could see the damsel inside the vehicle and he was not going let her slip from his grasp!
Well, he did let her get away, and he actually was just messing around and showing off at the time. Joel decided to spring off the back of the Mercury Capri before it was moving too much faster than it's current speed of 35 mph. Upon landing he dislocated his shoulder, something that would never happen to the heroes that inhabited the pages of his adventures. Regardless of the outcome of his encounter with the Mercury, Joel Jenkins has always been an inspiration and hero to friends and family. I speak from experience, close to 30 years of it.
Much like Matthias, Garvey and the other leading men of his adventures, Joel has always been there for friends and family. Most recently helping me move 4 times in the past 2 years and he actually did the bulk of the heavy lifting himself, since my back has been nothing but problematic as of late. Never one to complain, Joel just steps up to the task and gets things done. He is truly a man of action! Anyone that knows Joel can easily see the parallels from himself to his heroes.Like all of Joel's stories, the Dire Planet Series is packed full of action, intrigue and adventure. Do yourself a favor and pick up at least the first book; I bet you can't resist picking up the rest of them.
To continue your tour of Joel Jenkin's Dire Planet, head over to Martin Stephenson's blog tomorrow.
1 comment:
Ah, the good old days when I was a hair farmer.
I think I'm going to work that shoulder dislocation thing into my next novel...
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