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    Hero/Zero, Press Start
    Hero/Zero, Press Start
    Hero/Zero, Press Start
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    Hero/Zero, Press Start

    By James D.R. Smith

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    What happens to the hero of a classic role-playing game once his adventure is over: given he has no education, job training, or peace-time skills?

    One year after defeating the demon king and saving the world, the aptly named Hero Generic is now jobless, homeless, and has a rap sheet longer than his arm for all the items he stole from villagers' homes during his adventure.

    Together with his foul-mouthed, human-hating holy sword, his old partner, a near-blind elf archer, and a demon princess hell-bent on Hero paying her back for getting her father's castle repo'd by the kingdom, Hero needs to find work suitable to a man who not only once saved the world -- but took dozens of blows to the head without a helmet.

    What choices will a destined hero make when, for the first time in his life, destiny isn't making his choices?

    Hero/Zero, Press Start is the first of a long series of comedic short stories about Hero Generic's professional misadventures in the post-game world.

    I'd love it if you could leave a review for this book, and please check out my other novel series, F-Infinity Saga! Thank you so much!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJames D.R. Smith
    Release dateJun 20, 2013
    ISBN9781301055944
    Hero/Zero, Press Start
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    James D.R. Smith

    Growing up in the northern reaches of New Hampshire, I gained a deep appreciation for nature and our own, individual, tiny roles within it.​ I started writing when I was quite young -- alternate or extended endings to games like Final Fantasy, if I remember properly, and always maintained a deep fascination for the realms of fantasy. I dreamed of journeying out into the world, carving my own way -- I majored in writing at Plymouth State University and eventually I got the opportunity to study in Japan, and my experiences there deeply affect my writing. Upon graduation, I deepened my love affair with Asia by choosing to teach English in South Korea. I've been here off and on for many years, expanding my experience with the hopes it makes me a better writer. Years later, with support and encouragement from friends and family, I finished the first three cantos of the F-Infinity Saga and decided, at last, to share my unique perspective ensconced therein with the rest of the world. Please enjoy, and look forward to my offerings in the future as well! ​

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