Mark Cooper

Tormented by his mother's death... Taken for granted by his father... Trained in deadly martial arts... Jason Steed is looking for a place to call home. He finds what he's looking for in the Sea Cadets-an elite group of British youngsters being groomed for lifelong service in the military. But when a routine training exercise goes awry, Jason finds himself in the middle of a secret mission. The future of the world hangs in the balance...and Jason might be the only one who can save it. "A coming of age heart wrenching story packed with laughs and fast paced action. Most readers who love action and spy fiction will devour this dynamic book in a single sitting or two, otherwise they'll be in extreme agony waiting to see what happens next." -Fictionreviewer.com

Fledgling: Jason Steed

Lynn Braden

Jason Steed's mother died during childbirth and his father is a remote Naval officer who is never around.  Rather than wallow in self-pity, Jason has made himself strong, resourceful, and resilient.  At 5 years old, Jason begins martial arts training and becomes exceptional by the time he is 11.  When he decides to use his skills to become part of a group called the Sea Cadets, he finds himself in a situation that takes him way beyond a simple training exercise.

Fledgling is the first book in the Jason Steed series.  Although the story is exciting and filled with adventure, the book is quite problematic.  Much of the dialogue is stilted and sounds unrealistic.  The pacing of the story is way off as much of the meat of the plot happens toward the end of the book.  In addition many of the situations in the story seem much too far-fetched to be believable.  However, even with all of these issues, Fledgling manages to be an exciting read and an intriguing beginning to the Jason Steed series. 

Fledgling: Jason Steed

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