Chronicles of Avilésor: War of the Realms

Cato is the only true half-human, half-ghost hybrid in existence. He's powerful and unique with two divine powers instead of one. The United States government believes he is the key to developing a devastating weapon that will give humankind an advantage when war inevitably erupts between the Human Realm and Avilésor, the Ghost Realm. After being an unwilling test subject in Project Alpha for two years, Cato and the rest of his "lab-family" survive a transport accident to find themselves stranded and powerless in the middle of the wilderness. Hunted every step of the way by ghostly Shadow Guards with supernatural abilities and human Agents desperate to recapture their prisoners, the eight young fugitives are drawn to Cato's hometown where the Rip between Realms connects the worlds. Cato wants nothing to do with his past, but as his enemies close in, he realizes he's willing to do anything to protect his lab-family . . . . . . even kidnap the daughter of a ghost hunter and make a dangerous deal to become a mercenary.

Cato and his lab-family had a difficult choice to make-stay in Phantom Heights as mercenaries to protect the very humans who betrayed him once before, or cross the Rip into Avilésor where Azar lurks in his dark fortress. Neither Realm is safe, and no matter where they go, they'll be fugitives. Cato thought he was ready to forget his past. But he has questions that need to be answered before he can truly move on. He can't remember the accident that turned him into a half-breed, only a mysterious flash of green light. And his blood-family's betrayal still haunts him. What did Agent Kovak tell his mother to make her disown him? And how did she explain his disappearance? Unraveling the twisted web of secrets and lies could put his lab-family in even more danger . . . . . . and the only person in Phantom Heights who suspects his escape is desperate to make sure the truth stays buried.

Cato is home. Phantom has returned, but can he be the hero he once was? Cato is more powerful, dangerous, and deadly than he was the last time he wore Phantom's mask, and he's still learning how to control his powers, which have grown during his captivity. His rage almost destroyed Phantom Heights. His blood-family is determined to make him remember what it's like to be human. And yet, the more they try to remind him of his old life, the less human he feels. His hardships forged him into something new, something the loved ones of his past can't recognize. Not Phantom. Not Cato. A7-5292. His two families are pulling him apart. He's torn by lab and by blood . . . . . . and the shadows are closing in around them all.