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Book Review of The Unwanted

The Unwanted
The Unwanted
Author: Daniel L. Carter
Book Type: Paperback
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What made the X-men and the Fantastic Four the way they are? Wouldn't you like to know the beginning?

I like to know the details of things. I like to know the 'why are the characters this way'. I ask questions. A lot of them. And Daniel Carter has done a great job answering those questions. Telling us what transpired in a believable and intriguing way, he introduces us to five heroes in the most unlikely of places. Babies. Yes, the Unwanted are - babies. In the age of animal testing, one mad scientist takes it too far and performs horrible experiments on babies, with the intention of killing them when he's finished. Everything is working perfectly until two nurses spirit five of his subjects out before he can dispose of them. The hunt is on...