I, Death

High school student discoverers he has the power to end the lives of people around him, and has had since birth. In order to understand this power, as well as understand himself, he begins to blog about it, and it is these posts we read until over the half-way point. His struggle to come to terms with his power, his place in the world with them, and with those he cares for and looks up to, is brought to a surprising conclusion after following a challenging path of control and denial.

NOTE: due to following the life of a 17-year-old male, including his dream fantasies, there is coarse language, graphic sexual content, drug use, and depiction of sexual assault.

ISBN10: 1927609038
ISBN13: 9781927609033
Number Of Pages: 376
Publication Date: 20141016
Publisher: Midpoint Trade Books
Binding: Paperback
SKU: 9781927609033
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It’s not “boy meets girl, boy loses girl but rather: “Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy’s friends begin dropping like flies.”

Peter O’Mallick isn’t just having a bad day; he’s having a bad life.

It’s bad enough when your girlfriend suddenly casts you a cold shoulder, your grades are slipping and those around you no longer understand what it’s like to walk in your shoes; but walking around with the innate power to end lives - something Peter begins to realize he has had since birth - takes the angst to a whole new level.

And Hamlet thought he had it bad.

Encouraged by his guidance counsellor, the suicidal seventeen year old begins to blog about his experiences in order to try to understand this power and himself. The self-directed therapy helps, and strangers who follow his online story virtually befriend him, as it appears that his curse is mostly limited to those he is in close contact with.

However, there is one stranger secretly following his story who isn’t there to understand, help or cheer him on; just as Peter begins to understand that being born as a harbinger for death might actually be a blessing rather than a curse, this stranger is intent on finding a way to use Peter’s power for nefarious purposes.