Highton Heroes is a series set in a very distant future of Earth, let’s say the 26th century. Humanity has not yet settled on other planets. Instead, the accidental discovery of a clean fuel named Koltak has allowed Earth to recover environmentally and become a technological powerhouse. Highton is a city which has a sole purpose – the defence and maintained order of Earth. Everyone in the town serves as part of the army or in service of the army.
While I originally envisioned the story as an animated TV series – each season focusing on a major villain the city needs to take down – I’ve come to shift towards telling the story of Highton Heroes in a novel, where each TV season will instead be told as a book.
The first instalment follows Ben Tully as he becomes the reluctant Mayor of Highton after his father’s death. Being Mayor means more in Highton – it combines the role of a city’s mayor with the tasks of commanding an entire military. With his outsider wife Lucy, the two must face obstruction and bitterness from Highton traditionalists. On top of that, a new threat has emerged – The Crazy Guy. He’s an unstable but intelligent villain who raises a mentally controlled and well-equipped army with the intent of destroying Highton.
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