Rise of Ox (The Ox Trilogy)

Circumstances may create a hero, but extraordinary ones create a superhero. It’s 1910 and London’s East End is under the thumb of a gang that rules with fear. However, their rule is about to come under threat thanks to a meddlesome stranger dressed in ox hide. Harry suffers a hard life in the workhouse, spending long days feeding the furnaces and maintaining the steam-driven machinery. Overprotective of his sister, Ismay, he finds himself labelled a troublemaker, but his days in the workhouse are numbered. Motivated to escape, he is determined to start afresh. Little does he know that the path he chooses will lead him to become something greater than just a man. The first book in the Ox Trilogy, Rise of Ox tells the origin story of a new superhero cut from the same cloth as Batman and Iron Man. Unlike them, he does not come from riches, but from poverty. This is a dark story with touches of steampunk and a gritty realism rarely found in the genre. Filled with action, it’s woven into the historical events of the time, something that helps make it a thoroughly compelling read. Edwin Page is the author of numerous books, most of which are available in paperback and Kindle formats.