Illustrated by Neil Evans
First published in 2019 in Great Britain by Barrington Stoke Ltd
18 Walker Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7LP
www.barringtonstoke.co.uk
Text © 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 Chris Bradford
Illustrations © 2015, 2016, 2017 Neil Evans
The moral right of Chris Bradford and Neil Evans to be identified as the author and illustrator of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in any part in any form without the written permission of the publisher
A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library upon request
ISBN: 978‑1‑78112‑849‑7
Printed and bound by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croyden, CR0 4YY
To Hayley, my Guardian Angel
PART 2: SNIPER 15. Glint of Sunlight ............... 99 16. Bullet Ears ....................... 105 17. The Judge ........................ 112 18. Zanshin Zone .................. 119 19. Funfair ............................... 124 20. Bait ..................................... 133 21. Unbroken Shield ............ 140 22. Blackout ............................ 143 23. Blood .................................. 150 24. Face I.D. ............................ 153 25. Subway .............................. 158 26. Shock to the System ... 163 27. The Verdict ...................... 169 28. Doubt ................................. 175 PART 1: BULLETCATCHER 1. Gunfire ................................... 3 2. Army of Freedom .............. 7 3. Medusa ............................... 12 4. Best Hope .......................... 18 5. S.P.E.A.R. ............................. 22 6. Reactor Room .................. 31 7. Apollo ................................... 39 8. One Second Fighting ..... 47 9. Mission Pandora ............. 53 10. Tattoo .................................. 61 11. Hero Gene .......................... 69 12. Double Vision .................... 75 13. Sacrifice ............................. 84 14. Bulletcatcher .................... 92 Contents
PART 3: BLOWBACK 29. Messenger ...................... 183 30. All Gone ............................. 187 31. Battle Booster ............... 192 32. Fortress ........................... 199 33. Judgement Day ............. 209 34. Code Red .......................... 215 35. Safe Room ....................... 223 36. The Trial ............................ 229 37. Execution .......................... 236 38. Back from the Dead .... 243 39. Line of Fire ....................... 250 40. Divine Justice ................. 254 41. Hidden Talent .................. 258 42. Free Choice ..................... 264 EXTRAS Do YOU have what it takes to be a bulletcatcher? ........ 272 Do YOU have superpowers? ........................ 276 Go Gear .................................... 279 Quick‑fire interview with S.P.E.A.R. author Chris Bradford ...................... 280
PART 1
Bulletcatcher
