Hayden Lake is as surprised as anyone when he gets hand picked by his hero to become the next star of the hottest show "Freedom Force'. He could never have predicted that he would grow up to become the breakout superstar everyone knows as Talon. His unparalleled career smashes every record and ultimately ends in the most shocking four minutes the world has ever seen. Soon everyone on the planet would know the name, Talon. He would be loved or hated; nothing in between. Whether he is remembered as a 'criminal' or a 'hero' will be irrelevant. He will have changed the course of history, forever. ---- Talon Rising chronicles New Earth in the near future where soldiers are only as good as their last high score and war is just another channel in a good cable package.