I first read this around 2015, I think. There were at least three books in the series maybe four. I remember I started getting free copies of the book from the author in exchange for reviews until I gave him a bad review (deserved in my opinion) for getting too formulaic. It started with some sort of event giving people powers, leading to the government forming a team to keep order. I don't remember the full roster, but I remember it included
- a military guy without powers who was using a prototype powered suit, some sort of "stun discs" that he could use like grenades, and pistols that shot some sort of energy
- a sapient robot with built-in weapons. Unreplicable technology. Predates the empowering event
- a teleporter (shadow powers?) who initially used his powers for theft. I think we're introduced to him when the team takes him down and gives him the choice of incarceration or service. He might have had some sort of power nullification later in the series
- there was at least one female on the team, but I forget their powerset
- I think there was someone whose powers depended on water
- at some point, they (accidentally?) hijack the body of a villain who's managed to turn himself into an energy being, and he becomes a team member
- I think someone has powers involving redirecting and changing energy directed at them
Plotlines I remember:
- At one point, satellite weaponry is used to take out the White House, I think as part of a conspiracy to infiltrate the government. The villain there had a lot of red in his costume or powers
- As a result of this, at one point, the team goes rogue from government control, using an alternate base
- There's an arc involving someone from the future opposing the team, I think tied to a female on the team
- One of the villains undergoes a process that turns him into pure energy. I think the team arrives at his (underground?) facility a little too late to stop him. The team has a hard time hurting him until he drains the robot's power source, initially seeming to "kill" said robot. It turns out he somehow also snagged the robot's consciousness, allowing him to be controlled for a book or two before the process is reversed
- At one point, they visit a community of empowered individuals hiding from being forcibly recruited. While they're there, an attack happens and they're blamed for it
I don't remember much about the covers. They were Kindle books. Parts of the writing felt a bit like it was modeled after an RPG group's sessions. In particular, the bit where the robot hijacked the energy being felt like a "I want to play a different character" moment.
