A Novel Series by Samuel A. McAdams (The 21st Century Absurdist)
BarnYard Heroes
The BarnYard Heroes novels blend Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Marvel's Avengers, with heavy doses of Monty Python and a dash of Animal Farm.
Are they silly? Of course. Are they a bit absurd? Absolutely. Are they socially relevant? Not a bit.
If you're looking for escape the troubles of the modern world, make BarnYard Heroes your next read.
Are they silly? Of course. Are they a bit absurd? Absolutely. Are they socially relevant? Not a bit.
If you're looking for escape the troubles of the modern world, make BarnYard Heroes your next read.
BarnYard Heroes
BarnYard Heroes: A Half-Baked Origin
BarnYard Heroes: A Half-Baked Origin is a blend of a Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy novel and a Marvels Avenger movie, with a dash of the Muppets.
Thanks to a space alien’s experiments and the sudden corporate cancelation of his project, a band of misfit barnyard animals have malfunctioning superpowers, a thirst for adventure, and delusions of grandeur.
This origin story features the chicken, the last to join the space alien’s experimentation. She has yet to demonstrate a superpower, prompting the others to call her Half-Baked. But in order to save her fellow BarnYard Heroes and prevent the space alien theft of Earth’s cows, she will need to overcome her inferiority complex and activate her superpower. Who knows, she may even learn how to fly.
"The characters in this book are not simply unique, but genuinely unforgettable."Click to read full review
The tone of Samuel A. McAdams' writing is, “fun and light and absurd. It reminds me of Jasper Fforde’s.★★★★★
BookBabyCritique
What Readers are Saying:
I appreciated the Douglas Adams-esque whimsy, mixed with the author's own creative style, and look forward to the next novel with childlike anticipation.★★★★★
TalegiReviewer
A completely original cast of characters are cast in an amazing and hysterical set of circumstances, setting up for a fun and entertaining story.★★★★★
John BergReader
BarnYard Heroes: The Havarti Travel Bureau Conspiracy or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Cow Zombie Apocalyse
A Shaun of the Dead and Men in Black sandwich, with a side order of the Muppets.
The cow sees herself as the leader of the BarnYard Heroes, a band of misfit barnyard animals with incomplete superpowers, a thirst for adventure, and delusions of grandeur. Despite their unfinished space alien enhancements, a secret agency defending Earth from alien threats happily adds them to their ranks. Their first mission goes horribly wrong and every attempt the cow makes to correct her leadership mistakes only makes matters worse. Yet, the fate of humankind rests in her ability to lead the BarnYard Heroes to victory.
A fantastic story that readers of all ages will love. You will find humor, action, drama, and adventure to make this story a true MVP. Fantastic, funny, and entertaining!★★★★★
Rabia TanveerReaders' Favorite
What Readers are Saying:
Well written, humorous, good action. Great opening paragraph.★★★★★
Page Turner AwardsFinalist Feedback
When Samuel A. McAdams dies, he needs to donate his brain to science, because it clearly doesn’t work like everybody else’s.★★★★★
Barb Dill-VargaCritiquer
This novel contains tobacco and alcohol use, graphic violence, death, and a brief conversation about interspecies sex which the author hopes is enough to get the book banned from libraries in the state of Florida.
Read Chapter 1 for free to judge for yourself if the violence is too much.
Read Chapter 1 for free to judge for yourself if the violence is too much.
CONTENT WARNING:
Future BarnYard Heroes Novels
Desperate to prove their worthiness and become agents of GIBOD, the rabbit and duck set off on a quest to prove a rival gang of enhanced backyard animals are frauds and become the only ones who can stop the BackYard Heroes' master plan. Will these surfer dude heroes be up to the task?
Status: Revisions In Progress
Status: Revisions In Progress
BarnYard Heroes: The Power of Steel Wool
The cat, blinded by her love of invention and problem solving, helps an evil space alien create an army of killer sheep, who believe it is their obligation, as the greatest beings of all time, to enslave the entire universe.
Will the cat pull off a Doctor Who moment and thwart the killer sheep’s attempt to conquer the universe?
Status: Draft complete
Status: Draft complete
BarnYard Heroes: See the Future - Be the Future
The dog accidentially triggers a hidden power to time travel. With the inability to control the power, the dog gets lost in time. Will he master the art of time travel in time to stop a narcissistic robot from the future from annihilating humanity and save the lives of his fellow BarnYard Heroes without creating a space-time paradox?
Status: Draft complete
Status: Draft complete
BarnYard Heroes: A Pig Tale
The pig imagines himself as the swine version of James Bond and believes he can singlehanded bring down the crime lord recently elected President of the United States of Africa. Will he learn to except help in time to stop the President’s plans for mass destruction and world domination?
Status: Draft complete
Status: Draft complete
BarnYard Heroes: The Legend of Pooh Manchu
The fish had been given one rule by his space alien creator; never get wet. He learned why when his attempt to save his fellow BarnYard Heroes failed and he ended up a boiling puddle of goo oozing down the kitchen sink drain.
What appeared to be the end of the fish, turnout to be a new beginning. He emerged from the sewer reborn as a fat tailless turkey with duck legs, muscular human arms, and a lizard head. More importantly, he had new powers. He could run as fast as the chicken, control the cat’s tornados, lift objects 10 times his weight, and instantly heal his wounds. Despite his new powers, the fish still fears the responsibility of saving the day, preferring his former role of hiding in walls.
Will he confront these fears, save his BarnYard Heroes friends, and stop every villain the BarnYard Heroes ever faced, who each plan mass destruction they believe will lead them to the glory of world domination.
Status: Draft complete
Status: Draft complete
Meet The BarnYard Heroes
Samuel a. Mcadams
The 21st Century Absurdist
Samuel anointed himself The 21st Century Absurdist. The fact his writings don’t match the traditional absurdist definition matters not to him, for he insists the term “traditional absurdist” is an oxymoron. He stakes his claim to the title because absurd, along with fun, are the most common words used to describe his work. Comedy writing has been a lifelong passion for Samuel. He enjoys the craft, including the endless edits. He hopes fans enjoy reading his novels as much as he enjoys writing them. and is proud to finally have the first two novels of his BarnYard Heroes series published. Learn more at: sammcadams.com.