by A. R. Holloway (AKA: Max Hall)
John Bridge, aka Tech Master, has the worst luck of anyone he’s ever met. His grandfather who raised him after the tragic death of his parents, tried to dissect his brain as a child to improve his powers. Forcing John into the foster care system, where he learned to scrounge for parts at the local junk yard just to learn how his powers worked. His Superhero boss during his New York internship as a ‘side kick’ didn’t really have much for him to do but play tech support at dispatch call centers. And his best friend and love interest, who is yet another victim of his grandfather’s mad science experiments has cursed powers that are actively trying to kill them both. It’s all John can do to help Omen manage her powers, while hiding from the federal governments ‘men in black’ who would take her away for “treatment” by the ‘power support services division. And that’s all before his first day on the job as a superhero. Which is perhaps the worst day of his life. Join him and his companions as he tries his best to become what he’s always wanted to be, a local hero. Helping cats out of trees, old ladies’ cross streets, and be paid enough to give his AI, Candy, a real physical body. All while dodging supervillain flying battleships, scrounging for parts out of junk yards, uncovering the secrets of his past, and discovering the hidden truth about the local superhero community. A truth that might bring the quiet, peaceful city of St. George Utah into the cross hairs of international supervillains. Described by one reader as “Junk Yard Tony Stark meets Young Justice” the Tech Master saga is perfect for lovers of Wearing the Cape by Marion G Harmon, The Chronicles of Fid by David Reiss, and realistic Superhero stories everywhere!Schedule: Book 2 is currently releasing. Patreon is 10+ chapters ahead. Release 1 chapter every Monday and Friday at a minimum. Dedication For Jordan Smith. My friend, reader, and buddy. A father, husband, and lover of all things fiction. Cancer took you far too soon. May wherever you find yourself now be brighter for your coming, for we have lost one of our lights.
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 07:29 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 07:29 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
Chart history contains only this ranking model's runs; legacy points are not spliced in.
Coupled 14-day outlook
rs-joint-entry-copula-v1
Any eligible RS entry
2%
Two or more lists
0%
Likely threshold order: Action → Adventure → Main.
Leading bundle: Action (1%).
Estimated from one fitted shared story path; category probabilities are not multiplied as if lists were independent.
Separate entry forecast; this probability does not enter the ranking score.
Overall Rising Stars Shadow RS rank
#9280 of 12,168 · 9230 below RS #50
By genre
beats 52% of similar stories
beats 67% of similar stories
beats 39% of similar stories
Mid-pack, room on both levers
Traffic and conversion both sit mid-field for a story this size. Growth here compounds from consistency: steady cadence feeds traffic, and a sharper hook lifts what each view is worth.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 50–149 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.
