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A Different Kind of Enemy

Different Kind series: Book Two

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Pub Date May 19 2026 | Archive Date Jul 29 2026

Interlude Press/Duet Books/Chicago Review Press | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles


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Description

An anomaly in space has stopped in Earth’s path in a way not accounted for by astronomical physics. Is it aliens? With only six days before inevitable contact, newly married teen spies Nicolas “Nico” Hall and Samuel “Sam” Solomon are enlisted to investigate—each young man sworn to secrecy even from the other.

Nico is in the field looking for answers and tracking a mysterious Person of Interest. Sam is working first contact scenarios on the thirteenth floor of a Manhattan building that doesn’t officially have a thirteenth floor. And they're both wondering if the rules of love change if it’s the end of the world.

As humanity slips into the grip of alien invasion panic, Nico and Sam realize they're going to have to work together to save the world—and their marriage. 

An anomaly in space has stopped in Earth’s path in a way not accounted for by astronomical physics. Is it aliens? With only six days before inevitable contact, newly married teen spies Nicolas “Nico”...


A Note From the Publisher

Additional ISBN-13: 9780897336468 (Ebook)

Additional ISBN-13: 9780897336468 (Ebook)


Advance Praise

“Queer teens reprise their James Bond–inspired hijinks.… The Bond references and cool gadgetry abound in this fast-paced sequel.” —Kirkus Reviews

“A resonant thriller that’s full of thrills and sensuality, A Different Kind of Enemy frames a young romance through beloved spy films.” —Foreword Reviews

“This is the book series I wish had been around when I was a teenager.… Whatever your age, if this ever-changing world in which we’re livin’ makes you give in and cry, pick up this reminder of queer joy.” —David Lowbridge-Ellis, MBE, Licence to Queer

“A delightful page-turner that combines world-ending events and the possible detonation of teenage superheroes Nico and Sam’s young marriage, courtesy of stunning secrets, temptations, and betrayals.… James Bond for a new generation.” —Lyn Miller-Lachmann, author of Torch

“Nails that balance of capable-and-badass with vulnerable-and-human, especially as Nico and Sam stumble through miscommunication and the stuff they haven’t learned how to say out loud yet—until they finally have the conversation they need to have.” —Jeff Adams, author of the Codename: Winger series

“An imaginative twist on the classic spy novel. What if James Bond was an American? Married? A teenager? And gay? How would that affect his mission to save the world from a mysterious threat from outer space?” —Kathryn Hall, reviewer for Jewish Book Garden 

“Queer teens reprise their James Bond–inspired hijinks.… The Bond references and cool gadgetry abound in this fast-paced sequel.” —Kirkus Reviews

“A resonant thriller that’s full of thrills and...


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EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9780897336444
PRICE $12.99 (USD)
PAGES 302

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