Falls of Redemption: The Complete Trilogy

by Justin Sloan

Forced to fight as a slave. Torn from his love and family. A land where men can become gods. This ebook bundle holds the full trilogy in the FALLS OF REDEMPTION epic, and contains almost 700 pages of fantasy adventure, political backstabbing, and warfare. When his brother vanishes, Narcel is next in line to rule his city, but only wants a simple life with the girl he loves. Little does he know, the heavens have greater plans for him. He's taken from his village and forced to fight for a neighboring clan, but when war breaks out in the land of Braze, he must choose sides between the family he knew as a boy and the brothers in arms he's formed as a man. Forced to become the warrior he never wanted to be, torn from everything he thought he knew about life, Narcel builds the courage to set things right. But his actions propel him and his lands into an inescapable path toward war and destruction. LAND OF GODS (Book 1) Narcel’s enslavers took everything from his family, the woman he loves, and his freedom. All he has left is his will to live and a burning hatred for his masters. Years of living and training with the Mawtu changes Narcel. Once his sworn enemies, he now considers these men friends and brothers-at-arms. He would snuff the life from those who oppose them, and fight and die to protect them. Battle looms on the horizon and the Mawtu army faces its toughest challenge yet. Will Narcel side with his enslavers and lead their army to victory? Will he honor his friendship and allegiance with his new brothers? Or was this all a ruse and will Narcel finally exact his revenge and betray the army that took everything from him? RETRIBUTION CALLS (Book 2) Narcel has left everything behind to be with the girl of his dreams, but now the most ruthless warriors in all the land are sworn to see him dead. The journey to find the Land of Gods becomes more perilous than he dared imagine, forcing him to grow into the man the gods have destined him to be. The journey leads to a war with Lokum and his forces on the one side and Narcel with the power of Nethia and the North on the other. TEARS OF DEVOTION (Book 3) Just when peace seems to have settled in Braze, the dark power of The Six throws the land into turmoil. Equitas and Semreh team up again to risk everything in a fight against insurmountable odds. The fate of the world lies in their hands, but what chance do they have when the stakes are beyond what any mortal can bear? As Game of Thrones is based on the Wars of the Roses, the epic military fantasy FALLS OF REDEMPTION is based on Ancient Greek wars. It features fast-paced action, a love triangle, and bitter revenge. Grab your box set now and save 60% off buying the individual books!

680 pages, Paperback

Published September 12, 2015

About the author

JUSTIN SLOAN wrote video games before becoming a full-time author, with credits on such games as Game of Thrones, Tales from the Borderlands, Walking Dead, and Marvel and mobile games. Now you can find his military science fiction and space superheroes books on Amazon, KU, and Audible.com. He taught Muay Thai kickboxing and Marine Corps Martial Arts, and can play three songs on the bagpipes. Justin holds advanced degrees in international relations/economics and creative writing. Oh, and he acted in movies for a bit - all small roles though.

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Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

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This is okay, but I’m not sure how to categorize it. It’s not really fantasy because no magic or sorcery or mythic beings (unless you count people believing in gods). It’s not really historical fiction because it’s not based on anything real. What do I call this?! Gen fic it is.

Falls of Redemption is like the movies 300 and Troy. It’s set back in what feels like Greek times complete with warrior training, war games, and worshiping a pantheon of gods (different ones depending on where people lived, of course).

At the center of it all are two boys, cousins, Lokum and Narcel who are fighting over the same girl, Kaire. She’s beautiful, they both love her, and she loves them back. Then, Narcel is captured by a warrior society called the Mawtu and trained in their ways. When the Mawtu bring war to Narcel’s hometown, he is forced to make a decision: does he belong with his real family in Valhia or his new Mawtu brothers?



This is a decent novel if you like this ancient time period. It has descriptions of warrior societies and battles, and there is plenty of scene description and backstory so you can really sink into the world.

I think what I’m missing is a focus on the stakes. I enjoyed reading about Narcel’s time with the Mawtu, but his devotion seemed wishy-washy from the start. Valhia or Mawtu? The Mawtu didn’t brain wash him enough to truly be one of them, but neither did his family have his complete devotion. I’m not sure that’s wholly believable. So, stake number 1: where do Narcel’s true loyalties lie?

And then there is Kaire. What a bundle of contradictions wrapped in an enigma. Here is this beautiful slave-turned-free girl at the center of a twisted love triangle between two cousins — so, you know, a huge focus of the whole book — and I still don’t know anything about her. Other than that she is beautiful. Yawn. Stake number 2: who gets to own the pretty girl?



THEN, Narcel goes on a completely DIFFERENT adventure in the last quarter of the book. What is still his main focus? You guessed it — a pretty girl. Stake number 3: does Marcel get to end up with a pretty girl?

Maybe others won’t be bothered by these different, yet related, goals in the book. But for me, none of them felt compelling enough on their own, and somehow, together, they worked against each other.

Last complaint, and it’s one you guys have heard me go on and on about ad nauseum — editing. The first 60ish% of the book was okay. A few mistakes, no big deal. The last 40ish% was riddled with errors, and that really took away from the story.

Still, an okay read. Good for lazy summer afternoons.

I received a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall I give this set 3.5 stars. There is violence, it is a military thriller, so it might not be suitable for more sensitive readers. The book starts off slow but picks up the pace.

The book blurb adequately describes the storyline so I'm not going to repeat all of that info here. This is a military thriller that starts out filled with boys training to become warriors and learning there is more to the world than they thought. The main character is a teenage male who is a dreamer who would rather be painting. He is struggling to figure out how to survive in a hostile place after he was betrayed by someone close to him. Will he risk everything to go home again to the girl he left behind? And what he will do if he decides it is worth the risk? As usual, everything is not as it seems.

[Holly Lenz · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Roman inspired battle fantasy series

Falls of Redemption is a Roman inspired series with a bit of fantasy. These books should appeal to Game of Thrones fans with their violent action filled pages.

Contains graphic violence and sexual content.