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War Eternal #5
Forever Until Tomorrow
A war lost.
..
A civilization in ruins...
A spark of hope among the wreckage...
The war is over. The war has just begun. Major Katherine Asher of the newly founded United Earth Alliance knows nothing about the apocalyptic war of a past future. She’s scheduled to pilot the newly christened Dove, Earth’s first starship, in her maiden voyage. But when a terrorist attack leaves her wounded and hearing voices, she quickly finds herself caught up in the eternal struggle and fighting to stop a future that has no place for humankind.
At the same time, a man in St. Louis decides to leave the psychiatric hospital he’s called home for the last twenty years, since the fateful night an alien starship fell to Earth…
A civilization in ruins...
A spark of hope among the wreckage...
The war is over. The war has just begun. Major Katherine Asher of the newly founded United Earth Alliance knows nothing about the apocalyptic war of a past future. She’s scheduled to pilot the newly christened Dove, Earth’s first starship, in her maiden voyage. But when a terrorist attack leaves her wounded and hearing voices, she quickly finds herself caught up in the eternal struggle and fighting to stop a future that has no place for humankind.
At the same time, a man in St. Louis decides to leave the psychiatric hospital he’s called home for the last twenty years, since the fateful night an alien starship fell to Earth…
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M.R. Forbes
165 books1,007 followersM.R. Forbes is the author of a growing number of science-fiction series including Rebellion, War Eternal, Chaos of the Covenant, Stars End, and the Forgotten novels. Having spent his childhood trying to read every sci-fi novel he could find (and write his own too), play every sci-fi video game he could get his hands on, and see every sci-fi movie that made it into the theater, he has a true love of the genre across every medium. He works hard to bring that same energy to his own stories, with a continuing goal to entertain, delight, fascinate, and surprise.
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November 28, 2017
A good addition but different
To fit in with the series thus book had to happen, however I didn't enjoy it as much as the others as it was not set in space. Mitchell goes forward in time to the past (yeah!) Therefore everything is set in a more recent timeline (in the future) if you don't understand this then go back to book one!
Because of this I didn't enjoy it as much. Don't get me wrong, the book itself is brilliant and well written but it doesn't follow the earlier ones. That aside it is very clever and the twists in the story, especially at the end, make it a good read. One again I can't express how good this series is !
To fit in with the series thus book had to happen, however I didn't enjoy it as much as the others as it was not set in space. Mitchell goes forward in time to the past (yeah!) Therefore everything is set in a more recent timeline (in the future) if you don't understand this then go back to book one!
Because of this I didn't enjoy it as much. Don't get me wrong, the book itself is brilliant and well written but it doesn't follow the earlier ones. That aside it is very clever and the twists in the story, especially at the end, make it a good read. One again I can't express how good this series is !
August 25, 2016
Wow,what a ending.
Thank you M.R. Forbes for another excellent book. The series has me hooked and happy for it. Still a fan.
Thank you M.R. Forbes for another excellent book. The series has me hooked and happy for it. Still a fan.
April 24, 2020
Ok, this is really getting weird. It’s going to take you awhile to figure out what is going on in this book. I’ll tell you this much, everything that you’ve read up to now hasn’t happened, yet. Colonel Mitch Williams isn’t quite himself in this book. You’ll be introduced to a guy named “Reggie” who has been sitting in a mental hospital for the last twenty years.
Finally, “Reggie” decides that he’s waited long enough so he just up and leaves the hospital. He hasn’t been outside in the real world for all of those twenty years, so he’s not going to fit in very well. He also has no money and no place to live. Slowly, some memories of who he might have been are trickling in, but he’s still confused as to who he is and why, after twenty years, he has decided to leave the mental hospital. He also knows that he has to meet up with someone known as Katherine.
Major Katherine Ash has just been selected as part of the initial crew Dove, the now name for Earth’s first FTL starship. Katherine had to beat out over a thousand other applicants for the position and now she’s attending the crew announcement ball. She has her friend, Michael, with her. He’s an overweight computer genius and is very happy to be a friend of Katherine’s, but not so much liking going to a military ball. He’s definitely uncomfortable in his tux, but that will definitely be the least of his worries just after they arrive at the ball.
A group of unknown terrorist decide they will ensure the Dove never launches by killing all the crew-members as they are announced. The President of the United States as well as most of the military brass are in attendance. When the shooting starts, most of those highly decorated soldiers and sailors are shot down. If not for the fast reactions of Major Ash, a lot more would have been dead. She managed to knock down one of the terrorist and get his gun which she used to return fire against the other terrorist. She almost succeeded in killing all of them single-handedly, but she was hit and that’s the last she remembers. So, we know Katherine isn’t some wall-flower that Colonel Mitch Williams must find. It would help if she can survive until he does find her and this won’t be the last time she’s in danger. Someone definitely is out to kill Katherine and Mitch. This is when the fun begins!
Finally, “Reggie” decides that he’s waited long enough so he just up and leaves the hospital. He hasn’t been outside in the real world for all of those twenty years, so he’s not going to fit in very well. He also has no money and no place to live. Slowly, some memories of who he might have been are trickling in, but he’s still confused as to who he is and why, after twenty years, he has decided to leave the mental hospital. He also knows that he has to meet up with someone known as Katherine.
Major Katherine Ash has just been selected as part of the initial crew Dove, the now name for Earth’s first FTL starship. Katherine had to beat out over a thousand other applicants for the position and now she’s attending the crew announcement ball. She has her friend, Michael, with her. He’s an overweight computer genius and is very happy to be a friend of Katherine’s, but not so much liking going to a military ball. He’s definitely uncomfortable in his tux, but that will definitely be the least of his worries just after they arrive at the ball.
A group of unknown terrorist decide they will ensure the Dove never launches by killing all the crew-members as they are announced. The President of the United States as well as most of the military brass are in attendance. When the shooting starts, most of those highly decorated soldiers and sailors are shot down. If not for the fast reactions of Major Ash, a lot more would have been dead. She managed to knock down one of the terrorist and get his gun which she used to return fire against the other terrorist. She almost succeeded in killing all of them single-handedly, but she was hit and that’s the last she remembers. So, we know Katherine isn’t some wall-flower that Colonel Mitch Williams must find. It would help if she can survive until he does find her and this won’t be the last time she’s in danger. Someone definitely is out to kill Katherine and Mitch. This is when the fun begins!
May 30, 2020
Time gets turned on its head once again in War Eternal Book #5! The plot is full of twists and turns and several shocks. But as always, the strength of this series is in the characters that M.R. Forbes creates. They are so full of depth that they seem to be real. Some of them you would want to hang out with, and some of them repulse you (the ones that should repulse you, that is!), and they all surprise you. War Eternal has always been epic in scope but told on a personal level, and Forever Until Tomorrow captures that feel while introducing several new heroes and villains into this compelling universe. It's a must read, just like the rest of the series.
June 18, 2017
Next Up, The Launching of The Goliath!
This Novel is not quite as unexpected in its plot as the previous one in the series, but still manages a twist in the final chapter that was delicious in its own devious manner. Mr. Forbes has proven to be quite good at such plot reversals, twists, and turns. Reading his novels is feeling like a mental game of Twister as I attempt (and fail as often as not) to predict the story's plot. In short: He's good!
This Novel is not quite as unexpected in its plot as the previous one in the series, but still manages a twist in the final chapter that was delicious in its own devious manner. Mr. Forbes has proven to be quite good at such plot reversals, twists, and turns. Reading his novels is feeling like a mental game of Twister as I attempt (and fail as often as not) to predict the story's plot. In short: He's good!
July 16, 2017
A good continuation of the series
Recursion through time is at the heart of this story but there are certain things that have just aren't explained very well. Watson is the eternal bogeyman showing up in the least expected places. But how he manages that is not clear, in my opinion. Otherwise it fills in a bunch of other details that were discussed but never explained in prior volumes of the series. Wonder what's coming next!
Recursion through time is at the heart of this story but there are certain things that have just aren't explained very well. Watson is the eternal bogeyman showing up in the least expected places. But how he manages that is not clear, in my opinion. Otherwise it fills in a bunch of other details that were discussed but never explained in prior volumes of the series. Wonder what's coming next!
October 18, 2020
I really enjoyed this series, but the short novels sold for lower cost really got on my nerves after a while. I'm a fast reader, and it just irritated me to have to stop and buy yet another title I would finish in a day or two, and I suspected I way paying far more for a full length book this way than if I paid for all of it at once.
That being said, I now have kindle unlimited, and I might revisit this author.
That being said, I now have kindle unlimited, and I might revisit this author.
February 3, 2021
I was a bit disappointed in the previous book since everything started to feel very predictable, at least until the end that felt like a fresh breeze. That feeling remained while reading this book.
Some reviewers find it boring that the setting was back on earth a bit back in time (if time was linear, which any Tetron can tell you is not the case). Yes, it felt a bit like Mike Hammer meets Mission Impossible, but it was full of plot twists and I can't wait to start reading the next book.
Some reviewers find it boring that the setting was back on earth a bit back in time (if time was linear, which any Tetron can tell you is not the case). Yes, it felt a bit like Mike Hammer meets Mission Impossible, but it was full of plot twists and I can't wait to start reading the next book.
December 10, 2021
Straddling the line between the dramatic and the silly - it sometimes strays a little toward the latter. Each “revelation” engenders surprise - but only that you realise the author doesn’t seem to realise how predictable it all is.
Still, a relatively solid tale, hamstrung by the trope of time loops.
Still, a relatively solid tale, hamstrung by the trope of time loops.
January 26, 2022
Oh the humanity! War conducted from the perspective of space can be more brutal than when you're face-to-face. This installment fo the series has a lot of that ... killing and running, ... and hiding, ... and being killed. It also has a lot of space travel science type of thought provoking action. On to the next one, ...
December 4, 2018
8/10: Excellent read, well written, fell right into the fictional world created.
“You have forever until tomorrow, but not forever until the end.”
Not quite as good as the last one, mainly because it was all on Earth and I missed the spaceships.
But still a fantastic story. I’m looking forward to the next & hoping we’re back in space again.
Love the plot twists.
“You have forever until tomorrow, but not forever until the end.”
Not quite as good as the last one, mainly because it was all on Earth and I missed the spaceships.
But still a fantastic story. I’m looking forward to the next & hoping we’re back in space again.
Love the plot twists.
February 26, 2019
Not as good as the previous ones
Disappointed with this book. Not nearly as good as the first batch. Also disappointed in the editing. (One of my pet peeves) . Several wrong words and mistakes. Didn't have those in the first batch. Still a fan of Forbes work.
Disappointed with this book. Not nearly as good as the first batch. Also disappointed in the editing. (One of my pet peeves) . Several wrong words and mistakes. Didn't have those in the first batch. Still a fan of Forbes work.
July 11, 2017
AND IT is already starting now
That is right, they are already working to get ATs to be working soon. I gave this book a 5 rating because anything less would be a lie.
That is right, they are already working to get ATs to be working soon. I gave this book a 5 rating because anything less would be a lie.
June 16, 2018
Best.
Of all the books in this series, I believe this one was the best. . The desperation of everyone was so tangible, you felt everything they did.
Of all the books in this series, I believe this one was the best. . The desperation of everyone was so tangible, you felt everything they did.
September 9, 2018
Good read.
Still to PC for my taste but a good story never the less. Complicated but he is a good writer. Worth the times
Still to PC for my taste but a good story never the less. Complicated but he is a good writer. Worth the times
October 31, 2019
Great continued storyline!!!
Fantastic story all around, great way to end each book and push you to the next one. Starting book 6 right away.
Fantastic story all around, great way to end each book and push you to the next one. Starting book 6 right away.
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December 19, 2020Great sequel, enjoyed reading it.
May 10, 2021
It goes on!!!!
A good continuation to the story. The future is the past or the future past. Really liked the writing by the author.
A good continuation to the story. The future is the past or the future past. Really liked the writing by the author.
September 11, 2023
4.5/5 Stars
August 5, 2016
Stop an [book series] by giving it a problem it can't solve
The sheer amount of silver bullets used throughout the War Eternal series is astounding. Their perpetual usage, replacing any actual plot twists, has culminated in Forever Until Tomorrow.
Fundamentally, Forever Until Tomorrow is a silver bullet. Meant to remove the questions posed by previous books, as well as to solve protagonists dilettantism and ignorance. Introduced, by intrinsically flawed premise of time as eternal loop.
Instead of introducing clarifications, Forever Until Tomorrow is a continuation of simplistic non-answers to fundamental story questions. Obliviousness reaches new heights by, once more, avoiding any kind of explanation to already convoluted plot.
Even though it defines the War Eternal series, the ‘magic wand’ approach, is not the biggest but most apparent problem. Forever Until Tomorrow wipes out everything established in previous books, aside from practically removing all reason and logic from the story.
I really tried to like the War Eternal. Forever Until Tomorrow buried it for me.
The sheer amount of silver bullets used throughout the War Eternal series is astounding. Their perpetual usage, replacing any actual plot twists, has culminated in Forever Until Tomorrow.
Fundamentally, Forever Until Tomorrow is a silver bullet. Meant to remove the questions posed by previous books, as well as to solve protagonists dilettantism and ignorance. Introduced, by intrinsically flawed premise of time as eternal loop.
Instead of introducing clarifications, Forever Until Tomorrow is a continuation of simplistic non-answers to fundamental story questions. Obliviousness reaches new heights by, once more, avoiding any kind of explanation to already convoluted plot.
Even though it defines the War Eternal series, the ‘magic wand’ approach, is not the biggest but most apparent problem. Forever Until Tomorrow wipes out everything established in previous books, aside from practically removing all reason and logic from the story.
I really tried to like the War Eternal. Forever Until Tomorrow buried it for me.
June 26, 2016
The AI-Humanity-Time Traveling War Continued
Book 5, "Forever Until Tomorrow," continues the "War Eternal," Saga.
"Forever Until Tomorrow," is not truly a "stand alone" novel. Readers who have not read the prior books of the saga, will be at a loss. There are too many plot twists and turns that go unexplained, to enjoy Book 5.
The basic storyline involves future humanity fighting each other in interstellar space, as well as an AI species. In order to defeat the AI's, an alliance of humans, with the original AI-Origin-go back in time to battle. The ongoing conflict has played out over and over again, as neither side emerges victorious. The time travel, eternal war, all get complex, complicated and test credulity.
The author has picked up his game in this book, after falling flat in the last two books. The book reads fast, is entertaining, and most flaws can be ignored.
Book 5, "Forever Until Tomorrow," continues the "War Eternal," Saga.
"Forever Until Tomorrow," is not truly a "stand alone" novel. Readers who have not read the prior books of the saga, will be at a loss. There are too many plot twists and turns that go unexplained, to enjoy Book 5.
The basic storyline involves future humanity fighting each other in interstellar space, as well as an AI species. In order to defeat the AI's, an alliance of humans, with the original AI-Origin-go back in time to battle. The ongoing conflict has played out over and over again, as neither side emerges victorious. The time travel, eternal war, all get complex, complicated and test credulity.
The author has picked up his game in this book, after falling flat in the last two books. The book reads fast, is entertaining, and most flaws can be ignored.
June 25, 2016
Complete the circle
Time flows in a circle, and eventually you have to start over. BANG! We go back to before the beginning, when it was just flashbacks. The Xeno-1 has crashed. It's time to start over, and a new path to defeating Watson and the Tetron has begun, but Watson somehow has an early start and is manipulating the events to his favor. Will he change events that will affect the future? Read on and find out.
Good editing, mistake here and there. Well written, good pace, and the best part of all, this book will keep you guessing. I was hooked in right away and finished the book in 2 days.
Time flows in a circle, and eventually you have to start over. BANG! We go back to before the beginning, when it was just flashbacks. The Xeno-1 has crashed. It's time to start over, and a new path to defeating Watson and the Tetron has begun, but Watson somehow has an early start and is manipulating the events to his favor. Will he change events that will affect the future? Read on and find out.
Good editing, mistake here and there. Well written, good pace, and the best part of all, this book will keep you guessing. I was hooked in right away and finished the book in 2 days.
October 14, 2016
Keeps getting better
To be honest, I don't think the writing is is up there with some of the greats. There's often too many "she said, he said" in the back and forth that can be distracting, but I can also say that I've seen the writing style ,astute greatly over the past few books.
As for the story. It started kind of simply but also has matured into a real page turner. I appreciate the planning that has gone into the story ark. Over all. Very well done and enjoyable.
To be honest, I don't think the writing is is up there with some of the greats. There's often too many "she said, he said" in the back and forth that can be distracting, but I can also say that I've seen the writing style ,astute greatly over the past few books.
As for the story. It started kind of simply but also has matured into a real page turner. I appreciate the planning that has gone into the story ark. Over all. Very well done and enjoyable.
August 17, 2016
More wolf the same....
This book just continues in the same meandering way as those that preceded it. Logic vs emotion, lightly veiled as introspection of the single dimensional characters. That being said, an entertaining read none the less
This book just continues in the same meandering way as those that preceded it. Logic vs emotion, lightly veiled as introspection of the single dimensional characters. That being said, an entertaining read none the less
February 7, 2017
The book before this was really strong but the author wrote himself into a corner and so did a complete about face with no indication that the series was going this way and it has led a good series becoming really boring
June 12, 2016
Locked myself away for the day and finished the book. Hands down best in the series of an already 5 star series.
June 26, 2016
Great read. Great continuation of the story. Now I wait for the next book... Recommend the series.
July 31, 2016
Another solid entry.
Another solid entry in the war eternal saga. All the twists and turns through time makes me want to go back to the beginning again.
Another solid entry in the war eternal saga. All the twists and turns through time makes me want to go back to the beginning again.
November 2, 2016
Interesting read
Enjoyed the premise very much. Gives a new perspective of time and the promise of time travel. Will read the series.
Enjoyed the premise very much. Gives a new perspective of time and the promise of time travel. Will read the series.
August 27, 2016
Good read, anticlimactic end
I've enjoyed the books in this series, however, I found this to be the weakest of the five books. I'm hoping the follow-up has better closure.
I've enjoyed the books in this series, however, I found this to be the weakest of the five books. I'm hoping the follow-up has better closure.
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