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Falls of Redemption: Boxset: A YA Fantasy
Experience the fist-pumping fantasy trilogy about brothers in arms, epic love, and a war to end all wars. Readers are calling the Falls of Redemption trilogy "emotional," "action-packed," and "inspiring." This omnibus edition includes all three books, 700 pages of military epic fantasy. Save over 40% when you buy the box set. From author of the bestseller Reclaiming Honor books (A Kurtherian Gambit series), with Michael Anderle.
Land of Gods
Narcel’s enslavers took everything from him: 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'd be the perfect warrior if he could stop swooning over Kaire, the girl of his dreams.
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, or will he go after the girl and betray the army that took everything from him?
Retribution Calls
Narcel betrayed his military family to be with the love of his life. Now he and Kaire head north in search of a legendary land of the gods, hunted along the way by the most vicious warriors alive. When their journey takes a turn for the worst, Narcel finds himself in a life or death struggle that involves the reinstatement of a king, the final confrontation with his cousin, and hand-to-hand battle with a god.
Tears of Devotion
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?
Blades of Gresva - A Short Story
A special bonus short story is included! SERGON sets off on a quest to wipe out a faction of worshipers of The Six, old gods that required human sacrifice to bring people back from the dead. He finds himself sneaking through pirate camps and confronted with his worst nightmare in a life or death mission that may be his last.
As Game of Thrones is based on the Wars of the Roses, The Falls of Redemption trilogy in an epic fantasy series based on Ancient Greek wars. It features fast-paced action, assassination attempts, and a dragon.
Land of Gods
Narcel’s enslavers took everything from him: 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'd be the perfect warrior if he could stop swooning over Kaire, the girl of his dreams.
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, or will he go after the girl and betray the army that took everything from him?
Retribution Calls
Narcel betrayed his military family to be with the love of his life. Now he and Kaire head north in search of a legendary land of the gods, hunted along the way by the most vicious warriors alive. When their journey takes a turn for the worst, Narcel finds himself in a life or death struggle that involves the reinstatement of a king, the final confrontation with his cousin, and hand-to-hand battle with a god.
Tears of Devotion
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?
Blades of Gresva - A Short Story
A special bonus short story is included! SERGON sets off on a quest to wipe out a faction of worshipers of The Six, old gods that required human sacrifice to bring people back from the dead. He finds himself sneaking through pirate camps and confronted with his worst nightmare in a life or death mission that may be his last.
As Game of Thrones is based on the Wars of the Roses, The Falls of Redemption trilogy in an epic fantasy series based on Ancient Greek wars. It features fast-paced action, assassination attempts, and a dragon.
824 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 12, 2017
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Justin Sloan
152 books208 followersJUSTIN 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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May 26, 2016
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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.
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.
August 12, 2017
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.
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.
August 1, 2017
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.
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.
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