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The ArchAngel Missions #4
One Becomes a Thousand
The coming conflict in the Spiritual and the Material Realm requires one who will be called the 'Fate Maker.'
Kreo Fairchild is to become that person. Through trials and loss brought about by the ArchAngel Jeremiel, who was commanded to create the Fate Maker, Kreo must gain the strength of character and body to change the tides of the Celestial War.
But, unknown to both the Creator, and the ArchAngel sent to hone him in the fires of pain, Kreo Fairchild will set his own rules, and do things the way he sees fit.
And so...war, nuclear holocaust, and a re-mapping of the entire world befalls when the thing Kreo holds most dear is suddenly torn away by the very Favor given him to prevent those same things.
After a lifetime of being controlled, manipulated, and hurt by the very Entities sent to create him, Kreo will show the Spiritual Planes just what a human 'Fate Maker' is capable of.
Joshua Loyd Fox brings another tale to the ArchAngel Missions in 'One Becomes a Thousand,' showing the extreme situations coming to fruition as two Realities collide, and only a handful of humans and ArchAngels can stem the flow of horror coming their way.
Kreo Fairchild is to become that person. Through trials and loss brought about by the ArchAngel Jeremiel, who was commanded to create the Fate Maker, Kreo must gain the strength of character and body to change the tides of the Celestial War.
But, unknown to both the Creator, and the ArchAngel sent to hone him in the fires of pain, Kreo Fairchild will set his own rules, and do things the way he sees fit.
And so...war, nuclear holocaust, and a re-mapping of the entire world befalls when the thing Kreo holds most dear is suddenly torn away by the very Favor given him to prevent those same things.
After a lifetime of being controlled, manipulated, and hurt by the very Entities sent to create him, Kreo will show the Spiritual Planes just what a human 'Fate Maker' is capable of.
Joshua Loyd Fox brings another tale to the ArchAngel Missions in 'One Becomes a Thousand,' showing the extreme situations coming to fruition as two Realities collide, and only a handful of humans and ArchAngels can stem the flow of horror coming their way.
409 pages, Paperback
Published December 12, 2022
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About the author
Joshua Loyd Fox
14 books28 followersJoshua Loyd Fox is the author of several novels including “I Won’t Be Shaken,” “Had I Not Chosen,” “Amongst You,” “To Build a Tower,” and "One Becomes a Thousand."
He is also the author of the upcoming "I Don't Write Poetry: A Collection," his first book of poems, and Book V of the ArchAngel Missions, "Unto This Mountain." His short stories, "The Book of the Tower and the Traitor" a companion series to The ArchAngel Missions, can be found on Amazon Vella.
Joshua Loyd Fox is an old-fashioned boy from West Texas who now splits his time between northeastern Oklahoma, and the East Coast with his wife, author and editor Heather Daughrity, and their children, friends, and as many pets and books as they can surround themselves with. He is also the owner/publisher at Watertower Hill Publishing, LLC, and has started his own master class series titled "Joshua Loyd Fox's Mastering the Journey."
Joshua enjoys cooking, hiking, the venerable hobby of pewter soldier casting, and can be found with a good Tabak cigar and an even better Kentucky whiskey, next to a wood fire, on most evenings. He lives for his family, his vision, and the journey God has led him to the last few years.
He has been a soldier, a Master Aircraft Mechanic, a cook, an amateur MMA fighter, and most recently, has worked as an Engineer, a Technical Writer and a SME for the US and foreign militaries on missile defense systems.
Find all of his work, as well as public appearances and his master class series at www.joshualoydfox.com.
He is also the author of the upcoming "I Don't Write Poetry: A Collection," his first book of poems, and Book V of the ArchAngel Missions, "Unto This Mountain." His short stories, "The Book of the Tower and the Traitor" a companion series to The ArchAngel Missions, can be found on Amazon Vella.
Joshua Loyd Fox is an old-fashioned boy from West Texas who now splits his time between northeastern Oklahoma, and the East Coast with his wife, author and editor Heather Daughrity, and their children, friends, and as many pets and books as they can surround themselves with. He is also the owner/publisher at Watertower Hill Publishing, LLC, and has started his own master class series titled "Joshua Loyd Fox's Mastering the Journey."
Joshua enjoys cooking, hiking, the venerable hobby of pewter soldier casting, and can be found with a good Tabak cigar and an even better Kentucky whiskey, next to a wood fire, on most evenings. He lives for his family, his vision, and the journey God has led him to the last few years.
He has been a soldier, a Master Aircraft Mechanic, a cook, an amateur MMA fighter, and most recently, has worked as an Engineer, a Technical Writer and a SME for the US and foreign militaries on missile defense systems.
Find all of his work, as well as public appearances and his master class series at www.joshualoydfox.com.
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February 19, 2025
Book 4, cant stop wont stop!
This one was more fantasy heavy, I also have this thing for incarnations, just the whole idea is something that's interesting to think about, so this had my attention.
Do I believe in it? Does it matter, its fun.
One thing I did think, when when I was reading about Kreo, was how when he was being "made" into the Fate Maker, it reminded me so much of the story of Job, I know its not the same, just the feelings I felt when I originally read that parable as a kid, hit me all at once. ( spoiler alert I do not like that story lol )
I do have to mention, my heart, Kreo and Mya, give me chills. I almost forgot what I was reading, and in a life like Kreo's those moments don't always last as long as you want, and in some cases are criminally short.
Life isn't fair, and boy does Kreo know that.
The part I really loved, is the same thing that is reflected in one of my all time favorite books, is destiny really destined, or is it more of a loose path, and how you get there, is what really matters.
Are you being manipulated, or are you truly on the path of good?
Or is this just all us wanting to make a pattern and everything is up for grabs.
Anyone can have a power, really its fiction ( so go with it ) but to wield that power, to be unbiased to not let it absolutely corrupt you ?
What kind of person does that take.
Keeping that thought in mind, what happens when that person starts having a crisis of self and in Kreos case, one of faith.
Has his choices so far, been made in his Creators glory, or has Kreo really lost sight of what needs to be done, and has gone right off the rails, like we see happen to so many of those in every day life, that replace their wants with things that "need to be done"
Even bigger question, is his Creator even the good one in this plan, or has all this been a lie?
And that's another scary thing, what does it mean to a man who can warp reality at will, who no longer believes in anything, not even himself.
Who has been broken down and built back up in preparation for all of...this??
The "perfectly built weapon" that is Kreo might be the undoing of everything as we know it.
This story has a weird special place in my heart, I have a few things in my life I do not waiver from and one of them is this.
Whether it be religion, military, organized sports, jobs whatever it is, I do not believe in ruling by fear .
You cannot break something down over and over and build it back up, eventually even the strongest plate will crack, and those cracks, can ruin not just the person, but those around them, and looking at Kreo..
Fear and basically the things that Kreo went through to "be made into " the Fate Maker. its not sustainable, and causes the issues here, I don't know the answer, but its never this.
This one was more fantasy heavy, I also have this thing for incarnations, just the whole idea is something that's interesting to think about, so this had my attention.
Do I believe in it? Does it matter, its fun.
One thing I did think, when when I was reading about Kreo, was how when he was being "made" into the Fate Maker, it reminded me so much of the story of Job, I know its not the same, just the feelings I felt when I originally read that parable as a kid, hit me all at once. ( spoiler alert I do not like that story lol )
I do have to mention, my heart, Kreo and Mya, give me chills. I almost forgot what I was reading, and in a life like Kreo's those moments don't always last as long as you want, and in some cases are criminally short.
Life isn't fair, and boy does Kreo know that.
The part I really loved, is the same thing that is reflected in one of my all time favorite books, is destiny really destined, or is it more of a loose path, and how you get there, is what really matters.
Are you being manipulated, or are you truly on the path of good?
Or is this just all us wanting to make a pattern and everything is up for grabs.
Anyone can have a power, really its fiction ( so go with it ) but to wield that power, to be unbiased to not let it absolutely corrupt you ?
What kind of person does that take.
Keeping that thought in mind, what happens when that person starts having a crisis of self and in Kreos case, one of faith.
Has his choices so far, been made in his Creators glory, or has Kreo really lost sight of what needs to be done, and has gone right off the rails, like we see happen to so many of those in every day life, that replace their wants with things that "need to be done"
Even bigger question, is his Creator even the good one in this plan, or has all this been a lie?
And that's another scary thing, what does it mean to a man who can warp reality at will, who no longer believes in anything, not even himself.
Who has been broken down and built back up in preparation for all of...this??
The "perfectly built weapon" that is Kreo might be the undoing of everything as we know it.
This story has a weird special place in my heart, I have a few things in my life I do not waiver from and one of them is this.
Whether it be religion, military, organized sports, jobs whatever it is, I do not believe in ruling by fear .
You cannot break something down over and over and build it back up, eventually even the strongest plate will crack, and those cracks, can ruin not just the person, but those around them, and looking at Kreo..
Fear and basically the things that Kreo went through to "be made into " the Fate Maker. its not sustainable, and causes the issues here, I don't know the answer, but its never this.
October 11, 2023
The ArchAngel Missions continue in One Becomes a Thousand, book four of the series. Here we watch the Creator, and the Angels assigned to this particular Mission, as they shape and re-shape the life of one particular man, the man destined to become the Fate Maker.
The first part of this book focuses on the many incarnations that Kreo Gabriel Fairchild's life cycles through before the Heavenly Host decide he's suffered sufficiently to make him strong enough for the things he will need to face.
The character of Kreo Fairchild is a sort of anti-hero, a man who has lived through hell and been pulled back from the brink only through the love and acceptance of a woman who offers him unconditional love. Kreo and Mya's love story fills the middle of the book, the few happy and innocent moments in Kreo's life.
Then we watch as Kreo uses his gift, his ability to bend Fate to his will, to set his life on a path which shoots for the stars and then veers suddenly off course just enough to change the Fate of the entire world forever.
As a reader, you will journey along with Kreo through the life he finally gets to live, feeling at first pain, then hope, then disbelief as he makes choices with repercussions felt around the planet.
Were those choices destined to be? Were they part of the Creator's plan all along? Or has the Heavenly Host really lost control of a man who can alter reality to fit his whims? These are the questions I want answered as the series progresses.
Once again, as he does with the previous books in the series, author Joshua Loyd Fox shows a deep understanding of the human psyche, writing painfully real characters who the reader cannot help but root for... even as they sometimes do terrible things.
Fox turns up the tension in the last quarter or so of the book; I was literally tense as I read it.
In the end, he leaves us with questions that need answering, leading readers into the next half of what is promised to be an eight-book series, setting the scene for a Celestial War in which I'm not quite sure the All Powerful Creator is going to get exactly what He's hoping for... but I'm certainly going to keep reading to find out.
The first part of this book focuses on the many incarnations that Kreo Gabriel Fairchild's life cycles through before the Heavenly Host decide he's suffered sufficiently to make him strong enough for the things he will need to face.
The character of Kreo Fairchild is a sort of anti-hero, a man who has lived through hell and been pulled back from the brink only through the love and acceptance of a woman who offers him unconditional love. Kreo and Mya's love story fills the middle of the book, the few happy and innocent moments in Kreo's life.
Then we watch as Kreo uses his gift, his ability to bend Fate to his will, to set his life on a path which shoots for the stars and then veers suddenly off course just enough to change the Fate of the entire world forever.
As a reader, you will journey along with Kreo through the life he finally gets to live, feeling at first pain, then hope, then disbelief as he makes choices with repercussions felt around the planet.
Were those choices destined to be? Were they part of the Creator's plan all along? Or has the Heavenly Host really lost control of a man who can alter reality to fit his whims? These are the questions I want answered as the series progresses.
Once again, as he does with the previous books in the series, author Joshua Loyd Fox shows a deep understanding of the human psyche, writing painfully real characters who the reader cannot help but root for... even as they sometimes do terrible things.
Fox turns up the tension in the last quarter or so of the book; I was literally tense as I read it.
In the end, he leaves us with questions that need answering, leading readers into the next half of what is promised to be an eight-book series, setting the scene for a Celestial War in which I'm not quite sure the All Powerful Creator is going to get exactly what He's hoping for... but I'm certainly going to keep reading to find out.
June 6, 2025
4 and a bit!
This has to be my favourite to-date. Time and again we see Gabe/Kreo knocked down, his young life strewn with setbacks cast at him by the Archangel. All to make him what they need him to be. This includes the horror of drug addiction and a life ripped apart, but he overcomes, rebuilds, and ... well, he has a pretty amazing journey. The major conflict in this book is the war that ensues between the superpowers, much as we fear an eruption in these troubled times. The resolution was very much part of the 'for the greater good/the end justifies the means' theme that has been prevalent throughout the series. Something that makes you think, 'how can that possibly be right' at the same time as 'how could we do it differently'. A story is always a good place to work through scenarios like these.
But also alongside this is a greater appearance of the spiritual realm, an emergence of named characters from the dark side, the Antithesis, and the mention of the wife of God - and I am intrigued.
Whilst this presents as a Christian fantasy and I am not a believer (I am agnostic and very much open-minded), I am very open to discussions of the spiritual and am enjoying this aspect too. If I had those old books Kreo had giving the history and information on the Archangels, I'd be reading them too! I love finding out things.
This has to be my favourite to-date. Time and again we see Gabe/Kreo knocked down, his young life strewn with setbacks cast at him by the Archangel. All to make him what they need him to be. This includes the horror of drug addiction and a life ripped apart, but he overcomes, rebuilds, and ... well, he has a pretty amazing journey. The major conflict in this book is the war that ensues between the superpowers, much as we fear an eruption in these troubled times. The resolution was very much part of the 'for the greater good/the end justifies the means' theme that has been prevalent throughout the series. Something that makes you think, 'how can that possibly be right' at the same time as 'how could we do it differently'. A story is always a good place to work through scenarios like these.
But also alongside this is a greater appearance of the spiritual realm, an emergence of named characters from the dark side, the Antithesis, and the mention of the wife of God - and I am intrigued.
Whilst this presents as a Christian fantasy and I am not a believer (I am agnostic and very much open-minded), I am very open to discussions of the spiritual and am enjoying this aspect too. If I had those old books Kreo had giving the history and information on the Archangels, I'd be reading them too! I love finding out things.
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June 18, 2022
Fantastic!!!!
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