by M. R. Forbes
“He was killed by the Evolent,” Jequn said.
“He’s a hero. If he hadn’t come to us, we might have lost our only chance.”
“Then he will be remembered that way.” Jequn paused. “We lost an entire squad of mechs and two platoons. A dozen more are injured and will not fight for some time.”
“The mechs are only machines. The soldiers? I will keep them in my thoughts. Today was a victory, one that was a long time coming.”
“Has the time of change arrived?”
“The time to fight has arrived. Whether we win or lose depends on us.”
“And on her?”
Kett smiled. “Yes. And on her.”
Chaos of the Covenant Book Two, Fire and Brimstone, is coming soon. Want to know when it’s out? mrforbes.com/fireandbrimstone
Author’s Note
Thank you, thank you, thank you for reading Hell’s Rejects. As I mentioned at the beginning of the book, whether this is the first title of mine you’ve picked up, you’re completely up to date with my backlist (whichever genres you prefer), or you’re somewhere in between, I am incredibly grateful that you’ve taken the time to visit one of my worlds, and not only that, but you liked it enough that you read the entire thing :D. I hope that means you also liked the entire thing, and that you’re looking forward to the next installment.
In case you were wondering, yes, it is octopuses. Yes, I did look it up (https://www.merriam-webster.com/video/octopus). That’s not the kind of thing you want to get wrong.
Also, easter eggs and references to my other books are intentional. If you want to know what they are… read my other books ;). Note: they’re all minor, and don’t affect the plot at all. You aren’t missing anything but a wink or two if you decide not read my other books (but I hope you will).
If you want to talk about this book, or any of my other books, the best place to do it is on Facebook, at facebook.com/mrforbes.author. I’m always happy to hear from readers.
By the way, if you enjoyed this book, please, please, please consider leaving a review. Authors like me rely on reviewers like you to prove to other readers who may not have tried us before that we don’t suck (or that we do suck) :). Here’s a link to make it really easy for you: mrforbes.com/hellsrejectsreview. It SHOULD redirect you to the correct Amazon site based on your location. My apologies if that isn’t where you actually purchased. Depending on how you’re reading, the Kindle app may ask you to leave a review as well. I hope you will. A star rating and a sentence is all it takes.
Thank you again.
Cheers,
Michael.
Other Books By M.R Forbes
M.R. Forbes on Amazon
mrforbes.com/amazon
Man of War (Rebellion)
mrforbes.com/manofwar
In the year 2280, an alien fleet attacked the Earth.
Their weapons were unstoppable, their defenses unbreakable.
Our technology was inferior, our militaries overwhelmed.
Only one starship escaped before civilization fell.
Earth was lost.
It was never forgotten.
Fifty-two years have passed.
A message from home has been received.
The time to fight for what is ours has come.
Welcome to the rebellion.
Starship Eternal (War Eternal, Book One)
mrforbes.com/starshipeternal
A lost starship...
A dire warning from futures past...
A desperate search for salvation…
Captain Mitchell “Ares” Williams is a Space Marine and the hero of the Battle for Liberty, whose Shot Heard ‘Round the Universe saved the planet from a nearly unstoppable war machine. He’s handsome, charismatic, and the perfect poster boy to help the military drive enlistment. Pulled from the war and thrown into the spotlight, he’s as efficient at charming the media and bedding beautiful celebrities as he was at shooting down enemy starfighters.
After an assassination attempt leaves Mitchell critically wounded, he begins to suffer from strange hallucinations that carry a chilling and oddly familiar warning:
They are coming. Find the Goliath or humankind will be destroyed.
Convinced that the visions are a side-effect of his injuries, he tries to ignore them, only to learn that he may not be as crazy as he thinks. The enemy is real and closer than he imagined, and they’ll do whatever it takes to prevent him from rediscovering the centuries lost starship.
Narrowly escaping capture, out of time and out of air, Mitchell lands at the mercy of the Riggers - a ragtag crew of former commandos who patrol the lawless outer reaches of the galaxy. Guided by a captain with a reputation for cold-blooded murder, they’re dangerous, immoral, and possibly insane.
They may also be humanity’s last hope for survival in a war that has raged beyond eternity.
Or maybe something completely different?
Dead of Night (Ghosts & Magic)
mrforbes.com/deadofnight
For Conor Night, the world’s only surviving necromancer, staying alive is an expensive proposition. So when the promise of a big payout for a small bit of thievery presents itself, Conor is all in. But nothing comes easy in the world of ghosts and magic, and it isn’t long before Conor is caught up in the machinations of the most powerful wizards on Earth and left with only two ways out:
Finish the job, or be finished himself.
Balance (The Divine)
mrforbes.com/balance
My name is Landon Hamilton. Once upon a time I was a twenty-three year old security guard, trying to regain my life after spending a year in prison for stealing people’s credit card numbers.
Now, I’m dead.
Okay, I was supposed to be dead. I got killed after all; but a funny thing happened after I had turned the mortal coil...
I met Dante Alighieri - yeah, that Dante. He told me I was special, a diuscrucis. That’s what they call a perfect balance of human, demon, and angel. Apparently, I’m the only one of my kind.
I also learned that there was a war raging on Earth between Heaven and Hell, and that I was the only one who could save the human race from annihilation. He asked me to help, and I was naive enough to agree.
Sounds crazy, I know, but he wished me luck and sent me back to the mortal world. Oh yeah, he also gave me instructions on how to use my Divine "magic” to bend the universe to my will. The problem is, a sexy vampire crushed them while I was crushing on her.
Now I have to somehow find my own way to stay alive in a world of angels, vampires, werewolves, and an assortment of other enemies that all want to kill me before I can mess up their plans for humanity’s future. If that isn’t enough, I also have to find the queen of all demons and recover the Holy Grail.
It’s not like it’s the end of the world if I fail.
Wait. It is.
Tears of Blood (Books 1-3)
mrforbes.com/tearsofblood
One thousand years ago, the world was broken and reborn beneath the boot of a nameless, ageless tyrant. He erased all history of the time before, enslaving the people and hunting those with the power to unseat him.
The power of magic.
Eryn is such a girl. Born with the Curse, she fights to control and conceal it to protect those she loves. But when the truth is revealed, and his soldiers come, she is forced away from her home and into the company of Silas, a deadly fugitive tormented by a fractured past.
Silas knows only that he is a murderer who once hunted the Cursed, and that he and his brothers butchered armies and innocents alike to keep the deep, dark secrets of the time before from ever coming to light.
Secrets which could save the world.
Or destroy it completely.
Join the Mailing List
“No,” you cry. “I will not submit myself to even more inbox spam. I have quite enough garbage coming in from people and places that I care a lot more about than you.”
“But,” I reply, “if you sign
up for my mailing list, you’ll know when my next book is out. Don’t you want to know when my next book is out?”
“Eh… I’ll find it on Amazon.”
“True enough, but you see, a mailing list is very valuable to an author, especially a meager self-published soul such as myself. I don’t have a marketing team, and I don’t have exposure in brick and mortar stores around the world to help improve my readership. All I have is you, my potential fans. How about a bribe?”
“Hmm… Keep talking.”
“Picture this…There is at least a 10% chance* you could save at least three dollars per year!”
Silence.
“Where’d you go?” I ask. “Well, I’ll just leave this here, in case you change your mind.”
mrforbes.com/mailinglist
* For illustration only. Not an actual mathematical probability.
About the Author
M.R. Forbes is the creator of a growing catalog of science-fiction and fantasy novels. He lives in the pacific northwest with his family, including a cat who thinks she's a dog, and a dog who thinks she's a cat. He eats too many donuts, and he's always happy to hear from readers.
To learn more about M.R. Forbes or just say hello:
@mrforbes
mrforbes.author
mrforbes.com
[email protected]
