Book 1: Starship EternalA lost starship…A dire warning from futures past…A desperate search for salvation… military drive enlistment. Pulled from the war and thrown into the spotlight, he’s as efficient at charming the media 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.
Book 2: The End of Liberty
An ancient starship discovered…
An eternal enemy revealed…
An impossible mission to save humankind…
The Goliath has been discovered, the first of its secrets revealed. Now the race is on for Captain Mitchell Williams and his crew to return to Liberty and recover Origin’s lost memories before the enemy can complete their violent conquest.
It’s a mission with a near-zero chance of success. A mission that only the Riggers would be crazy enough to accept, and skilled enough to survive. A mission that will test the limits of Mitchell’s mind, body, and soul, and force him to make an impossible choice that could cost the lives of millions.
This is war, and if he can’t win a battle for a single planet, how can he possibly change the outcome of a conflict that has raged beyond eternity?
Book 3: The Knife’s Edge
A mission failed…
A civilization on the edge of collapse…
A dangerous alliance to save it…
Colonel Mitchell “Ares” Williams has never been one to accept failure. While the outcome on Liberty is a crushing setback to his and the Rigger’s chances of salvaging the war, there’s no time to waste on regret. After all, the mission wasn’t a total loss, delivering an unexpected asset in the wake of their defeat:
Liun Tio, a.k.a the Knife, a notorious warlord and enemy of the Alliance, whose deep-seated mistrust of artificial intelligence and control over what may be the largest free fleet in the galaxy have made him the most important man alive.
If humanity is going to have a chance to survive the Tetron onslaught, Ares and the Knife will need to find a way to work together. But can the two learn to trust one another enough to bring the power of their joint forces to bear against a common enemy? Or will their fragile alliance crumble beneath the weight of personal motives and divergent goals?
As Mitchell and the Riggers will soon discover, the knife’s edge cuts both ways.
3 books. 1000+ pages. Over 100,000 unbundled copies sold.
The rest of the War Eternal series:
4.Point of Origin
5. Forever Until Tomorrow
6. Eternal Return
7. The Edge of Infinitymore
As a box set it was long, but it was what I needed at the time. Probably a little easier to handle as individual books. That said, a great twist on time travel. Softly played to make some wonder if the possibility?? Interesting twists and turns to keep you off balance. And enough futuristic military issues combined with a pro/con argument for automation of life to also make you think.
This review is for the complete series box set, Books 1 – 7 (Not listed yet on this site)
3.75 stars for the series overall. When I started reading this box set, I had every intention of leaving a review for every book, but I found myself partway through book 3 before I even realized it. I don’t know how much of that is because it was a fast-paced, non-stop action story, and how much was that there was very little in the way of clearly marking the end of one book and the beginning of the next.
Trying to avoid spoilers in my review, I’ll say that many times I felt portions of the books were filler that went over ideas and events that had already been covered before. I know that that idea is part of the plot, but to cover it over and over again, kind of slowed things down for me. Your experience may vary.
Many of the characters were extremely well written and to watch them evolve over the course of the books was satisfying. Mitch, the main character, eventually got there. When he did, it was in a big way. Word of warning, there are a number of “unsavory” characters in the cast. Redemption really isn’t one of their mission objectives, but they are there when it counts. There are a few scenes scattered throughout the series that may be triggering. This is not to say they should be skipped, in my opinion, if possible. While uncomfortable to read, they are integral to conveying who certain characters are on a base level.
Something I personally applaud is the fact that so many of the secondary (important) characters that surround Mitch are strong, intelligent, and plain simple badass women. There are a couple of airheads here and there, but they are not important to the story beyond moving the plot forward.
The battle scenes seem to be well written. Strangely, while I am a fan of military Sci-Fi, reading details of a battle does not always bring me closer to the story. I just can’t follow the action well. Perhaps due to my dyslexia?
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The central theme of the time recursions had me confused for quite a while. I’m hesitant to say it was due to the author’s ability to write. As mentioned earlier, I am dyslexic, so that may have had a lot to do with it. It does seem to be a bit of a complicated idea. Even after finishing the series, I’m not sure I ever fully understood it completely. It didn’t stop me from enjoying the story overall.
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So, while I had a few issues with minor details, I am more than happy to recommend M.R. Forbes’ War Eternal series. It was a long read, and chock full of rich and developed characters that you will either love or love to hate.
Great sci-fi. Reminds me of the old masters of sci-fi live Asimov, Heinlein, Niven, with a splash of Greg Bear.
Great read
Enjoyed every page.
A mix between Terminator and the RPG Mechwarriors!
Enjoyed reading the 3 books but very disappointed in the ending. Or should I say lack of an ending, there are 4 more books. Kind of ridiculous that the story couldn’t come to a conclusion after 3 books. Won’t be reading the next 4 ( or more?)
Another series I couldn’t put down. Loved the characters, the plot, and the writing style. Read the wholes series in less than two weeks.
Cant wait for the next book
Did not like the negative premise concerning Christianity. Stopped reading and deleted.
Great series
it is s good read
Amazing story. The characters are lively and interesting. Great story telling! This is sci-fi at its best!
This left me wanting more. I will be getting the 4th book!
I enjoyed the books, it was a page Turner, could not put it down. Only thing the ending was a surprise, not expected to end that way.
Good army flick.
a good book