Sweeping, brutal, and deeply human…
Hladky’s sixth volume in The Book of Ruin series thrusts readers into a future where Earth and Mars have become enemies. In a fractured future, Mars rises from abandoned colony to ruthless conqueror. After six hundred years, the Marthinians come back as holy warriors. Their Purge Ships shatter strongholds and enslave the conquered population—until rebellion rises, igniting a war between two worlds locked in irreconcilable destinies.
There’s inevitability in Hladky’s voice—Earth straining to survive, Mars consumed by conquest, their every skirmish charged with the weight of the past. The pacing is deliberate. The momentum builds slowly through centuries of estrangement before breaking into swift, brutal violence. What drives the novel is juxtaposition: the invaders’ certainty of purpose against the survivors’ fractured will to endure. While the Marthinians wield destiny as their weapon, Earth’s people hold to fragments of the world they lost. However, in hidden places and darkened streets, rebellion begins to rise. Fragile as they are, these moments of resistance give the story its power, showing dignity can survive where victory cannot.
A stark, unflinching story of exile, vengeance, and survival.
Pub date July 24, 2025
ASIN B0FJZD51W1
Price $0.99 Kindle edition
