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Hello everyone!

Today I am sharing my Feature Post and Book Review for FOR HONOR ALONE (The Honor Trilogy Book #3) by Andrew J. Harvey on this Black Phoenix Book Tour.

Below you will find a book description, my book review, an about the author section, and the author’s social media links. Enjoy!

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Book Description

The war is far from over. With the city of Pesh devastated by nuclear attack, the Cross-Temporal Empire, Sultan’s Angevine monarchy, and the Northern Caliphate unite to hunt the terrorists across shattered timelines-leading them to Nayarit, a lost world long thought destroyed.

Jade Carvello, missing and presumed dead, escapes captivity only to discover she’s the descendant of a legendary priestess-thrust into an ancient caste war in a decaying underground city. As Carlos Babineaux fights his way across a devastated alternate Europe to find her, Margaret Peric faces a different battlefield: her heart. While her upcoming marriage to Markus Ackov spins out of control, she’s also asked to become World Leader of Sultan.

Meanwhile, deep within Nayarit, an ancient AI prepares to defend the remnants of its world-and its guardian priestess, Xipil-at any cost.

From collapsing portals and engineered viruses to rebellion, romance, and rediscovery, For Honor Alone delivers an epic conclusion to the Honor Trilogy. In a final stand against destruction, loyalty, and love must span timelines-and shape the future of empires.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243783329-for-honor-alone?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=7R5aF4qw1Q&rank=2

Book on Amazon

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My Book Review

RATING: 5 out of 5 Stars

FOR HONOR ALONE (The Honor Trilogy Book #3) by Andrew J. Harvey is the stellar finale in The Honor Trilogy. This trilogy has been an epic read, and I have enjoyed all the characters, the thrilling and intriguing political plotline, and the multiverse worldbuilding. I am not a big sci-fi reader and yet this trilogy pulled me in and kept me reading from beginning to end.

As this book begins all the main characters are spread throughout the multiverse facing various perils. Jade Carvello escapes her kidnappers and wakes up in an underground society on what all thought to be extinct line of the multiverse, Carlos Babineaux is searching for Jade, praying she is alive, and Margaret Peric is trying to discover who is behind the destruction of Pesh while discovering she is to be a new World Leader while also becoming a wife and mother.

This trilogy is so much more than just characters involved in a multiverse sci-fi war plot. Many cultures throughout the multiverse find they must all come together and fight against past prejudices for all to survive. The AI ancient priestess and her Mirror add even more story high tension with the addition of a collapsing universe. The main characters are all emotionally connected by love and/or loyalty which keeps the reader emotionally tied to each and sitting on the edge of their seat during trials, tribulations, and major battles. This is a great addition to the trilogy which ties all the plot threads together for a very satisfying climatic conclusion.

I highly recommend this final addition to The Honor Trilogy series and would recommend the entire trilogy to any reader.

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About the Author

Andrew spent his high-school years in the school’s library lost in the worlds of Andre Norton, Robert Heinlein, and Isaac Asimov. Reading in turn led to writing, with the first draft of The Portal Adventures originally completed to read to his two sons at night. Now his children have left home he lives in Perth with his wife, one dog, and sixty four gold fish.

Andrew is presently the Principal of Hague Publishing, established in 2011 as an independent publisher of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Registered in Western Australia, it publishes original work by Australian and New Zealand authors.

Andrew’s first published short story (A Messenger to the Dragon) appeared in Aurealis – Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1992. His most recent was the award winning 1827: Napoleon in Australia, which appeared in Sea Lion Press’ anthology Alternate Australias released in 2020.

His first novel, Nightfall (book one in the Clemhorn Trilogy) is an adult, alternate history set against the backdrop of the Cross-Temporal Empire and its fifty-four separate lines. Nightfall was released by Zmok Books in 2019. The series is distributed by Simon and Schuster.

Trouble on Teral and Crisis at Calista Station, the first two books in his new middle-grade, Science Fiction adventure series, The Portal Adventures, were released by Canada’s Peasantry Press in 2020. The open ended series is a combination of Caroline Lawrence’s Roman Mysteries and Andre Norton’s juvenile speculative fiction.

A passionate reader of Alternate History Andrew is working on completing a number of additional series of trilogies based on the Cross-Temporal Empire.

Social Media Links

Website: https://andrewjharvey.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewJHarveyAuthor

BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/andrew-j-harvey

Hi, everyone!

Today I am sharing my Feature Post and Book Review of FOR THE HONOR OF THE AGENCY (The Honor Trilogy Book #1) by Andrew J. Harvey on this Black Phoenix Book Tour.

Below you will find a book description, my book review, an about the author section, and the author’s social media links. Enjoy!

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Book Description

Newly appointed to the Cross-Temporal Empire’s Department of Agriculture and Food, Margaret Peric quickly discovers her role is far more dangerous than she ever imagined. When an ex-employee is nearly killed trying to expose a genetically engineered crop blight, Margaret and her bodyguard, Jade Carvello, uncover a trail of eco-terrorism, corruption—and something far more sinister.

While Margaret faces bureaucratic sabotage and growing political unrest, Jade’s own investigation leads her into the orbit of Carlos Babineaux—a charming anarchist with a secret agenda and a dangerously kissable French accent. Their relationship threatens both Jade’s mission and her loyalty to the powerful Rucker’s Agency.

As conspiracies unravel across alternate Earths, and a child’s life hangs in the balance, Margaret must defy her own government to protect those she loves, and somehow must track down her missing sister for her mother. Meanwhile, Jade and Carlos risk everything on a river journey through hostile territory, where betrayal could come from either side.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/242874015-for-the-honor-of-the-agency?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ilHZ6L0h3l&rank=1

Universal link for the book on Amazon

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My Book Review

RATING: 4.5 out of 5 Stars

FOR THE HONOR OF THE AGENCY (The Honor Trilogy Book #1) by Andrew J. Harvey is an exciting first book in a new sci-fi trilogy that contains plenty of twists, thrills, romance, and political intrigue all set in a multiverse where every decision can change the fate of humanity. While I do not usually pick up a sci-fi book, this one has so many elements of other genres, that it kept me thoroughly engaged and turning the pages.

On an alternate Earth, this story takes place primarily on the Mainline and is controlled by the Cross-Temporal Empire. Former soldier and sister in-law to the First Leader, Margaret Peric, has been appointed the head of the Department of Agriculture and Food. She is approached by Markus Ackov, who has been fired and has an attempt made on his life when he discovers a conspiracy to kill the world’s crops with a biologically engineered crop blight.

Jade Carvello is Margaret’s bodyguard and works for the private security firm, The Rucker’s. Even though Margaret’s protection is a job, they become close and Margaret considers her a friend and the only one she can trust to investigate the threat of the Anarchists and possible enemies within her own department. Jade infiltrates the anarchists and cannot resist the chemistry that sparks between herself and Carlos Babineaux, a French-Canadian anarchist that puts her investigation and personal integrity at risk.

These two plotlines weave together is an exciting, suspenseful, and fast paced sci-fi multiverse story that pulled me right into the intrigue, romance, and worldbuilding. The twists throughout kept me guessing and turning the pages. I will admit difficulty and frustration with all the multitude of locations and multiverses layer names which occasionally pushed me out of the thrilling character focused plotlines themselves, but the characters are very well developed and with them as a focus, I could not put this book down.

Overall, I highly recommend this wonderful start to this trilogy, and I am looking forward to the next book in the Honor Trilogy.

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About the Author

A passionate reader of Alternate History Andrew is working on completing a number of additional series of trilogies based on the Cross-Temporal Empire.

Social Media Links

Website: https://andrewjharvey.com/?page_id=650

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewjharvey_author/

BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/for-the-honor-of-the-agency-the-honor-trilogy-book-1-by-andrew-j-harvey