THE FUTURE WAR SERIES
from FX Holden
Welcome to the home of the Future War series. This is the place to come for background material on the people, tech and places featured in the Future War novels. For articles and information, scroll down or check the blog (click the button below). Dive in and enjoy!
WHAT IS THE FUTURE WAR SERIES?
The Future War novels are a series of Amazon best-selling technothrillers, that explore the impact that technologies currently in development will have on the way wars are fought in the very near future. And on the men and women who will be fighting them.
Each novel is a self contained story, with some recurring characters. They can be read in any order. But enough author blurb, I'll let the reviewers explain:
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"Holden (a pen name for Australian journalist Tim Slee) dispenses with stereotypes and crafts well-defined characters from multiple countries. Particularly memorable are the many richly characterized women... The human face they put on the conflict makes each development feel real and evoke powerful emotions. The crisp dialogue is a pleasure to read and balances the tension with genuine laughs. Readers will be on the edges of their seats as Holden ratchets up the danger to civilians as well as sailors and pilots. Holden honors servicepeople while strongly questioning the value of war, in novels both highly enjoyable and deeply thought-provoking." BOOKLIFE
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"Holden’s plausible geopolitical developments help readers buy in to the exciting story line. Tom Clancy fans will be pleased." Publishers Weekly STAR review
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"If you enjoy action-packed military thrillers that blend high tech weaponry and cyberwarfare with a suspenseful plot and engaging characters, FX Holden is for you. The Future War series ticks all the boxes for military fiction fans, serving up a superb and highly recommended parade of non-stop action and thrills throughout." Readers' Favorite
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A BIT ABOUT FX HOLDEN
What's in a name? FX Holden is a pen name of award winning Australian author, Tim Slee. Slee is a former journalist and intelligence officer, now living and working in Europe.
Slee's first success was as winner of the Allen & Unwin INK short fiction prize. In 2016 he started independently publishing long fiction, and was the winner in Feb 2017 of the Grand Prize in the US Publishers Weekly BookLife Prize in Fiction. In 2018 he received the Banjo Prize for unpublished Australian fiction, and his manuscript TAKING TOM MURRAY HOME was published in August 2019 by HarperCollins Australia.
BERING STRAIT (This is the Future of War) was his first book published under the FX Holden imprint. The second book in the 'Future War' series, OKINAWA, was published in November 2019 and won Best Political Thriller in the 2020 US Readers' Favorite Awards. ORBITAL was published in May 2020. The fourth title in the series, KOBANI, is out now. Each is a standalone story but with some continuing characters.
In 2019 FX Holden also released hard sci-fi title DEEP CORE as the first novel in a new Coruscant Series. In 2021 he followed this with CORE DRIFT.
NEW RELEASE: GOLAN
June 2021
"If you've never read Holden before, strap in and hold on for the ride of your life" Readers' Favorite
GOLAN, This is the Future of War, asks a question few want to consider. What will happen if Iran acquires nuclear weapons in the next ten years? In true Future of War style, GOLAN explores the question through the eyes of front line participants on all sides, in a conflict set ten years into the future. Featuring military tech that is on the drawing boards today and characters you won’t easily forget, GOLAN throws the reader straight into the center of a nuclear storm and doesn’t ease up.
Readers' Favorite critic reviews.
"FX Holden’s Golan is an amazing read. What I loved most about Golan, however, was its recognition of the world as the stage with players from all nations contributing, be they heroes or villains. Characters like Israeli Corporal Amal Azaria, Aussie Flying Officer Karen O’Hare, and American Director of Cyber Security Tonya Dupré starred in their own way, bringing wonderful personalities to the table in their roles. In a very large cast of players, each demonstrates a uniqueness that will create an enormous amount of either positive or negative empathy, and you will quickly realize that in war every single participant is a victim." Steven Robson
"Author F. X. Holden has crafted a cinematically vivid work of fiction with plenty of twists, turns, and surprises to offer readers alongside its suitably complex plot. Overall, I would highly recommend Golan to fans of immersive military fiction, original storytelling and plot ideas, and for readers of near-future action stories everywhere." KC Finn
"Take a couple of deep breaths before you open the first page of Golan because the dramatic pace will not allow for breathing. As a writer, reviewer, and avid reader, I am a student of the best writers in Holden’s genre and have quickly and eagerly added him to my reading list. I strongly recommend you join me." Author Tom Gauthier
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