Road to Hell (Military Science Fiction)

[Krista D. Ball]

UPDATE MARCH 19 -- I am looking for 3-5 people willing to review an audiobook! Let me know!




Captain Katherine Francis is about to disobey every Ethics Law the Union of Planets throws at her. After the Union's enemy destroys her home planet and murders her family, she makes the decision to bring an end to the war--whatever it takes.

When an opportunity arises to ally with the neutral Alliance and turn the tide of war, Katherine throws aside her moral code, partners with a known spy, and risks sacrificing the very core of who she is.

And when faced with choosing between her conscience and stopping the bloodshed, she realizes that, either way, she'll lose.


Road to Hell is a fast-paced military science fiction novel about the choices one woman makes for her people's survival.

Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Road-to-Hell-ebook/dp/B006WSF5YU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1326487000&sr=8-2

NEW! Audiobook released today! It will be up on Audible and iTunes within a couple of weeks (not sure how long it takes for those to update), but if you are interested in a dramatic reading of the book, you can grab it from the audio-publisher for only $6.99.

http://iambik.com/books/road-to-hell-by-krista-ball/

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[Krista D. Ball]

Win an autographed copy of Road to Hell! Enter here: http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/19384-road-to-hell

(Available to readers in Canada, US, UK, South Africa, Australia, and NZ)

[Krista D. Ball]

Last week to win an autographed copy!

To read the first three chapters, see here: http://kristadball.com/books/road-to-hell/

[Krista D. Ball]

I'm looking for 5-7 people who like military SF (or are willing to try it)  who would like to review. I'll provide whatever format you'd like. Completely honest, no holds barred, no ego massage needed

It's been a difficult book to get book bloggers willing to pick up since it's really outside of most of their genres.

[Krista D. Ball]

4 stars:

It never got boring, and kept me wanting to see what happened next. The main character is someone I'd like to see in another book. She made some difficult decisions, showed strong leadership, and lived with the consequences of her actions.

Amazon -- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006WSF5YU

[ljloula]

4 stars:
Amazon -- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006WSF5YU

I'll bite. Sent you a pm.

[Krista D. Ball]

I'll bite. Sent you a pm.

Sent!

[jabeard]

I sent you an e-mail.

[Krista D. Ball]

Received. 

[Krista D. Ball]

The story was well-paced and the action moved along,sprinkled with dry bits of humor in the dialogue.

4 stars, Amazon review http://www.amazon.com/dp/1606592874

[Krista D. Ball]

No new reviews, so just giving this a ye ol' bump

[Krista D. Ball]

Read the first three chapters here: http://kristadball.com/books/road-to-hell/

[Krista D. Ball]

Pretty excited! Road to Hell is about to become an audiobook with Iambik Audiobooks. It should be out this week!

[Krista D. Ball]

Audiobook is out!   

http://iambik.com/books/road-to-hell-by-krista-ball/

[jabeard]

Congrats.

[Krista D. Ball]

Thanks! I'm very excited

[Krista D. Ball]

From Goodreads:

The characters are very likable and Captain Catherine Francis is a very memorable and strong protagonist. I like that she is strong and every bit a leader, yet very human and easy to relate to.

The plot is engaging and captivates the reader. As an avid reader I'm pretty picky about what I do and don't like and I couldn't find anything unlikable here. The book is a definite keeper.

And listen to the first chapter of the audiobook here: http://iambikaudio.tumblr.com/post/20069205792/new-release-road-to-hell-by-kristadb1-read-by

[Krista D. Ball]

A lovely review:

Ethical issues may not, on the surface, sound like the most exciting subject for a military science fiction novel, but the book's intense focus on character provides more than enough drama sustain interest. In addition, the actual ethical dilemmas are explored nicely through their consequences on Captain Francis and those around her.

...The setting is unobtrusively developed. The future painted he story isn't particularly exotic. All the factions are human, and the technologies and cultures a reasonable extrapolation from the present for the most part. This is effective in highlighting that this is fundamentally a story about an age-old human problem.

http://www.amazon.com/review/R16OHRQU3FFUYK/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B007007FVA&nodeID=&tag=&linkCode=

[Krista D. Ball]

We're still waiting for Audible & Amazon & iTunes to list the audiobook. You can still pick it up here: http://iambik.com/books/road-to-hell-by-krista-ball/

[Krista D. Ball]

We all know what the road to hell is paved with, and Krista Ball, by way of her tall, strong, grieving captain, reminds us that “hell” isn’t just a physical place but a state of mind and of being. Katherine decides that ending the war and defeating the Coalition is an end that will justify her means. What she doesn’t expect, I think, is just how much her methods will cost her personally and how much her decision will ripple outward to affect others in her life.

-from http://onapalestar.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/book-review-road-to-hell-by-krista-ball/

[Krista D. Ball]

Realized that I hadn't bumped this in a while.

Still have a couple of audiobooks to give away for reviews if anyone would like to listen