The Jolly Farmer, The Jolly Farmer

From author Michael Blackburn comes a violent sci-fi war romp that tells a story of love, friendship, and camaraderie in a galaxy-spanning tale that is not for the faint of heart. "A tender father, a loving husband, Erling would wipe the dirt off a tomato just to help it shine. But his peaceful life is shattered when the power-hungry Martian Empire declares war on the Solar System. Like so many others, Erling is torn from his home and conscripted into battle against Mars. Thrust into the crucible of war with no experience, and little training, something powerful awakens in him. He's stabbed, shot, and nearly blown in half, but he keeps getting up. He keeps fighting. We read about heroes like him in text books and ancient poems-legendary fighters infused with the blood of the gods, capable of damn near anything. That's Erling. His name stretches across the galaxy. The Martian Army fears him. Soldiers worship him. His squad loves him. But even gods have their limits. Mars is winning and Erling must make an impossible choice; go home to his wife and kids, or carve a way for the future of humanity. Time is running out and victory will come at a price: Erling's life for the lives of all those to come." Michael Blackburn's debut novel is an R-Rated book with sequence of intense violence, langugae, and sexuality.