If you’re a fan of high-stakes military science fiction with a cybernetic edge and covert ops tension, Archangel: Avenging by Rick Partlow should be on your radar.
Hello, I checked :) in book 1 it was used 3 times:
- page 232: “Jesus,” Cas whispered, more of a prayer than a profanity.
- page 234: “Jesus, dude!” he yelped, jumping back, then looked me up and down, then back to Raph and his eyes went wide.
- page 253: “Jesus, I don’t believe it,” Raph murmured, distracted, as if he hadn’t been listening to us.
And in this book 2, it was used only 2 times:
- page 86: “Jesus, I’m glad you told me that after I ate.”
- page 134: She wasn’t breathing. “Oh, Jesus God,” I murmured.
But yeah ... there's definitely some military-style profanity. Your standard F-bombs (60 times used) and such, but nothing stood out to me as deliberately blasphemous or disrespectful in the religious sense. The tone leans more toward gritty realism than anything provocative or edgy-for-the-sake-of-it. It's Rick Partlow - he's a solid MilSF author, in 14 years he wrote almost 80 novels. He doesn't like stories that are bleak and gloom (not a fan of GrimDark, any of Paul Verhoeven's movies, etc).
That said, I totally respect wanting to know before spending your money (especially on a paperback). I think you’ll be safe here, but if anything changes as I keep reading future entries, I’ll definitely mention it in future reviews.
Pass. If it isn't Christians evangelizing and church planting, as has been done to build the West, build Christendom, build what freedom and liberties we take for granted today, what's the point? Dissipation?
We have trained ourselves to put our faith away when we tell stories now. And thusly we wonder why the Woke have taken over our stories, our games, our entertainment, our fellowship? Hmmm....
@BurnEmough, let me ask, does this story contain religious blasphemies?
To understand my question better, I can accept all kinds of profanity. F-bombs are nothing, just coarse language. I can even accept usage of "god damn" since God will judge (and damn many) at judgment. But the usage of "Jesus" saddens me.
Does this story use "Jesus" as an expletive?
The sample looks great. I buy paperbacks only so I ask this question not to portray myself as something holy and unsullied (lol) but rather to save myself from wasting $15 on a test.
Hello, I checked :) in book 1 it was used 3 times:
- page 232: “Jesus,” Cas whispered, more of a prayer than a profanity.
- page 234: “Jesus, dude!” he yelped, jumping back, then looked me up and down, then back to Raph and his eyes went wide.
- page 253: “Jesus, I don’t believe it,” Raph murmured, distracted, as if he hadn’t been listening to us.
And in this book 2, it was used only 2 times:
- page 86: “Jesus, I’m glad you told me that after I ate.”
- page 134: She wasn’t breathing. “Oh, Jesus God,” I murmured.
But yeah ... there's definitely some military-style profanity. Your standard F-bombs (60 times used) and such, but nothing stood out to me as deliberately blasphemous or disrespectful in the religious sense. The tone leans more toward gritty realism than anything provocative or edgy-for-the-sake-of-it. It's Rick Partlow - he's a solid MilSF author, in 14 years he wrote almost 80 novels. He doesn't like stories that are bleak and gloom (not a fan of GrimDark, any of Paul Verhoeven's movies, etc).
That said, I totally respect wanting to know before spending your money (especially on a paperback). I think you’ll be safe here, but if anything changes as I keep reading future entries, I’ll definitely mention it in future reviews.
Thanks for the thoughtful question! God Bless!
Thank you, sir!
Pass. If it isn't Christians evangelizing and church planting, as has been done to build the West, build Christendom, build what freedom and liberties we take for granted today, what's the point? Dissipation?
We have trained ourselves to put our faith away when we tell stories now. And thusly we wonder why the Woke have taken over our stories, our games, our entertainment, our fellowship? Hmmm....
Have you read anything in the IncensePunk genre? Check this one out: https://substack.com/home/post/p-161182236
Interesting. Added to my list....
@BurnEmough, let me ask, does this story contain religious blasphemies?
To understand my question better, I can accept all kinds of profanity. F-bombs are nothing, just coarse language. I can even accept usage of "god damn" since God will judge (and damn many) at judgment. But the usage of "Jesus" saddens me.
Does this story use "Jesus" as an expletive?
The sample looks great. I buy paperbacks only so I ask this question not to portray myself as something holy and unsullied (lol) but rather to save myself from wasting $15 on a test.
Please. And thank you.