The Aggressor Series

"Full-throttle action..." Publishers Weekly BookLife Editor's Pick.

It is April 1 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

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FX Holden
FX Holden

A former journalist and intelligence officer, FX Holden writes Action Thrillers (The Future War Series, The Aggressor Series) and Suspense Science Fiction (The Coruscant Series). 

He has been awarded two US Publishers' Weekly Stars (the Michelin Star of publishing) and the US Readers' Favorite award for Best Political Thriller in both 2019 and 2021, and the US Book Excellence award for Best Military Fiction 2022! 

Writing as Tim Slee, he was awarded the HarperCollins Banjo Prize for Australian Fiction, 2018, for his contemporary fiction novel, Taking Tom Murray Home. In 2018 he won the USA BookLife Prize for Fiction for his novel The Vanirim.

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The Aggressor Series

5 novel series

"Full-throttle action..." Publishers Weekly BookLife Editor's Pick.

It is April 1 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced, it can disrupt the balance of power in the region.

But what pilot would be crazy enough to run the Chinese blockade to...

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Beachhead: A page turning military thriller (The Aggressor Series Book 2)

“I would place Holden with the best of the best military thriller writers…” JAMIE MICHELE, READERS’ FAVORITE, 5 STARS

With US troops and aircraft on Taiwanese soil, and missiles flying across the Taiwan Strait, the world prepares itself for the war that has been building since the turn of the century …

Will China back down, or double down? Will...

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Swarm: The hit series continues (The Aggressor Series Book 3)

The battle lines have been drawn.

China has unleashed a new weapon of mass destruction on the world, and the US-led Coalition has no way to counter it. Sheltering in bunkers in the mountains south of Taipei, Taiwan’s government considers suing for peace. Taiwanese fisherman, Lin Hungyu, may have the answer. But his neighbours think he is mad and...

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Two for One offer November! Hey there! So you finished the Aggressor Series

Hey there! So you finished the Aggressor Series and need a new adrenaline fix! Have you read all the books in the Future War series? This week you can get two books (Kobani and...

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New Aggressor Inc. novel inbound! So much news, so little space! I have a

So much news, so little space! I have a working title and draft cover for the next Aggressor Inc. novel: Antarctica Storm. (Both name and cover will probably change before...

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