November 27, 2025
World War H - read a review!

Hey there! Yes, e-Book will drop tomorrow Fri 28th Nov and you can still get it at 50% off the eBook with the links below! Paperback is also on sale for price of printing and postage...

This review from Readers' Favorite is also hot off the press - enjoy!

Reviewed by: Jamie Michele

Review Rating: 5 Stars

"World War H by FX Holden is brilliant." 

In World War H: A Future War novel by FX Holden, Major Siku Smith of the Defense Clandestine Service and FBI agent Bernstein track Detroit teen Tayla Aaronson after a KC-135 is destroyed by a drone she built, launched through tasks from an online gig system called Payback. As Smith investigates further incidents tied to Payback—fires, power failures, and sabotage across the US—he learns that inmates in a Belarus data hub relay assignments to users worldwide. A DCS officer, Ali Sabanov, escapes that facility with casualties from its deadly pursuit. Ali passes Smith a warning about coordinated actions set for September. Attacks escalate, drawing in US agencies and foreign militaries. Chinese forces are on the move in Central America while Payback users damage US sites, including Tayla, who might just be ready to bargain.

I cannot think of a more timely, better version of a futuristic war than one that is, quite literally, a crowdsourced retaliation, funded by video traffic and gig payouts. World War H by FX Holden is brilliant. It is a fast, tightly built techno thriller that draws strength from its mix of cyber attacks, battlefield pressure, land, air, and sea assaults, and ground-level investigations. The best part to me is the women, who are scene-stealers: Tayla Aaronson’s quick thinking, Li Chen’s moves with rigid command decisions, and Juanita Winter’s push through a volatile Los Angeles. Holden’s grasp on operational detail gives the story legs as sabotage, misdirection, and rapid response collide across continents. The book ends on something of a cliff-hanger, no pun intended, and if Holden decides to continue on the WWH path with another book, the author can count me in!

Cheers,

FX

Like all Future War novels, World War H is a standalone novel with a fully resolved storyline...

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UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/World-War-Future-novel-ebook/dp/B0FL1BCZHN