Rust & Salt
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4.3 • 3 Ratings
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- $0.99
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Publisher Description
Amarillo Rust and his mercenaries make their living at the end of a smoking gun, pulling off some of the most dangerous jobs, all for the highest bidder. When a shadowy figure from the distant past offers Rust the contract of a lifetime, one that would allow his entire team to retire once and for all, there’s just one catch. This job would drop them into the center of a war between the principalities of ultimate good and unspeakable evil. No one said rescuing injured angels was easy. Nobody said having to fight off demons while they did it would be either. Now the team must take sides in an epic struggle that spans both our plane of existence and the reaches of the human soul. What affect do our daily choices have in Heaven and Hell? How far would you go to hold back the dark?
Customer Reviews
A Different Kind of Spiritual Warfare
Amarillo Rust is the leader of a mercenary band. He thinks he has everything figured out until he meets the mysterious Elijah Tishbe. Elijah sends him out to observe another team's tactics, and Amarillo learns that he hasn't got a clue about the real battle that wages around him. Since Elijah expects Amarillo to take over for the team he shadows that day, there isn't much time for him to come up to speed.
Rust and Salt follows Amarillo and his motley assortment of mercs as they literally wage war against the forces of hell. This is a different kind of spiritual warfare conducted with as much firepower as prayer.
My one lament about Rust and Salt is the language. It's much coarser than I prefer in my entertainment, but nothing worse than you get in a lot of movies these days.
Nevertheless, there are many things I liked about this story.
At first, I thought the opening chapters were a case of starting the tale too soon. They seemed to do little more than show off the technology available to the mercenary unit. As the story progressed, though, all these little details came into play. Personality quirks of the characters and their proficiencies in various skills had a major effect on how the story played out all the way to the end. Indeed, without those early scenes, too much wouldn't have made sense later. There were surprises, twists, and turns all the way through the last chapter.
The characters were believably real. Each had unique traits and abilities. These weren't rubber-stamped paramilitary guys, but people you might actually meet. Some were likable. Some were not. Each grew in some way, changing as the story unfolded and becoming more their true selves.
Amarillo and his band run into more than a few angels, fallen and otherwise, but unlike the usual portrayal of angels in fiction, these weren't chubby little kids with wings or beautiful winged women bathed in glittery light. These were the army of heaven and capable of kicking some major butt.
Rust and Salt: the Brimstone Boys is a fast-paced, military, speculative fiction.