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Ruins of the Earth
Series · 6 books · 2020-2021

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Ruins of the Earth

2020

Un secreto enterrado en la Antártida por miles de años. Y un sargento muy cabreado por tener que hacer de niñera para los investigadores que tienen que resolver el misterio. La última misión de Patrick Finnegan, alias Bic, antes de jubilarse de los marines lo lleva hasta las montañas subglaciales Ellsworth. Pero ¿el motivo de verdad por el que está ahí? Le debe un favor a un viejo amigo. Aunque eso no significa que lo hará con gusto. Cuando Bic ve lo que han descubierto, no puede creerlo. Tampoco está listo para el estallido de violencia que se va a desencadenar. El portal se abre y se desata una tormenta de furia sin precedentes para toda la humanidad. Todo apunta en su contra. Los Gobiernos se desmoronarán. Y la Tierra se dirige a la ruina. Únete a los autores best-sellers Christopher Hopper y J.N. Chaney en lo que la crítica denomina como un "viaje trepidante y sin escalas al metaespacio". Para los fans de District 9, Expeditionary Force y Galaxy's Edge, este es un thriller de ciencia ficción militar que no podrás dejar de leer. Whether or not you've read Ruins of the Galaxy, jump right into Ruins of the Earth. I usually read prequels of Series that I loved (as I did ROTG) out of some weird sense of obligation- and they never fail to fall short. So I was DELIGHTED to find myself liking this story - dare I say it - even more than ROTG. It's exciting, fast-paced Sci-fi with great characters, and some very clever twists and turns. Add some truly nasty baddies, offet by some very funny "Are you kidding me? Hahaha!" moments and I am totally hooked. Amazon Reader -
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Gods and Men

2020

Listening time 11 hours 54 minutes Humans are herded like sheep for the slaughter. And their only hope for survival lies with a team who just left the planet. Following their successful mission to destroy the slaver ring in New York City, Wic and the members of Phantom Team pass through the Antarctic’s origin ring and find themselves deep in the heart of the Androchidan Empire. But as the scope of the alien species' operation becomes apparent, Phantom Team realizes they can’t standby as humanity is culled into submission. Efforts must be made to slow the enemy’s progress, if not stop it altogether. Under Wic’s leadership, the team devises a plan to infiltrate and neutralize part of the Androchidan’s operation. Allies are made, and resources are acquired. But when enemy spies find evidence of collusion, it is only a matter for time before the Phantoms’ hopes of thwarting the enemy are dashed. Will Wic and his elite team of warriors succeed in reversing the tide of the Androchidan invasion? Or will they succumb to the unrelenting power of the most notorious slaver operation in the galaxy?
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Phantom Deadfall

2021

The gods have been angered. Hell will rain down. After Wic and the Phantom’s successful operation on Karkin Four, the team learns of the enemy’s plans for a swift retaliation: an all-out assault on New York City. Together, Wic must rally the team’s resources to plan an emergency counterassault that will push the Phantoms to their limits. With help from unexpected places, mission success seems all but assured. But when a new terrifying technology emerges, Wic must face the most challenging choice of all: sacrifice his teammates for the fate of Earth. Allegiances will be tested, friendships will fray, and the planet will march toward the greatest darkness it has ever encountered. Read Christopher Hopper and J.N. Chaney’s next edition to the runaway hit Ruins of the Earth series as Wic and Phantom Team race against time in Phantom Deadfall. For fans of Galaxys Edge, Expeditionary Force, and District 9—the fate of the world waits for you.
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Decayed Legacy

2021

A chance to save millions. An enemy hellbent on stopping it. And one team tasked with the impossible. In the wake of defeating Gornath of the Ontishog above the streets of Manhattan and saving Earth from a devastating plague, Wic and Phantom Team believe their work is done. But Major Insarka Kindesh has other plans for the heroes and invites them back to Karkin Four. Phantom Team cross through New York’s origin ring to find the Blood Guard orchestrating covert operations against an Androchidan Empire in the throes of war. But galactic battle is not this trip’s focus. Instead, Insarka reveals plans for Wic’s elite team to help rescue millions of humans waylaid on a backwater planet. When evidence of the plan falls into enemy hands, Phantom Team finds itself marooned in enemy territory with empire forces pitted against them. Moreover, the humans Wic was charged to save are in more jeopardy than ever. Will Phantom Team find a way to return countless human refugees to Earth? And will Sir Charles avoid being tossed into a bucket of flounder? Or will Wic and his heroic team of operators finally meet their end at the hands of the cruelest aliens the universe has ever faced? Find out in Christopher Hopper and J.N. Chaney’s next edition of the runaway hit series Ruins of the Earth Book 4: Decayed Legacy. For fans of Galaxys Edge, Expeditionary Force, and District 9—the fate of humanity waits for you.
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Valley of the Dead

2021

There’s no going back to Earth. The only way forward is through hell. After the explosive events surrounding MPF6’s destruction on Karkin Four, Wic and his team of daredevil operators join forces with the rebel force known as the Blood Guard. While the Phantoms desire to help relocate human refugees to safer worlds, they’re forced to confront a more pressing objective: cut off the head of the beast and keep the Androchidan Empire from enslaving another world. Wic is immediately flung into the heat of battle, driven by retaliation, a need for justice, and the need to send a message to all other deviant species who’d wish to take advantage of the innocent: don’t even think about it. However, when a convert mission goes sideways and key Blood Guard operatives turn up missing, Phantom Team must decide just how far they’re willing to go to stop an alien species from wreaking havoc in the galaxy. Tensions mount as the empire’s high command closes in for the kill. Lies spread, secrets abound, and betrayal runs like blood in the streets. Will Sir Chuck provide critical intel in time to save the team? Can Wic pull one more hat trick against a world-conquering foe? Find out in Valley of the Dead, the fifth nail-biting, white-knuckle episode of the acclaimed Ruins of the Earth series by Christopher Hopper and J.N. Chaney.
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Fire and Fury

2021

An empire at war. A planet under siege. And a cheeky blaster rifle who wants to rid the galaxy of flounders. Following their successful escape from Androchida Prime’s capital city, Sir Chuck and the rest of the Phantoms find themselves mystified by unsettling news. The leader of the Blood Guard resistance, framed General Cordan, has defected to the AE. But while many doubt the veracity of the development, more pressing intel awaits: the empire is planning to invade the Sci-Rung home world. Despite the tragic loss of his best friend, Wic is determined now more than ever to capitalize on the empire’s move against the Sci-Rung. Not only does the massive military campaign present several opportunities to infiltrate the enemy’s highest echelons but it also allows the team to recon claims about General Cordan’s strange disappearance. However, when Wic and his surviving Phantoms embark on their mission, they uncover startling new intel that places entire civilizations at risk. Outnumbered and overpowered, the heroes soon find themselves pitted against impossible odds. Will Wic, Chuck, and the Phantoms be able to thwart the enemy? Or will the Androchidan Empire succeed in breaking their spirits once and for all, forever crushing the last of humanity’s pitiful rebellion?

Author

Christopher Hopper
Christopher Hopper
Author · 17 books

Christopher Hopper is an American novelist, creator and co-author of the best-selling mil-scifi series Ruins of the Galaxy with J.N. Chaney. His other series include Resonant Sun, The Sky Riders, The White Lion Chronicles, and The Berinfell Prophecies. Christopher lives with his wife and four children in the 1000 Islands of northern New York. He loves flying FPV race wings and RC planes, performing music with his wife, and traveling to distant lands—physical and fictional. He's had breakfast with Winnie Mandella, canoed with dolphins in Southern California, kite-surfed in Hawaii, scuba-dived on 19th-century shipwrecks in the 1000 Islands, sailed a yacht in St. Martin, posed with white rhinos in the wilds of South Africa, spoken on national television in Mexico City, performed a concert on a Dutch beach, and climbed the Great Wall of China. For more on Christopher, visit his blog at christopherhopper.com.

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