The Fall: From Rust, Book 2

by Daniel James Clark, Kevin Kenerly (narrator)

Sergeant Major John Phillips lives two lives.

In one, he teaches cadets at the United Entities Mechanized Warfare Academy how to pilot massive war machines. In the other, he is the Voice of the Fall, stealing government secrets and writing revolutionary doctrines for the Harbingers of the Fall, an organization bent on bringing down civilization so that humanity can rebuild from the ashes.

Alison Harrow, a courier for the Harbingers, left her daughter behind in order to fight against the oppressive United Entities government. As the Harbingers launch a coordinated global attack, John is faced with the brutal reality his words have helped create. Alison must also come to terms with her place in the growing conflict as the people she loves and the principles she's fighting for are suddenly caught in the crossfire.

Genres: Dystopia

Audible Audio

Published August 6, 2024

About the author

Daniel James Clark attended college at the University of Nevada, Reno where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree with an emphasis in photography, and a minor in journalism. He lives in Henderson, Nevada with his family where he spends his time as a homemaker, photographing news events, maintaining a nonprofit web-site, and writing stories. His first short story, A Sky Made Black, was published in the Bell Press anthology Futures in November of 2021 and received a nomination for a Pushcart Prize. His first major publication is the From Rust trilogy of military science fiction mech novels from Vulpine Press and Podium Audio.

Reviews

[Joe Jungers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Seeing the event from book 1 from the other side of the conflict made for an interesting read.

I'm hoping to get my hands on book 3 at some point in the near future.

[Tony · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved the first book in the series, "The Forge", but my experience reading "The Fall" was ten times more intense because I knew what was coming. I have read many hundreds of books in my lifetime, but I never read a series, which takes us back through the same events of the first book, but from the perspective of the adversaries. To say that these two books put me through an emotional roller-coaster is an understatement. I loved every second of it. I was so conflicted as I got to know the members of the Harbingers of the Fall. WHOM DO I ROOT FOR!? Throughout history there has been conflict between groups that don't see eye to eye. Each group has a leader or leaders that believe they are doing what is best for their followers. They also believe no sacrifice is to great to accomplish their goals. The ones that suffer are the ordinary people charged with achieving these goals. Daniel brings that to life in his characters and makes you feel what it might be like to suffer under these conditions. After reading both books, it is hard for me to determine whether the United Entities are right to want to maintain stability no matter the cost or if the Harbingers are right to bring it all down start over in order for everyone to have a chance at a better life. I can't wait for the next installment of the series to find out how it all turns out!