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Shadows Fall
Betrayed from within, Terra Nova fights its most desperate battle for survival.
In the gripping fourth installment of Richard Fox’s Terran Expeditionary Corps series, Shadows Fall plunges readers into a high-stakes battle for humanity’s survival on the distant colony of Terra Nova. As the Terran Expeditionary Corps faces a cunning new enemy, secrets unravel, and loyalties are tested in a war that could reshape the galaxy.
When an elderly hermit, Knight, witnesses Chief Carson in an impossible feat—fully recovered from captivity and conspiring with a mysterious Yamnaya alien—he uncovers a conspiracy that threatens Terra Nova’s fragile peace. Pursued through the unforgiving wilderness by a relentless alien hunter, Knight’s desperate flight sets off a chain of events that draws Governor Ken Hale, Armor soldier Ely Hale, and Ambassador Danny Standish into a web of deception and betrayal.
As the colony grapples with internal sabotage and the looming shadow of the Inheritors, Ely must navigate his fractured past and the weight of his family’s legacy to protect a powerful alien artifact that could tip the balance of power. Meanwhile, Danny confronts her own demons, striving to forge peace in a world teetering on the edge of war. With the Yamnaya’s true intentions revealed and an alien flotilla closing in, the Terran and Ibarran forces must unite for a daring counterstrike that could either save humanity or doom it forever.
Packed with pulse-pounding action, intricate world-building, and richly drawn characters, Shadows Fall delivers the epic military sci-fi thrills fans of The Ember War saga crave. Perfect for readers who love A Hymn Before Battle by John Ringo or The Forever War by Joe Haldeman, this explosive adventure will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final page.
Join the fight for Terra Nova. Grab Shadows Fall today and dive into the next chapter of the Terran Expeditionary Corps!
In the gripping fourth installment of Richard Fox’s Terran Expeditionary Corps series, Shadows Fall plunges readers into a high-stakes battle for humanity’s survival on the distant colony of Terra Nova. As the Terran Expeditionary Corps faces a cunning new enemy, secrets unravel, and loyalties are tested in a war that could reshape the galaxy.
When an elderly hermit, Knight, witnesses Chief Carson in an impossible feat—fully recovered from captivity and conspiring with a mysterious Yamnaya alien—he uncovers a conspiracy that threatens Terra Nova’s fragile peace. Pursued through the unforgiving wilderness by a relentless alien hunter, Knight’s desperate flight sets off a chain of events that draws Governor Ken Hale, Armor soldier Ely Hale, and Ambassador Danny Standish into a web of deception and betrayal.
As the colony grapples with internal sabotage and the looming shadow of the Inheritors, Ely must navigate his fractured past and the weight of his family’s legacy to protect a powerful alien artifact that could tip the balance of power. Meanwhile, Danny confronts her own demons, striving to forge peace in a world teetering on the edge of war. With the Yamnaya’s true intentions revealed and an alien flotilla closing in, the Terran and Ibarran forces must unite for a daring counterstrike that could either save humanity or doom it forever.
Packed with pulse-pounding action, intricate world-building, and richly drawn characters, Shadows Fall delivers the epic military sci-fi thrills fans of The Ember War saga crave. Perfect for readers who love A Hymn Before Battle by John Ringo or The Forever War by Joe Haldeman, this explosive adventure will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final page.
Join the fight for Terra Nova. Grab Shadows Fall today and dive into the next chapter of the Terran Expeditionary Corps!
249 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 19, 2025
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About the author
Richard Fox
132 books614 followersRichard Fox is a Nebula Award nominated author, and winner of the 2017 Dragon Award for Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy novel, author of The Ember War Saga, a military science fiction and space opera series, and other novels in the military history, thriller and space opera genres.
He lives in fabulous Las Vegas with his incredible wife and three boys, amazing children bent on anarchy.
He graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point) much to his surprise and spent ten years on active duty in the United States Army. He deployed on two combat tours to Iraq and received the Combat Action Badge, Bronze Star and Presidential Unit Citation.
The Ember War Saga:
1. The Ember War
2. The Ruins of Anthalas
3. Blood of Heroes
4. Earth Defiant
5. The Gardens of Nibiru
6. Battle of the Void
7. The Siege of Earth
8. The Crucible
9. The Xaros Reckoning
Terran Armored Corps
1. Iron Dragoons
2. The Ibarra Sanction
3. The True Measure
4. A House Divided
5. The Last Aeon
6. Ferrum Corde
Terran Strike Marines
1. The Dotari Salvation
2. Rage of Winter
3. Valdar's Hammer
4. The Beast of Eridu
5. Gott Mit Uns
The Exiled Fleet:
1. Albion Lost
2. The Long March
3. Finest Hour
4. Point of Honor
The Terra Nova Chronicles
1. Terra Nova
2. Bloodlines
3. Wings of Redemption
4. Hale's War
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He lives in fabulous Las Vegas with his incredible wife and three boys, amazing children bent on anarchy.
He graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point) much to his surprise and spent ten years on active duty in the United States Army. He deployed on two combat tours to Iraq and received the Combat Action Badge, Bronze Star and Presidential Unit Citation.
The Ember War Saga:
1. The Ember War
2. The Ruins of Anthalas
3. Blood of Heroes
4. Earth Defiant
5. The Gardens of Nibiru
6. Battle of the Void
7. The Siege of Earth
8. The Crucible
9. The Xaros Reckoning
Terran Armored Corps
1. Iron Dragoons
2. The Ibarra Sanction
3. The True Measure
4. A House Divided
5. The Last Aeon
6. Ferrum Corde
Terran Strike Marines
1. The Dotari Salvation
2. Rage of Winter
3. Valdar's Hammer
4. The Beast of Eridu
5. Gott Mit Uns
The Exiled Fleet:
1. Albion Lost
2. The Long March
3. Finest Hour
4. Point of Honor
The Terra Nova Chronicles
1. Terra Nova
2. Bloodlines
3. Wings of Redemption
4. Hale's War
Subscribe to Richard's spam free email list and get free short stories set during the Ember War Saga (and more as they become available) at: http://eepurl.com/bLj1gf
Like him on Facebook (best place to reach him): https://www.facebook.com/Richard-Fox-...
Website: www.richardfoxauthor.com
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June 12, 2025
Talk about playing the long game
Talk about playing the long game. The inheritors and their ilk really have patience. Seems to me a lot is going to happen in Terra Nova. Really curiius over Prince Eneko.
Talk about playing the long game. The inheritors and their ilk really have patience. Seems to me a lot is going to happen in Terra Nova. Really curiius over Prince Eneko.
June 27, 2025
Great read
This is yet another in a great series. The Armor, as always, is reminiscent of the knights of old. More, more,more.
This is yet another in a great series. The Armor, as always, is reminiscent of the knights of old. More, more,more.
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