Sua Sponte

by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole

The Rangers have descended on the Valley of Kings for the final assault on Sût the Undying. But first, Talker has to understand the creeping death coming for him, before it's too late.

433 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 10, 2025

About the author

JASON ANSPACH is the author of Galaxy's Edge, Wayward Galaxy, Forgotten Ruin. and more.

He lives in Puyallup, WA with his wife and their seven (not a typo) children.

Reviews

[Joe Goins · Rating 2 out of 5]

Worst book of the series

I really couldn't believe how bad this book was! Cut out the thousands of coffee references and constantly repeating Ranger Smash and half the book is gone. Out of thousands of books I've read, this is in the bottom five! The entire book was either beyond formulaic and predictable to the extreme or ridiculously repetitive. The authors started out with a pretty good idea and then made sure each book was worse than the one before. The exact same reason I quit reading their other sci-fi series. They couldn't pull off and ending so they blatantly plagiarized Star Wars. The Sargent Thor books are so far a step in the right direction but im sure given time that they will successfully destroy that story line too. Nothing but sad Ranger Porn and public masturbation.

[Rob Graham · Rating 2 out of 5]

hate to say it

But this was honestly the weakest book in the series for me. I get what they were trying to do, but it was like reading an unmedicated ADHD fever dream. Which sucks cause this is honestly my favorite series by this group.

[Matt · Rating 2 out of 5]

Like the rest of the books in this series they have entertaining ideas and godawful terrible writing.

[Patrick McCullough · Rating 2 out of 5]

I will not be reading Book 10.

When I first started this implausible but interesting series, I could not put the first book down. Now on the ninth book, I was having a hard time picking it up and finishing it.

Our hero has gotten so insufferable it’s difficult to have any empathy for him at all. The storytelling is disjointed and so filled with “hUrR DuRR RAnGeRiNg” that it’s impossible to follow the actual story. Main characters have plot armor a foot thick, and the tropes are rampant.

We get it bro, you have a hard-on for the Rangers. Hooah?

Anyway, I do not care a lick what happens to the characters at this point. This series has jumped the shark in a bad way that it’s just a chore to get through a relatively short read.

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

It seems that the reader complaints about Talker's coffee obsession got through to the authors, as it is even more reduced in this book. This is the big battle against the penultimate Big Bad, and despite the flawed narrator the pacing is good.

I am a big fan of nothing being unbeatable, and the Rangers and Air Force in this Ruin party show once again that enough hi-ex or kinetic energy will kill anything, magical or not. Dropping a 2000lb JDAM to make a whole in the bad guy's pyramid fortress/temple is just one example. One more book to fight the Nether Sorcerer, and this is where Sgt Thor splits off for his adventures. For him, think Conan with a .50cal sniper rifle and a magical sword. That's its own series though.

[Daybreak · Rating 2 out of 5]

what a dumpster fire this was, a book full of filler about the coffee and random ranger bs that author could pull out of his ass. the entire plot is about 50 pages and it doesn't start before the 50% mark in the book, also the last 30% is an ad about sgt.Thor novels so it's completely irrelevant. overall i give this one 1.5 🌟.

[Michael Hackerott · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Forgotten Ruin Series are FANTASTIC!

This is one of the best and my favorite series. The characters are excellent, the writing is excellent, and the stories are fantastic! I hope there are future books in this series. I highly recommend this series!!!

[Gabriel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Talker gets around to figuring out what to

Talker gets around to figuring out what to do when they take the heat to Sut. Someday i wish we could read about all b
These ancient civilization

[Matt · Rating 2 out of 5]

Seems like there were some drugs involved in the writing of this one, & not coffee, coffee, coffee.

Hard to track along with the story. I normally like books by these authors however I almost "put this down" several times.

[David Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Leaves you wanting more

Good Read. The final battle with the evil Sut. A complete Introduction to Sgt Thor, as an extra. I cannot wait until the Rangers head north for the possible final big boss.

[Patrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fitting conclusion to the North Africa part of this story. There is a 6.5 book told from a different rangers perspective that I'll get around to soon, and a series about Sgt Thor. Time to move on to something else for a bit though, I'm all rangered out.

[Bernard Quandt · Rating 5 out of 5]

the party doesn't stop

Rangers and D&D Great characters twists and turns love this series
Keep them coming
Love it
It's even better the more it goes on

[RonalD · Rating 5 out of 5]

great story

Worth while reading
Makes me want more books with the Thor storyline.
Welcome to the ruin and the new edge

[Charles Francis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best One

Best book in the series so far. Typical action packed. Humor. Touching story of the dying father connecting with his son. This book has a little of everything in it.

[Daniel H · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent

As good as all the previous books in this series. Highly recommend. I’m even interested in purchasing the entire series in hardback.

[Claudio Martinez · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of my favorite series, but the writing has gotten a bit loose and off track in the last two books. Talker is much better at the center of the action.

[Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great tale full of action. It's the journal of a coffee lover. Great narration. Loved it!

[Jason · Rating 3 out of 5]

Couldn't get into it, returned it about a quarter of the way through, but I am still taking credit for the read. :)