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Ruins of the Earth #8
Ashes of Halcyon
They came looking for allies. They found a world that worships them as gods.
When Wic and Phantom Team cross through an ancient portal into uncharted space, they discover Eos, a human colony that has survived in isolation for three centuries. Cut off from the rest of the galaxy, the Eosians have built a civilization on faith, military discipline, and dreams of galactic conquest. They’ve been waiting for legendary warriors to return and lead them to the stars.
As fate would have it, Phantom Team are those legends.
But something is wrong on Eos. Beneath the adoration and the hero worship, Wic senses rot, the kind that festers in the dark and spreads when no one’s looking. Meanwhile, JoJo’s growing powers attract attention from forces far older and more dangerous than anyone realizes.
When the truth finally surfaces, it will ignite a battle that tests everything Phantom Team has left to give.
The Ruins of the Earth saga continues in this explosive eighth installment from bestselling authors Christopher Hopper and J.N. Chaney. Strap in for another hard-hitting mission with your favorite band of operators, because in this galaxy, even legends have to earn their keep.
When Wic and Phantom Team cross through an ancient portal into uncharted space, they discover Eos, a human colony that has survived in isolation for three centuries. Cut off from the rest of the galaxy, the Eosians have built a civilization on faith, military discipline, and dreams of galactic conquest. They’ve been waiting for legendary warriors to return and lead them to the stars.
As fate would have it, Phantom Team are those legends.
But something is wrong on Eos. Beneath the adoration and the hero worship, Wic senses rot, the kind that festers in the dark and spreads when no one’s looking. Meanwhile, JoJo’s growing powers attract attention from forces far older and more dangerous than anyone realizes.
When the truth finally surfaces, it will ignite a battle that tests everything Phantom Team has left to give.
The Ruins of the Earth saga continues in this explosive eighth installment from bestselling authors Christopher Hopper and J.N. Chaney. Strap in for another hard-hitting mission with your favorite band of operators, because in this galaxy, even legends have to earn their keep.
434 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 1, 2026
About the author
Christopher Hopper
51 books259 followersChristopher 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.
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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April 6, 2026
Evolution of the Mission
This was a nice shift from book 7. Good clear definition of the overall mission for Wic and his team!!!!!
This was a nice shift from book 7. Good clear definition of the overall mission for Wic and his team!!!!!
April 14, 2026
Excellent Read
Wow! Just WOW! This book gives you so much to take in. Great storyline, characters, and execution! Yes this is fiction, yet written so well to make it believable! No, not the sci-fi aspect, but how the authors build the realistic feel of encountering new people with unrealistic aspirations. Especially well done is the training of troops that have zero experience under fire. The authors drive home how training by trainers with real life experience is far superior to book training and going through the motions of fighting without the fear on actual battles and it’s consequences. The authors also weave emotion into the storyline. I’m an old softy whose eyes misted on occasions! Enjoy this book!
Wow! Just WOW! This book gives you so much to take in. Great storyline, characters, and execution! Yes this is fiction, yet written so well to make it believable! No, not the sci-fi aspect, but how the authors build the realistic feel of encountering new people with unrealistic aspirations. Especially well done is the training of troops that have zero experience under fire. The authors drive home how training by trainers with real life experience is far superior to book training and going through the motions of fighting without the fear on actual battles and it’s consequences. The authors also weave emotion into the storyline. I’m an old softy whose eyes misted on occasions! Enjoy this book!
April 16, 2026
I love the entire series. Hopefully there will be more!
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