Titan's Fall

The Icarus Corps #2

by Zachary Brown

In book two of the fast-paced Icarus Corps series, the Colonial Protection Forces wages war on the Conglomeration making a stand on Titan—and this battle may be the final one.The rapacious alien forces have taken their war to our solar system. Now that the human and PAC forces won a decisive battle on the moon, they need to try to head off the coming armada before their overpowering strength is amassed and The Icarus Corps is once again on the front line. But are they there just for fodder? And what exactly are they fighting Continued subjugation within the PAC or Earth first? Book two in The Icarus Corps, Titan’s Fall continues the team’s adventures as they wards off a fierce race of alien conquerors as they fight for humanity’s place at the vanguard of of this galactic war.

Genres: Science Fiction, War, Aliens, Fiction

219 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 22, 2016

About the author

Zachary Brown is pseudonym. Brown is a New York Times bestselling author as well as a Nebula and World Fantasy Award finalist.

Reviews

[Phil · Rating 3 out of 5]

The sophomore entry in the trilogy picks up right where the last left off, and like it's predecessor, moves at a frenetic pace. Our three 'heroes' of the Darkside 'war'-- Dev, Amira and Ken-- now find themselves moved to Titan awaiting the next incursion of the alien 'Conglomerate'. Titan is being heavily fortified (as are other moons, asteroids and such) to repel the alien invasion, but humanity's alien 'allies', the Accordance, prove once again their disregard for human life. Humans are basically cannon fodder in this war they did not want, but the Accordance's stories of life under the Conglomerate paint a dire alternative.

Brown manages to flesh out the three main protagonists more here, but this is still a pure action adventure, with the story moving from one hot point to another. Dev Hart joined the colonial defense force (CDF) only to save his parent's lives (they are 'terrorists' who protested the Accordance's take over of Earth). Ken was/is a gungho enlistee with aspirations of becoming a 'lifer' and an officer. Amira was basically drafted. They form an unlikely trio with lots of latent hostilities, but Dev has the rank and they follow his lead more or less.

The aliens also get a bit more fleshed out here. The leaders of the Accordance are 'squids', but even the squids are divided. Dev, Amira and Ken's former drill Sargent we found out was actually working for the Conglomeration in the first installment and now leads the Conglomerate invasion of Titan.

All in all, another fast, fun read by Brown. If you go into this series looking for more than an action thriller set in space, you will probably be disappointed; if you are looking for a light, fun read with lots of action adventure, and you like military science fiction, you came to the right place. 3 shoot'em up stars!

[Fred Hughes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Absolutely TONS of action in book 2 of this trilogy.

No matter where Reilly ends up the aliens keep on using humans as fodder in their attempt to conquer the galaxy.

Relatable characters and great story line keep the action coming non stop.

Highly recommended series for those fans of military science fiction.

[Paul A. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Run of the mill "the aliens have overcome the solar system" story line. Reasonably well executed, but nothing amazing.

[Jake · Rating 3 out of 5]

As this series continues, it's pretty impossible to avoid comparing it to that OTHER sy-fying Brown's series, Red Rising. The Icarus books are a touch more grounded than Red Rising, but they feel like a direct attempt to mimic its bang-bang-bang space plots, character reversals and revolution-from-within undercurrents. It's about 75% as effective as Pierce Brown's shit, but then again Pierce Brown's shit is borderline genius at times.
I dunno, dorks. I keep reading them, I keep enjoying them, and I keep wishing they were more.

[Roger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Titan's Fall is essentially one long action sequence of a novel, with a few brief pauses to catch your breath scattered hither and yon. This was an intense and fun book and I loved it. Cannot wait to start Part Three. The author has set up a number of mysteries and I will be quite vexed if they do not give us the answers to those mysteries-however this is one of the many chances you take when you are reading series fiction.

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 3 out of 5]

A space drama involving multiple species with humans on the short end of the stick as war moves to Titan following the fall of Saturn. Titan's Fall will appeal to readers who like their science fiction a little offbeat.