Fortress Earth

Extinction Wars #4

by Vaughn Heppner

Earth’s last Assault Troopers target the oldest being in existence. In the fourth book of the Extinction Wars series, Abaddon commands a Karg-Jelk Super Fleet bent on annihilating humanity. Years of intense terraforming has healed the Earth from the ravages of alien hell-burners and a deadly bio-terminator. The homeworld thrives, reseeded and repopulated, with heavy layers of defensive systems to make sure the Earth is never harmed again. But Abaddon has incredibly advanced technology, including a vast moon-sized ship able to teleport to any place in the galaxy. If Creed hopes to save humanity, he’ll need more than fierce determination and savage fighting skills. He has to go the galactic core to find out the truth about Abaddon, the Jelk and the terrible secret of the human race. The knowledge will help to strengthen Fortress Earth, but will it be enough to win?

Genres: Science Fiction, Space Opera

328 pages, Paperback

Published May 2, 2016

About the author

You can visit Vaughn at www.vaughnheppner.com

I was born in Canada and remember as a small boy crawling in my snow-fort. I closed my eyes, and when I tried to open them, they were frozen shut. I didn't panic, but wiped away the ice crystals, unglued my eyes and kept on building my tunnel. Those were great days! I moved to Central California before seventh grade and couldn't believe I lived in a land where oranges grew on trees and you could pick grapes from the vine.

I used to wonder what I wanted to do with my life, what kind of work specifically. I was miserable not knowing and bordering on desperate. Then one day a friend gave me his typewriter. I began working on a novel. A different person told me it was much easier on a computer, so I bought one and began getting up at 4:30 A.M. each morning before work, writing for three hours. My eyes were unglued once again as the pang of misery left my gut. I knew exactly what I wanted to do: write. So now that's what I do, I write, and write, and write, and I love it.

Reviews

[Mike Nemeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Commander Creed may be Vaughn Heppner's roughest creation. He's mean. He sacrifices his girlfriend for the sake of humanity. He risks everything, and everyone, to get the win. But he's humanity's greatest weapon and only hope. In "Fortress Earth," the fourth and perhaps final Heppner entry in the Extinction Wars series, Creed's world has done all it can to prevent another alien invasion like the one that decimated it into a smoking ruin years before when an alien race enslaved the remaining humans to use the toughest in its mercenary armies. Fortress starts when another enemy, this time a moon-sized space ship teleports into the solar system and nearly destroys all the defenses the planet has installed. This comes despite what earth leaders had hoped would be enough to pulverize any invader. Only Creed crash landing a force onto the planet ship succeeds in taking it. But that's only scene one. Heppner always rewards his fans with fast action and industrial strength plot development. He forges ahead this time, reintroducing old enemies and the strange creations of the ancients that all seem to want humanity erased. And Heppner sends Creed into what can only be described as a battle between good and evil. Abaddon has escaped whatever black dimension he'd been trapped in and brought a fleet of death merchants so massive that nothing could survive their path. And all Abaddon wants is Creed's neck. But then Heppner introduces the caretaker in the Orion Arm. He's something. God maybe? Perhaps. Perhaps not. The theme of the divine is recurring in Heppner's novels. He treats it with care, exploring the potential and the power, making his readers think. And that's the mark of a talented author, one who stokes imaginations. And, spoiler, this may not be the last we see of Creed. I'm game for more. Certainly.

[Francis J Mallalieu · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Fine Finale!

The books of the Extinction Wars comes to a climactic end with Fortress Earth. After several epic adventures Commander Creed finally faces Abaddan in a battle to determine the fate of Earth.
This book as with the previous three is extremely well written with multiple plot twists and turns. The primary protagonists have been developed over the course of the previous books and they stand steady in the face of Earth's enemies.
As if two books have been melded together, Fortress Earth keeps you rapidly turning pages to find out what's coming next. Five stars are almost not enough for what the author has given us here.

[Vfields Don't touch my happy! · Rating 5 out of 5]

There's a point in this series when you're totally invested and that's where I am. I absolutely adore Creed and his band protectors. Protectors of the human race or humanity as they say. I don't know if this is the last book in the series if it is this is an excellent ending. I will admit I never got enough of N7 as I wanted but I really enjoyed all the characters, the good guys, and guys, and everyone in between. I thought this author Vaughan Heppner was skilled at making me visualize what his characters looked like and this was as close to a military sci-fi as I am going to get and I still stayed invested. Long live Creed and the Viking Raiders as I called them.

[Campbell, c · Rating 5 out of 5]

Star war like no other. A true space adventure bringing in supernatural overtones. Creed, Dimitri, Rollo , andnd

Ella team up with a person of interest to defeat Abaddion. Then they face a new challenge to save earth. Great adventure! Vaughan Heppner is a great writer who can spin a tale without the use of filthy language. I greatly appreciate this as I love to read SiFi but hate to have bad language in place of real story materiel. Thank you Mr Heppner .

[Aaron G Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great finish!

Truly a hard book to set down! I've really enjoyed this series and feel this one might be the best yet. If you're a fan of military sci-fi and you haven't read the Extinction Wars then be sure to start with book 1 and enjoy! Hoping that Heppner continues on with Creed's character, but either way I'm now a fan.

[Jeff Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Earth is always on the brink

But Commander Creed is there to help. Nice jaunt into another realm of the galaxy. But my favorite aspect is the possibility of some very exciting new adventures only realised in the last few pages.

[Brian J. Crawford,Sr · Rating 5 out of 5]

That can't be all for Creed?

Very enjoyable four book series. The main character was funny and the action was Non-Stop. The story is very deep but book four put it all together. V. Heppner please keep them coming.

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another awesome adventure!

This was the best book in the series thus far. You will regret neither purchasing it nor reading it. Cheers

[Julian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it as always. Excellent series

[Anna gillam · Rating 1 out of 5]

Too impossible to accept

I couldn't get through the first 10% of the book.

An asteroid 1\4th He size of years moon, turned into a spaceship is crashing to earth, full of invaders. The author has already established that all line races are superior, physically and technologically, to humans. The "brilliant" plan is to invade it first.

Yep, they're gonna invade the equivalent of the Death Star. With less than 1000 troops. But there's a technical flaw at the start of the invasion that wiped out half the invasion force before they can even land. So there invading and intending to conquer the Death Star with i st under 500 troops. And, of course, because humans are the heroes, they'll overcome being outnumbered thousands to 1, and being centuries inferior in technology, and somehow win.

You have to suspend belief any time you read scifi, but it still has to be somewhat plausible. This scenario is pure BS.

[Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just a Great Series

I know this isn't Heppner's most popular series, but it's definitely one of my favorites. I love the adventure book feel of everything. Its timeless, in my opinion. A lot happens in this story that changes and advances the lore. I just want to learn more about the past of this universe! I don't want to spoil anything, but I will say the lore is the best part of this series, for me.

The story is great, but I have one complaint: let someone other than Creed come up with a good idea! Lol it's like he is the only one in the galaxy who can figure anything out. I'm glad he's a smart guy and all, but I'd like to see other characters start having some value. Still a five star book though. I am going to read the next volume right now!

[unknown · Rating 5 out of 5]

This Series is Addictive

I have now just finished the 4th in the series of the Extinction Wars, and I feel like I have read them and record time. Part of that feeling is simply because of the Fast Pace and gripping storyline. Vaughn Heppner this characters are great and every series but I do like this one in particular. I absolutely hope he continues this and look forward to the next book in his series. I might not compare him to Heinlein or Asimov yet, but there is that potential for sure. Keep writing Vaughn!

[Yk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Logical failure and typos marred an otherwise excellent story

The story is wild. In fact the third book was so wild I couldn’t put it down and continued to hang on with this book.
But I could strongly sense the author’s ideas flowing and could stop, thereby creating logic failures such as (spoiler alert) Abaddon using Ella as human shield and has her decorating the walls as a result. But while fighting Abaddon, she was there to help Creed.
Passing that one would want to read to find out how creed gets out of an seemingly impossible situation.

[Philip Wickstrom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun read, a bit redundant.

This series has been fun. Unfortunately, by the last book, it got fairly redundant with it's description of battles and plot twists. I would enjoy a new offshoot with Creed as the effectuator for the Curator. But if this concept grows legs, please make it third person. I'm really tired of Creed telling how awesome he is.

[Michael Sanak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb story from a consummate storyteller

Vaughn Heppner has once again produced another story/ series that is difficult to put down. Action, intrigue, and a storyline second to none! If you have not already read one of his series, this is a good one to start to get to know a great SciFi writer.

[juliette dempsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great series

Well now I,m sad. That's another great series completed.
This is military sci fi at its best. With characters you care about , bad guys you want to defeat and worlds you want to visit.
10/10 and a great big smilley face as well😀😁

[Vladimir Tsurkan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent, as usual for Heppner

This is not a very original book, but still well worth the rest of the series and kept my interest to the end. I am curious what will be the next book .. Keep it coming.

[Dan Sorensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series was absolutely one of the best series ive read

I found myself sucked in and when I wasn't I wanted to get home to continue reading it. I hope he continues to add more.

[Jesse Deleon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must have more, Please.

Vaughn Heppner Fortress Earth Book 4 in the Extinction Wars series as with all his books has me hungry for more!

[Htb2050 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was probably the best book in the series. It tied up a lot of different story lines together and have a quite good ending to Commander Creed.

[Brandon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Over all a decent series, but pretty repetitive, especially after reading another series by the same author that was rather similar.

[Charles J. Davis Jr · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good book

If you want a good space book read this one. But start with the first book of the series. You won't be disappointed

[Peter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read

One of the best series that I have read. Some redundancies and repeated explanations but not as bad as many SF series.

[darrell hooker]

Good book

It's sort of slow at times but it actually has a flow after you get into it worth reading at least

[Steve Boyd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great military sci-fi read

I would of given it a 5 but it was treated like the reader had read this book first . Lots of recaps, but for the most part slot of action

[Todd Peterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great twisting yarn that kept me intrigued for four volumes...

A great twisting yarn that kept me intrigued for four volumes... now I want a sequel trilogy. Pretty please.
:)

[The Ropers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heppner puts the science in science fiction

Another gripping series by Heppner, he never dissapoints. the plot twists and turns, the characters are well developed and the writibg is excellent.

[Patrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

Read all four books in as many days a real good read hope the author rights more about commander creed

[Sgt Maj · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.0/2.5, light, somewhat entertaining -- why mil ?

A lot of the successful series out there fall into this category of light, entertaining. Start strong with good first 1-2 books, most with a reasonable story/plot, and then kind of tread water or kinda go downhill -- from my perspective. They start leaping into soap opera big time and just keeps on going. There goes credibility, the more far out the story gets.

First, why does this,and so many others, pop up as Mil? It's clear most of these authors never served and really don't have a good idea of the culture nor TO, tactics, techniques, etc., etc. I will say that one of the main reasons I've read this series is this author brings up a lot of military history. Some of his interpretation leaves a little to be desired but he goes into and describes a lot of military history over the past 2,000 years. Most of the other authors don't know or bother.

The Authors generally write well, don't get too technical and this one follows that. But the super hero keeps doing the impossible and the story goes soap, in a bad way for me.

This is entertainment, as many others are, and if you want to settle down on serious, thought provoking, look elsewhere . If you want to pass some time and be entertained, as I do waiting for my authors, then this will do. At least you learn some military history.

[Gene Dellaglio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book

This is a great series. Author takes you thru a great space sci-fi. You don't need to read all of them, the author gives you enough background.