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Ruins of the Earth

Written by: Christopher Hopper, J. N. Chaney
Narrated by: R.C. Bray
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A secret buried in the Antarctic. A puzzle unsolved for thousands of years.

And a Brooklyn-born master gunnery sergeant who's royally pissed that he has to babysit the researchers sent to figure it all out. Patrick "Wic" Finnegan's last op as a Marine Raider before retirement sends him to the frozen Ellsworth Subglacial Highlands. The only reason he's here? He owes a favor to an old friend, but that doesn't mean he has to like it.

When Wic finally sees what the team has uncovered, he can't believe his eyes, nor is he prepared for the violence to come. Soon, the portal opens and unleashes a storm of unbridled fury upon humanity.

From the Antarctic tundra to the streets of Manhattan, Wic and his team will be pushed to their limits as they fight to hold back Earth's ultimate threat. The odds are against them. Governments are toppling. And the Earth is falling into ruin.

Join best-selling authors Christopher Hopper and J.N. Chaney on what audiences call a "nonstop, break-neck thrill ride into metaspace". For fans of District 9, Expeditionary Force, and Galaxy's Edge, this is one military sci-fi thriller you won't be able to put down, and the official beginning to the hit series Ruins of the Galaxy.

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Loved the start of this prequel series!

Action packed story, with well-developed characters that you remember and enjoy. Looking forward to the next book in the series!

RC Bray delivers his usual awesome narration for this book!

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Plot starts but falls into an old rut

Liked the start, thought it was a new base for escape but then the beer can turned into a gun and Bishop grew a beard.
Again you had a start, but the snarky, jealous, brilliant and damaged beer can/gun looks like cuts from the original that got dusted off and handed to Hopper to “do something with”. Was this the editors idea?

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Who doesn't have a talking gun

I get it that the comparison to Expeditionary Force can throw you off at first. After burning through all of expeditionary force I got use to the talking gun and enjoyed this books twist on alien invasion. I enjoyed it and recomend it and I'll give the next a go. However I noticed that there are no other audio books after book 2 so hopefully so hopefully Chaney snd Hopper get that fixed.

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Good story, better performance.

Expeditionary Force like, but the story and characters are more realistic. The main protagonist especially is very well developed and is easy to like. Nothing is over the top, yet fantastical enough to be entertaining.

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I don’t think I have ever laughed out loud as much as I have listening to this book. “Sir Chuck” rocks!

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fast paced, interesting story

The story was certainly interesting and I think as a book (electronic or paper) I would have enjoyed it a bit more. The difficulty I had was that while In love RC Bray as a narrator, there is a character in this story that comes of as Extremely similar to a character he narrated in a different story. The plucky AI who banters and finds its humanity is perhaps not a unique idea, but unfortunately, the one in this book, and the other similar character RC narrates in a different series are indistinguishable from one another for me. Book felt a bit rushed but overall was enjoyable.

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OTA - Own The Audiobook!

Love the galaxy series and I am now in love with the Earth series. Characters are solid. Story is solid. Humor is on point. Action is non stop. R C Bray is well, doesn't even need to be said. Book is great! Finger poised waiting for pre-purchase buttons on following books to appear.

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Give this series a try, it's worth it!

One of the best inanimate characters I have ever listened to is found in this book. Although the story's first half is a bit slow, it picks up pretty fast halfway through with the introduction of this character. You won't regret taking a chance on this first book.

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RC Bray does it again

Absolutely loved it. If you enjoyed expeditionary force you'll like this. RC Bray is spot on with narration per usual.

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awsome

nothing else to say.
very reminiscent of Columbus Day.
enjoyable and fast paced story.
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