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Ruins of the Earth

Ruins of the Earth

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  • Author：Christopher Hopper
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Summary

Listening time 15 hours 59 minutes
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 for 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 bestselling authors Christopher Hopper and J。N。 Chaney on what readers call a "non-stop， 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 prequel to the hit series Ruins of the Galaxy。




RUNNING TIME => 16hrs。 and 47mins。

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Reviews

Tyler Butcher ，

Amazing and somewhat original Alien Invasion story。 The invasion motive is believable and the execution is horrific。 The idea of the entire internet being copied and then deleted was chilling and that was only a throwaway line by a [redacted]。 Highly Recommended。 Can’t wait to read book 2。

David Cochrane ，

Good wit， relentless action， solid teamworkA pleasant surprise， a really good read if you like banter， action and Science fiction without too many long winded high tech descriptions。 Loved the characters。 Ended on a cliff hanger so I am looking forward to the next book in the series。 Dave Cochrane

Krishnan Nair ，

I picked this up with relatively high expectations， especially because it was science fiction and because of the rating。 But I did not enjoy reading this book。 This is a book that helped me understand my tastes a bit more。 I don't like long winded descriptions of weaponry and fights。 There were so many abbreviations in this book that I couldn't keep track of what they meant。 Also， I prefer the book to be narrated in simple English and not have slang unless it's in the dialogue。By the end， the on I picked this up with relatively high expectations， especially because it was science fiction and because of the rating。 But I did not enjoy reading this book。 This is a book that helped me understand my tastes a bit more。 I don't like long winded descriptions of weaponry and fights。 There were so many abbreviations in this book that I couldn't keep track of what they meant。 Also， I prefer the book to be narrated in simple English and not have slang unless it's in the dialogue。By the end， the one thought I had in my mind was '600 pages and there's hardly any world building。' The entire book was a series of fights。Overall， this was a disappointing read and based on the reviews for the next book， it is more of the same。 So I probably won't be reading that。 。。。more

Denise Buechele ，

Great book I feel like I know everyone of the characters in person。 When one of the characters mentioned that the group had only been together for a day。 I felt like it had been a week with everything they had gone through。 I'm definitely heading for book 2。 Great book I feel like I know everyone of the characters in person。 When one of the characters mentioned that the group had only been together for a day。 I felt like it had been a week with everything they had gone through。 I'm definitely heading for book 2。 。。。more

Janet Cripe ，

If you loved the Stargate tv series， this is the book for you。 I don't normally do sci-fi millitary books but this was a recommendation from my husband that we listened to on a road trip。 The pop culture references are awesome， and the character personalities are well-crafted。 I am desperately trying to find the sequels on audio but may have to get the physical copy to keep reading。 If you loved the Stargate tv series， this is the book for you。 I don't normally do sci-fi millitary books but this was a recommendation from my husband that we listened to on a road trip。 The pop culture references are awesome， and the character personalities are well-crafted。 I am desperately trying to find the sequels on audio but may have to get the physical copy to keep reading。 。。。more

Jen ，

Finally！ I've found something that compares to Expeditionary Force by Craig Alanson。 This is a little too reminiscent of that series for my liking， but hey， I'll still take it。 The plot is well done and I love the characters。 And of course RC Bray makes it happen brilliantly。 Finally！ I've found something that compares to Expeditionary Force by Craig Alanson。 This is a little too reminiscent of that series for my liking， but hey， I'll still take it。 The plot is well done and I love the characters。 And of course RC Bray makes it happen brilliantly。 。。。more

Steven ，

Phantoms Forever！I don’t expect an ancient portal is stashed under Antarctica， or alien slavers will neutralize Earth， but IF those things come true， I want the Phantoms， led by Wic， on my side，

Jay Carper ，

OutstandingI will definitely be reading the next book in this series。 Characters are great。 Story is great。 The bad guys are disgusting and almost believable。 （That's high praise。 Most sci fi antagonists are absurdly stupid。） OutstandingI will definitely be reading the next book in this series。 Characters are great。 Story is great。 The bad guys are disgusting and almost believable。 （That's high praise。 Most sci fi antagonists are absurdly stupid。） 。。。more

John #Audible ，

The book is pretty depressing， I don't know why anyone would want to invest time into something like this。 Reading or listening to books is supposed to an escape from the normalcy of life。 Not to be brought back into a mind numbing crap storm of how terrible humanity is and how screwed it really is。 Then there is a wanna be Skippy， this AI is not even close to what Skippy can do。 The book is pretty depressing， I don't know why anyone would want to invest time into something like this。 Reading or listening to books is supposed to an escape from the normalcy of life。 Not to be brought back into a mind numbing crap storm of how terrible humanity is and how screwed it really is。 Then there is a wanna be Skippy， this AI is not even close to what Skippy can do。 。。。more

Allie Marie ，

All the stereo types。I don't know if this guy has read Craig Alanson or if the smarter， benevolent alien tech is just a common stereotype。 Fred Flintstone and George Jetson had Kazu and a million other example。 Alanson was at least a better story teller， and funnier。 All the stereo types。I don't know if this guy has read Craig Alanson or if the smarter， benevolent alien tech is just a common stereotype。 Fred Flintstone and George Jetson had Kazu and a million other example。 Alanson was at least a better story teller， and funnier。 。。。more

Mike Hanford ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Readers gave this an overall 4+ Score？？ Unbelievable！Tired plot that was poor the first 10 or 15 times。 Two dimensional characters。 Lots of mindless violence。 And。。。。 killer robots。。。。just like old Saturday morning TV。 Cannot even guess how this got published？ My copy was free on Amazon Prime Reading。 Smart move as I would be even more unhappy if I had paid anything for such childish rubbish。

Ernie ，

Took a break between binging a series by B。V。 Larson to listen to this one。 I enjoyed it。 Good character development， and world-building。

Leo Goldin ，

Skippy magnificent， light version。

Curt ，

Great but FamiliarIn the Audible version of this book， RC Bray knocks this out of the park （as usual）。"For fans of District 9， Expeditionary Force， and Galaxy's Edge。。。" should be a clue that this book is a great alien action book， but it is very similar to Expeditionary Force even down to the Skippy-like character named Sir Charles。 That is not a bad thing unless you tire of the same formulaic approach book after book。 Aliens invade Earth， via a Stargate SG1-like portal， intent on enslaving the Great but FamiliarIn the Audible version of this book， RC Bray knocks this out of the park （as usual）。"For fans of District 9， Expeditionary Force， and Galaxy's Edge。。。" should be a clue that this book is a great alien action book， but it is very similar to Expeditionary Force even down to the Skippy-like character named Sir Charles。 That is not a bad thing unless you tire of the same formulaic approach book after book。 Aliens invade Earth， via a Stargate SG1-like portal， intent on enslaving the population and selling them on the galactic black market。 The day after retiring， gunnery sergeant Wic leads a rag-tag group of special operators to try to fight the aliens。 In the process， he acquires an AI-equipped alien gun he names Charles。 The banter between Charles and Wic provides the comedic elements to the book。 The way RC Bray narrates Sir Charles with the voice of John Cleese is brilliant！The authors do not take themselves too seriously leveraging Stargate SG1 and Star Trek references， including an intelligent gun whose greatest fear is being thrown into a river amongst the flounder， and where the only support the team receives is from the Russian Mafia gun runners in New York City。 It's great fun。The story is fast-moving， full of action， and a riot to read。 For me personally， I stopped reading Expeditionary Force after 6 books since each book had apparently insurmountable odds， lots of action with the help of an AI， laughs， and ultimate victory - rinse and repeat。 Filet mignon is a great steak， but if that is all you eat you get sick of it pretty quick。 The same is true here。 I still give it 4 stars but I likely won't read the rest of this series because I got my fill from the other series。 。。。more

Michael Smailles ，

Action packed， funny & thoroughly enjoyable can't wait to start the next book。 Action packed， funny & thoroughly enjoyable can't wait to start the next book。 。。。more

Richard Prendergast ，

This was a great start to what looks like should a fantastic series。 I couldn’t put this down。 I highly recommend this to anyone that love military sci-if。 Just outstanding。

Mary ，

great book

Jason ，

This is one of those books that starts with an action sequence so intense， so fast， that you are immediately drawn into its pages。 Even if you just thought you would have a quick look， you find that you have become glued to the book， having to find out what happens to ‘Wic’ and his team in Iraq。 Just as quickly， you are pulled back to another location， realising that this was a bit of a prequel， giving you some background on the main character， some insight into who the man is， and what he has b This is one of those books that starts with an action sequence so intense， so fast， that you are immediately drawn into its pages。 Even if you just thought you would have a quick look， you find that you have become glued to the book， having to find out what happens to ‘Wic’ and his team in Iraq。 Just as quickly， you are pulled back to another location， realising that this was a bit of a prequel， giving you some background on the main character， some insight into who the man is， and what he has been through， that he obviously has trauma in his past， suffers from PTSD， but is also a very keen soldier。The other thing you quickly come to understand about this book， is two thingsOne， that the Authors write the most extraordinary battle and combat scenes， that are gritty， and brutally intense， but not over-the-top in graphic violence or gore， they are representative of a realistic combat scenario， with so much detail， and such quality， that you really feel like you are standing （or more likely laying on your back or in the foetal position）， in the middle of the combat zone feeling the zing of bullets fly past you。 The second thing about this book， is the absolute masterful world building that has gone into developing this story。 Whilst for the most part， the world is as we know it， the story is set only a few years from now， so nothing has really changed， the detail and depth of the story that the Authors go into is， in a word， ‘beautiful’。 This is what could only be described as a ‘Procedural’ Mil Sci-Fi， and by that， I mean that there is a lot of doctrine， but it is so well done by the Master Gunnery Sgt。 On top of that， there are these stunning descriptions of weapons， ammo， aircraft， just everything， with such amazing and intricate detail。 And the detail is so multi-faceted， in every aspect of this story。I don’t want to say the different aspects， as I don’t want to give any spoilers away – （And OMG， there are just so many wicked twists， turns and in your face spoilers！！！） – but needless to say， the world building gives this story an edge that no other Mil Sci-Fi can come close to。The story follows our main character， Master Gunnery Sgt， Patrick ‘Wic’ Finnegan， a 44yr， soon to retire Marine Raider， who is one of the Elite。 Within the first couple of pages/chapters， you really get the feel for just how incredible this guy is as a Marine， but you also get to know that he is a good guy， has his head screwed on right so to speak， is not arrogant about his abilities。 At the start of the book， he is in the Antarctica， leading up a multi-national task force for a secret-squirrel mission， helping out a friend who used emotional blackmail to get him to come and watch over him whilst he ran an experiment。However， the experiment is something that has been dug up from the cores of a Glacier and has been buried for a LONG time （you know， one of those things that probably should have been left there for a ‘Longer time？？’）。 Of course， it would be a pretty boring story if nothing happened， and， I have to admit， that it was of course obvious that that things were going to go bad。 We know they are going to go bad， we have been here a thousand times before。I always make the point though， that in this situation， it is not about that we know the good guys are about to have a very bad day， it is about how the Authors deal with this situation， and write it that matters。And Hopper and Chaney DO NOT disappoint。 Having already thrilled us with Ruins of the Galaxy， they seem to be able to take that to new levels， as the start of this book is just exceptional。 As I said above， the combat sequences are just mind-blowing。 I am not going to give anything away， or discuss this sequence， I really don’t want to give away spoilers， as the Authors have created something special， but if you love Mil Sci-Fi， you just have to read this book for the opening chapters。From there， the book just gets better。 Wic realises that he has to try and save people， that if he doesn’t a LOT of human beings are going to die， as it appears that the infrastructure， and Government that we have all come to rely upon， as well as things like electricity， phones， cars etc， are all gone at the start of this book。 The utter devastation that this has on society as a whole is fascinating to read about， again， Hopper and Chaney are just extraordinary in their ability to capture this type of scenario in such intricate， brutal detail， and with what seems to be so much realism。 You can really see things unfolding like this as you read about it， like you are reading a news article about a catastrophic incident， not just a story。 The group that Wic has with him （again， I am not going to go into details as I just don’t want spoilers）， are such an amazing group of people， each of them so true-to-life， both heroic， and with flaws， but things you can totally understand （and although I am not ex-military， but an ex-Police Officer， there are aspects of this story that I can relate to， and Hopper and Chaney have written these with so much detail， not only making them realistic – so brutally realistic – but also handling them with a lot of respect）。 Each of the characters are written so well， each of them is so realistic， that they could actually be based on a real person， as their personalities are just so good。One of the really great things about this book， and something that makes it a lot of fun to listen to （after all， this is a highly realistic combat story， it could get rather brutal after a while）， is the quality （and quantity if I am to be honest）， of the humour， and sarcastic responses that fly around between everyone in the book。As with all people in this situation， they use humour to deflect from what they are doing， making jokes， giving each other a hard time， nicknames， etc。 And RotE is no exception， as there is a constant stream of banter that is just hilarious。 This is a book （especially if you are listening to the incredible Audible version done by R。C。 Bray）， that should have a warning on it， ‘Do not read or listen to in a public place – people will stare when you laugh hysterically’ （And trust me， when you are in the middle of a supermarket with a wireless earbud in， laughing to the point of tears at something said， that no one else knows what is going on， people actually leave the aisles around you！！） There are so many hysterically funny bits in this book， you will be laughing like a hyena。 Along with this， Hopper and Chaney make reference to numerous ‘Easter Eggs’ during the book – references to other Authors stories （KTF！！！）， as well as Movies and Pop Culture， the Audiobook could make a fun drinking game with a group of friends （with a non-alcoholic drink of course， I am not condoning alcohol *GRIN*） Seriously， the Easter Eggs make it a real blast， as it just adds a bit of bonus fun trying to spot them all。This is one of those epic sagas that thankfully on Audible it’s digital， because I will be listening to it again and again。 There are a lot of good Mil Sci-Fi books out there， I will be the first one to admit this， as it is one of my favourite genres。 But there are very few， that even come close to the absolute Brilliance that is Ruins of the Earth， and if you add in the Narration that has been done by R。C。 Bray – then this is easily the best Mil Sci-Fi book of 2021， it is just pure genius！！ 。。。more

Glenn ，

Ruins RisingI’ve read many scifi alien war books and series。 Ruins of the Earth is one of the best lead-off stories I’ve read so far。 It has great humor， believable tactics and character developments， as well as a concise story line。 I’m anticipating the next in the series。

Kl200 ，

The guy approaches another armed group and there is tension。。。 but then he says "semper fi"。。 so its all cool。 Nuf said。 The characters are ridiculous caricatures， the science is absurd， as are the aliens， their motivations and methods。 Ah yes。。。 and there is an alien gun talking like John Cleese。Definitely not reading another in this series。 The guy approaches another armed group and there is tension。。。 but then he says "semper fi"。。 so its all cool。 Nuf said。 The characters are ridiculous caricatures， the science is absurd， as are the aliens， their motivations and methods。 Ah yes。。。 and there is an alien gun talking like John Cleese。Definitely not reading another in this series。 。。。more

Mary ，

Fantastic storyIf you love John Ringo you’ll love this - Great military sci-fi。 Fast paced， full on action， enthralling， just the best characters who capture the fellowship of warriors it seems to me。 And a strong sassy female warrior too。 So well written the authors surely have military background。 Feel like I’m in the battle with them。 And a unique storyline。 I love the references to old movies。 And omg - talking guns what a brilliant idea - Veronica and Charles- comic relief awesome。 I’m movi Fantastic storyIf you love John Ringo you’ll love this - Great military sci-fi。 Fast paced， full on action， enthralling， just the best characters who capture the fellowship of warriors it seems to me。 And a strong sassy female warrior too。 So well written the authors surely have military background。 Feel like I’m in the battle with them。 And a unique storyline。 I love the references to old movies。 And omg - talking guns what a brilliant idea - Veronica and Charles- comic relief awesome。 I’m moving straight to next book - do yourself a favour and read。 。。。more

Clayton Ellis ，

I will definitely read the sequel。 It was hard not think Skippy the beer can though。 And his sidekick joe。

Tenko Nikolov ，

If you liked Expeditionary Force - this one is a must！

Al Sibbring ，

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Eduardo Quesada ，

I have always liked RC Ray Performance。 The only thing is that Sir Charles sounds a lot like Skippy and that I can't pass through。 So， the novel is good， but not super good。 I will recommend go for the Expeditionary Force series I you haven't before。 I have always liked RC Ray Performance。 The only thing is that Sir Charles sounds a lot like Skippy and that I can't pass through。 So， the novel is good， but not super good。 I will recommend go for the Expeditionary Force series I you haven't before。 。。。more

M D ，

Considering it's narrated by RC Bray， I'm getting a strong vibes of Craig Alanson"s EXPEDITIONARY FORCE， which is absolutely marvelous franchise。 But， Sir Charles is cheap imitation of Skippy the Magnificent。 MC， WIC， is a fucking moron。 He's is dense that it's unbelievable。 He had first experience with the ET bots but thinks the AI （can't believe he does not know what an AI is considering that he has read shit load of Scifi novels） is a guy sitting with a com in NORTH KOREA laughing at them。 Fu Considering it's narrated by RC Bray， I'm getting a strong vibes of Craig Alanson"s EXPEDITIONARY FORCE， which is absolutely marvelous franchise。 But， Sir Charles is cheap imitation of Skippy the Magnificent。 MC， WIC， is a fucking moron。 He's is dense that it's unbelievable。 He had first experience with the ET bots but thinks the AI （can't believe he does not know what an AI is considering that he has read shit load of Scifi novels） is a guy sitting with a com in NORTH KOREA laughing at them。 Fucking moron。 Oh wait it's another novel by JN Chaney so of course the MC is moron who constantly contradicts himself。。 。。。more

Anthony Wilson ，

That was hugely enjoyable book。 Ok it was a rerun of a rerun of a remake but who the hell cares when it's thoroughly enjoyable and funny。 RC Bray proves once again why he is one of if not my favourite Narrator。 That was hugely enjoyable book。 Ok it was a rerun of a rerun of a remake but who the hell cares when it's thoroughly enjoyable and funny。 RC Bray proves once again why he is one of if not my favourite Narrator。 。。。more

Johanne Leroux ，

One common thread un great science fiction books is the respect （and understanding） of science。 The scientists in this book are a cartoonish caricature。 It's a testosterone overload of clichés， unfortunately。 One common thread un great science fiction books is the respect （and understanding） of science。 The scientists in this book are a cartoonish caricature。 It's a testosterone overload of clichés， unfortunately。 。。。more

Wayne Fielding ，

Loved it。

Mithrim ，

Great start。 Very believable character。 Unfortunately， all went down south with the second half of the book。 As soon as the main character finds his new toy。Way too much slapstick and stupid banter。 All characters suddenly act like idiots， which is highly disappointing since the first half was very believable and all characters acted convincingly。I stopped reading when the main character risked everyone of his team by joking around and not giving a f*** about the severity of the situation。 Not t Great start。 Very believable character。 Unfortunately， all went down south with the second half of the book。 As soon as the main character finds his new toy。Way too much slapstick and stupid banter。 All characters suddenly act like idiots， which is highly disappointing since the first half was very believable and all characters acted convincingly。I stopped reading when the main character risked everyone of his team by joking around and not giving a f*** about the severity of the situation。 Not thinking， not listening to anyone and being an idiot by not asking the simplest of questions。Sadly， this behaviour got worse and worse and the dialogues were annoying to the point of mw skipping whole passages。All in all， a disappointment。 。。。more

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