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The Eve of War
He’d survived ambushes before.This was her chance of a lifetime.But neither of them thought they’d get out of this mission alive.After three hundred years of hostility, a feared warrior-race requests a peace meeting with the Galactic Republic. Tensions rise when a special unit of Marines is tasked with security for an emissary who doesn’t want protecting.You will love this new sci-fi adventure series because adults deserve science fiction that reminds them of their youth.Rated M for 13+For language, violence, intense themes.
344 pages, Paperback
Published May 6, 2019
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About the author
Christopher Hopper
50 books248 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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July 1, 2019
Some hardened space marines are tasked with protecting a naïve ambassador and her party in a meeting with a hostile species. Readers can guess what happens next, and while things quickly go sideways and the characters show their mettle with the heroics we all paid to see, there are also some unexpected and intriguing turns as we learn more about this space-elf ambassador and her organization, a strange child plagued by visions, and a deep, dark conspiracy in the background. But the more immediate concern is the large-scale war that the galaxy is being drawn into.
The book seems like two stories of different genres at times, military sci-fi with Magnus as the protagonist, and Awen's space-opera quest for answers. There are a couple of issues with pacing and grounding. I thought some things such as Awen and Magnus becoming close happened a bit too early, and the author plays a bit too close to the chest on giving background information at first, but the reader will quickly be invested in the characters and their universe. I'm ready to for the next installment.
The book seems like two stories of different genres at times, military sci-fi with Magnus as the protagonist, and Awen's space-opera quest for answers. There are a couple of issues with pacing and grounding. I thought some things such as Awen and Magnus becoming close happened a bit too early, and the author plays a bit too close to the chest on giving background information at first, but the reader will quickly be invested in the characters and their universe. I'm ready to for the next installment.
July 29, 2019
I've read all of Christopher's books prior to this one and while this is a new genre for this talented, young author, it's several steps above in quality, pacing, character development, and world building. If you like Military Sci-Fi but with heart, this book (and the whole series) is for you.
No spoilers here so you'll have to trust me on this, read the first few chapters and you'll be hooked. Climb in the co-pilot seat and find out where in the galaxy these relatable characters are going next. Hold on tight as The Eve of War is just the beginning. Life and death hang in the balance as these anti-heros must decide to leave it all behind to save everything they know or give up.
Keep turning (or swiping) the pages and once you've finished you'll join me in clamoring for Christopher to hurry up and publish the rest of the series.
No spoilers here so you'll have to trust me on this, read the first few chapters and you'll be hooked. Climb in the co-pilot seat and find out where in the galaxy these relatable characters are going next. Hold on tight as The Eve of War is just the beginning. Life and death hang in the balance as these anti-heros must decide to leave it all behind to save everything they know or give up.
Keep turning (or swiping) the pages and once you've finished you'll join me in clamoring for Christopher to hurry up and publish the rest of the series.
June 7, 2019
This is an epic space odyssey by one of my favorite authors. Love the characters and watching them maturing into heroes and super villains. Can't wait for the next installment. This story draws you in and it is hard to put down. So be ready to hang in there when you start.
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