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Til Valhalla: An Ember War Novel

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War is a crucible. Valhalla awaits the worthy.
On the battlefield of the future, armored mechs can turn the tide of any battle. With a nation under threat, a single small force of Armor joins the fight to hold the line against a merciless horde bent on total domination.

Chief Amos Roy—a young soldier haunted by the loss of his brother to the enemy—is thrust into the fight before he’s ready. War is a harsh teacher, and his fellow Armor are just as wary of him as they are the foe.

When the enemy unleashes a mobile battle station with the power to annihilate cities, Roy must prove himself to veteran Armor that he’s worthy to fight beside them. Can battle forge a team that will stop the enemy’s super weapon?

For here the Armor will find the Iron in their hearts and the spirit to win any war. Even if nothing but embers of defiance remains.

Til Valhalla is a military science fiction novel written by the Dragon Award winning and Nebula Nominated Richard Fox. Read it now!



Q&A
This is part of the Ember War universe?
Til Valhalla is a prequel to the first series, and if you’ve not read an Ember War book yet, you’re in luck! You can start here with no worries.

Will this book have characters we know from the main series?
Yes, but only in cameos. The story follows all new heroes in their fight to save Australia.

336 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 17, 2019

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About the author

Richard Fox

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Richard Fox is a Nebula Award nominated author, and winner of the 2017 Dragon Award for Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy novel, author of The Ember War Saga, a military science fiction and space opera series, and other novels in the military history, thriller and space opera genres.

He lives in fabulous Las Vegas with his incredible wife and three boys, amazing children bent on anarchy.

He graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point) much to his surprise and spent ten years on active duty in the United States Army. He deployed on two combat tours to Iraq and received the Combat Action Badge, Bronze Star and Presidential Unit Citation.

The Ember War Saga:
1. The Ember War
2. The Ruins of Anthalas
3. Blood of Heroes
4. Earth Defiant
5. The Gardens of Nibiru
6. Battle of the Void
7. The Siege of Earth
8. The Crucible
9. The Xaros Reckoning

Terran Armored Corps
1. Iron Dragoons
2. The Ibarra Sanction
3. The True Measure
4. A House Divided
5. The Last Aeon
6. Ferrum Corde

Terran Strike Marines
1. The Dotari Salvation
2. Rage of Winter
3. Valdar's Hammer
4. The Beast of Eridu
5. Gott Mit Uns

The Exiled Fleet:
1. Albion Lost
2. The Long March
3. Finest Hour
4. Point of Honor

The Terra Nova Chronicles
1. Terra Nova
2. Bloodlines
3. Wings of Redemption
4. Hale's War

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Website: www.richardfoxauthor.com

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385 reviews7 followers
August 4, 2019
Thoroughly enjoyable

Loved all aspects of this story and the characters are well formed that you take a genuine interest in them. The Aussie side of things was a nice change especially with their local tongue. It was great seeing some old faces as well, ultimately sad because the Xaros invasion is a handful of years away from here.....
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764 reviews17 followers
May 29, 2022
I know this book is part of a much larger series, and why I bother to read things like this is beyond me. Still. I don’t generally like series, so why bother with part of it if you never expect to read more. And it isn’t my favorite genre anyway. So I’m not rating it, and I’m not giving it much of a review. If you like series, you will probably love this. It is very creative. That part I liked. It just made me think too hard about things I don’t want to think hard about.
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174 reviews
April 26, 2020
First, I love the Ember War series and have read them all. This is pure unadulterated fun for someone who likes the series. This is before the series, but a darn good read.

This is one of those super fast paced books that I read in just a couple days. So much fun!
302 reviews
May 24, 2020
Great novel

Good intro to the ember war! I can't wait to continue reading them. I like that author had several characters in the book in the next one.
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583 reviews5 followers
December 4, 2020
Fantastic

Fantastic Storyline with plenty of blood and guts. I have totally enjoyed this storyline and look forward to reading the next episide
4 reviews
July 9, 2021
A solid military SF. Engaging setting and likable characters.
519 reviews7 followers
September 1, 2023
I loved this prequel, highly recommend it!
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314 reviews
August 23, 2024
Great book love the story and the book narration highly recommend it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍😀
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July 18, 2019
Excellent Armor prequel!

If you love Fox's Armor series as much as I do, this will have you foaming at the mouth for more! Excellent look at some new characters and more information on some we only know of from previous lore. Can't wait for another installment!!
87 reviews3 followers
July 21, 2019
I cared about the characters.

The Ember War series is populated by characters that seem remarkably real and human.Sometimes hard to do in this genre.Til Valhalla is especially poignant and touching. Real people who aren't afraid to fight and not for a cause,but for each other.
157 reviews2 followers
July 30, 2019
Can I have some more please, Sir

I'm a big fan of Mech stories and this is one of the best. Four Armors, four different personalities. All wrapped up in a terrific story. What more could one ask for?
233 reviews
August 2, 2019
Great Terran armor prequel

This is a prequel to the Ember Wars that introduces the armor corps. Fast moving, action packed wit new weaponry prior to the start of the Ember Wars. Early lives of characters in future episodes of the series. A good read.
267 reviews
August 10, 2019
Hoorah!

A great series just got better! The thing about prequels is there is a loss of tension due to knowing what happens in the future however introducing new charachters while having chameo guest appearences works brilliantly!.
325 reviews
July 29, 2019
Excellent prequel. New characters and initial histories leading up to Ember wars. Fast paced action all the way.
56 reviews
July 31, 2019
Historical data is still the best

The early days of the Iron Hearts is pretty cool especially since I've read the rest of the series. Gives some historical background.
274 reviews3 followers
August 2, 2019
A great book letting us know how some of the ember wars hero's started.
254 reviews
August 10, 2019
Robert's Review and Comments

Outstanding and armored fighting suits are the cream of the crop. Action was at an expected level for an Ember War novel. Thanks for a
GoodRead.
5 reviews
August 15, 2019
A prequel to the Ember war series. Featuring the early days of the Armour corps.. a quick enjoyable read. There are more to come..brilliant
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