Ruins of the Earth (Ruins of the Earth Series Book 1)

<p>A secret buried in the Antarctic.</p><p><br></p><p>A puzzle unsolved for thousands of years.</p><p><br></p><p>And a Brooklyn-born Master Gunnery Sergeant who's royally pissed that he has to babysit the researchers sent to figure it all out.</p><p><br></p><p>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?</p><p><br></p><p>He owes a favor to an old friend-but that doesn't mean he has to like it.</p><p><br></p><p>When Wic finally sees what the team has uncovered he can't believe his eyes nor is he prepared for the violence to come.</p><p><br></p><p>Soon the portal opens and unleashes a storm of unbridled fury upon humanity.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>The odds are against them. Governments are toppling. And the Earth is falling into ruin.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p>