
We also get to know a few new alien spieces including the Qa’Resh who is pretty much running the show as far as far as the Xaros resistance goes. There are some decent action although the majority of it is marine style action, mostly down on the planet. The Xaros being one of them but not the only one. Naturally the mission runs into a few complications. Although it lacks a bit of the originality of the first instalment in the series it is a good adventure and a good continuation of the series.Īs the book blurb states the strike carrier Breitenfeld goes on a mission to discover what the ruins of the planet Anthalas holds. This book continues the adventures of The Ember War. Do the ruins of Anthalas hold an ancient treasure, or a deadly trap? One of the last strike carriers, the Breitenfeld, journeys to the distant world and learns that humanity isn’t the only power interested in the planet’s secrets. The key to rebuilding Earth’s defenses lies within a cryptic message from a long lost alien race, one deep behind enemy lines. The Ruins of Anthalas ( The Ember War Saga #2) by Richard FoxĪn ancient holocaust holds the key to humanity’s survival.Īn ember of mankind endured the Xaros invasion, those who remain are too weak to defeat the alien’s inevitable return.
