And the Mighty Will Fall

With the fourth stand-alone NeoG military science fiction novel, Die Hard meets A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in this nail-biting, action-filled space opera thatâs as much about found family as it is about survival when a peaceful transition of power in the Mars Orbital Station goes terribly wrong as rebels decide this is the moment to make their move, leaving two NeoG members stranded inside a ticking time bomb.

When youâre trapped in space, thereâs no way out.

The mission of the Near-Earth Orbital Guard is to ensure the peace and security of the solar system. Commander Maxine Carmichael and Lieutenant Commander Saqib Vahid are at the Mars Orbital Station (MOS) to help facilitate the official handover from NeoG to Mars civilian control as part of the ongoing negotiations. Members of the extreme wings of the fight for Martian independence refuse to remain silent, and are willing to resort to violence to make their voices heard; Max and Saqib find themselves fighting for their lives in a tense hostage situation. The attacks both on the MOS and the ground of Mars sets off a chain reaction that could destabilize the last few years of cautious peace.

The leader of Free Mars, Sylvia Moroz, knows better than anyone how fragile harmony is, having seen for decades the Coalition of Human Nationsâ inability to negotiate for peace. Without any assurancesâ"and knowing her splintered people all too wellâ"anything less than complete liberation will only lead to more bloodshed. Sheâs not opposed to fighting, but when thereâs an attempt on her life, she finds she must look for help from the NeoG and Commander DâArcy Montaglione. The pair will have to overcome their past to figure out who they can trust and how to stop the attacks on the ground and unravel the political intrigue before more lives are lost.

Trapped inside the station, Carmichael and Vahid are scrambling to not only get to the bottom of the attackersâ motives, but also to simply survive. Because with the rest of the Zumaâs Ghost crew stuck down on Mars, itâs up to them to do what they can to keep the MOS from fully falling into the wrong handsâ¦and keep Mars from descending into all-out war.