A review by the_grimdragon
Shadow Fall by Alexander Freed

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

4.0

"For a moment the central remains of the two warships seemed to sink, as though they'd found rest in the silt marshes of Nacronis. It might have been an optical illusion--Soran's desperate hope combined with the heat-shimmer of the air--but it gave him solace. What occurred next was unmistakable: a clap like thunder rent the air and the planetary shield rippled back in an expanding circle, seeming to sublime."