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Freefall

Rebel Stars #4 / 5
by Edward W. Robertson
Freefall (Rebel Stars #4) by Edward W. Robertson
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Thor Finn's attempt to conquer the Solar System has been stopped cold, his plans shattered and his fleet broken. It should be a time to rejoice.

But in defeat, Finn has revealed a secret only he knew: an alien invasion fleet is on its way toward Earth. And it will arrive in a matter of months.

Led by billionaire-turned-strategist Toman Benez and the pirate warlord Kansas Carruth, the System's battered forces prepare their defenses and muster a fleet. Total war is coming for them. If they fail, it will mean the end of the human race.

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Release date: December 21, 2017

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Edward W. Robertson

Edward W. Robertson

When Edward W. Robertson writes, he doesn't just build worlds—he watches them burn and rise again. From crumbling civilizations in his Breakers series to the epic, war-torn landscapes of The Cycle of Arawn and The Cycle of Galand, his work pulses with tension, grit, and the kind of moral complexity that keeps readers up long past midnight.

Robertson first emerged on the fantasy and science fiction scene with a quiet but deliberate presence. That presence soon erupted into a million books sold, a USA Today bestseller title, and accolades including Audie and Voice Arts Award nominations. But behind the numbers is a writer who has never shied away from asking the hard questions: What happens when the world ends? What does power cost? And can redemption survive in the aftermath?

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Raised in the wide-skied deserts of the American West, Robertson’s sense of scale—of distance, survival, and desolation—runs deep through his stories. His academic foundation in fiction from NYU gave him the tools to hone that voice, and after stints in New York, Idaho, L.A., and Hawaii, he now writes full time, balancing apocalyptic stakes with human vulnerability.

Readers who follow his fantasy sagas know the weight his characters carry: heroes shaped by failure, villains born of pain, and choices that ripple far beyond the page. The Cycle of Galand, which concluded with its tenth book in 2024, built on the legacy of The Cycle of Arawn with even deeper emotional resonance and sharper political intrigue. Meanwhile, his latest series, The Cycle of the Scour, continues to prove that high fantasy doesn't have to be predictable to be powerful.

Whether chronicling the fall of modern civilization or the rise of reluctant mages, Robertson doesn’t write escapism—he writes consequence. And in every shattered city or bloodstained battlefield, he leaves just enough light to believe the story isn’t over yet.

Rebel Stars

In the year 2010, an alien virus nearly wiped out the human race. A thousand years later, mankind has recovered and ventured into space. There has been no sign of the aliens since. Humanity remains confined to the Solar System.

All that is about to change.

Rebel Stars consists of five primary books, and includes one additional book that complement the series but is not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

Main series Breakers

Outlaw (Rebel Stars #1)
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Traitor (Rebel Stars #2)
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Ronin (Rebel Stars #3)
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Freefall (Rebel Stars #4)
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Stardust (Rebel Stars #5)
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Rebel (Rebel Stars)
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