The void gathers, and shadows deepen.The terrifying truth has finally been revealed—New Arcadia is a city-sized weapon, poised to destroy the entire planet. Now Oren, Clementine, Anzien, and Ryland must join forces and fight, if they hope to rescue the millions of civilians within New Arcadia, and stop the apocalyptic weapon from activating. But to do so, they must overcome not only their … only their enemies, but also the demons within themselves.
Oren’s memories of Clementine have been burned away, leaving an empty chasm between them. Determined to melt his cold despondence, Clementine returns a precious gift he gave her long ago. Will it be enough to bring them together, or will the contradiction in his memories divide them further?
As the Ko’jin rebels prepare to march on New Arcadia, Anzien discovers that General Graves has been feeding her lies and cannot be trusted. With millions of lives in the balance, Anzien must make a choice—subvert the general’s plans and face charges of treason, or follow orders and risk trading one tyrant for another.
Ryland has finally begun to accept his role as the voice of the resistance. There’s just one problem: after his encounter with the Patriarch, he’s no longer sure that his mind is his own. Now, not even he can say with surety whether he will aid in the evacuation efforts, or sabotage them completely.
Humanity’s final hour approaches, and it appears all may be lost. Those who would fight must now band together in defiance if they hope to beat back the darkness, and save humanity from oblivion.
Defiance is the final book in the award winning Aeternum Chronicles sci-fi fantasy trilogy. If you like heart-pounding adventure, compelling characters, and expert world building, then you’ll love H.G. Chambers’ epic series.
Buy Defiance and join the fight for humanity in this sweeping fantasy sci-fi series today!
Books in The Aeternum Chronicles:
Windwalker: Forbidden Flight (Stand alone prequel)
Recreance (Book 1)
Vigilance (Book 2)
Defiance (Book 3)
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What an incredible journey this last book in the series has been. I read it twice because the story was that good. Well made characters, a unique world and a unique story that keeps you mesmerized. Action packed adventure that I highly recommend
This is the last novel in the series. It is quite long, but worth it. What a rush and journey. New Arcadia has a weapon that will destroy all of its citizens. Oren must join forces with his allies to fight the enemies. But will they be able to save the city from this weapon? There is a lot of action that keeps you wanting to read.
Defiance was a thrill a minute. I enjoyed the whole series, and Defiance wrapped up everything in a messy bow. Yep, messy, but awesome messy. Actually, I followed everything up until the last few chapters. Up to then, I rode alongside the whole crew, a few Davids against innumerable Goliaths. Action packed hardly starts to describe it. However, the ending, well, I read those last three chapters at least three times each, and still am not sure I fully understand. But, I still liked it enough for it to deserve five stars. Even though I received a free copy in advance, I bought the book to show more support, and to thank Harold for this adventure. I look forward to whatever comes out of your brain next, Mr. H.G. Chambers.
Updated: The confusion I had turned out to be my own fault. I read a pre-release version. The author (thank you, Harold) sent out an update of a conversation toward the end of the book. He recommended that it be read BEFORE leaving a review. I apparently skipped that part of the email. I read that updated section (which would already be what was in the published version) today (AFTER the review) and that made the ending much more understandable. So now I can say, great ending!
Wow, Wow and Wow. What a perfect ending to this series!
In this third book the two main stories from the previous books were expertly woven together to a totally satisfying conclusion. I agree with Anzien (one of the characters in this story) – this series is filled with secrets, magical powers, waygates and omni-stones. To not read the full series is to miss out on a lot of wonderful adventures.
Book 3 takes on a wonderful edge as everyone prepares for the ‘final stand’, the battle that will either save the people and their home or destroy it.
As one of the characters describes in this story, the novel has three objectives: “Evacuate the civilians, bring down the Patriarch, and destroy New Arcadia.” But there’s more, so much more. So many surprising twists and turns.
The author has a wonderful way of describing the use of magical and battle energy skills. He has created wonderful, fantastical creatures – some terrifying, some beautiful. And he has created a perfect evil – one that is terrifying enough to make your skin crawl.
And underneath it all is a love story, one you can’t help but get involved in, one where you hope everything works out but you’re just not quite sure how it can.
Magic, unforgettable characters, scenes that seem so real, fantastical creatures – what more could a reader want?