Shardfall: A Ward Nine Novel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798243608688)

Ward Nine doesn't recruit.

It collects.

And once you're inside, survival is a moving target.

Jace Kellan was never supposed to survive intake.

Dragged into Ward Nine-a black-site program designed to contain forces the world isn't ready to acknowledge-Jace is bonded to a shard of something that doesn't obey physics, morality, or command authority.

The power keeps him alive.

The cost is everything else.

As missions escalate and containment fails, Jace learns the truth Ward Nine refuses to admit: the system was never built to protect humanity. It was built to manage what comes after.

Now the fracture is spreading.

Hollows adapt.

Dormant shards wake.

And something ancient is listening.

Shardfall is a dark, fast-paced science fiction thriller with progression elements, first-person intensity, and a morally corrosive edge. Perfect for fans of military sci-fi, dystopian thrillers, and high-stakes speculative fiction, this is Book One of the Ward Nine series.

The signal has been heard.

The system is breaking.

And nothing that answers it comes back unchanged.

Author: N. Thane Hallow
ISBN-13: 9798243608688
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 01/13/2026
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.62d