Echoes of the Fallen

Echoes of the Fallen centres around John Venter, a young recruit still dealing with unresolved issues about his father's mysterious past and tormented by a past love. However, John soon discovers that he is not only fighting challenging drills and rough terrain at Fort Klipdraai, a brutal military training facility buried in a nasty wilderness, but also doubts of betrayal and conspiracy amongst his comrades. Under the wary eye of Sergeant Kruger, a man whose secrets run deep about John's father and the doomed Echo Squad, John uncovers unsettling facts buried beneath layers of military deceit.  Moral quandaries must be dealt with.
The dishonest authority must be challenged; allies must be defended against an invisible foe stalking through the jungles they patrol. Friendships are tested, and allies and enemies become indistinguishable. As John tries to find out what happened to Echo Squad, his father's legacy, and what dark schemes are happening around him, he has to fight internal and external enemies. Duty and honour, love and grief tear him.  John finds this most difficult lesson in this endless quest for survival and self-awareness: atonement has its terrible cost, and truth is often the first casualty in confrontation.