Growing up on a farm in rural Missouri was a mundane enough life for Maria Reyes. That began to change when rumors of war began to circulate. Her friends left her behind, answering the call to service from a world government in turmoil. this would be a war like no other in earth's history. From the galactic center they approached, ready to occupy our planet, and enslave the human race. When The Sky Fell tells of the 1st Galactic War from the viewpoint of the civilian population while the 1st Global Marine Division fights to liberate mankind. A tie-in to The Mighty First series.