Lines of Departure, Marko Kloos
Lines of Departure, Marko Kloos
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Lines of Departure

Author: Marko Kloos

Narrator: Luke Daniels

Unabridged: 8 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 01/28/2014


Synopsis

Vicious interstellar conflict with an indestructible alien species. Bloody civil war over the last habitable zones of the cosmos. Political unrest, militaristic police forces, dire threats to the Solar System…Humanity is on the ropes, and after years of fighting a two-front war with losing odds, so is North American Defense Corps officer Andrew Grayson. He dreams of dropping out of the service one day, alongside his pilot girlfriend, but as warfare consumes entire planets and conditions on Earth deteriorate, he wonders if there will be anywhere left for them to go.After surviving a disastrous space-borne assault, Grayson is reassigned to a ship bound for a distant colony—and packed with malcontents and troublemakers. His most dangerous battle has just begun.In this sequel to the bestselling Terms of Enlistment, a weary soldier must fight to prevent the downfall of his species…or bear witness to humanity’s last, fleeting breaths.

About Marko Kloos

Marko Kloos is a novelist, freelance writer, and unpaid manservant to two small children. He is a graduate of the Viable Paradise SF/F Writers' Workshop.Marko writes primarily science fiction and fantasy because he is a huge nerd and has been getting his genre fix at the library ever since he was old enough for his first library card. In the past, he has been a soldier, a bookseller, a freight dock worker, a tech support drone, and a corporate IT administrator.A former native of Germany, Marko lives in New Hampshire with his wife and two children. Their compound, Castle Frostbite, is patrolled by a roving pack of dachshunds.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bradley on February 10, 2017

I'd been meaning to read this one for a while ever since Marko Kloos withdrew it from the Hugo nominations in '15 because of the Sad Puppy controversy. I respected his decision. It also turned me on to two great authors I probably never would have read, otherwise. I never really considered myself a f......more

Goodreads review by Mr. Matt on March 21, 2015

Lines of Departure picks up approximately five years after the events of the first book in the series, Terms of Enlistment. And those five years were not good to humanity. About half of Earth's precious colonies have been wiped out by the relentless, unfathomable Lankies. Meanwhile, on Earth the dom......more

Goodreads review by Mike (the Paladin) on May 01, 2017

Before you pick this book up let me tell you this, it ends in one H*** of a cliffhanger. I mean it ties up local events but...other events are far from tied up. And I have no idea how long before we'll see another novel. What Mr. Kloos? Did someone tell you writers get a life or something? Anyway, anot......more

Goodreads review by Gary on July 19, 2016

My reaction to Terms of Enlistment - the first book in Marko Kloos' Frontlines series - was mixed, but mostly positive. I said at the end of that review that in spite of Kloos' obvious talent, I was unsure if I wanted to continue reading this particular series. After finishing Lines of Departure, I......more

Goodreads review by Aristotle on February 28, 2021

These books are like binge watching Star Trek. In this series the 'redshirt' character survives to fight another day. What a lonely life Andrew Grayson lives. If he stopped for a moment a gave it a thought he would say the same thing. That's why he keeps moving. Shooting off nukes like firecrackers. Ok. S......more