Ballistic, Marko Kloos
Ballistic, Marko Kloos
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Ballistic

Author: Marko Kloos

Narrator: Angelo Di Loreto

Unabridged: 9 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/26/2020


Synopsis

“I gulped down Ballistic in one long read, staying awake half the night, and now I want the next one!” —George R. R. MartinThere is a personal price to pay for having aligned with the wrong side in a reckless war. For Aden Jansen it’s the need to adopt a new identity while keeping his past hidden. Now he’s integrated himself aboard the Zephyr, a merchant ship smuggling critical goods through dangerous space. But danger is imminent on planet Gretia, as well. Under occupation, torn between postwar reformers and loyalists, it’s a polestar for civil unrest.Meanwhile an occupation forces officer is pulled right back into the fray when the battle alarm is raised, an ambitious heiress is entangled in a subversive political conspiracy, and an Allied captain is about to meet the enemy head-on.As Aden discovers, the insurgents on Gretia—and in space—are connected, organized, and ready to break into full-scale rebellion. History is threatening to repeat itself. It’s time that Aden rediscovers who he is, whom he can trust, and what he must fight for now.

About Marko Kloos

Marko Kloos is the author of two series of military science fiction, the Palladium Wars and the Frontlines, and is a member of George R. R. Martin’s Wild Cards consortium. Born in Germany and raised in and around the city of Münster, Marko was previously a soldier, bookseller, freight dockworker, and corporate IT administrator before deciding that he wasn’t cut out for anything except making stuff up for fun and profit. Marko writes primarily science fiction and fantasy—his first genre love ever since his youth, when he spent his allowance on German SF pulp serials. He likes bookstores, kind people, October in New England, fountain pens, and wristwatches. Marko resides at “Castle Frostbite” in New Hampshire with his wife, two children, and roving pack of voracious dachshunds. For more information, visit www.markokloos.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Christi on May 26, 2020

One thing is certain – Marko Kloos knows how to write a sci fi story. Just like the first book in the series he once again leaves us with another cliff hanger. I can even hear his evil, maniacal laughter as he types the ending. He builds and builds the story and just when it is ramping up to its cli......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on March 02, 2020

This is a very solid Mil-SF that doesn't so much dwell on the military aspect as it focuses more on our four main characters that come from all walks of life in a richly-imagined worldbuilding setting. It continues after the events of the war in the first book, mostly developing a feel of uneasy occ......more

Goodreads review by Robin on May 21, 2020

This review was originally posted on Books of My Heart Review copy was received from Publisher. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Ballistic is the second book of The Palladium Warsand needs be read after Aftershocks, the story of a place five years after a war......more

Goodreads review by Liviu on January 17, 2020

After the unexpected hit Aftershocks (the first volume of this series - review here [URL not allowed]), which made my top 5 last year, Ballistic went straight to the top of my 2020 wanted books and luckily I got an advanced copy in early January. The novel starts a few months......more

Goodreads review by aileen | ✾ on November 11, 2021

What can I say? I would have liked a little more action, but otherwise Kloos once again managed to write a brilliant book. I'm definitely hooked on the story and can't wait to find out who was dumb enough to poke the hornet's nest.......more


Quotes

“Fans of The Expanse series will enjoy this engaging and fast-moving combination of corporate machinations, police procedural, and interstellar naval combat.” Booklist“A series you should start if you are a fan of grounded space opera with a military lean. The Palladium Wars comes at straight-up military fiction from an angle that keeps it interesting…” LOCUS Magazine