Angles of Attack
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The alien forces known as the Lankies are gathering on the solar system’s edge, consolidating their conquest of Mars and setting their sights on Earth. The far-off colony of New Svalbard, cut off from the rest of the galaxy by the Lanky blockade, teeters on the verge of starvation and collapse. The forces of the two Earth alliances have won minor skirmishes but are in danger of losing the war. For battle-weary staff sergeant Andrew Grayson and the ragged forces of the North American Commonwealth, the fight for survival is entering a catastrophic new phase.
Forging an uneasy alliance with their Sino-Russian enemies, the NAC launches a hybrid task force on a long a stealth mission to breach the Lanky blockade and reestablish supply lines with Earth. Plunging into combat against a merciless alien species that outguns, outmaneuvers, and outfights them at every turn, Andrew and his fellow troopers could end up cornered on their home turf, with no way out and no hope for reinforcement. And this time, the struggle for humanity’s future can only end in either victory or annihilation.
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8 primary books10 released books#3 in Frontlines
Frontlines is a 10-book series with 8 primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Marko Kloos.
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Way too much talking and planning and arguing and so on. Not enough combat. I got really really bored and will not continue the series
Originale : On continue sur notre bonne lancée et ce troisième tome ne déçoit pas. Encore une fois, l'auteur nous livre des aspects différents d'une guerre et cette portion de l'histoire d'Andrew est riche en rebondissements. On ne veut pas lâcher le livre avant d'avoir lu la suite et le 4° tome va suivre dans la foulée.
Relecture : j'aime toujours autant cette série de livres. Cette fois, la très grande majorité de l'action se passe dans l'espace ce qui offre une perspective encore différente par rapport aux précédents tomes.
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Original: We continue on our good momentum and this third volume does not disappoint. Once again, the author gives us different aspects of a war and this portion of Andrew's story is rich in twists and turns. We don't want to put the book down before having read the rest and the 4th volume will follow immediately.
Rereading: I still love this series of books. This time, the vast majority of the action takes place in space, which offers an even different perspective compared to previous volumes.
Executive Summary: What was a good series took a major step towards great with this book. Each book seems to be an improvement over the last, and this one was even more of an improvement over book 2 than book 2 was over the first one. If you like Military Sci-Fi (or maybe even just space opera) give this series a look.
Audiobook: Luke Daniels does another excellent job as always. I always enjoy him as a narrator and this one was no different. He definitely adds that extra something that makes audio a great choice for this one.
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The first two books of this series were enjoyable, but this book seemed to take it to another level. This book is an improvement both in terms of the story and the writing.
I was initially pretty lukewarm towards Andrew, but his character continues to grow with each book. I loved the addition of Dmitri to the cast, and I hope we'll see him in future books. I'd have liked more Sergeant Fallon than we got, but there is always the next book. Overall I've come to really enjoy all of the recurring characters in this series.
This book took several unexpected turns and the story is quite different from what I was thought it would. I don't consider that a bad thing, as it's often good to be surprised, but I guess it means this series will be longer than I'd have thought.
As long as Mr. Kloos has a plan for where everything will end up, I'm on board for however many books he wants. He seems to have ramped this up from a fairly simple Military Sci-Fi story to a more in depth Space Opera. I'm looking forward to seeing how things go in the next book.
