Ballistic
2020 • 318 pages

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"I gulped down Ballistic in one long read, staying awake half the night, and now I want the next one!" --George R. R. Martin There 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.

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4 primary books

#2 in The Palladium Wars

The Palladium Wars is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2019 with contributions by Marko Kloos.

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Aftershocks
#2
Ballistic
#3
Citadel
#4
Descent

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Another good book by Marko Kloos. He has become an automatic buy for me.

April 10, 2021

Very good follow-up to Kloos' first Palladium Wars book. Good story. Good characters. A little slow to develop, but very enjoyable.

August 18, 2020

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