Chains of Command
2016 • 386 pages

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The assault on Earth was thwarted by the destruction of the aliens’ seed ship, but with Mars still under Lanky control, survivors work frantically to rebuild fighting capacity and shore up planetary defenses. Platoon sergeant Andrew Grayson must crash-course train new volunteers—all while dulling his searing memories of battle with alcohol and meds.

Knowing Earth’s uneasy respite won’t last, the North American Commonwealth and its Sino-Russian allies hurtle toward two dangerous options: hit the Lanky forces on Mars or go after deserters who stole a fleet of invaluable warships critical to winning the war. Assigned to a small special ops recon mission to scout out the renegades’ stronghold on a distant moon, Grayson and his wife, dropship pilot Halley, again find themselves headed for the crucible of combat—and a shattering new campaign in the war for humanity’s future.


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8 primary books10 released books

#4 in Frontlines

Frontlines is a 10-book series with 8 primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Marko Kloos.

#1
Terms of Enlistment
#2
Lines of Departure
#2.1
Lucky Thirteen
#2.2
Measures of Absolution
#3
Angles of Attack
#4
Chains of Command
#5
Fields of Fire
#6
Points of Impact
#7
Orders of Battle
#8
Centers of Gravity

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November 14, 2022

Good military SF. Marko Kloos has become one of my automatic buys.

May 20, 2016
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