Lines of Departure

This review contains no spoilers. This is an excellent Sci-Fi book and I really enjoyed reading it. I recommend that you read the first book in the series before you begin this one. There are so many of the characters from the first book that this second book will have more meaning to you regarding the personality and background of the character development. Marko Kloos is a good writer and the story line is interesting and entertaining at the same time. I almost couldn't put the book down. There is a good balance of Sci-Fi, character development and good military battles that the book will hold your interest. This is an excellent second book in the series and now I am eagerly waiting for the three part of the story! I rated this book as a 5 star item. I wanted to point out that I also purchased the Audible Audio Book copy of the book so I could listen to the story on my smart devices and even play it on my car's Bluetooth stereo system. If you are a commuter and drive a lot I recommend this option as the audio book only costs $1.99 after you purchase the Kindle edition of the book.

I enjoyed reading the second book in the series as much as the first one. The portrayal of military life, even in the future, seems realistic and somehow the hundreds of minutia details are comforting. The tech is also described in detail and everything rings true for ground combat.You really feel like you are in the middle of a futuristic war as long as you don't leave the atmosphere - more on that later. The world created is complex and vivid, and the action chapters are perfectly paced. The main character and narrator is likable but definitely not a super-soldier. The other characters are not that well fleshed out, but that's to be expected in a first person narrative. Now, I bet you want to know what the heck I meant with that word that looks like a typo in the headline. As a space buff, I decided to divide books where space travel and combat is mentioned into realistic depictions (See Seveneves, The Expanse) and "spasea" type depictions. Spasea books feature usually fleets of starships that are modeled on waterborne navy ships. (Star Trek and Star Wars are spasea also, in my opinion). Orbital mechanics and speeds and the vastness of space are usually ignored to provide exciting combat between space ships passing each other and shooting guns and missiles at each other from relatively close. This book tries at times to get into more realistic depictions of space flight, but for the most part, it looks as if planets are pretty much stationary with respect to each other, like islands on an ocean. There are "shipping lanes" and "anchorages" . If you understand even the least bit about the solar system, you know this doesn't make sense at all. But, it's all good fun and easier to digest by the average reader.

I like Sci-Fi but it's not the main genre that I'm typically drawn to. I prefer reading action-oriented stories about characters that I can relate to, supported by a good writing style. This book has that (as does the other two books in this series). The author's writing style is so good that at times I felt like I was listening to an old friend telling me a story instead of reading it on my kindle. The author has a simplistic writing style that gives you just enough detail to understand what's going on without boring you to death. This style keeps the story moving and allows the author to draw parallels to current events without spending dozens of pages giving the back story. The net affect of this is that it keeps the reader engaged. The story is told from the perspective of the main character and it follows his life as a soldier: the adventures he embarks on with every new posting and it's impact on him and his life outside of the military. The author does a great job of frequently explaining the technical aspect of the futuristic military hardware and how it functions to enhance the efficiency of the soldier (this was really cool!). There's also a bit of romance in here too (building on "Terms of Enlistment") that the author handles well and with levity. I was happy that this book was longer than the author's past books because it meant that I could spend more time hanging out with Andrew Grayson. All in all, a good read. This book is a sequel, so you'll want to read "Terms of Enlistment" first. You can also read "Measures of Absolution" and "Lucky Thirteen" after you read "Terms of Enlistment" as they are short stories about characters introduced in "Terms of Enlistment".

Die Erde bebt, wenn die feindlichen Aliens - Lankys genannt - kommen und Andrew ist wieder mitten drin, sogar ein seed-schiff kann er knacken helfen!

And the fight continues. Gripping. Great job. Couldn’t stop reading once I started. Keep it coming. I love this series.

ページあたりの文字数が少なくて、単語と単語の間、行間が妙に長いので？でした。しばらく読んでいるうちに解らない単語が出てきたときにピンときました。単語を選択すると翻訳できるんですね。安心しました。

An excellent continuation of this series which raises the stakes with every chapter. It is kind of obvious where the general story it's going, but the writing is very good, the characters are interesting with that particular military humor and plot twists gives a very good rhythm to the events. I will certainly continue with the series.

Si pensabas que era imposible superar el primer libro de la saga, te equivocabas. Este segundo tomo es tanto o más adictivo que el primero: los alienígenas malos malísimos tienen a la humanidad al borde la extinción y solo gracias al ingenio de Andrew Grayson y sus aliados se podrá ver la luz al final del túnel. Todas las virtudes del primer libro se multiplican en este. No se a qué estás esperando para leer la saga.