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Chargement... Angles of Attack (2015)par Marko Kloos
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. 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 ( ) Here's the thing about these books, they're good basic military sci-fi. There are a few more moral dilemmas than average and a bit more philosophizing. But what really makes these books special is what ISN'T in them. No rampant misogyny. The female characters are developed, interesting and not just she-ra warrior types. Not only that but Andrew GROWS and realizes he's been an ass and so begins to appreciate his mother as an actual person. And while I'd always like more minorities (head-canon Andrew is Latino btw), there are minorities, with speaking roles. It's such a relief to be able to read a military sci-fi book without putting it down a quarter of the way through because of bigotry. There's really no hope for humans if we're space-faring yet still queer-bashing. Kloos provides evidence of social evolution, not just technological advancements. After reading book two I jumped right into the third book. I can't seem to read this series fast enough. I am deeply invested mainly because I love the characters. To my surprise, I am also enjoying the political intrigue in this installment. I feel this is because some of the actions of the characters touches close to home. Excited to see what awaits us in book four. Frontlines series has generated a familiar set of characters. Our here is Andrew Grayson, a Staff Sergeant combat controller and his associates. Intramural human conflict impedes attack by interstellar threat--Lankies. This is third book of the Frontlines series. Its a fun SciFi read. Somewhat confusing is the cross section of US military people and gear--example: a Colonel in charge of a space "ship" and weapons categorized in a fictional way. Generally this is a good book continuing the Frontlines story--I'll try #4. What is it about third books in Space Opera that always brings us back home to Sol for a shootout for the fate of Earth? Just curious. :) Kloos is piecing together the fractured forces of humanity and is giving us a very, very slight hope against all these overwhelming odds. Oh, who am I kidding? People are still people and fractured is what we are. Is our distant colony going to starve, can our heroes breath through the blockade around earth to bring resources? Can Grayson ever meet up with his woman and marry her? This one is still as fun as the previous two novels, but I'll be honest: It's hard to match and maintain the same kind of conflict or sense of conflict as before. I want to say that the stakes are higher because it's the earth under siege, but it didn't quite feel that way to me. Still, the body count is very high and maybe I'm being slightly unfair. The quality is still very high. :) The ending is quite satisfying, though, so it's not like I'm really complaining. I can't believe that I'm so enthusiastic about Mil-SF. :) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Appartient à la sérieFrontlines (3)
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 shot: 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. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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