Angles of Attack

Frontlines, Book 3

By: Marko Kloos

Narrated by: Luke Daniels

Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins

Publisher's summary

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 end only in either victory or annihilation.

©2015 Marko Kloos (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

This series keeps getting better

Things have gone to hell for humanity. We have been driven back time and time again by the Lankies and we have no colonies left beyond 30 light years from Earth. As we set up defenses on the new border the Lankies suddenly jump all the way to our solar system and deal us a crushing blow by taking Mars. This wipes out the majority of our fleet and effectively cuts off our remaining colonies from Earth. Staff sergeant Andrew Grayson is now stranded on the colony moon of New Svalbard along with a small task force of ships and little food. Caught between a rock and a hard place Andrew knows they will all starve to death if they stay where they but they would be blindly jumping into an unwinnable space battle if they try to go home.

Desperate times call for desperate measures and a plan is hatched by the New Svalbard task force to send a stealth recon mission back to our solar system to find out if any humans are still alive. Resupplying from Earth is the only thing that will prevent their impending death by starvation so Andrew joins the crew of the Indianapolis on their potential suicide mission back to Earth. The small task force at new Svalbard is composed of ships from both the Sino-Russian Alliance (SRA) and the North American Commonwealth (NAC) and their cooperation has been the only thing that has kept them alive so far. Most of the ships are old but the Indianapolis is actually a newer ship and certainly the only one in the task force with a slim chance of remaining undetected after the jump. The SRA commander agrees to allow their secret Alcubierre jump node to be used for the mission back to Earth since the North American Commonwealth node was compromised by the Lankies when they invaded the solar system. This places a single Russian soldier who knows the activation code for the node on the Indianapolis and Andrew is charged with keeping an eye on him.

The mission back to Earth is high tension and that is what makes this the best book of the series so far. Things continue to get more dire for humanity and cog in the machine Andrew Grayson continues to grow as a character and become more interesting. Cut off from all communications, Andrew has no clue if his Mom is still alive on Earth or if his fiancé Halley is still training pilots on Luna. This mission will put him tantalizingly close to them, if he survives it, and pull him in multiple directions as his duty to the military and his desire to be with his loved ones war with each other.

Luke Daniels has been the voices of all the main characters from the start and he continues to do an excellent job. This series continues to get better and while the storyline isn't always perfect this is definitely worth picking up.

Good book

I enjoyed the story and characters. Can't wait for next one. Would recommend to friends

loved it.

great continuation of the series can't wait to read the next book .. really good listen. good voice

Excellent finish with a hint of next perhaps!

Marko & Daniels this was a most savory near - conclusion. Perhaps we the readers could prevail upon you gentlemen to lengthen the lives of Haley, Andrew and master Sargeant Fallon by traveling on?

One of my favorite series

Marko Kloos delivers another great book. Luke Daniels does an amazing job!! I need more!!

Amazing series. Great book

This as all his other works have been amazingly fun reads. The author clearly is familiar with the workings of military life that lend an authentic air to the story as a whole.

Great story

Loved it. Good pacing. Keeps you entertained and thinking. Wish I didn't have to wait for the next installment.

GREAT SERIES !!!

GREAT SERIES !!! First ton last Mr. Kloos has written a very fine piece of science fiction series, easy to read thatgets you so involved in with each and everyone of the characters as well as the story.
So enjoy !!! as I have done each tine I have read it all 10 times

sifi fan

I am hooked on this series. Good story strong interesting charaters, lots of action, hold your attention.

Good solid sequel.

The only reasons it doesn't get five stars is because the first two books were so good! Luke Daniels is a very good narrator & Mark Kloos is a good solid professional SF writer. Lots of action which helps make my job less tedious.