Revised edition: This edition of Terms of Enlistment includes editorial revisions. The debut novel from Marko Kloos, Terms of Enlistment is an addition to the great military sci-fi tradition of Robert Heinlein, Joe Haldeman, and John Scalzi. But as he starts a career of supposed privilege, he soon learns that the good food and decent health care come at a steep price.and that the settled galaxy holds far greater dangers than military bureaucrats or the gangs that rule the slums. Not only is it not a Scalzi ripoff, Kloos has a very easy narrative style, well-paced action, and an overarching. I'm now on book 4, Chains of Command, and I'm very, very pleasantly surprised. With the colony lottery a pipe dream, Andrew chooses to enlist in the armed forces for a shot at real food, a retirement bonus, and maybe a ticket off Earth. I picked up the first book, Terms of Enlistment, wanting something light to read, but wary that it was probably going to be a big ol' ripoff of Scalzi. For welfare rats like Andrew Grayson, there are only two ways out of the crime-ridden and filthy welfare tenements: You can hope to win the lottery and draw a ticket on a colony ship settling off-world.or you can join the service. The Frontlines Series Pluto was never not a planet Home About The Frontlines Series The Palladium Wars Series The Frontlines Series Share this: Twitter Facebook Reddit Email The next book SCORPIO Release Day Novem6 months to go. The year is 2108, and the North American Commonwealth is bursting at the seams. His Frontlines series is a worthy successor to such classics as Starship Troopers, The Forever War, and We All Died at Breakaway Station. His Frontlines series is a worthy successor to such classics as Starship Troopers. “There is nobody who does better than Marko Kloos. There is nobody who does military SF better than Marko Kloos.
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