The combat scenes were very believable, and I love how he didn’t overdo the bravado and kept things in the realms of possibility. From the friendly jibing interactions between grunts, to the tribal (sometimes hostile) relationships between combat and non-combat personnel, Kloos did a remarkable job inserting these social dynamics into a science fiction world. It was undoubtedly my favorite aspect of this series. As an Air Force veteran who spent most of my time attached to AFSOC (Air Force special ops) and routinely worked with Combat Controllers and Pararescuemen, I found his knowledge of how modern combat is conducted to be VERY accurate and was pleasantly surprised at how he used known, real-life concepts in his story telling. Grayson is a “Combat Controller” a special operations communications expert who’s specialty is calling in CAS (close air support) in support of ground fighting units. Kloos presents the military aspect of the story VERY well, with a lot of similarities to what our modern day military system looks like.
We follow Private Grayson on his adventures, from tragically fighting fellow humans, to duking it out with an alien species called “Lankys” 80 ft behemoth aliens who resemble hive-drones rather than what we would consider ‘intelligent’ entities.
He introduces us to Andrew Grayson, a young man raised in the ghettos of an overpopulated city who enlists in the military to escape his impoverished situation. Marko Kloos’s (😣) space themed war story is a 7 book series that takes place in the distant future. I just finished Marko Kloos’s (Klooses? Kloos’? Kloo.hmmm) “Frontline Series” and decided to post my VERY FIRST Reddit post for two reasons to give you a short review of this military science-fiction series, and to get some recommendations of what to read next.
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