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A nationalist uprising triggers an interstellar wrest for control in an epic novel of embattled worlds by the author of Citadel and the Frontlines series. POW Aden Jansen has lost a decade of his life to both the war and internment when he's recruited by the Alliance. He's to return to Gretia as an undercover Blackguard operative and destroy Odin's Wolves--an insurgency that's setting his home world afire. The mission comes with a full pardon and a chance to reclaim his identity. It also means rejoining his friends and family in space. That's motive enough. If he can succeed--and survive. Dunstan Park is on piracy patrol to track down the spaceborne arm of the uprising. Meanwhile, the rebels' insidious terrorist cells are targets for battle-hardened insurgent hunter Idina Chaudhary and her Palladian commandos. As for Aden's sister, Solveig, she's put herself in the line of fire before, but discovering who's bankrolling Odin's Wolves is as dangerous as it is personal. As Aden works his way back into the confidence of his comrades, the stealth campaign to sow discontent descends into chaos. At risk: Aden's legacy, and the very stability of a galaxy struggling for peace against all odds.

On a distant Earth colony, an orphaned survivor of an alien invasion discovers that the greatest world-ending dangers aren't behind her. It's been eight years since an alien invasion drove a small surviving group of settlers to seek refuge in an underground shelter. Cut off from the rest of humanity, the ragtag band has maintained a narrowly functioning colony due to communal effort and salvage runs. Alex Archer has her own duties as a dog handler. While this off-world colony may be harsh, Ash, Alex's black shepherd raised to sense threats, makes living in it a little nicer. But the tenuous hide-and-seek with the monstrous species known as the Lankies is about to come to an end for Alex and her close-knit crew of soldiers, techs, and friends. When a salvage operation goes catastrophically wrong, the Lankies home in on the humans. With hopes of a rescue long faded, all Alex has left is will--and the fear that there's so much more to lose.

„Nikt nie pisze [militarnego s-f] lepiej niż Marko Kloos. Jego cykl Frontlines jest godnym następcą takich klasyków jak „Kawaleria kosmosu” Heinleina, czy „Wieczna wojna” Haldemana. – George R.R. Martin Minęły cztery lata, odkąd Ziemia rzuciła cała swoją militarną potęgę przeciwko obcym. Ludzkość cofnęła się znad krawędzi zagłady. W Układzie Słonecznym jest spokojnie. Póki co. Być może ocalali Dryblasi wycofali się w strachu, ale zagrożenie nie zniknęło. Należy zlikwidować nieprzyjaciela na dobre, zanim podejmie kontratak, i do tego potrzebna jest nowa ofensywa. Andrew i jego zespół do działań specjalnych wyruszają na pokładzie pancernika typu Mściciel na niezwykle ważną misję poszukiwawczą. Tym razem mają działać na terenie Dryblasów. Bez bohaterstwa na pokaz. Bez niepotrzebnego ryzyka. Wyłącznie szybkie uderzenie we wrogim systemie Capella. Rozwalić okręt nasienny obcych w drzazgi i spadać z powrotem na Ziemię. Tak przynajmniej wygląda cel. Jednak czy na wojnie cokolwiek idzie zgodnie z planem?

Stranded light-years from home, Major Andrew Grayson and his crew are on a desperate mission to discover the Lankies' secrets. They can't let what they've found die with them. Nine hundred light-years from home, Major Andrew Grayson and the crew of NACS Washington are marooned in a sunless system with limited water, reactor fuel, and food. The last hope for survival is to go where nothing human has gone before. After embarking on a scouting mission to the only moon with surface signs of life, Andrew and his Special Tactics Team make two startling discoveries. One is a dream: a form of protein and plant life that could save the starving humans in the rogue system. The second is a nightmare: this harvested rock is infested with Lankies. Far from the seemingly mindless aggressors Andrew has battled for years, these show a terrifying awareness, and they have surprising secrets of their own hidden away in the darkness. When the Lankies sense an uninvited presence in their world, Andrew's operation becomes an expedition to hell. The odds against his small crew are stacked high. Of all the mysteries of space, how to escape with their lives is the greatest unknown of all.

An interplanetary battle is renewed in an epic novel of a warring solar system by the author of Ballistic . The war should have been over. But it’s not for a group of nationalists grabbing for control. It’s been two weeks since a missile with a nuclear warhead tore through the planetary defenses in the most blistering large-scale attack ever committed in the history of the Gaia system. Commander Dunstan Park of the Rhodian navy has been handpicked to command an experimental cruiser that could dictate the course of the escalating conflict. All he has to do is keep the ship from falling into the wrong hands. On Gretia, the powder keg is beyond control. A terrorist attack against civilians draws Idina Chaudhary into a costly battle. It also forces a cautious Aden Jansen back into the fray. Now dedicated to a just cause, he’s still keeping his past hidden. The risk of exposing his former alliance could twist not only his fate but also that of his sister, Solveig, heir to the family empire. With no time to waste, Dunstan hits the ground running. But as insurgents threaten the unstable peace, what’s ahead for both sides could change the destiny of the Gaia system forever.

"I gulped down Ballistic in one long read, staying awake half the night, and now I want the next one!" --George R. R. Martin There is a personal price to pay for having aligned with the wrong side in a reckless war. For Aden Jansen it's the need to adopt a new identity while keeping his past hidden. Now he's integrated himself aboard the Zephyr, a merchant ship smuggling critical goods through dangerous space. But danger is imminent on planet Gretia, as well. Under occupation, torn between postwar reformers and loyalists, it's a polestar for civil unrest. Meanwhile an occupation forces officer is pulled right back into the fray when the battle alarm is raised, an ambitious heiress is entangled in a subversive political conspiracy, and an Allied captain is about to meet the enemy head-on. As Aden discovers, the insurgents on Gretia--and in space--are connected, organized, and ready to break into full-scale rebellion. History is threatening to repeat itself. It's time that Aden rediscovers who he is, whom he can trust, and what he must fight for now.

Už jsou to čtyři roky, co se Země s nasazením všech svých sil postavila Dlouhánům a lidstvo zabránilo svému vyhlazení. Ve Sluneční soustavě konečně zavládl mír. Prozatím.Dlouháni se sice stáhli, ale jejich hrozba trvá dál. Musí být zastaveni dřív, než znovu zaútočí. Andrew a jeho speciální taktický tým se na palubě válečně lodě Washington vydávají na průzkumnou misi, která je zavede hluboko do dlouhánského teritoria. Žádné hrdinství. Žádné zbytečné riskování. Jen rychlá návštěva Willoughby – první pozemské kolonie, kterou Dlouháni obsadili – zničení pár semenných lodí a pak bleskový návrat na Zemi. Takový je plán. Jenže kdy naposledy šlo ve válce něco podle plánu?

"A new series that promises to be just as engrossing [as Frontlines]...the action just as exciting, the science just as solid, the tension just as high. I gulped down the first book in a day, and I am already eager for the next one." --George R. R. Martin Across the six-planet expanse of the Gaia system, the Earthlike Gretia struggles to stabilize in the wake of an interplanetary war. Amid an uneasy alliance to maintain economies, resources, and populations, Aden Robertson reemerges. After devoting twelve years of his life to the reviled losing side, with the blood of half a million casualties on his hands, Aden is looking for a way to move on. He's not the only one. A naval officer has borne witness to inconceivable attacks on a salvaged fleet. A sergeant with the occupation forces is treading increasingly hostile ground. And a young woman, thrust into responsibility as vice president of her family's raw materials empire, faces a threat she never anticipated. Now, on the cusp of an explosive and wide-reaching insurrection, Aden plunges once again into the brutal life he longed to forget. He's been on the wrong side of war before. But this time, the new enemy has yet to reveal themselves...or their dangerous endgame.

Ozbrojené síly Země, zastavily postup Dlouhánů a vyhnaly jejich lodě ze Sluneční soustavy, ale Andrew Grayson to jako vítězství nevnímá. Na Marsu ho čeká lov dvacetimetrových mimozemšťanů v jejich podzemních úkrytech, které děsivým tempem ničí vojáky i jejich vybavení. A pro kolonie mimo Sluneční soustavu jsou Dlouháni stále stejnou hrozbou jako na začátku. Jak to chce Země změnit? Nové moderní lodě a zbraně navržené k pronásledování a zabíjení Dlouhánů, které našim armádám umožní srovnat síly s hrozivým nepřítelem. Graysona a Halleyovou, jeho manželku, nyní čeká břímě velitelských povinností a odpovědnosti za víc než jen za své vlastní životy, protože opět stojí v čele nové fáze války. Jenže Dlouháni mají své vlastní plány… a ve válce nepřítel nečeká, až se na něj připravíte. Andrew je znovu vržen do chaosu a násilí války s nemilosrdnými mimozemšťany a musí se postavit dani, kterou si nekončící konflikt na všech vybírá, a vysoké ceně, kterou platí za přežití.

Nastal čas přenést boj k Dlouhánům… Mars je pod kontrolou Dlouhánů déle než rok. Vyčerpané síly aliance národů Země zatím obnovovaly své flotily a cvičily nové posádky na staré válečné lodě. Velení, které dlouho váhalo mezi nutností tvrdě zasáhnout proti Dlouhánům a další přípravou, se teď konečně rozhodlo udeřit. Zkušení veteráni Grayson a Halleyová znovu ocitají na hrotu oštěpu, když spojené armády Země vyrazí do boje proti Dlouhánům. Ale pokud ve válce existuje nějaká neměnná pravda, tak ta, že žádný bitevní plán nepřežije setkání s nepřítelem… a Dlouháni chtějí Mars udržet stejně odhodlaně, jako ho lidé chtějí získat zpět.