![]() 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. and that the settled galaxy holds far greater dangers than military bureaucrats or the gangs that rule the slums. Marko Kloos is the author of the Frontlines series of military science fiction and is a member of George R. I recycled quite a few real-life events, verbatim D.I. ![]() 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. The first novel, Terms of Enlistment, is particularly littered with actual anecdotes from my own basic training. 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 look forward to continuing reading the series with Lines of Departure. A surprisingly promising debut, and one I’m pleased I finally got to read. 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. In summary, Terms of Enlistment is a thoroughly entertaining Mil-SF novel that rattles along at a clip fast enough to read it in nearly one sitting. ![]() 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." -George R. "There is nobody who does military SF] better than Marko Kloos. Terms of Enlistment By Marko Kloos 47North ISBN 978-1477809785 Get a copy Amazon Barnes & Noble Google Play Kobo Indie Bound There is nobody who does military SF better than Marko Kloos. ![]()
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