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# Lines of Departure (Frontlines Book 2)

**Brand:** marko kloos
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Just spectacular. Fans of good, clean, military sci-fi, you will enjoy this!
  

*by R***S on Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2014*

I don't give out 5-stars to anything casually. The best you are going to get out of me if I like something is 4-stars. I reserve 5-star reviews for things which have something special about them. They don't have to knock my socks off, but they have to have something to offer that is more than just "good."  That being said, as with the first entry in this series, 
  
Terms of Enlistment







  
  
    , Lines of Departure is just as awesome!I am a huge fan of the military science fiction genre. I love books like 
  
The Lost Fleet Series







  
  
     by Jack Campbell, and 
  
The Man of War Series







  
  
     by H. Paul Honsinger. Kloos, like Honsinger and Campbell understands how to mix together elements of honor, excitement, duty, realistic military descriptions, and space-faring ships crewed by humans in a way that is just spell binding. These kinds of books are capable of keeping me up until 4 AM to read "just one more chapter" because I HAVE TO find out what happens next!Kloos, like Campbell and Honsinger, writes exciting military science fiction that depicts humanity realistically, but with some artistic license to keep things interesting. None of them go too dark with their stories (no rape, no torture, no crimes against women), and all of them tell interesting, page-turner tales.Note, Kloos has released two short stories to fill in some gaps left from Term of Enlistment. They are:
  
Lucky Thirteen







  
  
     -- which tells of the (very short) story of Halley's first command of a drop-shipand
  
Measures of Absolution







  
  
     -- which continues the tale of what happened in Detroit right after Grayson and Fallon were wounded. It is a longer story told from the point of view of one of the other soldiers in Grayson's unit (Corporeal Jackson), and it answers a lot of the questions of why things went so bad for their unit in Detroit, and how they went bad.The short stories aren't essential to understanding what is going on in Lines of Departure, they are more like bonus content. I picked them up and read them, and liked them. You may like them as well.Lines of Departure picks up 5 years after Terms of Enlistment, [spoiler alert] ................... after Grayson & Halley miraculously survive first contact with the Lankies and have made it back to the fleet...................[/end spoiler alert], and humanity is now in the business of sneaking in and nuking Lanky settlements attempting to hold the line against them. Grayson is now a Staff Sergent Combat Controller and Halley is now a First Lieutenant instructor on Luna in the Combat Flight School. Grayson now drops into the battles along with the Space-Marine Infantry (SI) and coordinates air and space power from the ground, and with the grunts.  Earth is still over populated, and the welfare cities called Public Residential Centers (PRCs) have gotten far worse. Grayson is still a soldier in the North American Commonwealth (NAC), and they are still at war with the Sino-Russian Alliance (SRA) -- despite the Lanky threat.Things are rapidly spinning out of control for humanity in this book. The PRCs are threating to spill over into the middle class and upper class neighborhoods, and the Territorial Army can't control them any more. Humanity has had all of their colonies past the 30 light year line wiped out, or nearly wiped out, and while they can hurt individual Lankies on the ground, they cannot even dent their ships.The story keeps up at a brisk clip and we again are with Grayson every step of the way, even when some choices are made that without context would be objectionable to those with military backgrounds. The story is well told, with a lot of heart, and lots of details that make it seem very realistic, even for science fiction. The loyalty among the soldiers is very well depicted, as are the combat scenes and human behaviors. All of it rings true, and all of it is page-turning stuff. Additionally, I am happy to report that the second entry in the series continues forward with the format established by the first: the story contains no crimes against women, no torture, no horror, no graphic violence, and no sadism.  It isn't a story for children, but is isn't a story geared for maximum shock value, either.Star Wars and Star Trek fans will feel mostly at home in this universe, although the tone of the series is much more Starship Troopers, but with less graphic violence. Read it, you will be glad you did.5 stars!---------------------------------Book Content Guide For Parents:---------------------------------Sex & Nudity: [2/5] the military is still integrated male and female, but no shower scenes are depicted. A sex scene is depicted, but isn't described in detail. It just says that they "couple" and then mentions that she clawed his back afterwards. Any child over 12 will know what is going on, but it isn't any more graphic than prime-time TV dramas (I would actually say it is quite tamer).Violence & Gore: [2/5] numerous military battles take place, and humans are killed. No torture, and no gore or graphic details. But descriptions of things like soldiers being "mowed down" by heavy machine gun fire, and soldiers disintegrating from explosions do occur. I would say the violence levels are at the PG to PG-13 level.Profanity: [4/5] it is a military novel, OF COURSE it has language in it. All of the "big 4" make it into the language of the soldiers, but not actually as often as you might expect. Nothing too terribly graphic or offensive, though (no bodily descriptions, crude sexual remarks, racial epithets, or hate-speech).Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: [2/5] I don't recall any smoking or drug abuse being mentioned at all, there is a bit of drinking in the story, nothing graphic or glamorized, though.Frightening/Intense Scenes: [3/5] standard PG/PG-13 action/war movie stuff. There are some intense military battles, soldiers die, and the protagonist is in mortal danger more than once. But it is never horrifying or sadistic stuff. Quite tame compared to some of the horror shows I have had to endure lately. None of it bothered me.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Lots of action
  

*by D***H on Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2023*

Hard to put this one down, never a dull moment.  Of course, with all interstellar sci-fi one is prepared to suspend disbelief to enjoy a good story.  There is enough real science and no magical plot twists, that you won’t feel cheated.  Dark humor and human travails are a good read anytime.  No Nobel prize for literature, but those are too boring for a day in the sun in my backyard. 🙌

### ⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Not As Good As The First Novel
  

*by T***S on Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2023*

I gave the first book a 4/5 and came to enjoy it. It's not my favorite book, but I enjoyed it enough to want to read the second book. The second one in some ways feels like a soft reset on a couple of the main characters. To be fair, it is a 5 year time skip so the characters have grown (they're now at an age with a fully developed brain) maybe that has to do with it. Things do start moving right away though and it's decent pacing.One of the highlights of the series I think is the portrayal of the military/political bureaucracy and the frustration that brings. You know you've done the "right" thing, but the bureaucrats don't see it that way. That's a great thing triggering your own emotions. As things shift to more fighting conflict and so on, I can't help but not feel worried for the main character because...he can't die obviously. In that sense, you don't get that sense of danger and it just becomes more of a "How will the author get Grayson out of a pickle this time." Overall though, it's fine. Getting a sort of front row seat and first person view of some crazy events - it's a good read. It just might be worth trying to really immerse yourself seeing things as the main character as they happen AKA disconnect from reality and the fact you have half an unread book in your hands while some crazy event is happening.In the ending acknowledgements, the author basically says this is not his best work and that the editor was crucial in finishing the story. It's a classic sophomore slump and feels like a means to get to the third book.

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