March to Other Worlds Day 24 Frontlines by Marko Koos

March to Other Worlds Day 24 Frontlines by Marko Koos

For the 24th day of the March, I offer the gritty sf military series, Frontlines, by Marko Koos. Koos’ has a very pessimistic view of the future of our planet. Most of the population survives on government subsidies with no hope for a decent future. One of the few paths to a better life is the military which can get a person off planet and eventually settle them on a distant colony. In the opening book, Terms of Enlistment, we follow Andrew through this hyper competitive military bootcamp and watch his hopes of escape get smashed as he’s put in the terrestrial army and used for crowd control. It’s all rather bleak with self-serving politicians both in and out of the military.

 

Things are finally starting to look up for Andrew when earth is suddenly confronted with a very hostile alien race that begins smashing earth’s colonies wherever they can be found. Earth is outmatched and we spend several books trying to slow the alien advance and save the planet. The action is always well thought out and highly exciting. While the overall picture is very bleak, there are moments of triumph to celebrate. And Koos never forgets that he’s writing about human beings who suffer from all the trauma they’ve endured to try to save their planet. It’s a very well written series, but not the happiest one.

 

If you enjoyed this post, please share it. Authors thrive on networking.