Citadel

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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 its not for a group of nationalists grabbing for control.

Its 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, hes 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, whats ahead for both sides could change the destiny of the Gaia system forever.

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An Amazon Best Book of the Month: Science Fiction & Fantasy A series you should start if you are a fan of grounded space opera with a military lean. The Palladium Wars comes at straight-up military fiction from an angle that keeps it interesting. Locus Magazine

Author Bio

Marko Kloos is the author of two military science fiction series: The Palladium Wars, which includes Aftershocks and Ballistic, and the Frontlines series, which includes, most recently, Orders of Battle. Born in Germany and raised in and around the city of Mnster, Marko was previously a soldier, bookseller, freight dockworker, and corporate IT administrator before deciding that he wasnt cut out for anything except making stuff up for fun and profit. A member of George R. R. Martins Wild Cards consortium, Marko writes primarily science fiction and fantasyhis first genre loves ever since his youth, when he spent his allowance on German SF pulp serials. He likes bookstores, kind people, October in New England, fountain pens, and wristwatches. Marko resides at Castle Frostbite in New Hampshire with his wife, two children, and roving pack of voracious dachshunds. For more information visit www.markokloos.com.