Scorpio
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- Author：Marko Kloos
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Summary
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。
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。
Reviews
Rory Martin Christian
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A quick read Formulaic military， coming of age sci-fi with a teenage protagonist and a Kaiju antagonists。 A narrative arc similar to many of Heinlein’s stories。 This was a free Amazon book of the month and it was a decent read， but not a page turner nor something I’ll pick up again。
Robert H
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Fantastic addition to the Frontlines universeFor those who enjoyed the previous books by Kloos， this goes in a whole different direction。 Colonists fighting for survival， and a girl working with a dog to help them survive。 The first half of the book takes place over just few days， while the last is a much longer timeframe。 But the story and characters are really good and helped bring a different frame to the Frontlines universe。 Thoroughly enjoyed and would definitely recommend。
Taylor Blum
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was different than my normal reads， but I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it。 It was a quick read， and I found myself liking all the characters。 As a dog owner， I was a sucker for Ash， and had a personal understanding of the relationship between Alex and Ash。 The lanky’s are an interesting and different sort of enemy， and the descriptions of the aliens were terrifying。 I feel like a lot of this book was background information to understand the lives of the colonists， and their batt This book was different than my normal reads， but I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it。 It was a quick read， and I found myself liking all the characters。 As a dog owner， I was a sucker for Ash， and had a personal understanding of the relationship between Alex and Ash。 The lanky’s are an interesting and different sort of enemy， and the descriptions of the aliens were terrifying。 I feel like a lot of this book was background information to understand the lives of the colonists， and their battle with the lanky’s。 I think this was a great start and set up to the rest of the series。 It will be interesting to see where the story goes from here， and to hopefully get back into all of the action that Alex was missing at the end of book 1。 。。。more
Jeff Frane
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So excited to get a new Frontlines series from Marko Kloos。 New cast， new protagonist， with a very different background。 The first half of the book was absolutely white-knuckle suspense， built up gently and then it basically had me by the throat page after page。 Alex is a young woman on one of the human colonial planets entirely taken over by Lankies （good idea to read all the other books in the original series but， 20 meter tall aliens that unterraform human colonies to re-notterraform the plan So excited to get a new Frontlines series from Marko Kloos。 New cast， new protagonist， with a very different background。 The first half of the book was absolutely white-knuckle suspense， built up gently and then it basically had me by the throat page after page。 Alex is a young woman on one of the human colonial planets entirely taken over by Lankies （good idea to read all the other books in the original series but， 20 meter tall aliens that unterraform human colonies to re-notterraform the planet to their standards）。 Alex is one of a very small group of survivors， living like mammals hiding in the Jurassic era from the dinosaurs， in the single secure location on the planet。 And then things changed dramatically。I had a little trouble understanding how Alex's colony's story fit into the timeline of the original series but I've come to trust that Marko Kloos knows his creation。 And now I have to wait for the next installation in the story。 。。。more
Tom Hill
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Great to see a new series from Marlo KloosMy son really enjoyed Mario Kloos original series。 Guess I’ll have to catch up now that I’ve started this new series and enjoy it so much。 Can’t wait for the next one，
Tamara
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Good story and world building I liked Alex and the other characters。 There was plenty of description without it bogging down the pace。 I’m looking forward to following her through the next phase of her life。
Redd Harborne
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Absolutely loved this book！ Literally everything I wanted was in here。 It was action packed from the get go， fast paced and had strong characters that were easy to fall in love with。 It even had a German shepherd called Ash， bonus！
Space Cowgirl
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1 is the loneliest number 💔Colonists Stranded on a world taken over by aliens Fight To hold on to their humanity and their hope of being rescued。I got this e-book from amazon。
John Jackson
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Awesome。。。grabs you from the beginning I read the whole book in one day。。。can't wait for another in the series。。。I loved the characters。。。。I an not usually a si fi reader。。。but this one brought me right inTo a new realm of reading。。loved it。。betting you will too Awesome。。。grabs you from the beginning I read the whole book in one day。。。can't wait for another in the series。。。I loved the characters。。。。I an not usually a si fi reader。。。but this one brought me right inTo a new realm of reading。。loved it。。betting you will too 。。。more
Cody
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Pretty boringI skimmed through this story。 Not a lot happens through 80%+ 。 I was lucky to finish it。 It's definitely not interesting enough to read the next one。 Pretty boringI skimmed through this story。 Not a lot happens through 80%+ 。 I was lucky to finish it。 It's definitely not interesting enough to read the next one。 。。。more
Janice
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I picked this book up from the December 2023 Amazon First Picks selection， partly because I've found Marko Kloos readable in the past， and partly because there's a dog on the cover。 （I'm a sucker for dog books。）Well， there is a dog， and it plays a good role， but it's not really what the book is about。 It's about a planet that's been invaded by what are effectively intelligent kaiju aliens。 A small group of the colonists has been holed up underground， eking out a life hiding from the aliens for e I picked this book up from the December 2023 Amazon First Picks selection， partly because I've found Marko Kloos readable in the past， and partly because there's a dog on the cover。 （I'm a sucker for dog books。）Well， there is a dog， and it plays a good role， but it's not really what the book is about。 It's about a planet that's been invaded by what are effectively intelligent kaiju aliens。 A small group of the colonists has been holed up underground， eking out a life hiding from the aliens for eight years。 Until。。。 ////no spoilers////Alex， the dog's handler， has choices to make。This is a perfectly competent start to a new series。 I think it might tie into another of Kloos' series， but I'm not familiar with the others。 It's MilSF， which is a perfectly cromulent genre if that's what you like。 I read a little of it， but don't go out of my way for it。 Unless maybe there's a dog。I probably won't continue the series， but I was interested and engaged throughout this one。 。。。more
Cheri
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A great return to the Frontlines universeA solid and tightly-written tale that sets the stage for a new Frontlines story arc - if you enjoyed the original stories， you'll really like this。 A great return to the Frontlines universeA solid and tightly-written tale that sets the stage for a new Frontlines story arc - if you enjoyed the original stories， you'll really like this。 。。。more
Chris
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I got an ARC of this book from netgalley for an honest review。I've read the other series by Marko Kloos and this one is different， but similar。 Obviously it's in the same Lanky universe， but it's a view from the Colony side， rather than the military， or is it。。。。 I enjoyed the book， it wasn't spectacularly deep， but it delivers a compelling story and a character you can become attached too。 A fun read and a welcome addition to the collection。 I got an ARC of this book from netgalley for an honest review。I've read the other series by Marko Kloos and this one is different， but similar。 Obviously it's in the same Lanky universe， but it's a view from the Colony side， rather than the military， or is it。。。。 I enjoyed the book， it wasn't spectacularly deep， but it delivers a compelling story and a character you can become attached too。 A fun read and a welcome addition to the collection。 。。。more
Sam Veltre
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If you’re a Marko Kloos and Frontlines devotee you won’t want to miss this story！ A great continuation to the series with some fantastic new characters。 Not sure if this will be the start of a new series within the Frontlines universe but if so Alex is a great protagonist。 However I feel that Evolutions would best be a series with one off stories maybe loosely connected。 Kloos has his well honed writting style present and sense of deep knowledge the military。 The first half of the book is super If you’re a Marko Kloos and Frontlines devotee you won’t want to miss this story！ A great continuation to the series with some fantastic new characters。 Not sure if this will be the start of a new series within the Frontlines universe but if so Alex is a great protagonist。 However I feel that Evolutions would best be a series with one off stories maybe loosely connected。 Kloos has his well honed writting style present and sense of deep knowledge the military。 The first half of the book is super tense， and （slight spoilers） I found the last several chapters the most enjoyable to read as it took the Frontlines series into a territory not seen much in the main series。Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC and thanks to Marko for a fun new beginning。 。。。more
Viking Jam
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Rating: 3。7/5Review: Is this a tipping of the hat to Harlan Ellisons's "Vic Blood"？ I dunno。 Like they say， nothing is new under the sun。 The boy is now a girl。 Her dog is not telepathic despite the constant anthropomorphism and there is a real dystopian feel despite the alienness。 I was trying to get something straight in my head throughout this novel。 Alex is a mission hardened dog handler whose expertise is spotting the aliens that are 65' tall。 Check。 So why is she constantly trembling or fr Rating: 3。7/5Review: Is this a tipping of the hat to Harlan Ellisons's "Vic Blood"？ I dunno。 Like they say， nothing is new under the sun。 The boy is now a girl。 Her dog is not telepathic despite the constant anthropomorphism and there is a real dystopian feel despite the alienness。 I was trying to get something straight in my head throughout this novel。 Alex is a mission hardened dog handler whose expertise is spotting the aliens that are 65' tall。 Check。 So why is she constantly trembling or frozen in fear at the cost of those around her？ The story line never goes anywhere and that's ok。 It is more of an internal journey of a young lady as she adjusts and adapts to a new world。 What should capture the reader's attention is the writing。 It is fluid and tends to draw you in despite the lack of actionable content。 I am curious to see where this series goes。 。。。more
Evan Ladouceur
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Marko Kloos expands the Frontlines series with his new novel， Scorpio。 The book introduces new characters and offers a strong female lead。 As always， Kloos writes effective and taut action scenes， here from the perspective of Alex， a civilian dog-handler， living as part of the colony remnant on a world overrun by series foes the Lankies。 Although a civilian，， Alex works closely with soldiers， enduring traumatic experiences to help salvage necessary supplies for the colony’s survivors。 Kloos has Marko Kloos expands the Frontlines series with his new novel， Scorpio。 The book introduces new characters and offers a strong female lead。 As always， Kloos writes effective and taut action scenes， here from the perspective of Alex， a civilian dog-handler， living as part of the colony remnant on a world overrun by series foes the Lankies。 Although a civilian，， Alex works closely with soldiers， enduring traumatic experiences to help salvage necessary supplies for the colony’s survivors。 Kloos has become a seasoned professional writer of this type of adventure and that， combined with his personal experience as a soldier， lends to a gritty realism that is pretty darned compelling。 About two thirds into the novel， Alex and other survivors are rescued and brought to Earth。 Kloos handles the transition well， particularly the sense of dislocation felt by Alex as she struggles to make the readjustment to a normal life。 I felt a strong old-school Heinlein influence here， which I appreciated。 This is obviously first of a new sub-series and the book’s conclusion is a successful， albeit predictable， springboard for the next novel。 。。。more
Cobwebby Eldritch SpaceReader Reindeer
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SCORPIO commences a new SF series from prolific author Marko Kloos: FRONTLINES: EVOLUTION。 If you're seeking Science Fiction with an emotionally mature， strong， determined， female protagonist， look right here。 Alex Archer， orphaned at age twelve， survivor with 157 other terraforming human emigres on 18Scorpii， a far-flung planet。 The "Lankys" （so nicknamed by the survivors because of their odd， almost dinosaur-like physique） are aliens twenty meters tall which are eradicating human space coloniz SCORPIO commences a new SF series from prolific author Marko Kloos: FRONTLINES: EVOLUTION。 If you're seeking Science Fiction with an emotionally mature， strong， determined， female protagonist， look right here。 Alex Archer， orphaned at age twelve， survivor with 157 other terraforming human emigres on 18Scorpii， a far-flung planet。 The "Lankys" （so nicknamed by the survivors because of their odd， almost dinosaur-like physique） are aliens twenty meters tall which are eradicating human space colonization。 Living in The Vault， an underground cave system under a mountain， Alex has spent the last few years as a dog handler on salvage operations， accompanying technicians and military contingent to destroyed outposts on the planet seeking salvage of machinery， power cells， rations。 Ash， the dog whom Alex handles， and his brother somehow are attuned to the imminent presence of Lankys and can alert their humans of danger。。 It's time-consuming， stressful， and very dangerous， as is proven when a successful salvage run ends in catastrophe。 。。。more
Ralph Blackburn
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Scorpio by Marko Kloos（ Frontlines Evolution #1）- A new branch of the Frontlines saga begins here with Scorpio。 On a far off colony world the human colonists have been relentlessly attacked by the Lankies， who are determined to take over this planet。 A young girl， Alex， has trained her dog to sniff out any approaching Lanky threat。 She goes out from the underground caves of humanity， venturing along with a military team to look for salvage。 It is dangerous and sometimes terrifying。 Just when it Scorpio by Marko Kloos（ Frontlines Evolution #1）- A new branch of the Frontlines saga begins here with Scorpio。 On a far off colony world the human colonists have been relentlessly attacked by the Lankies， who are determined to take over this planet。 A young girl， Alex， has trained her dog to sniff out any approaching Lanky threat。 She goes out from the underground caves of humanity， venturing along with a military team to look for salvage。 It is dangerous and sometimes terrifying。 Just when it looks like the end is near， a few colonists are rescued and returned to Earth。 tThe first two-thirds of the book are full of tense scenes and full-on action。 The last third is more like a travelogue of the refugees’ voyage home， the sights they see， the changes made， and getting acclimated to life on Earth。 It’s a little bit of a let-down from the fast paced beginning， but none the less enjoyable in its ingenuity。 tIf you’re a Marko Kloos fan， like me， you won’t want to miss this story。 Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC and thanks to Marko for a fun new beginning。 。。。more
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