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Citadel

Citadel

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  • Author：Marko Kloos
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Summary

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 it’s not for a group of nationalists grabbing for control。

It’s 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， he’s 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， what’s ahead for both sides could change the destiny of the Gaia system forever。

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Reviews

Dejvo ，

And third one is the last one I am going to read in this series。 I maybe should have done a bit more research on the author and his books， but this is going to be series of lot of books with no apparent reason - I like when author writes series a book from one world， but this feels very forced， as the plot is not moving at all。 Three books and you have no idea how did the enemy do what he did， and what are the goals， etc。 Not for me。

James Katz ，

Worth a readA very good series packed with action and plot twists。 The author does a good job of keeping continuity throughout each book。

Brian ，

I liked the story。I would have liked a little more closure in the series story line， given that I have to wait another 1-2 years for the next installment。 （When， of course， I'll remember nothing about the characters and events。） At least none of the major characters was left in imminent peril 。。。 I liked the story。I would have liked a little more closure in the series story line， given that I have to wait another 1-2 years for the next installment。 （When， of course， I'll remember nothing about the characters and events。） At least none of the major characters was left in imminent peril 。。。 。。。more

Pudd'nhead Wilson ，

This was the best one yet in the series。 Marko left us with a cliffhanger as usual。 I can't wait for the next book in the series。 Excellent reading as usual from this author。 This was the best one yet in the series。 Marko left us with a cliffhanger as usual。 I can't wait for the next book in the series。 Excellent reading as usual from this author。 。。。more

Hal Broberg ，

Great seriesVery real， likable characters。 Well written and hard to put down。 Excellent combat， space battles and personal conflicts。 The best I read in quite a while because of the 4 main people。

Thomas Arnold ，

Loved it！Another great book from Marko。 Loving the series so far。 Can’t wait for the next one。 Burner through this one too quickly。

Alexander Cecenas ，

Excellent story， original and imaginative Palladium Wars has turned into one of my must read series。 If your a fan of the Expanse， this is a great alternative！

Soo ，

Notes:The series is currently on KU Read & Listen。Korey Jackson's narration was good！ I wasn't sure if I would like the change， but it wasn't as jarring as it could have been。 Good intro for new characters and slight movement in plot。 Unfortunately， this was another transition piece。 I hope the next book comes out soon！ Notes:The series is currently on KU Read & Listen。Korey Jackson's narration was good！ I wasn't sure if I would like the change， but it wasn't as jarring as it could have been。 Good intro for new characters and slight movement in plot。 Unfortunately， this was another transition piece。 I hope the next book comes out soon！ 。。。more

Julie T。 ，

The ending didn’t wrap up everything too neatly; lots of room to continue the series。 Aden’s story annoyed me the most。 Lots of unanswered questions but lots of implied answers。 I’m more frustrated than I should be when finishing an enjoyable series。

Todd ，

The best of the series。。 So far。 It was a little rushed at the end， and there could've been more of an ending。 But at least there was a true end to the series while still leaving open the 4th book option The best of the series。。 So far。 It was a little rushed at the end， and there could've been more of an ending。 But at least there was a true end to the series while still leaving open the 4th book option 。。。more

Cami Eslick ，

So I normally don't like to start books in the middle of a series。 I got this in a giveaway and didn't realize it was book 3 until I received it。 With that said， you can totally jump in。 The author gives background as needed。 It did at times leave me wondering if something had been covered in book 1 or 2， but honestly that makes me want to go back and read the other two。 The way it's written reminds me of George R。R。 Martin's Game of Thrones style， each chapter is a different character who somet So I normally don't like to start books in the middle of a series。 I got this in a giveaway and didn't realize it was book 3 until I received it。 With that said， you can totally jump in。 The author gives background as needed。 It did at times leave me wondering if something had been covered in book 1 or 2， but honestly that makes me want to go back and read the other two。 The way it's written reminds me of George R。R。 Martin's Game of Thrones style， each chapter is a different character who sometimes end up interacting with each other。 Humans are living on other planets and space travel is the norm。 This post war attempt at rebuilding society sees terrorists trying to wreak havoc。 Action and mystery。 Loved it！！！ 。。。more

Shane ，

Three and a half stars。 A great deal of continuation but very little culmination。 I enjoyed the character development but a great deal was left hanging for the next book（s）。 If this could have come closer to standing on it's own I would have added a star。 Three and a half stars。 A great deal of continuation but very little culmination。 I enjoyed the character development but a great deal was left hanging for the next book（s）。 If this could have come closer to standing on it's own I would have added a star。 。。。more

Sothy ，

Disappointing。I didnt like the new narrator （nobody's fault I understand that） but I just feel that not a lot happened and this series is going to drag on like a few other notables in this area。**SPOILERS**Also some of the scenarios just dont make sense - if you're reading this and thinking "why would this happen， this wouldn't happen， they wouldn't do that" etc it takes you out of the book。 You also cant invent instantaneous 'internet' all over the galaxy and it not be used in more obvious ways Disappointing。I didnt like the new narrator （nobody's fault I understand that） but I just feel that not a lot happened and this series is going to drag on like a few other notables in this area。**SPOILERS**Also some of the scenarios just dont make sense - if you're reading this and thinking "why would this happen， this wouldn't happen， they wouldn't do that" etc it takes you out of the book。 You also cant invent instantaneous 'internet' all over the galaxy and it not be used in more obvious ways。Why would the government make a supercomputer at home base and not on a ship - instantaneous communication remember？ Why build it at the main space station instead of a military base - I know why the author did it （to show off the capabilities of the ship） - but it doesnt make sense。 They he builds up the ship to a great amount just for it not to be able to take control of a ship missle at the end so the point defence of another ship can do it？ As I said， doesnt make sense and reading it made me angry as it was a very heavy handed plot device。Think thats it for me on this one， I wont be reading the rest。 。。。more

Dennis Wood ，

Multiple storylines。。。。all goodThis a good one in the series。。。I just need more now。 Easy， read with plenty of room to grow， looking forward to more。

Joel ，

Castles fall， fortresses crumble。 The gaps left in our defenses when the metaphorical citadels we build to safeguard societal institutions collapse are far greater than those that merely protect our borders。 Into the broken walls rides public distrust of politicians and law enforcement， strife between nationalities and cultures， and class warfare。 Welcome to the third volume of the Palladium Wars。 It's a banger。 Highly recommended。 Castles fall， fortresses crumble。 The gaps left in our defenses when the metaphorical citadels we build to safeguard societal institutions collapse are far greater than those that merely protect our borders。 Into the broken walls rides public distrust of politicians and law enforcement， strife between nationalities and cultures， and class warfare。 Welcome to the third volume of the Palladium Wars。 It's a banger。 Highly recommended。 。。。more

Andrew ，

I got a copy of this book for free on NetGalley。 This book really built on the first two in the series and blew me away。 I really enjoyed the first two and the endings of those books made me eagerly anticipate the next - but this one took things up a level and I can’t wait for the next in the series。 I love the characters in the series and how they continued to develop and get even more depth in this book。 And the action sequences were really， really good， as intense and believable as anything e I got a copy of this book for free on NetGalley。 This book really built on the first two in the series and blew me away。 I really enjoyed the first two and the endings of those books made me eagerly anticipate the next - but this one took things up a level and I can’t wait for the next in the series。 I love the characters in the series and how they continued to develop and get even more depth in this book。 And the action sequences were really， really good， as intense and believable as anything else I’ve read。 I became a fan of Mr Kloos a few years ago when I discovered the Frontlines series and blitzed all the books then available。 As incredible as those books were， I think I like the Palladium series， and Citadel in particular， better。 I’m a huge fan of The Expanse books （and show）， and this book is as good as those， if not even better。 Though I got my copy for free through NetGalley， after finishing it this morning I’m planning to also buy a copy。 That’s how much I loved it。 I remember hearing in an interview with Mr Kloos that the titles of the Palladium books will be alphabetical， with A， B and now C so far - I can only hope he gets all the way through to Z。 。。。more

Christopher Boren ，

Well written and very enjoyable bookThis is a very good story with great characters and a unique look at science that works very well。 Am looking forward to the next edition of this story。 Hopefully it will be out soon！

Thiago Marzagão ，

It has a few great moments here and there。

David ，

After two previous brilliant entries into the series， Marko Kloos finds a way to surpass them with Citadel。 I have no idea how he was able to write this glorious page turner during 2020， but write it he has， and I am so happy he did。 I only hope he is able to publish the follow up soon， because I want more！

Leslie Crocker ，

Another great bookThis series is exciting with excellent characters 。 Can't wait for the next book。 I'm more into fantasy but this series and the previous series are can't put down reading 。 Another great bookThis series is exciting with excellent characters 。 Can't wait for the next book。 I'm more into fantasy but this series and the previous series are can't put down reading 。 。。。more

Ramberto ，

Wow。 Great Characters。 Excellent Story。 Left me wanting more！Am I done？ Did I just finish the book？ Nooooooo…。 I was left with so many unanswered questions。 I fell in love with the characters during the first book， and now I’m sore to say good bye。 Mr。 Kloos has done a masterful job of world building and plopping us in the middle。 I sure as heck hope there’s another book because the story just feels incomplete。

Cynthia ，

Awesome series！Action packed and full of plot twists and turns， this book will keep you guessing。 Definitely a wonderful series and the 3rd book is the best in the series。

Charles ，

Third book in Kloos’ Expanse-like， Palladium Wars series。 A series ‘Bridge’ novel in which ‘The Good Guys’ go on the offensive against the post-war insurgents。 Story ends in a cliffhanger。Palladium Wars: Running and Gunning w/ SpaceshipsMy ebook version was a modest 330-pages。 It had a US 2021 copyright。 Marko Kloos is an American MIL-SF and fantasy fiction author。 He has written more than ten novels， primarily in two series。 This was the third book in his Palladium Wars series。 The last bo Third book in Kloos’ Expanse-like， Palladium Wars series。 A series ‘Bridge’ novel in which ‘The Good Guys’ go on the offensive against the post-war insurgents。 Story ends in a cliffhanger。Palladium Wars: Running and Gunning w/ SpaceshipsMy ebook version was a modest 330-pages。 It had a US 2021 copyright。 Marko Kloos is an American MIL-SF and fantasy fiction author。 He has written more than ten novels， primarily in two series。 This was the third book in his Palladium Wars series。 The last book I read by him was Orders of Battle （Frontlines #7） （my review）。Its strongly recommended to read the series in order。 This book would be incomprehensible if not read as part of the series。This story was a turning-of-the-tide for the mostly Alliance characters of the story。 Where previously the Gretian insurgency modeled on the German， WWII Werwolf resistance， although better: financed， organized and staffed， had the Alliance on the ropes。 Through the efforts of the crew of the Zephyr （including the Byronic Hero Aden character） and an Alliance， Hack0r， stealth， Wunderwaffe （commanded by the Traditional Male Model of Masculinity in a navy uniform Duncan character） the insurgency was dealt a crushing blow in space。 On the Gretian ground， the Old Soldier Idina character （modeled on Sgt。 Rock） in a double Rescue Arc play; one part of which involves the Uptown Girl Solveig character， re-vamps the counterinsurgency effort。 Idina's serendipitously saving Solveig's hash shall likely drive a wedge into the insurgency’s organization。 The story ends in a double cliffhanger with the Aden and Solveig characters。Oddly， this installment of the serialization contains both some of the better displays of Kloos’ talents and his greatest deficiencies as an author。 The Palladium War story has ‘good bones’。 When Kloos writes about， what he knows， those parts of the story contain an even balance of: dialog， description， sf， and suspense。 For example， the MIL-SF ground combats， including the prelude and culmination are good。 （Although， Werwolf， door kickers doing room-cleaning would have an ample supply of sf hand grenades and， like the Good Guys， have biometrically locked assault rifles。） However， there continues to be: a chronic， lack of attention to detail; unsubtle plotting， and a reluctance to take all his stock characters beyond their generic type—despite having hundreds of pages of runway。An egregious example of this book's issues was its 10-page first chapter。 In your first chapter， an author puts their best foot forward。 Those first pages set the tone of the book with the reader。 This book’s first chapter appeared to have been unedited。 It contained: an obvious example of lampshading， grammatical errors， inconsistency， and both too much abstraction and too dense a presentation （some of which was incorrect）。 For example， in the first chapter-- Lampshading。 A female， civil servant recognizes Aden on the street on Oceania as a Gretian war criminal。 She had a remarkably good memory， to recall: a single face， from 5+ years ago， amongst a battalion （~1000） of men， of similar ethnicity， dressed in uniform， being processed by her like cattle？ Inconsistency。 Later， the Aden character muses on a hydrofoil warship he observes from the 'leaf'。 Over several pages， that ship was a “warship”， a “gunship” （properly a type of aircraft）， and a “cruiser” （a warship with specific characteristics， typically too large to be a hydrofoil）， before returning it to be a warship at the end。 Dense Presentation。 Aden also treats the reader to an erroneous info-dump on the salvo-operation of that ship’s Vertical Launch System （VLS） for surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles。 Its a remarkable exposition by an ex-Gretian， soldier， after 5+ years out-of-uniform， of the operation of a single， weapon system aboard an Oceanian， naval vessel。Oddly， subsequent chapters showed some evidence of editing。 Yet， first impressions are most important。 A story's first 10-pages can't be rubbish。As an aside the I found the description and function of the Rhodian， Wunderwaffe， spaceship Hecate to be very imaginative。 It was a Deus Ex Machina with a fusion drive！ Also， I never knew you could quantify computer performance by ‘mass of metal’？ （Note， space ships have mass not weight。） Finally， a ship at port （especially a secret weapon like the Hecate） would always have an alert watch kept at all times at the head of each gangway。 I’m not a fan of serial fiction。 Ballistic （Palladium Wars #2） （my review） the previous book in the series ended in a cliffhanger。 Almost a year and a half later this book resolved that。 （It took me almost 50-pages to remember the characters providing the POVs。） How much will the Cliff-Hung reader be expected to remember， almost two years after this story has been adrift in space？ （view spoiler）[Will I remember anything about the deep yoghurt all the members of the traitorous Ragnar family are in？ （hide spoiler）] In addition， at the rate Kloos’ has been going， Palladium Wars by its end will be: 10-books long， pay for his children’s private school tuition， and payoff a new roof for his dacha， Festung Kloos in the New Hampshire forest。 I on the other hand may be too enfeebled by old age to read the last few books unassisted？In this book， Kloos converged the story arcs of some of his characters in space and on the ground。 The ground combat action was good。 The space combat was OK， but still needs serious work。 Kloos remains a knuckle dragger pretending to walk-the-walk and talk-the-talk of a squid （only in space）。 The boy/girl stuff was still YA， but at least its hinted at the folks in the Palladium-universe have non-reproductive sex。 In general， there was either none or some proofreading and editing in this story。 If Kloos is going to Level-up to a James S。A。 Corey/Expanse class author he’s going to need to get his publisher （ 47North ） to get him a serious editor。 Readers interested in counterinsurgency lessons may be interested in Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam。 Otherwise， if you read this， I’m certain you’ll be pleased to know that Leviathan Falls the last book in the 10-years to complete Expanse serial fiction releases in November， 2021。["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]> 。。。more

Dariosk ，

NOOOOOOoooooi wantMOOOOOoooooo'do I have to wait another year？ NOOOOOOoooooi wantMOOOOOoooooo'do I have to wait another year？ 。。。more

Andre Kantek ，

Getting betterThe story starts to get interesting， the characters threads are crossing。Since is an ongoing series it picked my interest for the next installments

Shay Shany ，

This is not "Frontlines" （the best military SF out there） but Marko Cloos writing talent still shines through quite brightly。 Despite a LOT of similarities to his mentor's Scalzi's writing， the book is entertaining， the characters round and believable， and the action riveting。 Worth a read by all means This is not "Frontlines" （the best military SF out there） but Marko Cloos writing talent still shines through quite brightly。 Despite a LOT of similarities to his mentor's Scalzi's writing， the book is entertaining， the characters round and believable， and the action riveting。 Worth a read by all means 。。。more

Kent ，

Not Exactly a Cliff HangerAgain many trials and tribulations but the good guys continue to survive/succeed。 The conclusion/ending of the book is not exactly a cliff hanger， but stories are not concluded。 Now， we wait for the next volume in this exciting saga。

Ralph Bardsley ，

Another winner from KloosEqually full of action and character development。 Kloos knows how to keep a book moving。 A delight to read and can't wait for the next in the series。 Another winner from KloosEqually full of action and character development。 Kloos knows how to keep a book moving。 A delight to read and can't wait for the next in the series。 。。。more

K T ，

Audiobook - Not having Luke Daniels doing audio narration has been a mistake。 I am 3 hours in and still haven't been able to get into the book。 Having the same narrator means I fall into the story much more quickly。 The new narrator isn't bad， in fact he's quite talented。Just feels different。 Audiobook - Not having Luke Daniels doing audio narration has been a mistake。 I am 3 hours in and still haven't been able to get into the book。 Having the same narrator means I fall into the story much more quickly。 The new narrator isn't bad， in fact he's quite talented。Just feels different。 。。。more

I。F。 Adams ，

Best Marko Kloos novel yet。Definitely a case of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts。 Great pacing， an engaging universe， and characters that aren't merely clones of one another。 A few good elements where the outcome was foreshadowed in retrospect， but not so much that it was a fog-horn making it too obvious。It's been interesting to see the author evolve over time。 I've been following home since his first "Frontlines" book， and this one definitely highlights how he's grown and impro Best Marko Kloos novel yet。Definitely a case of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts。 Great pacing， an engaging universe， and characters that aren't merely clones of one another。 A few good elements where the outcome was foreshadowed in retrospect， but not so much that it was a fog-horn making it too obvious。It's been interesting to see the author evolve over time。 I've been following home since his first "Frontlines" book， and this one definitely highlights how he's grown and improved。Anywho， I tend to struggle with reviewing stories I genuinely enjoyed to a high degree， so I'll just point and say "Yup， it was good。" 。。。more

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