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  • Frontlines, Book 8
  • Written by: Marko Kloos
  • Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
  • Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (35 ratings)

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Centers of Gravity

Written by: Marko Kloos
Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
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Publisher's Summary

Stranded light-years from home, Major Andrew Grayson and his crew are on a desperate mission to discover the Lankies’ secrets. They can’t let what they’ve found die with them.

Nine hundred light-years from home, Major Andrew Grayson and the crew of NACS Washington are marooned in a sunless system with limited water, reactor fuel, and food. The last hope for survival is to go where nothing human has gone before.

After embarking on a scouting mission to the only moon with surface signs of life, Andrew and his Special Tactics Team make two startling discoveries. One is a dream: a form of protein and plant life that could save the starving humans in the rogue system. The second is a nightmare: this harvested rock is infested with Lankies. Far from the seemingly mindless aggressors Andrew has battled for years, these show a terrifying awareness, and they have surprising secrets of their own hidden away in the darkness.

When the Lankies sense an uninvited presence in their world, Andrew’s operation becomes an expedition to hell. The odds against his small crew are stacked high. Of all the mysteries of space, how to escape with their lives is the greatest unknown of all.

©2022 Marko Kloos (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

What the critics say

“…flawlessly performed by the narrative talents of Eric G. Dove who brings this science fiction adventure come to life in a true 'theatre of the mind' experience. …strongly recommended.” (Midwest Book Review)

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The end?

I’ve been following this series for many years. If it has to end here, I don’t know how it could end better.

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Missing Luke Daniels

The story was good, I just really missed Luke Daniels narration. I found the new guys voice hard to listen to.

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Great

Another great read! A must read like the rest of the series! I really enjoyed.

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What's next?

This book surpassingly grew the characters in a way I wasn't expecting and left me thinking, where do we go next. The ending leave multiple paths forward and I am super excited to see where this goes.

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Solid ending to the series

This novel was right in line with the previous books of the series. Kloos's story is tight, his characters are interesting and the action has perfect pace.

My one quibble with the series is that I was unsatisfied with the things the author left unexplained. What motivates the bad guys? In this final book, we get some indications but I wanted more. Another example - how did a species of relatively unintelligent dinosaurs (I can't think of a better word) figure out how to travel at speeds faster than light? On this question, not even a hint of an explanation is given.

These complaints aside, as mentioned above, the author delivers another first-rate space opera story that is worth your credit, particularly if you've listened to the previous books.

Final word. The best part was the ending. It was a touching way for both the main character and the author to walk away from the series. This was very well done.

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amazing

it is always nice when a epic story sticks the landing 👌 . 100% from book 1 to end.

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