Kloos is best known for his Frontlines series of military science fiction novels. Featuring the protagonist Andrew Grayson, they are set in a future in which a Western and an Eastern power bloc are at war with each other and with an alien threat.
Reviewing the first novel, Terms of Enlistment, io9 described it as sticking close to the conventions of the genre, focusing on "guns, acronyms, hard-ass drill sergeants, explosions and battles on alien worlds". The reviewer considered the second novel, Lines of Departure, to be an improvement in that it reflected a critical outlook towards powerful, centralized government that was often absent in leading works of the genre such as Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers.[2]
Lines of Departure was nominated for the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel on a slate organized by the "Sad Puppies", a group of "right-leaning science fiction writers."[3] In reaction to this, Kloos withdrew the novel from consideration for the award.[3] He was subsequently honored by George R. R. Martin for this decision.[4]
In 2019, his short stories, Lucky Thirteen and On The Use Of Shape-Shifters In Warfare, were adapted as part of the Netflix anthology series Love, Death & Robots.
Aftershocks, the first book in a new series, "The Palladium Wars," was released in July 2019.[5]
Personal lifeedit
Kloos served in the West German military as a junior NCO in 1989. He drew upon these experiences in his military science fiction.[6]
Kloos lives in New Hampshire with his family and has been employed as "a soldier, a bookseller, a freight dock worker, a tech support drone, and a corporate IT administrator".[1] He is a graduate of the Viable Paradise writers' workshop.[7]
marko, kloos, german, author, military, science, fiction, high, fantasy, born, germany, kloos, lives, works, united, states, occupationscience, fiction, authorgenremilitary, science, fictionwebsitemarkokloos, contents, work, personal, life, bibliography, front. Marko Kloos is a German author of military science fiction and high fantasy Born in Germany Kloos lives and works in the United States 1 Marko KloosOccupationScience fiction authorGenreMilitary science fictionWebsitemarkokloos wbr com Contents 1 Work 2 Personal life 3 Bibliography 3 1 Frontlines series 3 2 Frontlines Evolution series 3 3 The Palladium Wars series 3 4 Other work 4 References 5 External linksWork editKloos is best known for his Frontlines series of military science fiction novels Featuring the protagonist Andrew Grayson they are set in a future in which a Western and an Eastern power bloc are at war with each other and with an alien threat Reviewing the first novel Terms of Enlistment io9 described it as sticking close to the conventions of the genre focusing on guns acronyms hard ass drill sergeants explosions and battles on alien worlds The reviewer considered the second novel Lines of Departure to be an improvement in that it reflected a critical outlook towards powerful centralized government that was often absent in leading works of the genre such as Robert Heinlein s Starship Troopers 2 Lines of Departure was nominated for the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel on a slate organized by the Sad Puppies a group of right leaning science fiction writers 3 In reaction to this Kloos withdrew the novel from consideration for the award 3 He was subsequently honored by George R R Martin for this decision 4 In 2019 his short stories Lucky Thirteen and On The Use Of Shape Shifters In Warfare were adapted as part of the Netflix anthology series Love Death amp Robots Aftershocks the first book in a new series The Palladium Wars was released in July 2019 5 Personal life editKloos served in the West German military as a junior NCO in 1989 He drew upon these experiences in his military science fiction 6 Kloos lives in New Hampshire with his family and has been employed as a soldier a bookseller a freight dock worker a tech support drone and a corporate IT administrator 1 He is a graduate of the Viable Paradise writers workshop 7 Bibliography editFrontlines series edit NovelsTerms of Enlistment 2013 ISBN 978 1 4778 0978 5 47North Lines of Departure 2014 ISBN 978 1 4778 1740 7 47North Angles of Attack 2015 ISBN 978 1 4778 2831 1 47North Chains of Command 2016 ISBN 978 1 5039 5032 0 47North Fields of Fire 2017 ISBN 978 1 5039 4071 0 47North Points of Impact 2018 ISBN 978 1 5420 4846 0 47North Orders of Battle 2020 ISBN 978 1 5420 1958 3 47North Centers of Gravity 2022 ISBN 978 1 7136 4680 8 47NorthChapbooksLucky Thirteen 2013 Measures of Absolution 2013 ComicsWith Ivan Brandon Frontlines Requiem four issues Jet City Comics 2016 Frontlines Evolution series edit Scorpio 2023 ISBN 978 1 5420 3549 1 47NorthThe Palladium Wars series edit Novels Aftershocks July 1 2019 8 ISBN 978 1 5420 4355 7 47North Ballistic May 26 2020 9 ISBN 978 1 5420 9007 0 47North Citadel August 10 2021 10 ISBN 978 1 5420 9007 0 47NorthOther work edit Short fictionInk and Blood 2011 Cake Whores of Mars 2012 11 Berlin Is Never Berlin 2020 12 References edit a b Kloos Marko about Retrieved 29 April 2015 Liptak Andrew 31 January 2015 Craving a new military science fiction thrillride Pick up these books io9 Retrieved 29 April 2015 a b Flood Alison 17 April 2015 Hugo award nominees withdraw amid Puppygate storm The Guardian Retrieved 29 April 2015 Who Won Science Fiction s Hugo Awards and Why It Matters by Amy Wallace in Wired published August 23 2015 retrieved August 23 2015 Forthcoming Books Locus Online 2017 08 29 Retrieved 2018 12 10 Liptak Andrew 30 April 2016 Marko Kloos On Turning His Military Service Into Kickass Space Adventures io9 Retrieved 30 April 2016 Marko Kloos Beneath Ceaseless Skies Retrieved 29 April 2015 Aftershocks The Palladium Wars Amazon com 2019 07 07 Retrieved 2019 07 07 Ballistic The Palladium Wars Amazon com 2019 07 07 Retrieved 2019 07 07 Citadel The Palladium Wars Amazon com 2020 07 28 Retrieved 2020 07 28 a first day of fall freebie cake whores of mars 23 September 2015 Kloos Marko 2020 05 06 Berlin Is Never Berlin Tor com Retrieved 2020 05 11 External links editOfficial website Marko Kloos at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marko Kloos amp oldid 1151064642, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
