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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 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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3 primary booksThe Palladium Wars is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2019 with contributions by Marko Kloos.
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This series keeps getting better.
We get plenty of action. There are space battles and ground conflicts using lots of cool futuristic weapons and equipment. Dirty dealing and do-or-die moments abound. Also, the special operative that showed up at the end of book two returns to make good on his promise. Things have seriously heated up.
The characters are well realized, especially the four POV characters. Their separate threads are starting to converge now. And, though his motivation remains unclear, I think I spotted the character who is trying to destabilize things and restart the war (of course that might be a red herring).
I would like a little more on how humans came to settle this system with its multiple habitable planets. (They don't seem to have FTL.) Perhaps we will learn more in a later book.
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