Terms of enlistment book5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a setback for Grayson, who yearns to leave Earth and patrol the outer colonies, where the NAC and rival Sino-Russian Alliance (SRA) tussle over terraformed colony planets.Īfter a peacekeeping mission in the Detroit welfare city goes horribly wrong, Grayson is transferred to the Versailles - an aging starship tasked with ferrying supplies to the NAC's far-flung colonies. After basic training, he is assigned to the Territorial Army, tasked with keeping the peace in the welfare cities of the NAC. Terms of Enlistment tells the story of Andrew Grayson, a self-described "welfare rat" who enlists in the North American Commonwealth (NAC) military to get out Boston - which, in the year 2108, is essentially one giant housing project. Terms of Enlistment is a well-made milSF novel that is sure to appeal to fans of the style - and would also serve as a good introduction for new readers. Four years later I have finally done so, and am happy I did. This piqued my interest, so I made note to read the series. I first became aware of Terms of Enlistment in 2015, when its sequel, Lines of Departure, was (a) included in the sad/rabid puppies Hugo slate and (b) subsequently withdrawn from consideration by Kloos because he's not a culture warrior. The series is highly regarded by fans of milSF. Since publication in 2013, Kloos has essentially written a sequel per year. It was originally self-published, then picked up by Amazon's 47North imprint. Terms of Enlistment is the debut novel from German SF writer Marko Kloos. ![]()
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