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Die Lankies erobern den Mars Der interstellare Konflikt zwischen Menschen und Lankies, hoch entwickelten und brandgefährlichen Aliens, spitzt sich weiter zu: Die Lankies haben den Mars erobert und so die Menschenkolonie auf dem unwirtlichen Planeten New Svalbard von der Versorgungsroute abgeschnitten. Können die nordamerikanischen Weltraumstreitkräfte, kurz NAC, die Blockade nicht brechen, ist die Bevölkerung eines ganzen Planeten dem Hungertod ausgeliefert. Und wann die Lankies auch die Erde angreifen werden, ist nur noch eine Frage der Zeit. NAC-Sergeant Andrew Grayson ist klar, dass bei dieser Schlacht das Schicksal der gesamten menschlichen Zivilisation auf dem Spiel steht …

Anfang des 22. Jahrhunderts. Die Menschheit kämpft gegen Aliens, in den letzten bewohnbaren Zonen der Galaxis tobt ein blutiger Bürgerkrieg, und politische Unruhen, militärische Polizeigewalt und Not bedrohen das gesamte Sonnensystem. Der junge Army-Offizier Andy Grayson hat zwar das Militärbootcamp und den verheerenden Überfall im All überlebt, doch als er mit einer Truppe Querulanten und Unruhestiftern in eine ferne Kolonie geschickt wird, weiß er, dass seine gefährlichste Mission gerade erst begonnen hat …

Angriff! Anfang des 22. Jahrhunderts ist die Welt restlos überfüllt: Die Menschen leben auf allerengstem Raum zusammen, die Lebensmittel sind knapp – die Tagesration eines Erwachsenen besteht aus 2000 Kalorien Sojamehl –, und jeder, der es sich leisten kann, lebt längst auf einem anderen Planeten. Davon träumt auch der junge Andy Grayson. Um endlich von der Erde wegzukommen, tritt er der Army bei, die sich gerade auf einen interstellaren Krieg mit einer feindlich gesinnten Alien-Spezies vorbereitet. Und ehe er sichs versieht, landet Andy auf einem weit abgelegenen Kolonialplaneten der Erde – im härtesten Bootcamp des Universums ...

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.

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.

"I gulped down Ballistic in one long read, staying awake half the night, and now I want the next one!" --George R. R. Martin There is a personal price to pay for having aligned with the wrong side in a reckless war. For Aden Jansen it's the need to adopt a new identity while keeping his past hidden. Now he's integrated himself aboard the Zephyr, a merchant ship smuggling critical goods through dangerous space. But danger is imminent on planet Gretia, as well. Under occupation, torn between postwar reformers and loyalists, it's a polestar for civil unrest. Meanwhile an occupation forces officer is pulled right back into the fray when the battle alarm is raised, an ambitious heiress is entangled in a subversive political conspiracy, and an Allied captain is about to meet the enemy head-on. As Aden discovers, the insurgents on Gretia--and in space--are connected, organized, and ready to break into full-scale rebellion. History is threatening to repeat itself. It's time that Aden rediscovers who he is, whom he can trust, and what he must fight for now.

"It's been four years since Earth threw its full military prowess against the Lanky incursion. Humanity has been yanked back from the abyss of extinction. The solar system is at peace. For now. The remaining Lankies may have retreated in fear, but the threat isn't over. They need to be wiped out for good before they strike again. That'll take a new offensive deployment. Aboard an Avenger warship, Andrew and the special tactics team under his command embark on the ultimate search-and-destroy mission. This time, it'll be on Lanky turf."--Provided by publisher

Mars has been under Lanky control for more than a year. Since then, the depleted forces of Earth s alliances have rebuilt their fleets, staffing old warships with freshly trained troops. Torn between the need to beat the Lankies to the punch and taking enough time to put together an effective fighting force, command has decided to strike now.

Humankind may have won the battle, but a new threat looms larger than ever before... Earth's armed forces have stopped the Lanky advance and chased their ships out of the solar system, but for CDC officer Andrew Grayson, the war feels anything but won. On Mars, the grinding duty of flushing out the twenty-meter-tall alien invaders from their burrows underground is wearing down troops and equipment at an alarming rate. And for the remaining extrasolar colonies, the threat of a Lanky attack is ever present. Earth's game changer? New advanced ships and weapons, designed to hunt and kill Lankies and place humanity's militaries on equal footing with their formidable foes. Andrew and his wife, Halley, both now burdened with command responsibilities and in charge of more lives than just their own, are once again in humanity's vanguard as they prepare for this new phase in the war. But the Lankies have their own agenda...and in war, the enemy doesn't usually wait until you are prepared. As Andrew is once again plunged into the chaos and violence of war with an unyielding species, he is forced to confront the toll this endless conflict is taking on them all, and the high price of survival...at any cost.