Ballistic

The Palladium Wars, Book 2

By: Marko Kloos

Narrated by: Angelo Di Loreto

"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.

©2020 Marko Kloos (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Well written good characterization, but uneventful

The headline kinda sums things up. Marko Kloos is a gifted writer and his characters are deep and interesting. However the story is... pretty empty. The first entry in this series was a good setup to the intrigue and mystery. The second entry should start to unravel the conspiracies. Only one major event happens and the major characters have little interaction with it. It doesn't really change their lives or outlook. The story also seems... short, even though it's 9+ hours long. Very little changes for the major characters from book 1.

I feel like this book is Palladium wars Book 1.5.

On the dull side, but still good

First as foremost, I'm not a big fan of narrator switches in the middle of a series. This narrator is at least as good as Luke Daniels, albeit with his own unique set of well developed professional characteristics.

As for the story... It feels like the author is deliberately stretching the story to ensure the highest payday he can achieve, sacrificing both quality and readers' overall experience in the process. In this book, he added to the intrigue, but very little in terms of anything else.

It's

better than first part. I got surprised few times while listening to it. Cann't wait to start pt 3.

Exquisite

You know the first book made me really enjoy this format of chapter based perspective. But ballistic does not disappoint in any way. This book by my standard was an absolute delight. Thank you for the writing and narrating of it.

Different narrators for each book

Having different narrators for each of the 3 books in this series really diminishes the enjoyment.