Science Fiction/Space Opera
From Goodreads:
The alien forces known as
the Lankies are gathering on the solar system’s edge, consolidating their
conquest of Mars and setting their sights on Earth. The far-off colony of New
Svalbard, cut off from the rest of the galaxy by the Lanky blockade, teeters on
the verge of starvation and collapse. The forces of the two Earth alliances
have won minor skirmishes but are in danger of losing the war. For battle-weary
staff sergeant Andrew Grayson and the ragged forces of the North American
Commonwealth, the fight for survival is entering a catastrophic new phase.
Forging an uneasy alliance
with their Sino-Russian enemies, the NAC launches a hybrid task force on a long
shot: a stealth mission to breach the Lanky blockade and reestablish supply
lines with Earth. Plunging into combat against a merciless alien species that
outguns, outmaneuvers, and outfights them at every turn, Andrew and his fellow
troopers could end up cornered on their home turf, with no way out and no hope
for reinforcement. And this time, the struggle for humanity’s future can only
end in either victory or annihilation.
Angles of Attack is book
three of the Frontlines series and it continues in the manner as the first two
books. It is fun Space Opera. The plot is the same. Earth is still in danger from the
Lankies; aliens who are almost impossible to defeat.
There is enough back-story
scattered in the book to remind everyone about what has gone before. In fact it is enough to help the book stand-alone. Like most series it would be more fun
to read if you had read the first two books.
The main characters are easy
to like and fit the military space opera world where Angles of Attack is
set. There are several themes that
repeat throughout the series. Those
themes help with the development of the characters.
The book ends with some
things accomplished. But several
of the main characters face big decisions so I hope that means the series will
continue.
I received an ARC of Angles
of Attack from Netgalley in return for an honest review.
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