Earlier this month, I started work on Frontlines #8. If I stick to my schedule (and so far I am), the draft should be complete by the end of July. I can’t give you a precise publication date for a novel that isn’t complete and turned in yet, obviously. But if all goes as planned, the novel should be out in the first half of next year, probably around April or May.
Oh, and Frontlines #8 has a title now. The novel will be called CENTERS OF GRAVITY.
Until then, the third novel in the Palladium Wars series, CITADEL, will be released on August 10. Things are coming to a boil in the Gaia system, and if you’re looking for a bunch of military SF action mixed in with your space opera, CITADEL has plenty of it.
Speaking of release dates: the official LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS anthology is available now. It contains all the short stories and scripts that were the basis for the first season, including my own LUCKY 13 and SHAPE-SHIFTERS. (Sadly, I am not on the list of contributors for LD+R Season 2, but I am fine with letting some of the other kids have a turn on that swing set, so to speak.)
In other news: the weather is gorgeous, all denizens of Castle Frostbite have had their Pfizer shots, and it looks like we will be able to safely get together with friends and family in the second half of the year. I’ve booked a week-long get-together with some of my close friends (who will also be fully vaccinated), and I can’t tell you how much I am looking forward to hanging out with people in person again. Thank you, science.
I can’t wait for the next Frontlines book! I only discovered them in 2019, but I’ve fallen in love with the world and characters. The first book was possibly the most captivating military sci-fi novel I’d ever read since I picked up Starship Troopers for the first time, and the rest of the series did not let my expectations down.
On the topic of Love Death + Robots and Lucky 13, do you have any comments on how the animators depicted the Hornets and other bits of military gear? I felt that they didn’t quite look right for aerospace vehicles, and the SRA troops were all wearing gas masks, which looked kinda goofy.
Hey Marko. My name is Kris. I stumbled upon the Frontlines series when I was deployed in 2014. It was left in the ships library by someone before me. I read Terms of Enlistment in about a day and emailed my wife to have her send me Lines of Departure ASAP. Ever since then I have kept up with the series. I was pleasantly surprised to see your name in the credits of Lucky 13 and Shape-Shifters. They were two of my favorite episodes of the show so far. I knew I recognized the plot of L13 from somewhere while I was watching. Suffice to say that I greatly appreciate your work and thank you for keeping entertained on deployment.
Hoo boy. Playing with gravity around a rougue planet with moons is gonna be fun.
Just a thought, do you have any thoughts on how the Avengers look like aside from what’s been said? I’ve always sort of used the Human spaceship Titans in Stellaris as my headcanon of what their predecessors looked like, but haven’t came up with any solid image for Avengers.
Thanks Marko for the quick and direct answer. As you have written an Occam’s Razor. Makes sense.
Tolle News – Freue mich riesig auf Buch Nummer 8! Schöne Grüße aus Berlin
Tim, I just finished the audio book and wondered the same! I thought I missed it, but couldn’t really relisten to the whole thing to find out.
Just a simple small question. How did Andrew get his M17 pistol back?
His CO returned it to him off-screen before the battle. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it…
I have been going through the books like I go through a pack of chips, they are just amazing. I just hope, that it will end in a happy ending for Halley and Andrew, for me their story of what keeps me the most in this book. Too many good books where ruined by unnecessary desire to have drama.
Where is the like button on this?
Book 7 was the only one that finishes in the middle of the action. I’d be mad but TIL you had something to do with Love & Robots. I guess I’ll have to read everything else you’ve written in the meantime. Small price to pay!
Just finished 7 today. I didn’t even realize how far into the book I was when it ended. Can’t wait for 8!! 😀
Frontlines book #8 with a title?.. Oh Hells Yeah! 😀
Now the wait and struggles until the actual release of “Centers Of Gravity”. Dang it!
Woot!
the new Frontlines book has a title and comes out – insert heavy breathing.gif 😀
The gorgeous weather is wasted on the black flies over here in Danbury. Great news on the books, definitely looking forward to them…I hope you’ve got a lot more in the pipeline!
Good news: hope the Russian Combat Controller comes into it. Ochin Xorosho!
Good news: hope the Russian combat controller is in this one. Ochin Xorosho!
Yay!
Best things I have heard all day!
Yay! That is all.