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For small-time street hustler Cam Alvarez, the choice is simple. He has no family, no friends, no place in the world…nothing to lose. When his latest con results in the death of a cartel hitman, Cam opts to join the Marines and leave Earth to fight a vicious alien enemy.Drafted into the Marine Drop-Troopers, Cam discovers there’s one thing he’s even better at than running street-con games, and that’s killing the enemy. Wrapped in an armoured battle suit, Cam finds purpose amidst the horror and destruction of the war, and the opportunity for a new sort of friends and family… if he can break the habits of a life spent alone, trusting no one.And … if he can survive.

Military science fiction praised for its authenticity, intense combat, and compelling characters, the bestselling Drop Trooper series continues with book 2, Kinetic Strike. The war made him a hero. Now the Marines need him to be a leader. Cam Alvarez is a Drop-Trooper. A warrior-knight wrapped in the futuristic armor of a high-tech battlesuit, and he’s one of the best. When he’s promoted to sergeant and asked to become a leader, he faces a whole new challenge. The Marines are striking deep into enemy territory and the casualties are mounting. Cam is torn, knowing his job is to follow orders and carry out the battle plan, even if he doesn’t agree with it. But his squad has become his family, and now he’s being asked to lead his family into battle, knowing it will mean their deaths. Can a Marine squad leader come up with a better battle plan than the high command? And will anyone listen if he does? Grab the explosive second installment of Rick Partlow's newest Military Sci-Fi Series and find out! Starship Troopers meets Halo! Perfect for fans of Jay Allan(Crimson Worlds series, Far Stars series, Blood on the Stars series), Jasper T. Scott (Nightstalkers series, New Frontiers series, Ascension Wars series), and Scott Bartlett (I, Starship series,Conscript series) .