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ⓘ About Marko Kloos
Marko Kloos is a German-born writer who moved to the United States later on in his life where he developed his writing career. Before becoming a writer he served in the army, he worked as an IT administrator, sold books, worked at the docks and none of those jobs seemed to cut it for him. The only other job that he enjoyed other than writing was as one autobiographer put it, “working as an unpaid slave for 2 toddlers” or rather a stay home dad. His genre is mainly fiction books especially science fiction. His career in the army seems to have an impact on his writing as many of them will involve war. He is also known to be a pro guns supporter who believes citizens should be able to protect themselves with private ammunition.
All Book Series by Marko Kloos
Echoes of Silence
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2025 Co-authored · Robin Kloos
How to Move Spheres and Influence People
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2019
Wild Cards
Series opener · book 1 of 49 · published 1986 Anthology · George R.R. Martin
Jokertown Shuffle
Book 9 of 49 · published 1991 Anthology · Melinda M. Snodgrass
Double Solitaire
Book 10 of 49 · published 1992 Anthology · Melinda M. Snodgrass
Turn of the Cards
Book 12 of 49 · published 1993 Anthology · George R.R. Martin,Victor Milán
Death Draws Five
Book 14 of 49 · published 2006 Anthology · George R.R. Martin,John J. Miller
Busted Flush
Book 15 of 49 · published 2008 Anthology · George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,Caroline Spector
Inside Straight
Book 16 of 49 · published 2008 Anthology · Melinda M. Snodgrass
Ghost Girl Takes Manhattan
Book 18 of 49 · published 2010 Anthology · Carrie Vaughn
Fort Freak
Book 19 of 49 · published 2011 Anthology · George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,David Anthony Durham
The Button Man and the Murder Tree
Book 20 of 49 · published 2013 Anthology · Cherie Priest
The Elephant in the Room
Book 21 of 49 · published 2013 Anthology · George R.R. Martin,Paul Cornell
Lowball
Book 22 of 49 · published 2014 Anthology · George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,David Anthony Durham
Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza
Book 23 of 49 · published 2014 Anthology · Carrie Vaughn
Prompt. Professional. Pop!
Book 24 of 49 · published 2014 Anthology · Walter Jon Williams
The Thing about Growing Up in Jokertown
Book 27 of 49 · published 2016 Anthology · George R.R. Martin
When the Devil Drives
Book 29 of 49 · published 2017 Anthology · Melinda M. Snodgrass
The Flight of Morpho Girl
Book 31 of 49 · published 2018 Anthology · George R.R. Martin,Caroline Spector
Knaves Over Queens
Book 32 of 49 · published 2018 Anthology · George R.R. Martin
The City That Never Sleeps
Book 34 of 49 · published 2019 Anthology · Walton Simons
Naked, Stoned, and Stabbed
Book 35 of 49 · published 2019 Anthology · Bradley Denton
Wild Cards X: Double Solitaire
Book 36 of 49 · published 2019 Anthology · Melinda M. Snodgrass
Three Kings
Book 38 of 49 · published 2020 Anthology · George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass
Pairing Up
Book 45 of 49 · published 2023 Co-authored · George R.R. Martin,Melinda M. Snodgrass,David Anthony Durham,Kevin Andrew Murphy,Gwenda Bond,Christopher Rowe,Bradley Denton,Peter Newman
Sleeper Straddle
Book 47 of 49 · published 2024 Anthology · Carrie Vaughn,Stephen Leigh,Mary Anne Mohanraj,Cherie Priest,Walter Jon Williams,Christopher Rowe,Max Gladstone
House Rulesin Stories
Book 48 of 49 · published 2025 Anthology · George R.R. Martin
Ante Up
Latest in the series · book 49 of 49 · published 2025 Anthology · John Jos. Miller
Unidentified Funny Objects 10
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2026
Love, Death and Robots: The Official Anthology: Volume One
Book 2 of 3 · published 2021
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Marko Kloos?
Marko Kloos is a German-born writer who moved to the United States later on in his life where he developed his writing career. Before becoming a writer he served in the army, he worked as an IT administrator, sold books, worked at the docks and none of those jobs seemed to cut it for him. The only other job that he enjoyed other than writing was as one autobiographer put it, “working as an unpaid slave for 2 toddlers” or rather a stay home dad.
Which Marko Kloos series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Frontlines series, the earliest of Marko Kloos's multi-book series: it opens with Terms of Enlistment (2013) and runs to 11 books across 2013–2025, ending with Echoes of Silence (2025). Marko Kloos's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Marko Kloos written?
Marko Kloos has 87 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1986 and 2026. 83 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Frontlines series with 11 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Marko Kloos's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Marko Kloos's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Frontlines (2013–2025, 11 books), Frontlines Graphic Novels (2016, 1 book) and Palladium Wars (2019–2024, 4 books), plus 2 more.
How are Marko Kloos's books organised into series?
This guide splits Marko Kloos's 87 books into 7 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Frontlines (11 books, 2013–2025); Palladium Wars (4 books, 2019–2024); Frontlines: Evolution (3 books, 2024–2026); Wild Card (2 books, 2019–2020); Frontlines Graphic Novels (1 book, 2016), plus 2 further series.