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Title: Storms of Fate (Battletech, 54) by Loren L. Coleman ISBN: 0-451-45876-1 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: 02 April, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.69 (13 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Storms of Fate
Comment: Overall a good book but I am becoming frustrated with the slow pace of the storyline and the lack of supporting characters. The Battletech universe had such a wide variety of interesting characters that are not being used at all in this civil war storyline. Kai Allard-Liao, Wolf's Dragoons, the Kell Hounds, Phelan Kell, all the clans and many others seem to have no role in this civil war. The Clans must have some interest in the war, Phalen Kell was such a large part of the Clan wars and now he is just sitting around and Kai is going to sit by and wait to see what happens??? My frustration is more with the story line and less with the writing, which is very good and has a nice mix of battle and politics.
P.S. The foreword of the book made it seem like the Battletech line was being sold to a new company b/c FASA was closing. It also seem to say that novels were going to end b/c of this sale. I would certainly hope that the novels are not ending and that someone continues to write more in this series.
Rating: 5
Summary: Coleman is at his best
Comment: Well, since I have been reading/playing battletech for years now, I imagine I have some seniority on the matter. This book, while still the same civil war does much to keep it from tiring. In this novel specifically, we loose a charecter, see a charecter at their worst, and see an old charecter come back from the grave, such as it were. If you are not already an avid fan/reader of the Battletech series, this may not be a spectacular place to start, but as long as you have read one or two books in the series and know the politics and such in general, this is a spectacular book. It brings the current story closer to a close (which any good reader knows won't stay closed), and opens up new possibilites with the election of a "fair" Star Leauge ruler and the addition of two new member states to the leauge. Nobody does them like Coleman.
Rating: 1
Summary: Even More Disappointing
Comment: I am addicted to the story of Victor Davion and the FedCom civil war. Unfortunately the only stuff that's going around is not very good. Coleman once again proves that he is afraid of characterization, while hiding behind endless droning battles. Perhaps if he stopped before each battle scene and asked himself "Does this battle serve any purpose whatsoever to this story?" and then did not write the battle after the inevitable answer of "no-this might have been a readable book.
I am very interested in finding out how the civil war ends, but I sincerely doubt I can stand another one of Coleman's putrid stories.
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Title: Patriots and Tyrants (Battletech, 52) by Loren L. Coleman ISBN: 0451458451 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: 05 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Call of Duty (Battletech, 53) by Blaine Lee Pardoe ISBN: 0451458567 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: 10 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Flashpoint (Battletech, 50) by Loren L. Coleman ISBN: 0451458249 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: 10 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Test of Vengeance by Bryan Nystul ISBN: 0451458362 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: 12 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Measure of a Hero (Battletech, 48) by Blaine Lee Pardoe ISBN: 0451457943 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: 10 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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