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Battletech 09: Ideal War

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Chris Kubasik really did a wonderful job with this one. I own nearly every Battletech novel and gaming system and this novel has really stood out. The realism in the 'horrors of war' concepts truely stand out as well as the feelings of the main character Paul Masters as he see's that it is not an 'ideal war'. One last thing his Phoenix Hawk is the best described mech in any of the books i have read.

This was the first book that I owned in the Battletch series and I think it is the best book to get first. It explains alot of what you need to know about the Battletech world. It dosn't offer alot of action unitll the end but it still kept my attention.

This was trully a great book. It shows how the main character, Captain Paul Masters learns that not all wars are fought with dignity and respect. He ends up being caught in a war that he doesn't understand. The guerrila warfare he ends up in turns out to be not what he expected. It ends up being one of the bloodiest he's ever seen and he is amazed how the war is fought ruthlessly. The last battle was also great because of the twist that the novel takes. It's really a great book and I recomend it to anyone.

This was my first battletech novel and is still one of my favourites. The creation ceremony of the Knights of the Inner Sphere is amazing and the conversation among the main characters before the last battle is one that I will never forget.

This book was the first Batteltech book I read, and it realy gets you going. A real page turner. This book is fast paced with lots of action. The writer puts you in a Elit pilots point of view when he becomes traped in a gurilla war. MUST READ! Good for begginers.

Unlike a lot of other Battletech books, Ideal War does not have much in the way of open 'Mech to 'Mech fighting. Instead, it goes a lot more into detail with the political side of the Battletech universe and is unique in that quality. It is a good book and will still be appreciated by those who enjoy the monolithic battles that the 'Mechs provide. Very well rounded.

I have been a Battletech a fan for quite a few years, and have recently begun to rebuild my collections of novels. Truth be told as it has been years since I read the books it is like my first read. Simply put, Christopher Kubasic has taken one of the more notorious conflicts in American history and thrust it's savagery into a future where the concept of Honorable combat is being reborn. The idea of the guerilla fighter still being able to bring an armoured combatant to a halt is disturbing, not because of the damage done to the machine but because of the toll on the man inside.

The feelings I got from this book was far too much one of trying to to two very different things. The idea of the Knights of the Inner Sphere being founded in the beginning works well. However, the rest of the novel is very much a "Vietnam War in Space." It's quite annoying, and begins even before the story. A dirty internal war yes, but my lord, did it have to be TELEGRAPHED in the dedication?

On the other hand, the protagonist is portrayed as a whiny twit in the later "Twilight of the Clans" books.

This book has a well-conceived storyline and a good idea for characters, but the writing and the unfolding story should be pursued as treatments for insomnia... There is no depth to the characters, no surprises in the plot, no overall redeeming qualities that even justify the waste of paper... FASA corp. really fell asleep at the wheel when this one slipped through...

I recommand this book for a newbies in the btech universe. The plot is good and battlemech r good,it's violent too.