Trained to be the Inner Sphere's finest warrior, Prince Victor-Steiner Davion has only known one enemy in battle: the Clans. A year earlier he led a massive counter-strike against the Smoke Jaguar Clan, pursuing them all the way to their homeworld. He then faced all of the Clans in one last battle for supremacy. But for a man of war like Prince Victor, can there ever be peace? When he returns home he finds the Inner Sphere in tatters, with a new order in power...leaving him a hero without a home.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another Quality Contiuance ...,
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This review is from: Battletech 42: Prince of Havoc: Twilight of the Clans VII (Battletech) (Paperback)
Lest anyone should doubt, Stackpole is the best when it comes to outlining the history of Battletech - which is as it should be, considering it's officially his job. I will not say PoH is his best effort, because it's not. As far as plot and action and story and character development and all, Grave Covenant was its superior. PoH shows an unfortunate tendancy - which occurs all too often in this genre, IMO - to start slow and then rush madly at the very end to draw the book to its finish. This has left some dangling plot threads, and prematurely cut off some others. One big instance is his almost deus ex machina takeover of the FedCom by Katharine - in the hurry to accomplish this and get to something else, the scenario by which Katherine manages the feat is rather implausible and certainly distasteful. Because of things like this, one believes maybe this book should have been accomplished it two parts rather than just the one cover. But that said, the power and quality of PoH still makes it an invaluable contribution to the series. Politics in the world of Battletech has been set on its ear, and it may never be the same again. And it's been done only as Stackpole could do it. Here's hoping the next episode is not long in coming, for we are seriously in need of resolution. For some things, anyway ... regardZ, JvS! PS - Who beside me hopes the assassin ends up targetting Katherine instead?
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best Battletech novel ever!,
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This review is from: Battletech 42: Prince of Havoc: Twilight of the Clans VII (Battletech) (Paperback)
The first time, the Battletech novels made it to Germany, I became a fan of them. And to be perfectly honest after having read the other 41 novels, too, I can say that "Prince of Havoc" is the best one so far. The Jags are drowned in their own blood and cruelty, the Clan Invasion has ended (at least as long as the Wolfs and Jade Falcons are busy) and the Inner Sphere has radically changed. The role of being the bad guys has shifted from House Liao to House Steiner (thanks to Katherine Steiner's blood-thirst I can live with that - as a native Kraut). Michael Stackpole has managed to maintain such a high level of tension and incredible surprises and changes throughout the entire storyline, I can hardly wait for the story to be contiuned!Let's just hope that we do not have to wait too long!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Guns and Politics,
By J. Baker (DisneyWorld, FL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Battletech 42: Prince of Havoc: Twilight of the Clans VII (Battletech) (Paperback)
The Smoke Jaguar clan faces certain doom in this novel, with the combined might of the Inner Sphere bearing down on them. The clan's homeworld is lost, and with it all existence of the clan except for the the surviving Ikhan Osis. Guns and politics sums this thrilling novel up very nicely. The beginning of the books throws you into the mix of a Trial of Refusal for the clan's right to invade the Inner Sphere. Victor Davion, supreme commander of the Inner Sphere task force now faces the finest warriors the clans have to offer, but will he and his warriors survive the confrontation? The latter part of the book you learn of Victor's evil sister and that she has annexed his realm and stripped him of his power. The following politics further the story beyond belief but sometimes bore the reader with it's long winded speeches and hidden meanings, and complex anaolgies. Long time readers will like this book than first timers, but this book still proves the mastery of storytelling the Battletech authors have. I reccomend this book to anyone who a slight intrest or any intrest at all in Mech Warrior and Battletech to read this book. There are plenty of combat sequences that do not always favor the good guys. In closing, this book does deserve the 5 stars but the one star I took off is for the lengthy politics near the end, sometimes boring the reader. " A Warrior needs a war"
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