The ambitious First Lord of the resurrected Star League launches a campaign to rebuild the ancient Capellan Confederation. With his sights set on expanding his borders through the reclamation of the St. Ives Compact, he is brought into direct conflict with his own family. Supported by the ferocious Hustang Warriors, the threat poses a danger to all who would oppose the First Lord's rule. With military units divided in their loyalties, the question remains: Who is willing to pay the higher price in blood?.
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It's about time!!!!!!,
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This review is from: Battletech 44: Threads of Ambition: Book 1 of the Capellan Solution (Paperback)
As a fan of the Capellan Confedration and Sun-Tzu Liao this book really appealed to me. Mostly all the other b-tech book portray Sun-Tzu and the Confederation as fanatics and as an evil that must be stopped by the heroic Federated Commonwealth. This book tells a Capellan side of the story and portrays Sun-Tzu not as a maniac but as a great leader who wants to regain his lost realm. If your a fan of the Confederation GRAB THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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A good book on a long neglected part of the Inner Sphere,
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This review is from: Battletech 44: Threads of Ambition: Book 1 of the Capellan Solution (Paperback)
The Capellan Confederation and the St. Ives Compact have mainly been ignored by the Btech series... since the Warrior series no book has really concentrated on this part of the Inner Sphere except maybe Binding Force which was hard for me to enjoy because the book was about Sun-Tzu whimsically feeling, hey lets flex our military muscle b/c I find it arrogant of Sarna to set up their own government... Anyway this book finally reopens this area to readers... Sun-Tzu plans certainly live up to his namesake with ingenuity as he makes the St. Ives dance to his tune... the battle scenes though sporadic engender a feeling of impending hopelessness making the reader wonder- When will Kai get back to kick some a**? Will Sun-Tzu succeed? Will the people of the Compact continue to fight or voluntarily assimilate back into the Confederation? The story-telling and the characters are very enjoyable and I see this as Loren L. Coleman's best work so far (though Double-Blind was also a very good book) This book has me aching for the sequel and I can't wait to see if Sun-Tzu the puppetmaster's strings will be cut by a returning Victor and Kai.
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The Capellans return at the helm of a sane ruler... sweet...,
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This review is from: Battletech 44: Threads of Ambition: Book 1 of the Capellan Solution (Paperback)
Is it not hard to imagine the Capellan Confederation rising up as a strong Successor State again? Loren Coleman is striving to make it believable.Sun-Tzu Liao has decided to make a sort of movement, Xin-Sheng (rebirth in Chinese). He is increasing patriotism across the Confederation, and has just started a campaign to reclaim lost worlds from the 4th Succession War: the St. Ives Compact. The story revolves around the struggles of Aris Sung, Maurice Fitzgerald, Warner Doles and Cassandra Allard-Liao, with Sun-Tzu and Isis Marik providing the backbone of the plot. A must for all BTech readers!
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Sarna's bright afternoon sunlight beat down on the carved gray rock of the amphitheater, picking out the dark cracks that had formed naturally over time and bringing out the rich grain of the redwood stage. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
targeting reticule, command lance, medium pulse lasers, honor squad, damage schematic, command couch, assault machine, large lasers, center torso, jump jets, medium laser, senior colonel, garrison forces Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
House Master, Ives Compact, Home Guard, House Hiritsu, Star League, First Lord, Light Horse, Sun-Tzu Liao, Capellan Confederation, Aris Sung, Blackwind Lancers, Xin Sheng, Hustaing Warriors, Isis Marik, Talon Zahn, Candace Liao, Ives Lancers, Major Smithson, Chancellor Liao, Federated Commonwealth, Warrior House, Armored Cavalry, Ceres Metals, Black Watch, Chaos March New!
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Sarna's bright afternoon sunlight beat down on the carved gray rock of the amphitheater, picking out the dark cracks that had formed naturally over time and bringing out the rich grain of the redwood stage. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
targeting reticule, command lance, medium pulse lasers, honor squad, damage schematic, command couch, assault machine, large lasers, center torso, jump jets, medium laser, senior colonel, garrison forces Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
House Master, Ives Compact, Home Guard, House Hiritsu, Star League, First Lord, Light Horse, Sun-Tzu Liao, Capellan Confederation, Aris Sung, Blackwind Lancers, Xin Sheng, Hustaing Warriors, Isis Marik, Talon Zahn, Candace Liao, Ives Lancers, Major Smithson, Chancellor Liao, Federated Commonwealth, Warrior House, Armored Cavalry, Ceres Metals, Black Watch, Chaos March New!
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- The Art of War (Penguin Great Ideas) by Sun-tzu on 4 pages
- Battletech 32: Binding Force by Loren Coleman in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Battletech 26: Hearts of Chaos (Vol 26) by Victor Milan in Back Matter
- The Price of Glory (Battletech, No 8) by William H. Keith Jr. in Back Matter
- Battletech 10: Main Event by James D. Long in Back Matter
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- Storms of Fate (Battletech, No. 54) by Loren Coleman in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Battletech 50: Flashpoint by Loren Coleman in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Test of Vengeance (Battletech) by Bryan Nystul in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Patriots and Tyrants (BattleTech #52) by Loren L. Coleman in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Path of Glory (Battletech, 49) by Randall N. Bills in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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