Blood of Kerensky, Vol. 1: Lethal Heritage (Battletech) [Mass Market Paperback]

Michael A. Stackpole (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1990

Book 1 of 3: The year is 3030. For the past three hundred years, since the Star League collapse and the rise of the Five Successor States, these mortal enemies have fought over space, land and politics. But a new threat looms just outside the Inner Sphere. The descendants of an old Star League general, the Clans—bred to be the best military force humanity has ever seen—have come to take what they believe is rightfully theirs.

--This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

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About the Author

Michael A. Stackpole is the author of many science fiction and fantasy novels in the BattleTech series. He is also the New York Times best-selling author of Star Wars: X-Wing series. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: FASA Corp. (June 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555600913
• ISBN-13: 978-1555600914
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #387,367 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael A. Stackpole is the New York Times bestselling author of over 40 novels, including I, Jedi and Rogue Squadron. He's won awards in the realms of podcasting, game designer, computer game design, screenwriting, editing, graphic novel writing and novel writing. He lives in Arizona and frequently travels the United States attending conventions and teaching writing workshops. His website is www.stormwolf.com

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great read, October 26, 2004

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This review is from: Lethal Heritage (Battletech) (Paperback)

This is the first Battletech novel I have ever read.
It is the first in the Blood of Kerensky trilogy and also the first novel in the Enter the Clans Battletech Era, which is comprised of 7 total novels.
The book is confuzing for the newcomers in the Battletech universe. There is a lot of action happening on a lot of fronts, the chapters going back and forth but Stackpole did a good job at making the action integrate seemless. The tranzitions are not rough but a bit hard to follow.
Stackpole is definitely a great writer. The action is great, storyline is rich and intriguing, character development and descriptions are also great.

If you plan on reading Battletech books in the Clans Era [years 3049-3059] this is the book to start with and make sure you read them in order.
This is the order of the books in the Clan Era:
Lethal Heritage
Blood Legacy
Lost Destiny
Natural Selection
Asumption of Risk
Bred for War
Malicious Intent

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, November 6, 1998

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This review is from: Lethal Heritage (Battletech) (Paperback)

The year is 3059 the begining of the clan invasion of the Inner Sphere.The son of notorious Kell Hounds mercenary unit,Phelan Kell, is captured by most powerful clan force, Clan Wolf.Phelan is accepted in to their culture and is fored to choose between this new alien lifestyle and his Inner Shere family.

This is a must read for battletech fans.[Like myself]

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Movie? Why not?, June 23, 2000

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Kane Strangwidge - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lethal Heritage (Battletech) (Paperback)

This was the first btech novel I read. Although i found it hard then, to understand this book, i wouldn't reccomend to first timers. It took a few more novels until I read it again and loved it. The effort stackpole has put in this novel is amazing. The characters eg, Vladimir ward, Phelan kell and Kai Allard are exceptionally well. Vlad's brute force, fiendish mind and role as the heel made him my favourite in the novel and still is throughout all Stackpole's novel's. This novel and the trilogy should definately be made into a movie. It would surely please the current fans of the series and no doubt bring hundreds more. This trilogy is one of the more keypoints in the battletech world, with the coming of the clans. a movie made from this would be easily possible with the support it would be shown.