Fortress of Lies: A BattleTech Novel (MechWarrior: Dark Ages, 8) [Paperback]

J. Steven York (Author)

Book Description

Series: Mech Warrior: Dark Age | Publication Date: February 3, 2004

Duke Aaron Sandoval is trying to convince the governors of the Republic to forge a coalition against House Liao in an attempt to seize power for himself. And he's willing to sacrifice anything or anyone-including his nephew Eric-who stands in his way.

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About the Author

J. Steven York is the national best-selling author of over fifteen books and many short stories.  In his career, he's been privileged to write in such fantastic fictional universes as "Star Trek," "X-Men," "Conan the Barbarian," and "Transformers," but his favorite universes are the ones he creates himself.

   In his spare time, he creates a weekly web-comic called "Minions at Work."  He is married to fellow writer Christina F. York (who in addition to working under her own name, also writes mysteries under the names Christy Evans and Christy Fifield).  

   They live together a few blocks from the Pacific on the Oregon coast.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Roc; First Thus edition (February 3, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451459636
• ISBN-13: 978-0451459633
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,149,275 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Steve York is the national best-selling author of over a dozen books and many short stories published in anthologies, magazines, and as Kindle books. In addition to his original fiction, he's written adventures in the worlds of Star Trek, the X-Men, Conan, the Transformers, and MechWarrior.

In his spare time he produces the weekly web-comic "Minions at Work" (www.MinionsAtWork.com)

He's married to fellow-writer Christina F. York (Who also writes mystery as Christy Evans and Christy Fifield), with whom he sometimes collaborates. They live on the Oregon coast with their two cats Sydney and Oz.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Could there be hope?, June 24, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Fortress of Lies: A BattleTech Novel (MechWarrior: Dark Ages, 8) (Paperback)

I must say that this was one of the best MW:DA books yet. The story was interesting and informative, and the characters contained much more depth than found in many Dark Age novels. One problem I had was that some of the characters' personalities, i.e. Erik, seemed inconsistant with previous writtings, but this seems to be one of the trends with the Dark Age books.
Although some of this book was predictable, it was still quite enjoyable to read.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, July 27, 2005

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Mr. Cynical (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fortress of Lies: A BattleTech Novel (MechWarrior: Dark Ages, 8) (Paperback)

This is a terrific book, one of the best from the MW line. York has a way of making you truly enjoy the characters, even if you hate them. I truly hope we see more from him in the MW universe.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Learning about a new faction, March 4, 2004

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J. Chovan "bronx" (San Bernardino, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fortress of Lies: A BattleTech Novel (MechWarrior: Dark Ages, 8) (Paperback)

This MechWarrior novel gives us a look at the SwordSworn Faction. Headed by Duke Aaron Sandoval, the reader learns about the Duke's plans to carve a piece of the Republic for House Davion. Aaron's cousin, Eric Sandoval, returns as a more developed character who is coming into his own as a player in this interstellar power struggle. The book moves at a rapid pace and does a good job at advancing the Dark Age storyline. As another reviewer noted, it is interesting to see the Sandovals, in essence, breaking their oaths to the Republic, but at the same time, their loyalty to House Davion remains strong. It will be interesting to see if WizKids continues the old BattleTech trend of having the Davions/Sandovals win all of the time at the expense of the Capellans/Kuritas. This book seems to be leaning towards that interpretation, but with the twist of Sandoval greed and selfishness thrown in instead of Davion "honor." Fans of the series will most likely enjoy this book due to its inclusion of some of the major characters from the game and for the continuity of the families from the previous BattleTech series.