Mechwarrior: Dark Age #26: A Rending of Falcons: A Battletech Novel (Mechwarrior: Dark Age) [Mass Market Paperback]

Victor Milan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 5, 2007

The epic science fiction action saga continues

She has found her vision-and it is of doom...

Jade Falcon Galaxy Commander Malvina Hazen and her warriors are encamped on the planet Skye in their Occupation Zone, overseeing the consolidation of power on the worlds they've wrested from The Republic. When a ship appears at Skye's jump point and its commander declares a Trial of Possession for the wartime doctrine he claims Malvina stole from Clan Hell's Horses, Malvina sees her vision unfolding: she agrees to single BattleMech combat.

Malvina emerges from the fray victorious-and inspired to ride her growing reputation into Clan Jade Falcon's halls of power. But her bold actions may herald the beginning of a civil war that could unmake not simply her own Clan, but the entire Clan way of life.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Roc (June 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451461592
• ISBN-13: 978-0451461599
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,368,885 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good action, March 6, 2011

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R. Hill "Cali123" (california) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mechwarrior: Dark Age #26: A Rending of Falcons: A Battletech Novel (Mechwarrior: Dark Age) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book started slow but had lots of entertaining action through out. Victor Milan did a good job showing the Crusader Clan way of life and politics. He also made the main character Malvina Hazen even more evil from past Jade Falcon books. I don't care for the Shrike mech that Malvina Hazen pilots (I think it's a horrible Dark Age design compared to the superior Turkina mech). I hope they kill her off next Jade Falcon book in favor of someone more stable. I liked that he included Hells Horses and sharing about there ways. I also like the hint at what's to come in the next books.

4.0 out of 5 stars This book moves the story line forward in many ways., July 5, 2007

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Troy A. Peters "steel soul" (North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mechwarrior: Dark Age #26: A Rending of Falcons: A Battletech Novel (Mechwarrior: Dark Age) (Mass Market Paperback)

This give a great deal of insight into what is occuring in the Falcon Domain, as well as some hints as to the Clan Homeworlds, and the Lyran, Wolf actions.

2.0 out of 5 stars Not my cup of tea, June 18, 2007

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Mr. Tim Skirvin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mechwarrior: Dark Age #26: A Rending of Falcons: A Battletech Novel (Mechwarrior: Dark Age) (Mass Market Paperback)

I've never really been a fan of the Jade Falcon sub-line of Battletech/Mechwarrior novels, and this book is no different. Once again the book focuses on Malvina Hazen, who by most counts qualifies as a villain (as opposed to an anti-hero), as she works to destroy all life in the Inner Sphere. As she grows stronger, her enemies grow dumber, and so she wins time after time.

The parts of the book I liked the most were when they touched upon other events in the Inner Sphere, especially with House Steiner and the Wolves. But they were few and far between.