Customer Reviews

Roar of Honor (Mechwarrior, No. 2)

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3 star:		(1)
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Being brutally honest I can't rate this among the better of BTnovels. If I could I would give it 3 and a half stars... ...Anyway,the story is conventional. Outnumbered good guys fight bad guys and eventually pull through by their wits. It's been done so many times in BT novels it's getting seriously stale. At least Blaine did it better than many other authors. The book is a rather good read though and gives interesting insights into Ghost Bear life. At this point I might have given the novel 4 stars. But, but, there are some itsy bitsy mistakes only a fanatical Ghost Bear supporter could spot. And then there's the big one I had dreaded seeing...To recap: Unoriginal but fairly well written novel with a disappointing ending. END

I have long awaited a book in the Battletech Universe that focused Mainly on the Clan I play, the Ghost Bears. I personally believe there could not have been a better author to do the job. I feel Blaine gave good back ground and story flow to the book with good descriptions of Battle that have lacked from some Battletech books (Some of Stackpole's work has lacked in this area lately), without bogging the story down. The only thing I could find wrong was the occasional typo that had slipped past editing. Other than that, I highly Recommend this Book!

I thought that was an cool book. I wish that there were more Mech Warrior books written by the same author. Even though that all of the characters were kind of hard to follow.

This is the first book out of the battletech world that involves the Ghost Bears that I can think of and I loved it! The storyline and the plot were great. If you like storylines from teh battletech world that revolve around the clans or include them in a large way, you will enjoy this one! I had been used to the others being just the wolves vs. the falcons or just side bar stories throughout the storyline. I think that future stories in the Mechwarrior series should have more storylines with the Clans, whether it be Clan Vs. Clan or Clan Vs. Inner Sphere. As long as it expands to include other Clans! Basically, the book was great! Keep it up!

The new defenders on a planet in the Ghost Bear territory is a small, green unit,with freebirths. But they get thrown in a battle with the toughest Clan Wolf unit ever made. This is a great book with, nonstop action that doesnt get u time to breath. Pardoe shows the clans in a way never been shown before. Ive been reading btech for a long time and this is my first mechwarrior book but is as good as stackpole's old books in btech. I recomend this book to everyone that can read! LOL!

Pardoe presents a novel based on Clan Ghost Bear that has everything you'd expect from a book about Clan warfare. He features well outlined characters (for btech novel standards), a grim competetion between 2 Clans/2 mech forces/2 elite clan mechwarriors, and a plot with intruiging twists and interesting informations about the long neglected Ghost Bear Dominion.

The fighting scenes are solid, and both sides receive ample credit, and not the typical 'one side rox, one side blows' clichees found in so many btech novels. Personally I especially liked the fight ensuing from the ambush laid by SCom Constant Tseng's star, cuz it showed in a brilliant manner how clan RoE works and can be used to own advantage.

With this book, Pardoe rejuvenated the true spirit of clan society, and I only hope, that whoever is responsible for the Btech story and timeline plot, doesnt erase this amazing aspect of the btech universe.

Last, but not least, I woulda given this book 5 stars, if not for some blunt errors bout CGB... Goddam, CGB didnt accomplish a draw on Tukayid, they WON their separate campaign against ComStar...(okay, I admit, I'm a long time CGB fan *grin*)

I read this book and man Blaine Lee pardo can really make you wish the battletech universe was real. You follow the story of Angela Bekker a clan ghost bear ristar. She is orderd by the kahn to hand pick a trinary to deffend Toffen, the second closet plannet to terra in ghost bear territory. Now you can see why some other clan like wolf might like it. Really good a Must read book. I'd give if 6 stars if I could.

I am currently reading this book, but am dismayed at the horrible editing. A prime example is the inability of the editor to remember the various military ranks of the Mechwarriors, sometimes calling them Star Captain and other times Star Commander, along with many spelling errors-probably the worst editing I have ever seen

Angela Bekker, a skilled 'Mech Warrior from Clan Ghost Bear is chosen by the Khan to form a new Trinary to protect the front-line world of Toffen. By almost anyone's standards a single Trinary is an insufficient amount of forces to defend such an important planet. Therefore, Toffen is seen as a ripe target by Clan Wolf who sends an entire Cluster to take the world. Now Angela and her green unit must repel the attack of one of Clan Wolf's most skilled and experienced group of warriors.

This book is by far the best BattleTech novel I have ever read. From start to finish it is filled with excitement. Pardoe describes everything in such detail that it makes seem like you're actually out on the battlefield witnessing the events in the book. This is a must-read book for anyone even remotely interested in the BattleTech novels.

Angela Bekker a Ristar from Clan Ghost Bear, is order by the Khan to form a trinary to defend the front line world of Toffin. With such inadequate defenses on such an important world, the Wolf Clan takes the opportunity and launches an assault. With an elite cluster of top notch assault `Mechs, the Angela and her green unit is out classed in technology and experience.

This book was written with fantastic skill and detail. Only the most experienced writers such as Michael Stackpole and Carl Deuker. Every battle is described so well that I felt the temperature rise as the Wolves were surrounded by the horrific cane fire. The plot twists and turns and you never know what is going to happen next. If you're in need of some serious entertainment (for example you've beaten all your Xbox games) then this book is exactly what you want.