The Sword and the Dagger (Battletech) [Paperback]

Ardath Mayhar (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: FASA Corporation (April 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0931787777
• ISBN-13: 978-0931787775
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,565 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Sword and Dagger, February 13, 2002

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Philip Rigby (Manassas, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sword and the Dagger (Battletech) (Paperback)

....It sometimes seems confusing, in the fact that it was not what I was used to, post Clan Invasion tech and politics, not pre-clan. Once I got through that though, the story was good.

The characters are realistic, in their growth through the story. Also, the combat descriptions, while not as good as the later novels, is fair. The story is essential to the Battletech universe, and it explains many things. Things I hadn't understood from later novels, became clear from this book. It also gave me the incentive to purchase the Warrior Trilogy.

All in all, a good read.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Almost kept me away!!!, October 7, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Sword and the Dagger (Battletech) (Paperback)

This was the first Btech novel I read as it was the first published. I thought it was so bad and I had so many better books to read in my library, I held off reading another Btech novels. I assumed that the others would also be as bad and didn't read another until boredom and a long bus ride caused crack open one of Stackpole's gems. I was hooked. The combat sequences and political intrigue of this book seem almost childish compared to the later books. The *only* reason I didn't give this book one star is because someone had to break ground for the other novels in the Battletech universe. I just wish this one would have been better.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not the best but a good begining., December 5, 2000

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"wyzmn" (Harvey, Louisiana United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sword and the Dagger (Battletech) (Paperback)

Admittedly, this is not the best Battletech novel but it was certainly worth bidding on to complete the set. The characters are a bit one dimensional and the story is a little flat. By reading this, I really learned to appreciate how good Stackpole and the other authors are. The political intrigue foreshadows a lot of the events from other books. I have to say it was worth it just to see how it all began. I can't believe it took me over ten years to find one. If your serious about bidding on one try the amazon auctions, they don't skyrocket like other sites (I even got an autographed copy!)