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Summary: 'ello
Review: An ok book, but I only really read it to see where all the storylines end up.
I'm a huge fan of Battletech books, but this was pretty feeble.
Victor Davion started off as a ruthless, tough, capable leader, and ends up a total wimp who looses every war, every battle he's in. Even in this book, where he eventually 'wins', it's only because everyone else carries him.
Most of the caracters have changed so much, they are nothing like when they first started out, and don't even seem to progess as they should, suddenly changing whole opinions and outlooks chapter to chapter.
I read it once, 'cos it's Battletech. Won't be reading it again unless I'm very bored.
P.S. Mechwarrior Darkage is complete crap.
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Summary: ENDGAME
Review: As with other mechwarrior fans, the ending was swift. There seemed to be some story line missing as Katherines realm ended very quickly. The Thorin, were are you??? A two book ending would have filled in the missing finshing plots and angles and charcter self interests. The book in itself was good. Thanks to all the writers of the series, they did great. I became a book reader again due to the thrilling action packed pages of the Battletech universe. :-)
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Summary: ENDGAME
Review: As with other mechwarrior fans, the ending was swift. There seemed to be some story line missing as Katherines realm ended very quickly. The Thorin, were are you??? A two book ending would have filled in the missing finshing plots and angles and charcter self interests. The book in itself was good. Thanks to all the writers of the series, they did great. I became a book reader again due to the thrilling action packed pages of the Battletech universe. :-)
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Summary: The end?
Review: Having followed the Battletech storyline for over a decade, I must say that I'm sad to see the current plots end. However, Mechwarrior: Dark Age should brighten my spirits. This novel ends the FedCom civil war well. It appears that there was a word limit placed on this book, so alot of action takes place in a very short time. Regardless, Victor and his cadre of close friends must press on towards toppling Katherine. The main action mostly takes place on Tharkad and New Avalon, but all of the major storylines are brought to a conclusion. Some endings are rather abrupt, but adequate. Readers will see what happens to Agents Curaitis and Francesca as they try to find direct evidence of Katherine's involvent in Melissa Steiner's assasination, whether or not Ryan Steiner's, Melissa Steiner's, and Omi Kurita's assasin can pull off yet another escape, and, of course, who wins the FedCom civil war. The stage has been set for the new Mechwarrior series. Hopefully, we will see some of the characters from this generation pop up in the new series, maybe the children of our favorite main characters? Kudos to Randall Bills, Loren Coleman, Thomas Gressman, Chris Hartford, and Blaine Pardoe for finishing up the story in style.
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Summary: Goes out with a wimper
Review: I have collected the entire Battletech series of paperbacks and the only good thing I can say about how this "end of this generation" finale opus is that it completes my set. I've read that the authors who picked up the task of finishing the series worked off Michael Stackpole's original outline but that outline apparently did not allow for the build up over the last 20 books to fizzle out in a couple of hundred pages. Weak at best and with a cliff hanger ending that has no where to go with this generational ending. Very, very, disappointing. If you're a Battletech fan and want to know how the FedCom civil war ends and what happens to Katherine/Katrina pass on this book and just imagine an ending of your own choice.
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Summary: A great ending to a great series
Review: I love the battletech novels and I am sad to see them fading away. But still a great ending. I am not too keen on jumping ahead into the future like they plan on doing.
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Summary: Endgame (Battletech, 56)
Review: I loved the Battletech Series while it was going... but this finally was anti-climactic at best. It did tie up most of the main political storylines... and most of the characters seemed true to their previous writings, of which ones were included anyway. Several key players were left out of the finally... or written as ghosts mentioned in passing but no real place in the book.
Even worse than that... The author began a new storeyline in the last few pages of this book... the last of the series. Yes, I know Wiz Kids picked up the contract to keep the same writers working on the new storyline... but it's several genrations later... there's no room for this ghostly storyline to grow.
In short, it felt like a hurry-up ending... following an old outline, without any real depth. About the only new development was the expansion of Peter and Isis as characters rather than shadows. I was happy to read it... and anyone else following the story will want to read it, but overal I felt cheated.
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Summary: I can't believe it's over
Review: I would say that this was an overall great book, I agree with others that it seemed rush but it did give me closure with the end of a series that I have been reading for a decade. I'm really going to miss this and I have to say one part in the book has haunted me in my sleep. Let's just say the little big space maneuver and the short quote that came with it had a major effect.
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Summary: Thanks from the author
Review: I'd like to thank everyone who made my time as a BattleTech author an enjoyable one. I had a great deal of fun writing these stories. Hopefully you had as much reading them. Endgame is the last official -paperback- novel for Classic BattleTech, and I did my best to wrap up as many major plotlines as I could. Don't forget, however, that the stories coninue in the MechWarrior: Dark Age novel line (circa 3130) and the BattleCorps.com project which stays with the original and historical timelines. Let all your friends know that official BattleTech stories will continue!
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Summary: Overall good book
Review: I'm sorry to see this series end. I know they are going to advance the timeline when the new game appears, but it won't be the same. And he left such nice openings for further plot development too. I agree with another reviewer. Where was the first thorin? Plus it moved too fast. Should have been two books.
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