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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.
Rating: 
Summary: Good story, bad spelling
Review: Not a bad ending for the plotlines. My major complaint is the lack of proofreading in the book - I'm usually very forgiving of the occasional error but the sheer number of spelling mistakes is simply unforgivable and is very distracting.
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Summary: It's always sad to say goodbye.
Review: This book is the last of the series which began about ten years ago with the Michael Stackpole's trilogy entitled the Return of Kerensky. It brings to a close the story arc which began with the unification of two great star empires (the Federated Suns and the Lyran Commonwealth); continued with the invasion of the Clans (a factionalized military society descendant from an exodus from human occupied space two hundred years prior); and ended with the final breakup of the Federated Suns and the Lyran commonwealth through civil war. The story is told through following the lives, loves and trials of the scions of the various Great Houses (the feudal dynasties which govern known space) as they emerge from late adolescence and assume leadership of their respective realms. Most of the driving books in the series, the ones that moved events in the game universe foreward, were written by Michael Stackpole. Due to monetary disputes with the old battletech license holder, Stackpole left the series. Loren Coleman was tapped to complete the last two books in the series. He had a unenviable task: picking up from a well loved writter, then having to bring closure to the story line. While the written voice is not Stackpoles, Coleman writes a sound and worthy conclusion to the series. This book details the end of the FedCom civil war, in which the rightful heir to the FedCom throne defeats his younger sister (who usurped the throne through manipulation and matricide) for control of the realm. Without revealing the ending, it doesn't quite turn out that way. What is most sad about the book is that it is an ending. We know that the universe is being fast forewarded 60 years after this book. (The franchise did this about ten years ago as well.) These characters that we have grown so fond of will never be the same, if they are still alive. The book ends with several twists and poigniant revelations, which leave you wondering what will happen next. Sure, it's a set up for the new series of books (in which some of the questions are answered,) but its sad to leave our old friends in that moment. Because it's a battletech novel, I guess there had to be pages spent on mech's fighting, but they serve more as a distraction than anything else. The character of Katherine Steiner is stereotypically vain, selfish and greedy; less genuine than in other installments. The book could have used fewer fight scenes and more emphasis on characterization.
Rating: 
Summary: A Fitting End
Review: This book was excelent. Coleman really outdid himself in this one. Although the end has come, it's been a fun journey. I'll try Dark Age, but I'll miss the old characters. *Christopher Pierce sounds important, doesn't he?*
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Summary: Are there loose ends?
Review: To me, Endgame seemed unbelievably short for the final showdown of the FedCom Civil War. However, Coleman continues to surprise me, with his clear and concise editing. My only gripe is a certain flaw in the storyline: What happened to Colonel Christifori and the First Thorin? Throughout the Civil War, Christifori's character was built upon, until the final snapping point where he wanted to be there when "the axe fell".
The axe has fallen all right. So where did Archer go? He was my personal favorite of the new characters introduced in the civil war. To see him disappear without a trace saddened me. Still, my compliments to each of the authors for a brilliant saga.
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