Rating: 
Summary: It is starting to feel like I'm walking through mud.
Review: Can we move past the Civil war. Maybe I'm old fashioned, but it is nice to have the good guys occasionally win in the end. The 3 book series concept was great. The Gray Death, The Warrior Trilogy, The Blood of Kerensky, even the Way of the clans. Twighlight of the clans was pushing it with 8 or 9 books. This civil war feels like it is dragging on forever. (Spare me the reality speech. If I wanted reality, I wouldn't be reading so many books) Storms of fate, while well written, (I like Loren Coleman alot) does nothing but deliver more traumatic blows to the good guys. The whole story line has grown very stale, and is becoming unpleasant reading. I also believe the death of a certain character to be a sad mistake that removed a quality from the overall universe. The Assasin thing is also getting old. Surely, the leaders of these huge blocks of worlds can protect themselves better. It seems like they have "Assasins get in half price" night at the Luthien palaces. The only reason I would reccomend this book is because it is part of a series. This is not a book to get someone interested in Battletech. It is merely a stepping stone that I don't want to miss because I want to understand the ending to this line of events. (Lord, let it be soon please.)
Rating:
Summary: It is starting to feel like I'm walking through mud.
Review: Can we move past the Civil war. Maybe I'm old fashioned, but it is nice to have the good guys occasionally win in the end. The 3 book series concept was great. The Gray Death, The Warrior Trilogy, The Blood of Kerensky, even the Way of the clans. Twighlight of the clans was pushing it with 8 or 9 books. This civil war feels like it is dragging on forever. (Spare me the reality speech. If I wanted reality, I wouldn't be reading so many books) Storms of fate, while well written, (I like Loren Coleman alot) does nothing but deliver more traumatic blows to the good guys. The whole story line has grown very stale, and is becoming unpleasant reading. I also believe the death of a certain character to be a sad mistake that removed a quality from the overall universe. The Assasin thing is also getting old. Surely, the leaders of these huge blocks of worlds can protect themselves better. It seems like they have "Assasins get in half price" night at the Luthien palaces. The only reason I would reccomend this book is because it is part of a series. This is not a book to get someone interested in Battletech. It is merely a stepping stone that I don't want to miss because I want to understand the ending to this line of events. (Lord, let it be soon please.)
Rating: 
Summary: Vast Improvement, Great Book
Review: Finally Loren Coleman picked up where his Capella series left off. Unlike most other Battletech writers, he manages to write a book which doesn't feature the one super-human beat em all.
The good:
-great story line
-we appear (nothing is certain yet) to be rid of one more supernice boring character
-Katrina is at least somewhat more intelligent and not as messed up as in Coleman's previous novel
-more realism, no crazy stunts by superheroesThe bad:
-boring, dragging fights (but they don't matter enough to have this book be graded to any below 5 stars) Summary:
After this novel I feel sad again to see the story go away in a few books. Coleman does not write like Stackpole, but fortunately he writes much better than any other Btech author. Definitely a must read novel.
Rating:
Summary: Storms of Fate
Review: Great Classic Battletech novel. The story line continues its twists and turns between Victor and Katherine up til the last page. Loren L.Coleman really draws you into the story, enjoy!
Rating:
Summary: Even More Disappointing
Review: I am addicted to the story of Victor Davion and the FedCom civil war. Unfortunately the only stuff that's going around is not very good. Coleman once again proves that he is afraid of characterization, while hiding behind endless droning battles. Perhaps if he stopped before each battle scene and asked himself "Does this battle serve any purpose whatsoever to this story?" and then did not write the battle after the inevitable answer of "no-this might have been a readable book.
I am very interested in finding out how the civil war ends, but I sincerely doubt I can stand another one of Coleman's putrid stories.
Rating:
Summary: Even More Disappointing
Review: I am addicted to the story of Victor Davion and the FedCom civil war. Unfortunately the only stuff that's going around is not very good. Coleman once again proves that he is afraid of characterization, while hiding behind endless droning battles. Perhaps if he stopped before each battle scene and asked himself "Does this battle serve any purpose whatsoever to this story?" and then did not write the battle after the inevitable answer of "no-this might have been a readable book.
I am very interested in finding out how the civil war ends, but I sincerely doubt I can stand another one of Coleman's putrid stories.
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Summary: Coleman is amazing!
Review: I have been a long time Battletech fan, I have all the games and all the old novels. Throughout the years I have missed Michael Stackpole's universe changing novels. In my personal opinion Loren Coleman has ably filled that gaping hole with his recent novels. Storms of Fate tops em all. The good -- universe shattering changes... all characters well depicted.....amazing subplots.... The bad -- Omi -- i won't go into futher detail because it is a major spoiler....... Overall almost at the levelof Stackpole's Btech novels
Rating:
Summary: Excellent book
Review: I think that this book is a worthy addition to the battletech universe. It starts out a couple months after the second battle of Coventry, as Victor fights against a new lyran general in the ongoing civil war. You will see familiar characters along the way, but not much of them. From the lyran theater to the star league conference to Tikonov, Victor fights against Katherine and his own tragic loss. Overall, the book is good, but it could have been a lot better if it was longer.
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Summary: Civil war continues
Review: I've followed the Davion/Steiner drama for many years. This newest volume fits the bill. Loren Coleman does a good job in showing how Victor's forces don't always win and when they do, it's not always pretty. The loss of one of the BTech characters, though, seemed trite. Still, it adds a touch of realism to the BTech storyline and will (hopefully) provide some fireworks as the civil war appears to be winding down. Coleman remains a good author and provides BTech fans with a solid novel continuing the main storyline. I'm continually pleased to see the continuity between the Davion/Steiner novels over the past 5-10 years.
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Summary: A Solid Addition to the Shelves of Battletech Fans
Review: Like its sister book Patriots and Tyrants, Storms of Fate is a very solid book. As I have noticed, many Stackpole fans grieve his departure from FASA and criticize Coleman's work. I find Coleman's style much more interesting. He has a much more personal insight to his characters and, overall, I like his version of Victor Davion much better than Stackpole's. Storms of Fate begins with a bang with a terrible twist involving the assassination of a person very dear to Victor. It rises continually in action involving the politics of the Star League Council and it ends and leaves you hanging and hungering for more. The political issues in this book are masterfully created and I believe that Coleman lives up to, if not surpasses, Stackpole's legacy. Read this book. You will not be able to set it down. This is definitely worth your six bucks.
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