Battletech 37: Warrior En Garde

Battletech has my vote for one of the most interesting sf universes ever created -- it ranks up there with Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Mike Resnick's Birthright universes as the most complex, well-thought through, and exciting fictional settings/timelines. And this trilogy is what started it all (well, unless you can find "The Sword and the Dagger" somewhere). Mike Stackpole's books are the best ones in this series -- I recommend all of them -- but start here.

This was the first Battletech book I read. I have never liked science-fiction or conflict books. I actually read it because a friend of mine quoted from a later book and we got into a huge argument over the interpretation of the quote. He suggested that I get a little insight into the situation by reading "Warrior: En Garde".I loved it! It definately shows a different side of the characters than in later novels. The series seems to develop an affinity for happy, perfect endings in following books, but this one stays true to life, complete with traitors, double-double dealing, love affairs, betrayal - and of course, riveting battle scenes. I would definitely recommend it for anyone who is interested - even remotely - in the Battletech series. This is the best of all I've read, save for the first "Blood of Kerensky" novel. But the Warrior trilogy is a much-needed and quite enjoyable prerequisite. Just watch out, you WILL get hooked!!!

This was the first BattleTech book I read and it changed my thoughts of the series. My ideas of battletech were that it couldn't hold a candle to Star Wars so why bother reading it? After reading this book I swiftly snatched up all the BattleTech books in my town. This was a great book.

This is one of the most interesting books I've read. Not so much on its own, but when I finished it I had to get the next and the next after that. The three books reveal a huge portion of the backstory to the Clan Invasion and the troubles between the Nations. The last book which reveals the endings to the many different plots going on through out the books is increadible. This Triliogy is a must have for readers interested in battletech and conflict related books.

Although this is the 1st book of the Battletech series I read, I think that it's a good Sci-Fi book. It intoduces us in the Battletech Universe on a good way and it's not difficult to enter in the story. It shows interesting characters and presents a lot of storys at the same time but they never become confused