Patriots and Tyrants (BattleTech #52)

The saga that was started back in the early 90's continues. Loren's book is a worthy contribution to the Battletech novels. He has seamlessly woven his book from where Michael Stackpole left off with his outline for "Tide of Tyrants" which was never to be. Even with the number of words restricted by the publisher could not diminish the significance of this new installment. Many of the characters that Battletech fans have loved are there... along with the usual twists and turns and surprises. The story unfolds with the continued building of civil unrest and discontent throughout the former Federated Commonwealth. Katrina (Katherine) is still causing problems and is increasing being more ruthless in her displays of power. Victor, the new Precentor Martial of Com Star has been monitoring the increasingly alarming situation and looking for the necessary evidence to prove that Katrina was behind their mother's assasination. The book is worthy successor to the Battletech traditions and will prove to be an easy read and a great way to be clued-in on the latest happening in the "Inner Sphere". Get It and Read It!

I could hardly wait to read Patriots and Tyrants. As a continuation of the main BattleTech storyline, I was curious to see if Loren Coleman would prove to be a worthy successor to Michael Stackpole. While a good read, the book suffers from its shortness. Stackpole was able to write at length about not only the mech battles but the personal side of the BattleTech universe. Now the two are squeezed into less than 300 pages.Still the book is very good. I especially enjoyed the conflicting scenes played out by Victor and Omi against Katherine at Christmas. Coleman did a fantastic job in portraying the siblings as polar opposites. Although too short for my taste, Patriots and Tyrants is a very enjoyable read. I only hope the word limit placed on authors is seen for the folly it is and is removed soon.

Great book. Coleman is on Par with Stackpole with this one. Keeps you rivited and anxious to read on. The little last bit of the epilogue is very intresting. I have an idea where it is leading to but I wont let it slip to you all yet :-) Your gonna have to read it a figure it out yourself.

After his Victory against the Clans, Victor returns. But now KATHERINE rules his Realm and he becomes Prezentor Martial of Comstar. But a "civil wars" starts in his old home and after the death of his brother, Arthur and a killer how trys to kill his great love Omi. He starts his war against his own sister, to get his brithright back. The Book war quit interesting: I read it as it was puplished a few month before in Europe. There are some very unusal parts, like the endscene and so on. But there are battlescenes as well as political stuff and all of them are very good. Coleman makes a good job and I am really interested in the last 2 Novel of our BT-Timeline, with ends 3067. hope my my english is not so bad ;-)

I have to say that Coleman are just one of the remaining few good novelists after Stackpole in the old late-FASA team. (Stackpole left sometime earlier) Heard that Stackpole had been advising Coleman on this book so it is effectively 2 in 1. Anyway, FASA is no more and it's WizKids turn, so this is the last of the FASA's BattleTech era and enter WizKids' Battletech era. Wizkids is going in another direction with Battletech leaving the current era to Fantasy to complete. At least you know that Stackpole is on Wizkids team. I'm not so sure about Coleman. (I think so and sure hope so!) As I said, this is The Last of the Era so go get it!!!