Battletech 40: Shadows of War

Imagine warfare in the 31st century. Do you imagine the slow lumbering tanks of today, or huge bipedal war machines with birdlike agility? In the Battletech trilogy the latter is what it's all about. Shadows of War is the sixth novel in the Twilight of the Clans series. Twilight of the Clans is about the downfall of clan Smoke Jaguar, but in Shadows of War the Jaguars give the Inner Sphere a hard pounding. The last five chapters are all nonstop action! There is one disadvantage though, the absence of illustrations makes it hard to envision some of the mechs. But in the back of the book are pictures of the most common mechs and vehicles! Shadows of War is a very exiting addition to the Battletech trilogy.

This is a favorite of mine because not only does it have loads of 'mech battles, it has alot of other things, such as assasination attempts, dark pasts, and the commander gets killed in the final battle(cool way to go, but still a bummer). It did have a couple weak points, but they don't affect the book much. In a nutshell, I enjoyed this book very much.

I have never read a better book in my entire life,and I'm a heavy reader.Non-stop action,great diolouge and the character involvment is SPELLBINDING (espesaily the chapter that deals with a female Mechwarrior with a horriying past)!!!

The ultimate Battle Tech book ever, with pure senseless violence. It's so interesting that I finished it in a day. A MUST READ!

Overall, this is a good book that well portrays the horrors of war. It is well written, and one is never quite sure who is going to win the final battle on the Clan home world. The characters are well written and act more like real people, instead of superhuman characters who have no negative emotions or thoughts. The storyline is well laid out and flows very well. The only problem with the book was the ending, because just as the Clanners are about to win, reinforcements arrive from the now 2 year old Star League. This causes the end to degenerate into a "cavalry to the rescue" scenario.