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| Novel Information |
| Collection: |
MechWarrior |
| Title: |
Ghost of Winter |
| Author: |
Stephen Kenson |
| ISBN-10: |
0-451-45760-9 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-451-45760-8 |
| Publisher: |
Roc |
| Product ID: |
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| Copyright: |
© 1999 |
| Cover Art: |
©2024 Catalyst Game Labs |
| Description: |
All his life, Sturm Kintaro wanted to be a MechWarrior. Now, he is one—untested in combat, but eager to show his prowess and be transferred away from the backwater planet Kore. But he is about to get a bigger opportunity than he ever wanted when a band of interstellar pirates launches a surprise attack and takes control of the planet. After the rout, Sturm finds himself stranded in the frozen wastes of Kore with no `Mech, no help, and no hope...
Until he stumbles upon a long-hidden secret, one that will help him prove himself a worthy MechWarrior. Now, Sturm must wage a one-man war against the invading force—and resurrect a ghostly legend of Kore—if he is going to save his people from annihilation. |
| First Chapter Date: |
April 11, 3060 |
| Final Chapter Date: |
May 2, 3060 |
| Number of Reviews: 4 |
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| Average Member Rating: 4.12 |
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Member Review - StarRaven : 27-Oct-2004 00:00 |
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0 out of 0 users (0.00%) have found this review useful
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| Rating: |
4.50 |
| Comment: |
This was actually the first BattleTech novel I read. There's nothing big here, just some nameless mercs fighting some well equipped pirates on a world no one cares about. But it was still a good story, and pretty well written too. The secret base seems a little too convienent, but it worked with the story, and the choices of what they found in the base were good. It's also not very often that you see a 'MechWarrior actually using his sidearm; the aftermath of an ejection is also not something you see often. The characters are done pretty well too. They seem realistic; they have flaws and emotion, weaknesses, dreams, and everything else that real people have. Much better than Gressman, that's for sure. |
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Member Review - Wanallo : 05-Jun-2004 00:00 |
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0 out of 0 users (0.00%) have found this review useful
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| Rating: |
4.50 |
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I liked it, the plot was good with strong content and good character development. The ice field chase was a particularly nice scene and all the battles were well written. |
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Member Review - Bo : 30-Dec-2003 00:00 |
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0 out of 0 users (0.00%) have found this review useful
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3.50 |
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This book was a good BT read. It read fast, either because of the larger print and fewer pages or because I had more sitting time at the airport (or both).
I was involved in the story right of the start even though there is not major house or clan involvement in the story. By the fourth of fifth chapter, you just knew the dropship was hijacked. Why else would the author be writing about a seemingly ordinary event?
The battles would generally good. The environment of the planet added a twist to the mech battles; for better or worse, I can not say. The only hooky thing was the hidden, abandoned Steel Viper base with HPG but it was needed to advance the story so what can you do?
At the end I felt like I just got watch a Seinfeld episode – a whole lot about nothing. There is no major house or clan involvement. No major IS or Clan players. Just some lonely world on the edge of the sphere near clan territories. The characters and even the mercenary group are all new. However this is the first book of the Mechwarrior series so maybe more is to come.
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Member Review - ralgith : 29-Aug-2003 00:00 |
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4.00 |
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A well written novel, I like the combat, and the detailed characters. A unique story in the battletech universe, earns this book a good review by me. Read on and enjoy :) |
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