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Dragon Rising: A Battletech Novel (Mechwarrior: Dark Age, #24)
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by: Ilsa J. Bick
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Jade Falcon Galaxy Commander Malvina Hazen and her warriors on the planet Skye receive a visit from a Hell's Horses ship, whose commander issues a Trial of Possession for the wartime doctrine he claims Malvina stole from his Clan. Although she bests her opponent in single BattleTech combat, Malvina's actions may herald the beginnings of a civil war that could unmake the Clan-and the galaxy.
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Dragon Rising: A Battletech Novel (Mechwarrior: Dark Age, #24)
- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Roc; 2007-02-06
- Label: Roc
- Studio: Roc
- ISBN: 045146141X
- Average Customer Review: based on 6 reviews
- Sales Rank in Books: #634350
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Boring and naive story, with excesive gore detail 2008-01-06
Comment: I sincerely hope they won't give author Ilsa J. Bick another attempt to write a Mechwarrior story. Gore, gore and more gore in detail. Whole pages of detailed mutilation, serial killer wet dreams, ... on the other hand author kills off most powerfull people in universe with a single sentence, like it would be that easy. Naive and boring story. Spend 3 moths to read it, couldn't read more than a couple pages at once.
I won't buy another Mechwarrior book written by this author. If I wanted to read naive gore horror novel, I wouldn't search for it in Mechwarrior series.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Another train wreck from Ilsa J. Bick 2007-08-10
Comment: Every time I see an upcoming Mechwarrior book by Ms. Bick, I wince. I really want to know who at Wizkids this woman is related to, as there is no way she was hired based on talent!
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Summary: Not for Your Average BattleTech/MechWarrior Fan 2007-06-08
Comment: This is Ilsa Bick's third attempt to successfully write a BattleTech/MechWarrior novel, and I use the word attempt intentionally. Her first attempt was barely BattleTech/MechWarrior, and her second might as well not have been at all. This story at least ties back into the BattleTech/MechWarrior universe and main story somewhat, but carries on a tradition of a very different kind of novel than we are used to. Not much battle, and not much tech, not many mechs, and the warriors that are featured are overly concerned with murder, intrigue, and homoeroticism. I didn't have much hope going into this novel, but I bought it to keep the set going, and I was pretty unsurprised at the result.
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Summary: 1 1/2 stars 2007-04-26
Comment: I wanted to like this book. I read the other reviews, and hoped they'd be wrong. Well, I was disappointed. I hate to criticize a writer because I have zero talent for writing myself, but this book was hard to finish. Other than advancing the universe storyline slightly, it wasn't worth reading. Save yourself some money. *SPOILER* All you need to know is that the ruling branch of the Kurita family is all but exterminated. Yori is now Cooridinator. Tormak did "take" Dierion, but basically b/c the Republic abandoned it. They also left a trap for her forces that destroyed a large portion of them. The serial killer, who was the Bounty Hunter, is now part of Tormak's inner circle. There you go. That sums things up. I hope her next book is better.
7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Mixed Jumble of Plots 2007-02-20
Comment: Where to begin?
Where I did like Daughter of the Dragon, this book is confusing and just takes off in too many directions, not unlike Wolf Hunters. When We last left Katana Tormark, she was given the task of retaking the Dieron District...well...it sort of happens in the last 20 pages, and she disappears for at least a third of the book. This novel should have been sent back to the editors for rewrites and trimming, long before it reached us.
Hopefully the next installment will be better.
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Dragon Rising: A Battletech Novel (Mechwarrior: Dark Age, #24)
