Mechwarrior: Dark Age #15: Sword of Sedition: A BattleTech Novel

This book is the 15th in the MechWarrior: Dark Age series of books. As noted by other reviewers, it centers around various factions of the inner sphere going to the funeral of one of the great leaders, and while getting to a slow start, it picks up in the last third. It is not a masterpiece of English literature.

However, it was a great deal of fun to read. While slow at first, it kept interest with showing at least a little bit of most of the major factions and introducing some new players. The political intrigue is also pretty well written for a book that is trying to attract and keep a base of readers that include at least two divergent groups -- those interested in the WizKids toys that have come out in the past few years, and those interested in the Battletech universe that has been around for decades. Some of the themes in this book (and the series) may seem to be...recycled, but that's part of what makes most pop culture fiction so fun -- the hero is good and...Read more

I really wanted to give this book a higher rating. I've been a fan of the Battletech/Mechwarrior universe for some time, now, and really enjoy Loren Coleman's contributions to the Mechwarrior Universe. First off, the good. ROC seems to be providing an editor (finally) who catches typos and grammatical mistakes. I think I only caught one in this book. Style-wise, Sword of Sedition is done well, like most Coleman Mechwarrior novels. The book centers around the leaders of the Inner Sphere trekking to Terra for the funeral of Victor Steiner-Davion. The story seems to be used primarily to set up the new characters who will (hopefully) carry the story arc into the future. Action is minimal until the latter third of the book, but the set-up is nice. The story arc, such as it is, continues to advance.

*minor spoilers ahead*

Unfortunately, this novel seems to be almost a rehash of the previous Battletech world. And while I miss the good ol' days of Victor, Kai, and...Read more

I was happy to see the Mechwarrior series get back to its roots. Although the focus is, obviously, on the Republic, when the series started, it alsmost seemed as if the great houses of the Inner Sphere didn't even exist. After some ups and downs in the new Dark Age saga, I've been pleasantly surprised by the last few books and was excited to learn that this was a continuation of "The Scorpion Jar". It's been quite a while since Battletech/Mechwarrior found its focus back on Earth and I'm glad to see a return to the roots of the series. Predictable? Yeah, somewhat. Wrapped up too quickly in the end again? Yep (does every novel have to climax in the last 10-15 pages?), but a fun read that opened the doors for a lot more.