I tried, but I couldn't do it. I've been reading some of these Battletech books because I loved (still love!) playing the computer, tabletop and role-playing games, and it's a nostalgia trip.

But the writing! It's so bad. So, so, so bad. I got 40% of the way through, set it aside for a long time, tried to pick it up again and couldn't make it through the chapter.

I'm not going to give up on Battletech books in general - heck, they just came out with some new ones. And they have a bunch of different authors. But I think William H. Keith Jr. is on my "don't even try" list now.

Another episode in the saga of the Gray Death legion. Betrayal and secrets abound in this one,as the Gray Death find themselves marked as outlaws.

This was a good story, the subject matter has been alluded to in several other Battletech novels, it was nice to see the story behind it.

Davis McCall (one of the most annoying characters in the whole BT universe) thankfully manages to keep his mouth shut for most of this one, although he does get a few lines of gibberish to show he's still alive.