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.