Battletech 45 Killing Fields; Book 02 Of The Capellan Solution: Amazon.ca: Loren Coleman: Books

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With the hope of reuniting the renegade St. Ives Compact with his own Capellan Federation, Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao has gone to war for control of the Compact. But as months of battle turn to years of war, the growing list of the dead has begun to darken his brightest dream. And as doubts fill the Chancellor's mind, those same dark thoughts haunt the minds of the Compact and Capellan soldiers fighting on the front lines. With his dream slipping through his fingers, Sun-Tzu makes a last desperate gamble that will either win the day...or doom him forever.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Long Live The Capellan Confederation, Sep 6 2000

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"ikenna" (Claremont, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Battletech 45 Killing Fields; Book 02 Of The Capellan Solution (Paperback)

Finally an author who can write about House Liao and CapCon while granting them the respect they deserve. Stackpole is one of my favorite authors but I am dissapointed by his bias against House Liao. Coleman finally writes from the viewpoint of Sun-Tzu and the Capellans. At last Fasa's creative staff have seen fit to undue the wrong done against the Liao in the B-Tech story-line and repay the St. Ives Liaos for their treachery. Also, it makes sense that many in the Compact would welcomed reunification with Sian. Sun-Tzu is the best thing to happen to Capella in since the B-tech universe's inception. My only complaint is in the way Coleman allowed Sun-Tzu to treat Isis. However I understand that the story is leaning towards a marriagae between Sun-Tzu and the Canopus heir. A triple alliance between CapCon, Conopus, and the Concordant is a very likely beneficial developement for all sides. I look forward to future pro-Capellan novels by Coleman and other authors.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Dashed Hopes, Dec 16 1999

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This review is from: Battletech 45 Killing Fields; Book 02 Of The Capellan Solution (Paperback)

Loren Coleman is a very good writer, and I enjoyed the book. I was a dissapointed at the differences in Loren Coleman and Michael Stackpole's interpretation of the Cappellan Confederation. Candace and family have always been portrayed as exceptional strategist but are apparantly having a bad day. The concept of a "Cappellan Solution" is a thinly veiled exuse to keep Victory Davion enthusiast from bringing 20 regiments of Mechs to Sian, and playing hopskotch on the Celestial throne. Also, Capella has never been able to field a successful army (in the history of the Battletech Universe). While this may show predjudice on the part of the authors, it is a reality I have come to accept. This book shatters that reality without an explanation. The bumbling Kurita army was redeemed by two books, Heir to the Dragon and Wolves on the Border. These books outlined a complete re-organizing and re-training of the Kurita forces, and made it acceptable for them not to be lousy. Without that background, I was caught off guard by Sun Tzu's success. I was also let down a little. Michael Stackpole in the book Grave Covenant made it look like Sun Tzu had some redeeming qualities, and may even become a nice guy. Loren dashed those hopes. These flaws are balanced by some very good qualities. Aris Sung is an excellent character, as are many other new characters. I do recomend this book, but it will not be your favorite Loren Coleman novel.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Capellan Confederation is Back!, Dec 16 1999

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Antti Pohjoisaho (Helsinki, Finland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Battletech 45 Killing Fields; Book 02 Of The Capellan Solution (Paperback)

The Capellan Solution was an excellent series from an excellent author. What I liked most was the fact that the book had no clear goodguy/badguy viewpoint so common in some of the other authors' novels. Both sides have an legitimate claim to the St. Ives Compact. Mr. Coleman has shown himself to be one of FASAs best authors. This novel is a must read for all BT fans!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Great Plot; Poor Ending
This book as the sequel to Threads of Ambition did a great job of following up the story plot especially the sinister personality of Sun-Tzu's sister Kali. Read more

Published on Nov 16 1999 by Andrew Hall

4.0 out of 5 stars The Capellans Won
I think this book was good, but there were some holes in the book. First off, the Capellans wouldn't really have the skill or numbers to take ST.Ives. Read more

Published on Oct 24 1999