Mechwarrior 04 Initiation To War: Amazon.ca: Series Mechwarrior: Books

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A newly-recruited battalion of MechWarriors prepares to go head-to-head against a vicious army of Mech raiders...

But some battles have no winner. Death is forever.

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2.0 out of 5 stars 31st Century? Yeah right..., Jun 20 2004

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Duytying (Lisbon, Portugal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mechwarrior 04 Initiation To War (Paperback)

The main concepts of war are completelt outdated, with the author's most modern ideas belonging to the 2nd WW, at best, and at worst to the middle ages. Plus you don't feel like you are in the 31st century at all. You'll rather feel somewhere in the 20'th century. It is clear that the autor hasn't got the slightest clue as how the future will look like, so he just "converted" some ideias (battlemechs=tanks, Mechwarrior=knights, planets=countries, etc). The result is...well, just not convincing.
Some parts of the story makes me doubt if the autor knows the first thig about human nature: Kelly has a harder time dealing with the memory of a man he killed acidentally (apparently it was no-one's fault - wow!) than the death of two of his best friends. Furthermore the ease with witch he sleeps with another woman while his loved one is MIA baffled me.
That said, this book is a nice, distracting, sometimes (not often) gripping read. Altough i didn't like it too much, the fact is it is not all that easy to put down. The descriptions of the fights were interesting and well described and the fact that the main character leads a (very) light lance of mechs, makes each encounter a tough one.
Overall, barely worth it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A straight action drama, Jan 31 2003

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"jhoegl" (Webster Groves, Missouri United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mechwarrior 04 Initiation To War (Paperback)

I am not a person who reads books alot, but when I started the Mechwarrior Series, I was enjoying every word. This book is no exception. The storyline is straight and to the point. The romance is, as always, a twisting relevance to the plot line. The best parts, are of course, the drama of leading up to the fights, and the fights themselves.

Currently on Chapter 26, of a 39 chapter book. I am up late, having to work in the morning, but can not put it down!
If you want to look into the mechwarrior series, start with this!

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good book!, Jan 14 2003

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"mechmaverick1" (Munster, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews

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This book is a nice read for those who are looking for nasty mech fights. This isn't all about war and death though, it also tells about how a man loses his love and gains her back again, only to have her nearly taken from him again. I wont spoil any more though, just get the book!

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5.0 out of 5 stars One Outstanding Book
I have been a fan of the Mechwarrior series ever since FASA launched Mechwarrior 2 in 1995. Once I found out that books were being published about the the Battletech universe, I... Read more

Published on July 7 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Twists and Turns
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Published on April 22 2002