IN THE TRADITION OF THE BATTLETECH SERIES, ASPECT PRESENTS AN ACTION-PACKED ADVENTURE BASED ON THE UNIVERSE OF VOR, THE THRILLING NEW MINIATURE-BASED GAME.NO EXITThe world's two superpowers are at war — when suddenly even nuclear annihilation becomes unimportant. For, without warning, the Earth is ripped from orbit, torn from the entire universe, by an insatiable, planet-destroying cosmic vortex. Now both sides — along with everyone else on the globe — are trapped in the grotesque parody of reality called the Maelstrom.Exploring the concepts and expanding the background of this incredible adventure, this novel takes readers and gamers to the beginning: when armies of the near future face the horrors of the battlefield and gut-wrenching alien terrors they cannot escape as they are drawn...

The second installment in the new MechWarrior saga begins as aspiring MechWarrior Raul Ortega finds himself called to battle when warring factions who have seceded from the Republic wage war on his home to obtain one of the few working interstellar communication nets.

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Blood has been spilled. Battle lines have been drawn. Time is getting short as Tolaria races to find the one who will wield the power of the Legacy. Deep in the inner circle, the dark lord Yawgmoth sends out an edict: Kill Urza Planeswalker. From the bloodlines of the Benalish plains, a hero is born.

In the chaos of the interstellar communications blackout, the Capellan Chancellor has sent operative Mai Wa to help freedom fighter Evan Kurst liberate his homeworld. But Mai has betrayed Kurst before, and Evan's biggest problem is knowing who to trust in a world where today's ally is tomorrow's enemy.

Newly elected Exarch Jonah Levin is facing censure from the senators of The Republic. Wary even of his own Paladins, Levin agrees to a summit of the Inner Sphere leaders on Terra–praying his enemies won't use the gathering for an assassination attempt.

SUMMARY: Brace yourself for BattleMech blitzkrieg and inter-world intrigue! The fast and furious Avanti's Angels, a mercenary group hired by the Periphery state, are brought in to stop a series of raids by hi-tech enemies along the state border. What the mercenaries don't know is that there is an enormously evil force behind the hostilities, a fanatical group with a deadly, sinister scheme.

The great Star League general, Aleksandr Kerensky. Colonel Archer Christifori, a man with a score to settle. Neilson Geist, on Christmas patrol. MechWarrior Joanna of Clan Jade Falcon. A Sandoval scion. An eleven-year-old girl. Northwind Highlanders. A prisoner of war. They all have two things in common.A universe torn apart by unending warfare.A mission to stand up against the darkness.This compilation contains a selection of eighteen of 2004's best BattleTech fiction pieces, as well as an all new story about young Kerensky by Loren L. Coleman!Includes stories by your old favorite BattleTech authors: Randall N. Bills, Loren L. Coleman, Blaine Lee Pardoe, Robert Thurston, and Michael A. StackpoleAs well as stories by new favorites: Ilsa J. Bick, Dan Duval, Jason M. Hardy, Kevin Killiany, Steven Mohan, Jr., Louisa M. Swann, and Phaedra M. Weldon!

The Republic world of Skye is bracing itself for another onslaught from the Jade Falcon Clan. The planet's only hope lies with Jasek Kelswa-Steiner and his Stormhammers—forging an alliance that may be worse than surrender.