Battletech; Book I of The Warrior trilogy. Stripped of his rank, exiled Justin Allard is given one last chance to save his honour - by risking his life in the gladiatorial arenas of Solaris VII. But his newest Game World opponent - more skilled at Mech-to-Mech combat than any other rival - raises the stakes even higher. It's Justin's own half brother Daniel, lance commander in the dread Kell Hounds mercenary battalion. But Daniel has more serious worries than dealing with his embittered half brother. Princess Melissa Steiner, heir apparent of the Lyran Commonwealth, has been hijacked and the future of the Inner Sphere depends on her fate. Both Daniel and Justin face fierce battles, but in the Inner Sphere, where nobles have schemed for centuries to win the ultimate power, those who interfere with the Successor Lords are sometimes called heroes - and sometimes called victims. Interior artwork by Duane Loose.
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Book II of the DragonCrown War Cycle. At the head of her merciless armies, the tyrant Chytrine pursues her quest to become empress of the world in a brutal campaign of bloodshed and unholy sorcery. Her agents search the conquered lands for the shattered DragonCrown - if this is reassembled, she will be unstoppable. Opposing Chytrine is Alexia, Princess of Okrannel, as she fights to save the life of a mysterious human warrior accused of treachery, she assembles an unlikely alliance of would-be heroes: Resolute, an exiled Vorquelf, Kerrigan, a mage of uncertain potential and an orphan thief, Will, who may fulfill a prophecy or become its victim. Cover art by Ciruelo Cabral.
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Shadowrun XXXII. Soldier of fortune Wolfgang Kies is a shadowrunner with a secret. He's an untrained shaman whose totem is the Wolf. Struggling under the influence of the Old One's omnipotent powers, Wolfgang's only ally is Dr. Richard Raven, the elf and do-gooder vigilante Seattle turns to when all else fails. He knows Wolfgang's secrets and he understands the pull of of magical possession on vulnerable souls. Together they are the only force strong enough to do battle with crime lord Etienne LaPlante. As the chrome-fisted Capone of the Seattle Sprawl, La Plante has at his command an army of Grunge goons, razor-boys and icepick-packing samurai. But when Wolfgang's on the prowl, every cyber-creep and crook is fair game. There's only one hope against La Plante's reign of terror - the one force Wolfgang fears the most...his own pure predatory fury. Cover art by Luis Royo.