Not what I expected. It covers a lot of ground but leaves a lot of Tukkayid unexplored. Interesting regardless as it sets the stage for everything that's going to happen up to 3067. ( )

This is the final chapter of an important trilogy in the Battletech saga. Stackpole, as always, keeps you interested in each of the 'sub-plots' involving different characters. Some of the events were more interesting than others. The only reason I didn't give this a full 5 stars, though, was that I felt some major characters were dealt with almost cavalierly by Stackpole in this book. If you've read the earlier books, you've become attached to some characters and there are some big things that happen here quite suddenly, but the story simply moves on. I would've liked to read more about the impact that these events had on other characters. ( )