MICHAEL A. STACKPOLE

THE GAUNTLET IS THROWNHanse Davion and Melissa Steiner have united two Great Houses of the Inner Sphere in a marriage that upsets the balance of power among the stars. Though some hope this may bring an end to centuries of war, Maximilian Liao of the Capellan Confederation has enlisted the aid of two highly placed Davion traitors to destroy Hanse Davion and the Federated Suns from both within and without.But in the distant star chambers of the Capellan March and Draconis Combine, the warlords of Maximilian Liao are honoring a different and more deadly vow: to wage an unholy war that threatens to rip apart the vulnerable worlds of the Federated Suns. As Davion Mech commander Andrew Redburn and his mercenaries streak into battle, an explosive clash of metal and men signals the return of a formidable foe. Interstellar legend Yorinaga Kurita has returned to stake his claim as the most bloodthirsty warrior of all. For both men, it is do-or-die combat that could ensure the triumph of a glorious new allianceor result in total annihilation

STRIKE AT THE HEART OF THE ENEMYTask Force Serpent has triumphed and Clan Smoke Jaguar is shattered beyond redemption. But the final battle is still to come, when Prince Victor Steiner-Davion braves the unknown and travels to the very heart of the Clans: Strana Mechty. There, with elite units from across the Inner Sphere, he must wage the ultimate battle to destroy the Crusader cause and forever eliminate the possibility of a new Clan invasionPushed to the edge of endurance by a peace they cannot understand, the Clans accept the challengeand the ultimate battle begins. But even if the Inner Sphere should prove triumphant, will their return be what they expect? Prince Victor left an Inner Sphere united under a new Star League to battle the most dangerous foe the Inner Sphere has ever encountered: The Clans. But he also left behind his scheming sister Katrina Steiner, whose ambition knows no bounds.Task Force Serpent and Prince Victor believe that facing the Clans on their own homeworlds would be the most difficult fight of their lives. They will soon learn that their latest war has just begun

WILD IN THE STREETS Wolfgang Kies is a shadowrunner with a secret. Hes an untrained shaman whose totem is the Wolf. Struggling under the influence of the Old Ones omnipotent powers, Wolfgangs only ally is Dr. Richard Raven, the elf and do-gooder vigilante Seattle turns to when all else fails. He knows Wolfgangs secret. He understands the pull of magical possession on vulnerable souls. Together they are the only force strong enough to battle crime kingpin Etienne La Plante. As the chrome-fisted Capone of the Seattle Sprawl, La Plante has at his command an army of grunge goons, razorboys, and icepick-packing street samurai. But when Wolfgangs on the prowl, every cyber-creep and crook is fair game. Theres only one hope against La Plantes reign of terrorthe one force Wolfgang fears the most...his own pure predatory fury.

The Rebels have taken the Imperial headquarters world of Coruscant, but their problems are far from over. A killer virus called Krytos is spreading among the population, and fomenting a counter-revolution, at the same time as the treason trial of Rebel hero Tycho Celchu. And X-wing pilot Corran Horn, given up for dead in "Iceheart"''s inescapable prison, discovers an extraordinary power in himself--the power of the Force!

En el siglo XXXI, la humanidad se ha disperdado por el Universo. Tras la época gloriosa de la Liga Estelar, cinco grandes imperios se han repartido el espacio habitado y mantienen una guerra sin cuar

La alianza entre la Mancomunidad de la Lira y la Federación de Soles amenaza con alterar de manera irrevocable el equilibrio de poder entre los Cinco Estados Sucesores de la Liga Estelar.

Sleek, swift and deadly, the famed X-Wing fighters have earned their reputation as the Rebel Alliance''s ultimate strike force the hard way--first in battle, the last line of defense. Now they must make a deal with the devil herself--an enemy whose ultimate goal is their total annihilation. It''s the kind of mission only Wedge Antilles and the Rogue Squadron would dare to undertake. Against impossible odds they will stage a daring raid into an enemy stronghold--only to be rescued from certain destruction by an unexpected ally. Ysanne Isard, the ruthless Imperial commander, has appeared on the scene seemingly from out of nowhere. Now she proposes a most unusual alliance, offering to help Wedge rescue his captured comrades from Imperial Warlord Admiral Krennel''s sadistic prison camp. But her offer is not without a price. Wedge must lead Rogue Squadron in Isard''s deadly struggle against an enemy made in her own image. It''s an offer Wedge would love to refuse, for Isard is certain to betray them. But how can they leave their comrades at Krennel''s mercy? The answer is: they can''t--even if it means being caught between Krennel''s ruthlessness and Isard''s treachery.

The first of an exciting series inspired by the blockbuster computer game, X-Wing, this new Star Wars series features Rebel hero Wedge Antilles, who rebuilds the legendary Rogue Squadron with the most skilled and daring X-Wing pilots--hard-bitten warriors ready to die for their cause.

A LETHAL MIX OF POLITICS AND PERILMorgan and Patrick Kell, founders of the Kell Hounds mercenary unit, are riding high. First, they deposed the crime lord that had been ruling the mercenary world of Galatea, then they saved that planet again from a religious zealot who tried to starve the government into submitting to his new theocracy. Along the way, they assembled a crack team of Mech pilots, techs, and ground forces that will make the Kell Hounds one of the elite mercenary units of the Inner Sphere.So when the Archon hires the Hounds to provide security for war games with Prince Ian Davions forces in a show of combined strength between the Lyran Commonwealth and the Federated Suns, Morgan thinks its a chance to relax while getting to know the mercurial leader of the Federated Suns. But when a powerful groups of raiders lands on Zavijava, he finds himself facing two threatsstopping the invaders from looting the planet while protecting Prince Davion. Trouble is, before the fighting is over, Morgan may have to make a very dangerous choicewith the possible fate of two Great Houses lying in the balance

A CLASH OF WARRIORSAs Clan Wolf launches a daring campaign of reprisal against the splintering Republic, three warriors will find their destinies intertwined on the field of battle and in the fight for their futures...Alaric is a living legend among the Wolves: fearless, merciless, ruthless. But his own lust for victory may mean his undoing, unless he learns to see beyond himselfand recognize what a true warrior fights for.Anastasia is a former Wolf Clan warrior, now leading a band of mercs against her one-time comrades. She knows that to lead, she must prove not only her command ability, but her complete separation from the Wolves. And there is only one way to do thatin combat.Verena is the new commander of a ragtag merc force. Her desire for greatness will uncover her own superior abilities and draw her ever closer to a final confrontation in which mercy is unheard ofand only death awaits the unworthy...

DANGER FROM AN UNLIKELY SOURCEMechWarrior brothers Morgan and Patrick Kell have successfully faced their first challenge in forming their new mercenary unit The Kell Hounds, toppling a criminal kingpin from atop his illegal empire on Galatea.But while enjoying their recent success, the brothers Kell, along with the capital city of Galaport, come under threat by a new enemyBishop Arlington Poore, a religious zealot who wants to bring the entire planet under his repressive theocracyand is willing to starve millions to do it. Soon enough, the newly-formed Kell Hounds have their first jobput down this uprising as quickly as possible. But when a madman has converted thousands of civilians to his side, how will Morgan and Patrick quash his misguided crusade without shedding innocent blood?

NEVER BET AGAINST THE KELL BROTHERSSince their first appearance in the Warrior Trilogy, the Kell Hounds have become one of the most storied mercenary units in BattleTech. Now, New York Times-bestselling author and Kell Hounds creator Michael A. Stackpole goes back to the Hounds beginnings, when Morgan and Patrick Kell were just two smart, ambitious brotherswith a plan to revolutionize the world of mercenaries foreverA RACE AGAINST TIMEIf Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot: Fresh off saving Prince Ian Davion of the Federated Suns, Morgan Kell returns home to find his paramour, Veronica Matova, has vanished without a trace. Desperate to find her, Morgan tasks the Hounds to track her downand uncovers a conspiracy to destroy the Kell Hounds reputation using Veronica as a hostage.While Morgan races against time to locate her, Patrick engages in a dangerous game cat-and-mouse with their unknown adversaries, pulling every trick in the book to stay one step ahead of whoever wants to take the Kell Hounds down. But these shadowy enemies dont realize who theyre dealing withand no force in the Inner Sphere will help them once Morgan Kell finds them

THE RULES OF THE GAME HAVE JUST CHANGEDMorgan and Patrick Kell have just landed on Galatea, the mercenary planet known for its brutal arena Mech combat games. They intend to found their own merc unit, building it from the ground up, but there are a few obstacles in their way. The first is a corrupt general fronting for the second, a local crime lord named Haskell Blizzard who crushes anyone he sees as a threat. And the Kell boys offering lucrative contracts for the best Mechwarriors and techs on the planet is a definite threat to his illegal empire.But what Blizzard doesnt know is that the Kell brothers have faced long odds before, and come out on top every single time. And with the help of some old and new friends, theyre going to take this crime lord down using his own tactics against him.When the chips are down, the smart money is always on the brothers Kell.

THE FINAL ENGAGEMENT...The minions of Maximilian Liao are about to deliver a crippling blow to the forces of Prince Hanse Daviondiscovering a way to use Hanses own technology against him.Half a galaxy away, assassins stalk Hanses wife, Melissa Steiner, and her mother, Archon Katrina Steiner, in the passageways of their own palace.Invasion is imminent. The only Mech force capable of stopping that invasionthe Kell Hounds mercenary unitis trapped in a game of search and destroy with the most fearsome Kurita unit ever created. Even if they come back in time...how many would make it?In a world where ten-meter-tall war machines are the soul of battle, assassins are state policy, and a spys loyalty is always for sale, the only thing certain is death. Who can you trust? And in the bitter end, how will you be betrayed?

MECHS AT THE READYBetrayed by his own House and stripped of his rank, exiled Mechwarrior Justin Allard is given one last chance to save his honorby risking his life in the gladiatorial arenas of Solaris VII. But his newest Game World opponentmore skilled at Mech-to-Mech combat than any other rivalraises the stakes even higher. Its Philip Capet, former mechwarrior in the Davion militaryuntil he was kicked out by none other than Justin Allard before his own unfortunate fall from grace.Both Justin and Philip 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