BattleTech

A Question of Survival

By: Bryan Young

Narrated by: Mauricio Rivero Borrell, Sierra Taft

A FUTURE FOR THE TAKING…

As the last Bloodnamed Warrior left in the former Jade Falcon Occupation Zone, newly-elected Khan Jiyi Chistu has ’Mechs, but no MechWarriors—making it impossible to rebuild his Clan after the disaster on Terra. Meanwhile, despite being riven by the Dominion-wide vote on whether to join the new Star League or not, Star Colonel Emilio Hall’s Ghost Bears have a planet full of talented sibkos ready to graduate.

When word of these sibkos reaches Khan Chistu, he hatches a bold plan to take them, eager to rebuild the Jade Falcons. But with Star Colonel Emilio caught up in the politics of the Ghost Bear vote, will he even see Jiyi coming? Or will he lose the sibkos that represent the very future of his Clan?

For both men and the Clans they hold dear, these dilemmas become nothing less than a question of survival…

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Good fun pulp

I'm a big fan of BattleTech, and this book is great fun. I enjoy the majority of the characters, and the action is well written. The bully the younger character undergoes is a bit maudlin, but not unbearably so. I give it my recommendation!

Good story, good and bad character motivation

The overall I enjoyed the audiobook. The reading performance was good and many of the characters were relatable. It was easy to connect with the motivations of the Jade Falcons and cadets. Like a lot of Battletech stories there were plot lines that were dumb just to force the story in the direction to align with the greater universe. I hadn't heard the narrators before and I think they did a good job. The mech combat was solidly written and in total this was an enjoyable listen.

Solid book all around

A good look into what the RD used to be and what the JFs have become in the Illclan era. Honestly looking forward to the next book “Without Question “ .

intriguing

At first I was rooting for he Ghost Bears but by the end I was rooting for the Jade Falcons

Give me more

Happy to have it in audiobook form! Hopefully they can release the other books like this.