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TO RECLAIM AN ENTIRE PLANET…It was supposed to be an easy job. Walter de Mesnil, lieutenant in the mercenary company Angleton’s Angels, was assigned to watch over Ivan Litzau, presumptive heir of the planet Maldive, in a ’Mech trial that is part of his ascension to ruling the planet. That is, until a fierce rebellion overthrew the government, slaughtered Walter’s entire mercenary unit, and imposed their own brutal regime.Outnumbered and vastly outgunned, Wa...

Betrayed by House Davion and stripped of his rank, Justin Allard is a man without a nation. Fighting on the game world Solaris VII attracts the notice of House Liao, Davion’s sworn enemy. To make Justin one of their own would be a priceless coup.But Justin is all too aware of the nest of vipers he’s landed in. And as seismic events reverberate through the Inner Sphere, bringing mighty nation states to the brink of war, will he be loyal to his new masters…or is he plotting vengeance...

THE FINAL ENGAGEMENT…The minions of Maximilian Liao are about to deliver a crippling blow to the forces of Prince Hanse Davion—discovering a way to use Hanse’s own technology against him.Half a galaxy away, assassins stalk Hanse's 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 invasion—the Kell Hounds mercenary unit—is trapped i...

A CLASH OF WARRIORS…As 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 himself—and recognize what a true warrior fights for.Anastasia is a former Wo...

A nameless undead awakens in an ancient crypt, and thus does the journey begin. Drawn mysteriously toward the horizon, he ventures into a land of perils beyond death. A once shining kingdom has been fractured, and mindless Hollows prowl the dark corners. To see it united and restored, the old king must be freed by his get-the youth Balarion. The undead and his companions, surviving champions of the halcyon era, accompany Balaarion on this journey to release his father, battling foes both m...

BATTLING FOR HIS LIFE…Solaris VII, known as the Game World. Walter de Mesnil, last survivor of the mercenary company Angleton’s Angels, has brought the heir of the planet Maldive here to rebuild his fortune and amass a force powerful enough to return to his planet and take it from the ruling Collective. And how does a mercenary MechWarrior make money on Solaris? By strapping into a ’Mech and doing whatever it takes to pay the bills…IN FRONT OF CHEER...

Twenty-one years after the destruction of Darth Vader and the Emperor, the Star Wars galaxy has been hit by a threat more deadly than anything that has gone before. In VECTOR PRIME, aliens invaded from outside the galaxy and were routed. . . at great cost to our heroes. Now, in a climate of mistrust - especially of the Jedi - Leia cannot convince the New Republic that the threat may not be over, even as the next wave of alien warships are entering the galaxy. . . It is up to Leia, Luke, th...

An original Gears of War novel, exclusively detailing the aftermath of the Locust War written by New York Times bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole.The Locust War has ended with an energy weapon that pulsed across the land, destroying Locust and Lambent alike. The world is in shambles and the few survivors are isolated from one another. Humanity must begin anew. This novel reveals the canonical, never-before-seen events set in the time immediately following the...

’MECHS AT THE READY…Betrayed by his own House and stripped of his rank, exiled Mechwarrior Justin Allard is given one last chance to save his honor—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 Philip Capet, former mechwarrior in the Davion military—until he was kicked out by none other than Justin Allard before his own ...

Collects Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron #9-20, Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron Special #1. As the Empire withers away and the New Republic grows, one team of ace starfighters takes on the most critical mission to ensure freedom in a galaxy long oppressed - Rogue Squadron! Whether it's keeping a massive weapon's cache out of the hand's of Jabba the Hutt's would-be successors, brokering peace on a planet wracked by civil war, or rescuing a downed cruiser from the jaws of an ancient evil, n...

AN UNFAMILIAR BATTLEGROUND…A man on the run, Walter de Mesnil has found sanctuary with the mercenary company Angleton’s Angels, who have taken an unusual mission on the planet of Maldives, in the nascent Aurigan Coalition. Their job is to train the heir of the planet in BattleMech operation, enough to allow him to survive a “mission” in the wilderness as part of his ascension to rule.But ’Mech battlefields have nothing on the sinister plots and machinations...

Collects Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron #21-35. The galaxy's greatest starfighters take flight once more in a mission to reclaim the galactic capital Coruscant from the Empire! Whether this becomes the New Republic's finest hour or its darkest defeat lies squarely on the shoulders of Wedge Antilles and his team of ace X-Wing pilots—Rogue Squadron! Follow the rise of the Empire's deadliest pilot Baron Fel, marvel at the machinations of Imperial power-player Ysanne Isard, and discover the f...