Battletech: Vengeance

Battletech: BlitzKrieg #3

by Jason Schmetzer

When the armies of the Draconis Combine killed his parents, Galen Cox swore vengeance. Now an elite MechWarrior with the Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth, Galen will have a chance to exact his justice when the Combine raids the planet Ryde with a BattleMech battalion. As two armies clash on this snow-and-ash covered world, two men will be forced to examine exactly why they're fighting even as they both strive for victory and absolution.

Jason Schmetzer is the author of more than 40 published short stories and novellas, as well as four BattleTech sourcebooks and a novel. His work crosses genre and game boundaries, working with both print and electronic publications. He holds an MFA in fiction writing and works during the day as an advertising copywriter. He is also editor of the BattleCorps fiction website.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction

109 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 10, 2012

Reviews

[Joe Pranaitis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Author Jason Shmetzer brings us a Battletech adventure with mech regiment commander Galen Cox a solider who lost his family in the war of 3039. Since he lost his family he as been wanting to seek vengeance against the Combine that attacked his planet. During the course of the fight on the Federation Commonwealth planet of Ryde he commands his troops to secure the LZ that they need for the dropship and hold the position. But along the way one of his troops a young mechwarrior named Matheson looses her mother and Galen finally realizes that a solider is to protect the people. This is a great short read within the mechwarrior universe and one that I highly recommend picking up for all mech and gundam fans.