Imagine warfare in the 31st century. Do you imagine the slow lumbering tanks of today, or huge bipedal war machines with birdlike agility? In the Battletech trilogy the latter is what it's all about. Shadows of War is the sixth novel in the Twilight of the Clans series. Twilight of the Clans is about the downfall of clan Smoke Jaguar, but in Shadows of War the Jaguars give the Inner Sphere a hard pounding. The last five chapters are all nonstop action! There is one disadvantage though, the absence of illustrations makes it hard to envision some of the mechs. But in the back of the book are pictures of the most common mechs and vehicles! Shadows of War is a very exiting addition to the Battletech trilogy.

This is a favorite of mine because not only does it have loads of 'mech battles, it has alot of other things, such as assasination attempts, dark pasts, and the commander gets killed in the final battle(cool way to go, but still a bummer). It did have a couple weak points, but they don't affect the book much. In a nutshell, I enjoyed this book very much.