@Anathanasia  Most of my favorite books from BattleTech were the few before the Clans.  The Warrior Trilogy, and Wolves on the Border are pretty good. I actually liked the Blood of Kerensky Trilogy, simply because it was the Inner Sphere beating the Clans by grit and determination, not a technology edge.  It's like my reasoning for not liking the conflicts after WWII, because it got too easy to kill someone.  A push of a button now and thousands die.  Back in the day, a soldier was a soldier, you got to see the light of your enemies eyes fade if you killed him. That's something that stays with you. That's another reason why I like the Succession Wars, war was more up close and personal.  You didn't have Gauss Rifles that you can snipe at people with, you had autocannons that you had to be up close and personal with. I like that.<br/><br/>Anyway, I'm done rambling.