Whew... Man that was a great book. Bit ketchy on the epilogue wrap up, but hey it's 80's genre science fiction, they are always a bit stereotypical.
Yeah, was nice to see how Grayson got his signature Mech, saved the girl and freed the world.
What?
Oh.....! Sorry about that, right you weren't actually sitting over my shoulder reading it. But come on you didn't see it coming?
Let's see if we can recap this-
- Lori's captured
- Rebel Commander won't help, after all Grayson didn't help save his girl.
- Grayson frets (he's good at this), but goes ahead with his commando raid. After all Lori knows where the Phobos is.
- Commando raids goes off spectacularly. Well what did you expect, Ramage organized it and hand picked the team, Grayson was just window dressing.
- Grayson saves the girl.
- The girl saves Grayson, curing herself of her fire bad fear schtick.
- And then everything does what I'm now calling the GDL Snowball effect.
The Snowball effect, when the GDL does some seemingly small thing, that just starts building, until it is a monumental event, that no one planned for.
That about sums up the commando raid to rescue Lori. Started as an in and out, rescue Lori and if we happen to find the Rebel Council, them too.
Hundreds of prisoners later, its a full blown battle in the University complex (Man some people are if for some serious detention here).
Grayson steals another Mech (Does this guy ever buy anything), but nearly dies cause Ramage things he's not who he is.
Hey no worries, did you know Marauders are convertibles? Grayson just popped the top on the MAD and drove it around RobotJox style. What kind of sunscreen do you need for passing PPC blasts?
And that's where the snowball just got out of hand, popular civil uprising, Rebel leader gets his head out of his butt and things just cascade from there. Mine you if helps Miss Red Shirt Traitor, Sue Ellen, hunts down Governor Nagumo and kills him, painfully and slowly.
And then it's over...
Yeah scary huh?
Wasn't supposed to be anything more then a quick commando raid, but with the GDL nothing is ever quick and nothing is ever ever simple.
One more Blog on Mercenary's Star, where I wrap up the epilogue and give my final thoughts on the book. Then it's on to the book of fame, Helm Memory core here we come.
Comments (5)
Whoo!
Ah, all wrapped up, Murphy hates that, he going to make them pay later...., thankfully later on Battletech nothing is wrapped up that easy, you have to work for it and then there are still consequences.
Your going to need at least SPF One Million to survive Particle Projection Cannon Fire
I dunno. I re-read these now and I'm just all "meh." I appreciate the back history, but the GDL seems a little to High School Musical for me.
@Doug_Glendower - Don't be getting any ideas about a GDL Musical
Oh, too farking late there buddy. And I'm enlisting you for voice "talent".