Black Dragon
BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF AN EMPIRE
Theodore Kurita¸ samurai tyrant of the mighty Draconis Combine¸ is celebrating his sixty-first birthday. Topping the guest list is an unlikely bunch of high-tech troublemakers: Camacho's Caballeros¸ the toughest team of mercenary MechWarriors the Inner Sphere has ever seen. But their invitation is more than merely social. Theodore's powerful cousin¸ "Uncle Chandy¸" has recruited their ace operative¸ Cassie Suthorn¸ for a dangerous mission.
On an xenophobic planet where honor and duty are worshipped like deities¸ the freelancing Caballeros are considered barbarians. But Cassie's covert investigation uncovers an insurrection¸ and Camacho's foreign "barbarians" could be the only unit with enough guns and grit to save the Draconis Combine from its own extremists. And when the armor-piercing rockets and laser fire finally subside¸ counted among the slain may be Cassie and many of her courageous comrades -- as well as the fragile peace of the entire Inner Sphere...
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