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Loren L. Coleman

    January 1, 1968

    This author is known for contributing to prolific science-fiction series and gaming universes. His narratives delve into expansive worlds and intricate settings, offering readers immersive journeys. Drawing from past military service, he crafts compelling stories that resonate across diverse genre landscapes. His ventures into short fiction further explore his imaginative reach into new narrative territories.

    Loren L. Coleman
    By Temptations and by War
    Battletech - 44: Threads of Ambition
    Battletech - 2: The Killing Fields
    Mechwarrior Dark Age - 18: Fortress Republic
    Blood of the Isle
    Flashpoint
    • 2009

      Artifacts cycle. II

      • 759 pages
      • 27 hours of reading
      4.1(113)Add rating

      "The war between Urza and Misra is over, but in victory Urza has become a planeswalker and with this transformation his legacy is charted across the multiverse. Fraught with regret over his brother's death, Urza seeks out the corrupting power of Phyrexia so that he may exact revenge"--Page 4 of cover.

      Artifacts cycle. II
    • 2005

      Weird Ohio

      • 285 pages
      • 10 hours of reading
      3.9(264)Add rating

      Ah, Ohio, so nice and normal. We have apple pie heroes like Hopalong Cassidy, Neil Armstrong, Thomas Edison, and Doris Day. Our state bird is the jaunty and ever popular cardinal, and our state flower is the carnation, found in the buttonholes of politicians and bridegrooms everywhere. We started America rolling by opening the country's first gas station, and we have a museum dedicated to America's music, rock and roll. Why, we're just so all-American normal, it can bring a tear to the eye. But there's something else we have a whole lot of, and that's...weirdness. Yes, the Buckeye State has lots and lots of strange people and unusual sites, and they burst forth from every page of this, the biggest, most bizarre collection of Ohio stories ever assembled: Weird Ohio.

      Weird Ohio
    • 2005

      Mechwarrior Dark Age - 18: Fortress Republic

      A Battletech Novel

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Julian Davion - Prince's Champion of the Federated Suns - is a warrior who has lost his way. Amidst political turmoil and the shifting fortunes of war, he struggles to find his destiny...Julian's First Davion Guards have restored order on Terra. The Republic is closing it borders, keeping its core intact while leaving farther-flung worlds to fend for themselves. But The Republic is not only being attacked from without - it's being undermined from within, and the hunt for seditionists continues.Ex-knight and now-senator Conner Rhys-Monroe still leads the fight to destroy The Republic from the inside. He is expertly opposed by Countess Tara Campbell, leader of the Highlanders and The Republic's best hope on the outside. Terra lies at the center of their titanic tug-of-war, where Julian struggles to keep his footing in a situation shifting like blood-drenched quicksand.

      Mechwarrior Dark Age - 18: Fortress Republic
    • 2004

      Copycat Effect

      How the Media and Popular Culture Trigger the Mayhem in Tomorrow's Headlines (Original)

      • 324 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.7(54)Add rating

      Widespread and contagious violence is examined through the lens of media and popular culture in this landmark work. The renowned expert delves into how these influences can trigger aggressive behavior, offering a vital exploration of the relationship between societal norms and violent actions. The book challenges readers to reconsider the impact of media narratives on individual and collective behavior, making it a crucial read for understanding contemporary issues of violence.

      Copycat Effect
    • 2004

      Blood of the Isle

      • 291 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Sky struggles to rise from the ashes of the last Jade Falcon assault. Tara Campbell's Highlanders are limping back from battles fought all across the Prefecture. And Anastasia Kerensky's Steel Wolves have disappeared again. It's a matter of when - not if - the Falcons will renew their brutal assault, and Skye is unprepared...On the world of Nusakan, Landgrave Jasek Kelswa-Steiner appears to be Skye's only chance for salvation. Gathering his Stormhammers, he prepares to throw his force into the teeth of the Falcon advance. But will the cure be worse than the disease? Jasek passionately advocates a return to House Steiner, a political movement his father just as passionately opposes. Unfortunately for The Republic, desperate times call for desperate alliances - and the Jade Falcon force is still spoiling for battle. Clan Jade Falcon will not rest until Sky is conquered... or reduced to a charred cinder.

      Blood of the Isle
    • 2003

      By Temptations and by War

      A Battletech Novel

      • 293 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      In the wake of the chaos surrounding a powerful interstellar communications blackout, operative Mai Wa is sent by the Capellan Chancellor to assist freedom fighter Evan Kurst in his struggle to liberate his homeworld, but Evan is reluctant to trust an ally who had once betrayed him. Original.

      By Temptations and by War
    • 2001

      Patriots and Tyrants

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      3.8(17)Add rating

      Fierce rivalry within the Star League threatens to plunge the entire Inner Sphere into chaos as Victor Steiner-Davion and his sister, Katrina, embark on an epic power struggle, and their younger brother, Arthur, begins to gain his own supporters.

      Patriots and Tyrants
    • 2001

      Flashpoint

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      One of the few survivors of the First Kathil Uhlans' battle with the Clans, David McCarthy returns to Kathil to join the planetary militia, only to find a planet torn apart by factional strife out to seize control of Kathil's orbital shipyards. Original.

      Flashpoint
    • 1999

      Battletech - 44: Threads of Ambition

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Sun-Tzu Liao is the first Lord of the resurrected Star League. In the last year of his reign, he decides to milk his power for every ounce of benefit to himself. His dream to rebuild his Capellan Confederation at any cost is about to become a reality. His first victim: his own aunt, Candace Liao, who deserted the Confederation in the Fourth Succession War, taking the St. Ives Compact with her.Answering Sun-Tzue's call to battle is Warrior House Hiritsu, always ready to serve, and the Hustaing Warriors, who will do what is necessary to get the job done. As border skirmishes between BattleMechs turn bloody, military units rally to Candace Liao's call to hold the line. Both Sides are unyielding in this hard-fought war. And as Capellan fights Capellan, the high price of glory will be paid in full...

      Battletech - 44: Threads of Ambition
    • 1999

      Battletech - 2: The Killing Fields

      Book II of the Capellan Solution

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      In hope of salvaging the embattled worlds of the renegade St. Ives Compact, Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao has launched a war that stretches far beyond the scope of military conquest. His mission: reunite St. Ives with his own Capellan Confederation. But after months of combat extend into years, the smash-and-destroy tactics have turned the crippled Compact into a bloody wasteland- and the Chancellor's costly victory into a virtual deathwatch.For the warriors of Hause Hiritsu, and for the Capellan and Compact soldiers on the 'Mech-shredded front lines Sun-Tzu's noble crusade has become a nightmare. And now, with his dream of glory slipping away, the Chancellor will make one last desperate gamble - a final solution to regain total control of a civil war exploding out of control. no matter what the cost.

      Battletech - 2: The Killing Fields