BattleTech: Fortunes of War, Volume 2 -- John Helfers, Paperback

MASTERS OF WAR... In the 32nd century, two things are a constant in the Inner Sphere: war, and the need to hire people to fight them. Mercenaries have been around nearly as long as organized warfare. Those skilled or lucky enough can make their fortune...and all they have to do is survive to spend it... This volume contains two novellas in the BattleTech Fortunes of War series: HOUNDS AT BAY BY GEOFF SWIFT Lieutenant Shane Atkins and the rest of the Coursing Hounds mercenary unit had a comfortable garrison assignment on Cumbres-until a Jade Falcon task force landed on the planet with orders to wipe the Hounds out to the last warrior. Forced to flee the planet, Shane and his people embark on a search-and-destroy campaign to hurt the bloodthirsty Clan in their own occupation zone. But the ruthless Watch leader of the Falcon force will stop at nothing to hunt these rampaging Hounds down. And when the Jade Falcons catch the Coursing Hounds in a trap, only one side will survive the desperat