Battletech

Wolves on the Border

By: Robert N. Charrette

Narrated by: Christopher Graybill

Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's Summary

As a Mech Warrior of the Draconis Combine, Minobu Tetsuhara was bound by Bushido, a code that demands loyal service to the devious Warlord Grieg Samsonov. But when Minobu came upon a strange blue and gold Archer, Bushido also dictated that he not destroy the honorable but helpless warrior. And so he rescued Jaime Wolf. Minobu was then assigned as liaison to the Wolf's Dragons, one of the Combine's most elite mercenary units. But when the mercenaries refused to renew their contract with Samsonov, Minobu was instructed to destroy them. Now Bushido dictates that Minobu oppose his honorable foe, a man with whom he has served and who deserves far batter than betrayal.

Don't miss the rest of Battletech. You can also get this title as part of the Battletech Collection II.

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Critic Reviews

"Christopher Graybill...does a great job adding tension to the numerous battle scenes." (AudioFile)

too much cut.

the novel was great, this is worthless. without the full text it loses coherence completely. way too many gaps because of being abridged. unfortunately, I doubt anyone will release a full audio version, but I'd rather put my phone down and read the novel than listen to this. a waste of credit/money

Completely worthless abridging

The performance is fine, but the book is so badly chopped up that nothing makes sense at all. There are MASSIVE gaps, and absolutely no coherence between chapters.

Abridged

Awesome story-whats left of it at least.

The whole thing feels fragmented and rushed with characters suddenly appearing and then getting forgotten as quickly as they came.

Reviewed notes with a friend who confirmed I had a fundamentally different impression of the plot and whole characters. Essentially this work is no longer in alignment with the original authorial intent, which makes it a failure of an abridged work and a hack job of the original text.

Had I known this was abridged I would have skipped right past it. Abridgment of a scifi novel written for entertainment purposes is not only pointless and counter to the desires of the reader but inherently immoral, comparable to ripping whole chunks of a printed text to burn. Then to turn around and sell the remnants, in this case without clearly communicating that it's an inferior, damaged version.

I'd suggest audible should more clearly label abridged works, but that would suggest they should continue to sell abridged versions at all.

I really wish I could listen to the full version of this production as what remains is genuinely engaging. Battletech is a compelling universe ripe for novellas and high adventure. Hopefully as the franchise continues to experience a renaissance, someone will notice the massive library of potential built up over the decades of publications, and record some *full versions* of these books.

too badly shortened

if you ever read the book you know how badly this was edited. it feels too 2 dimensional and obviously missing important parts of the story. if you are a fan of Battletech, pass on this one.

very nice

very nice it just makes me want to read more battletech

Great novel only wish it was unabridged

Voice acting!music and sound were great I only wish there were unabridged battletech novelization on audible.

Needs the unabridged version

Catalyst needs to stop with abridged versions of their books. They're so much better complete. The sounds effects could be toned down a bit.

Classic Battletech novel, not-so-classic audio

Some obvious errors, such as "cornstar" and an "8-ton Victor." Overall the narration is good, sound effects are a nice touch, the story is excellent. But I think some of the details, scenes, and characters (such as Natasha Kerensky) that are present in the printed version are absent here.

Great book Great narration can't wait for more

Great book Great narration cant wait for them to add more from the BattleTech collection

great book wish there were more book on here

loved it wish there were books here I've read the books and they are great when you listen to them

A great tale with too much cut.

I enjoyed this audiobook and performance but the story has been noticeable cut. Certain events happen without context.