Betrayed by his own House and stripped of his rank, exiled MechWarrior Justin Allard is given one last chance to save his honorby risking his life in the gladiatorial arenas of Solaris VII.

But his newest Game World opponentmore skilled at Mech-to-Mech combat than any other rivalraises the stakes even higher. Its Philip Capet, former star MechWarrior in the Davion militaryuntil he was kicked out by none other than Justin Allard before his own unfortunate fall from grace.

Both Justin and Philip face fierce battles, but in the Inner Sphere, where nobles have schemed for centuries to win the ultimate power, those who interfere with the Successor Lords are sometimes called heroes.

And sometimes called victims