The Dying Time (Mechwarrior, No. 5)

The mercenary forces of the Gray Death Legion, under the command of Lori Carlyle, widow of the legendary Grayson Death Carlyle, are called in to protect the planet Hesperus II from local rebels, unware that they are pawns in a continuing power struggle between the opposing factions of Victor Steiner-Davion and his sister, Katrina. Original.