[Not really sure what category this thread should fall under.]
I read Blood Avatar again recently It's one of my favorite BT books (up there with Wolves on the Border); which is rather strange since it is not really very BTish. I enjoyed the story and mystery, even if I didn't understand all the Wobby/conspiracy stuff (even after going through the Jihad plot books I'm not sure I do).
So my question is this: Would anyone else read a BT novel if it didn't have any (or at least very few) 'Mech battles (I'll include IndustrialMechs too)? My perception of BT may be a bit odd, perhaps even unique: I've always seen BT more as a costume drama that just happens to take place 1000 years in the future than as a Sci-Fi Action/Adventure. To me BT is big enough to tell a story in just about any genre you want to.
[I do realize that BattleCorps does do different types of stories, however since I am a very infrequent subscriber I cannot comment on what kind of stories they may have.]