2011-05-18 Proliferation Cycle: The Spider Dances [Jason Schmetzer]

[roosterboy]

Our final Proliferation Cycle story: House Liao

Alone of the Great Houses, House Liao lacks BattleMech technology. The Maskirovka is willing to expend any sum--any asset--to secure the war machines for the Chancellor's armies.

[Xotl]

Finally had the chance to read this, and it was a great game of cat and mouse cat.

[Demos]

A good story! IMHO in the top three of the Proliferation cycle!  :)

BTW, found a minor goof:

A help icon appeared, siling the same smarny smile IT geeks had programming as a sick joke for a thousand years.

This story plays in the 25th, not 31st century  ;)