The Dying Time (Saga of the Gray Death Legion, #7)

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. Only days after the demise of legendary warrior Grayson Death Carlyle, the mercenary forces of the Gray Death Legion are called into action. Their mission is to protect Hesperus II in the Isle of Skye. With civil war raging, it is vital that the planet's famous Defiance BattleMech production facilities not fall into the hands of the enemy. Seeing the Lyrans and Davionists at each other's throats, the Skye separatists have seized the opportunity to instigate a new rebellion, and they too threaten the safety of Hesperus II and its factories. Now commanding the Legion is Lori Carlyle, widow of Grayson. But what Lori doesn't realize is that her troops are little more than pawns in the continuing hostilities between the factions of Victor Steiner-Davion and his ever-cunning sister, Katrina - and that the Gray Death are about to enter a battle they are meant to lose. If there is one constant in this universe, it is that pawns are made to be sacrificed...