A FACE FULL OF BLADES (Author's Special Edition) "Five Stories From Solaris VII" Solaris VII. The Game World. One of the most iconic settings in the BattleTech military-science fiction universe. This complete publication of the existing "Unnamed Soldier" series, written by veteran BattleTech writer and best-selling author Loren L. Coleman, is the first time all five stories have been offered in one place. With a lengthy Author's Foreword and short essays written as the definitive Author's Notes on all five stories, enjoy the hard-bitten character of the Unnamed Soldier, and then peak behind the curtain at what helped the author bring this character, and this series, to life. This collection contains the short stories "By The Numbers," "Job Security," "Scars," "Stalking The Legends," and "Blood Price," as well as the Author's Notes on each of these stories. Also, enjoy excerpts from some of the author's other BattleTech works. "A Face Full of Blades" contains chapters from "Trial Under Fire," already available online, and a short excerpt from the soon-to-be-released short novel "Destiny's Challenge." Loren L. Coleman has published over twenty novels, including fourteen for the BattleTech universe, and a variety of short fiction.