About the book: 2001 / BLOOD OF THE PHANTOM BEAR Warriors of the clans created elementals as ideal foot soldiers. Genetic engineering has made them taller, stronger and tougher than ordinary people. Equipped with effective combat armor, elementals can withstand one-on-one combat with a 'Mech. Coming from an elite line of elementals and never having known defeat, young Jake Kabrinski is a fast-rising star of the Phantom Bear Clan. The Dragon Syndicate and the Phantom Bear Clan, sworn enemies since the Clan Invasion, have coexisted relatively peacefully for a decade. But the peace was shattered when a traitorous Syndicate military group invaded the Phantom Bears' capital, Alshain. The honor of the clans demands retribution and both sides are plunged into the abyss of a brutal war. Fighting on the front line, Jake will learn a harsh lesson: some enemies cannot be defeated…