A Call to Arms

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A Call to Arms
Attribution
Author Loren L. Coleman
Artwork Ray Lundgren
Publication information
Publisher Roc Books
Released 4 February, 2003
Pages 320
ISBN 0451459121
Chronology
Era Dark Age era
Timeline 3133
Preceded by Ghost War
Followed by The Ruins of Power

A Call to Arms, by Loren L. Coleman, is the second book in the new Dark Age era.

Contents

[edit] From the back cover

Months have passed since the interplanetary communications net was destroyed, isolating planets across the Republic of the Sphere. Achernar is one of the few worlds still in possession of a working Hyperpulse Generator Station, a device that enables communications across the galaxy—and a much sought after prize for the splintering factions of the Republic...

After failing to qualify as an active MechWarrior, Raul Ortega finds some solace in the Republic's military reserves on Archenar and dreams of of the day he might know the adventure and glory of real combat. The Republic-loyal forces of Archenar are supported by a loose alliance with the Swordsworn, a faction pledged to House Davion, whose leaders have an agenda all their own.

When the planet falls under siege by yet another splinter group, the Steel Wolves, who are intent on capturing the HPG station, Raul is called to active duty. But when the Swordsworn desert Archenar in its time of need, Raul discovers that there's little honor in the subtle nuisances of treachery and the brutal realities of war...

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