Not the Way the Smart Money Bets
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Not the Way the Smart Money Bets | |
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Product information | |
Type | Novel (6 parts) |
Author | Michael A. Stackpole |
Pages | 152 |
Publication information | |
Publisher | BattleCorps Catalyst Game Labs |
Product code | CAT35882NV |
First published | 7 March-16 May 2008 (BattleCorps) |
Content | |
Era | Succession Wars era |
Timeline | 3-7 October 3010 |
Series | Kell Hounds Ascendant |
Followed by | A Tiny Spot of Rebellion |
Not the Way the Smart Money Bets is a serialized novel by Michael A. Stackpole that was published online on BattleCorps in six parts.
It was republished in print in 2019 as the first installment of the Kell Hounds Ascendant Trilogy, as Not How the Smart Money Bets.
Contents
Part 1
- published on 7 March 2008
“ | Two brothers arrive on Galatea with money in their pocket and a vision to create a unit that will change life for the better. But first they have to deal with life that is worse. | ” |
Part 2
- published on 21 March 2008
“ | One brother dives into the sharks den. One brother dances into the local scene. With both actions the Kell Hounds set themselves on a course that could collide or collude with the powers of Galatea. | ” |
Part 3
- published on 4 April 2008
“ | "A month"... If the Kells could recruit and outfit their unit in a month then they just might skirt around a raging Blizzard hiding a Social General with a chip on his son's shoulder. Of course to do that they have to dodge idiot son's, assassins, politics, and even angry potential future girlfriends. They probably wished they had brought their 'Mechs. | ” |
Part 4
- published on 18 April 2008
“ | One brother at an embassy ball, the other at a fine restaurant. One will spar with words, the other weapons, but both Kells are winning friends, influencing a planet and pounding on those that oppose them in their quest to form the Kell Hounds. | ” |
Part 5
- published on 2 May 2008
“ | The fight is set, the outcome will determine if the Hounds rise like a rocket or plummet like a rock. But first they have to make sure that Patrick and his 'Mech actually make it to the fight in one piece. | ” |
Part 6
- published on 16 May 2008
“ | It's fight day and the Kells are fighting the fight of their very existence. All before Patrick ever takes the field, and if they can't find him a BattleMech the fight will be over before it even can begin. | ” |
Plot summary
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Featured Characters
- Morgan Kell
- Patrick Kell
- Amanda Heartsthorne
- Clarence Wilson
- Gordon Franck
- Haskell Blizzard
- Hector Damiceau
- Laeticia Hamilton
- Richard O'Cieran
- Thomas Volmer
- Veronica Matova
- "Viper" Volmer
- Walter de Mesnil
- Yorinaga Kurita
Featured systems
Featured BattleTech
BattleMechs
DropShips
Notes
In Chapter 5 the Gray Death Legion is refered to as a quality mercenary outfit. It wouldn't be founded for another 14 years.