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| image       = Bred for War.jpg
| name                =  
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| title      = Bred for War
| type                = Novel
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| author     = [[Michael A. Stackpole]]
| author             = [[Michael A. Stackpole]]
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| artwork    = [[Boris Vallejo]]
| development        =
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| publisher   = [[Roc Books]]
| primarywriting      =
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| released    = 1 January, 1995
| pages              = 378
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| pages      = 378
| cover              = [[Boris Vallejo]]
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| isbn        = 978-0451453792
| interiorart        =
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| era         = [[Clan Invasion era]]
| illustrations      =
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| timeline   = [[3057]]
| publisher           = [[Roc Books]]
 
| productioncode      =  
 
| year                = 01 January 1995
 
| ISBN10              = 0451453794
 
| ISBN13              = 978-0451453792
 
| MSRP                =
 
| content            =
 
| era                 = [[Clan Invasion era]]
 
| timeline           = 20 May [[3057]] - 1 January [[3058]]
 
| series              =
 
| precededby          =
 
| followedby          = ''[[Malicious Intent]]''
 
 
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'''''Bred for War''''', by [[Michael A. Stackpole]], covers the events of [[Operation GUERRERO]] and the [[Refusal War]].
 
  
The final chapters of the novel ''[[I Am Jade Falcon]]'' feature the [[Twycross#Refusal_War|fighting on Twycross]] during the latter conflict, while the main plot threads are continued in ''[[Malicious Intent]]''.
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'''''Bred for War''''', by [[Michael A. Stackpole]], covers the events of [[Operation Guerrero]] and the [[Refusal War]].
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The plot continues in ''[[Malicious Intent]]'' and ''[[I Am Jade Falcon]]''.
  
 
== From the back cover ==
 
== From the back cover ==
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== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
 
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This novel has two major plot lines.
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The Clan Wolf vs Clan Jade Falcon [[Refusal War|refusal war]] is told in epic detail.
 
The Sarna march disentegration into the chaos march is seen at the political level, as Marik, Liao and Davion square off after the death of Joshua Marik in Davion care.
 
 
 
The Refusal war puts Ulric Kerensky alongside Vlad, Natasha on her own, and Phelan all on separate campaigns to weaken, if not annihilate a crusader clan to ensure the Tukkayid truce remains in place.
 
 
 
Ulric Kerensky and Vlad do not make a lot of appearances, but Ulric really shows his comtempt for Vlad, and his desire to fight alongside him and other wolf crusaders just to watch them fall around him.
 
 
 
The [[Twycross#Refusal_War|fourth battle of Twycross]] puts Natasha Kerensky and her Daishi in the great Gash, for a fight that won't be told in detail until the novel [[I_Am_Jade_Falcon|I Am Jade Falcon]].
 
 
 
The refusal war also re-unites the Kells as Morgan Kell creates the [[Arc-Royal_Defense_Cordon|Arc-Royal defense Cordon]] as a way to stay out of simmering Davion family tensions.
 
 
 
In the Sarna march, we have a mixed sets of viewpoints, following the major heads of state directing war across their empires, while also engaging in clandestine activities of all sort. This is further highlighted with some additional lower level viewpoints from the battlefields of [[Operation_GUERRERO|Operation Guerrero]], and behind the black curtain with the spies and saboteurs.
 
  
 
== Featured characters ==
 
== Featured characters ==
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* [[Khan]] [[Natasha Kerensky]]
 
* [[Khan]] [[Natasha Kerensky]]
 
* [[saKhan]] [[Phelan Ward]]
 
* [[saKhan]] [[Phelan Ward]]
* [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Thomas Marik]]
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* [[Captain-General]] [[Thomas Marik]]
 
* [[Joshua Marik]]
 
* [[Joshua Marik]]
 
* [[Chancellor]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]]
 
* [[Chancellor]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]]
 
* [[Dancing Joker]]
 
* [[Dancing Joker]]
* [[Larry Acuff]]
 
  
 
== Featured places ==
 
== Featured places ==
 
* [[New Avalon]]
 
* [[New Avalon]]
 
* [[Tharkad]]
 
* [[Tharkad]]
* [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]]
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* [[Atreus]]
 
* [[Zurich]]
 
* [[Zurich]]
 
* [[Tamar]]
 
* [[Tamar]]
 
* [[Wotan]]
 
* [[Wotan]]
* [[Morges]]
 
  
 
== Featured BattleTech ==
 
== Featured BattleTech ==
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* ''[[Visigoth|Visigoth Aerospace Fighter]]''
 
* ''[[Visigoth|Visigoth Aerospace Fighter]]''
 
* ''[[Warhammer]]''
 
* ''[[Warhammer]]''
 
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==Foreign-Language Editions==
 
===German===
 
A German edition, translated by [[Reinhold H. Mai]], was published by [[Heyne]] in 1995 as ''Die Kriegerkaste'' (ISBN 9783453079649).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/945669577 first printing of ''Die Kriegerkaste'']</ref>  The book had a second printing in 1996 under the same ISBN.<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/947132503 second printing of ''Die Kriegerkaste'']</ref>  This was also republished as an EPUB by [[Ulisses Medien & Spiel Distribution GmbH|Ulisses Spiele]] in 2020 as ''BattleTech Legenden 25 : Die Kriegerkaste'' (ISBN 9783963315916).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/1212798732 ''BattleTech Legenden 25 : Die Kriegerkaste'']</ref>
 
 
===Hungarian===
 
A Hungarian edition, translated by Borzók Noémi, was published by [[Beholder]] in 2000 as ''Született harcosok''.<ref>Beholder product page for [http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=178 ''Született harcosok'']</ref>
 
 
===Russian===
 
A Russian edition, translated by A. Yakovlev, was published by [[Армада]] (Armada) in 1996 as ''Рожденный для войны'' (ISBN 5763202392). <ref> Science Fiction Lab Book description for [http://fantlab.ru/edition39374 Рожденный для войны]</ref><ref> National Library of Russia description for [https://webservices.nlr.ru/util/?method=recordFormat&vid=07NLR_VU1&sysid=005371419&format=037&base=NLR01 Рожденный для войны]</ref>
 
 
===Spanish===
 
A Spanish edition, translated by Anna Amado Bernardino, was published by [[Timun Mas]] in 2002 as [[List of BattleTech Print Novels in Spanish#En pie de guerra (Timun Mas)|''En pie de guerra'']].
 
 
==Covers==
 
<gallery>
 
Image:Die Kriegerkaste.jpg|1995 German edition.
 
Image:BattleTech Legenden 25 -Die Kriegerkaste.jpg|2020 German edition (reprint).
 
Image:Született harcosok - 2000.jpg|2000 Hungarian edition.
 
Image:Рожденный для войны.jpg|1996 Russian edition.
 
Image:SpanishBattletech-En_pie_de_guerra.jpg|Spanish edition.
 
</gallery>
 
 
=References=
 
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[[Category:Novels]]
 
[[Category:Novels]]
 
[[Category:Classic BattleTech novels]]
 
[[Category:Classic BattleTech novels]]
 
[[Category:Works by Michael A. Stackpole]]
 
[[Category:Works by Michael A. Stackpole]]
[[Category:German Editions]]
 
[[Category:Hungarian Editions]]
 
[[Category:Russian Editions]]
 
[[Category:Spanish Editions]]
 

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