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Line 23: | followedby = [[Patriot's Stand]] | followedby = [[Patriot's Stand]] }} }} − '''''Fortress of Lies''''', by [[J. Steven York]], is the eighth novel in the [[MechWarrior: Dark Age Novels|MechWarrior: Dark Age]] series. It was first published in February 2004 by [[Roc Books]] and was later republished in June 2021 by [[InMediaRes Productions, LLC|Catalyst Game Labs]] as a [[BattleTech Legends]] title. + '''''Fortress of Lies''''', by [[J. Steven York]], is the eighth novel set in the [[Dark Age]] era. == From the back cover == == From the back cover == Line 33:
Line 33: == Summary == == Summary == − The book focuses on the story of the renegade Republic of the Sphere Duke Aaron Sandoval and his nephew Erik Sandoval-Groell, who acts as Military Commander of his privately raised [[FedSuns]] loyalist militia, the Swordsworn. With semisecret agenda of delivering worlds to Federated Suns, once the Republic ultimately collapsed, the splinter faction wages war against [[Capellan Confederation]] which by 3134 has pushed into [[Prefecture VI|Prefectures VI]] and [[Prefecture V|V]]. Two organize resistance and try to make alliances among besieged worlds trying fight off the Capellans with little help from the Republic of the Sphere. + The book focuses on the story of the renegade Republic of the Sphere Duke Aaron Sandoval and his nephew Erik Sandoval-Groell whom acts as his Military Commander of his privately raised [[FedSuns]] loyalist militia, the Swordsworn. With semi-secret agenda of delivering worlds to Federated Suns, once the Republic ultimately collapsed, the splinter faction wages war against [[Capellan Confederation]] whom by 3134 now has pushes into [[Prefecture VI|Prefectures VI]] and [[Prefecture V|V]]. Two organize resistance and try to make alliances among besieged worlds trying fight off the Capellans with little help from the Republic of the Sphere. ==Featured Characters== ==Featured Characters== * Duke [[Aaron Sandoval (32nd c.)|Aaron Sandoval II]] * Duke [[Aaron Sandoval (32nd c.)|Aaron Sandoval II]] * [[Angie Chelsy]] * [[Angie Chelsy]] − * [[Charles Pinckard]] * [[Cletus Wyoming]] * [[Cletus Wyoming]] * Dallas * Dallas Line 45:
Line 44: * [[Elsa Harrad]] * [[Elsa Harrad]] * Commander [[Erik Sandoval-Groell]] * Commander [[Erik Sandoval-Groell]] − * [[Ginger Li]] * [[Gus Clancy]] * [[Gus Clancy]] * [[Hank Cutler]] * [[Hank Cutler]] * [[Harri Golan]] * [[Harri Golan]] − * [[Joan Cisco]] * [[Jose Sebhat]] * [[Jose Sebhat]] * [[Justin Sortek]] * [[Justin Sortek]] * [[Marilou Grogan]] * [[Marilou Grogan]] − * [[Mary Neskowin]] − * [[Millano Rivkin]] − * [[Nina Wu]] − * [[Ozark Kinston]] − * [[Paul Yi]] * [[Shun Tao]] * [[Shun Tao]] * [[Ulysses Paxton]] * [[Ulysses Paxton]] Line 72:
Line 64: === Combat Vehicles === === Combat Vehicles === + ===Battle Armor=== ===Battle Armor=== ===DropShips=== ===DropShips=== − * [[Buccaneer (DropShip class)|Buccaneer]]-class [[DropShip]] ''[[Mercury (Individual Buccaneer-class DropShip)|Mercury]]'' + * [[Excalibur (DropShip class)|Excalibur]]-class [[DropShip]] ''[[Tyrannos Rex]]'' − * [[Excalibur (DropShip class)|Excalibur]]-class DropShip ''[[Tyrannos Rex]]'' * [[Fortress]]-class DropShip ''[[Madras (Individual Fortress-class DropShip)|Madras]]'' * [[Fortress]]-class DropShip ''[[Madras (Individual Fortress-class DropShip)|Madras]]'' − * [[Monarch]]-class DropShip ''[[Boiler Bay]]''+ * [[Union]]-class DropShips ''[[Kiwabda]]'' and ''[[Victory (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Victory]]'' − * [[Union]]-class DropShips ''[[Kiwanda]]'' and ''[[Victory (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Victory]]'' == Featured places == == Featured places == − * [[Azha]] * [[New Aragon]] * [[New Aragon]] * [[New Avalon]] * [[New Avalon]] * [[New Canton]] * [[New Canton]] * [[Pleione]] * [[Pleione]] − * [[Poznan]] * [[Shensi]] * [[Shensi]] * [[Ningpo]] * [[Ningpo]] * [[St. Andre]] * [[St. Andre]] − − <!--==Notes==--> − ==Foreign-Language Editions== − ===German=== − A German edition, translated by [[Reinhold H. Mai]], was published by [[Heyne]] in 2005 as ''Festung der Lügen'' (ISBN 9783453521070).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/97314761X ''Festung der Lügen'']</ref> − − ===Hungarian=== − A Hungarian edition, translated by Vitális Szabolcs, was published by [[Delta Vision]] in 2006 as ''Hazugságok erődje''.<ref>Beholder product page for [http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=8940 ''Hazugságok erődje'']</ref> − − ==Covers== − <gallery> − File:Fortress of Lies (2021 cover).jpg|2021 reprint cover. Art by [[Tan Ho Sim]]. − File:MWDA-08-Festung der Lügen.jpg|2005 German edition. − File:Hazugságok erődje - 2006.jpg|2006 Hungarian edition. − </gallery> − − =References= − <references/> − [[Category:Novels]] [[Category:Novels]] [[Category:MechWarrior: Dark Age novels]] [[Category:MechWarrior: Dark Age novels]] [[Category:Works by J. Steven York]] [[Category:Works by J. Steven York]] − [[Category:Hungarian Editions]]
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| − | '''''Fortress of Lies''''', by [[J. Steven York]], is the eighth novel in the [[ | + | '''''Fortress of Lies''''', by [[J. Steven York]], is the eighth novel set in the [[Dark Age]] era. |
== From the back cover == | == From the back cover == | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
| − | The book focuses on the story of the renegade Republic of the Sphere Duke Aaron Sandoval and his nephew Erik Sandoval-Groell | + | The book focuses on the story of the renegade Republic of the Sphere Duke Aaron Sandoval and his nephew Erik Sandoval-Groell whom acts as his Military Commander of his privately raised [[FedSuns]] loyalist militia, the Swordsworn. With semi-secret agenda of delivering worlds to Federated Suns, once the Republic ultimately collapsed, the splinter faction wages war against [[Capellan Confederation]] whom by 3134 now has pushes into [[Prefecture VI|Prefectures VI]] and [[Prefecture V|V]]. Two organize resistance and try to make alliances among besieged worlds trying fight off the Capellans with little help from the Republic of the Sphere. |
==Featured Characters== | ==Featured Characters== | ||
* Duke [[Aaron Sandoval (32nd c.)|Aaron Sandoval II]] | * Duke [[Aaron Sandoval (32nd c.)|Aaron Sandoval II]] | ||
* [[Angie Chelsy]] | * [[Angie Chelsy]] | ||
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* [[Cletus Wyoming]] | * [[Cletus Wyoming]] | ||
* Dallas | * Dallas | ||
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* [[Elsa Harrad]] | * [[Elsa Harrad]] | ||
* Commander [[Erik Sandoval-Groell]] | * Commander [[Erik Sandoval-Groell]] | ||
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* [[Gus Clancy]] | * [[Gus Clancy]] | ||
* [[Hank Cutler]] | * [[Hank Cutler]] | ||
* [[Harri Golan]] | * [[Harri Golan]] | ||
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* [[Jose Sebhat]] | * [[Jose Sebhat]] | ||
* [[Justin Sortek]] | * [[Justin Sortek]] | ||
* [[Marilou Grogan]] | * [[Marilou Grogan]] | ||
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* [[Shun Tao]] | * [[Shun Tao]] | ||
* [[Ulysses Paxton]] | * [[Ulysses Paxton]] | ||
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=== Combat Vehicles === | === Combat Vehicles === | ||
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===Battle Armor=== | ===Battle Armor=== | ||
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* [[Fortress]]-class DropShip ''[[Madras (Individual Fortress-class DropShip)|Madras]]'' | * [[Fortress]]-class DropShip ''[[Madras (Individual Fortress-class DropShip)|Madras]]'' | ||
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* [[New Aragon]] | * [[New Aragon]] | ||
* [[New Avalon]] | * [[New Avalon]] | ||
* [[New Canton]] | * [[New Canton]] | ||
* [[Pleione]] | * [[Pleione]] | ||
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* [[Shensi]] | * [[Shensi]] | ||
* [[Ningpo]] | * [[Ningpo]] | ||
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