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== From the back cover ==
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==From the back cover==
 
{{quote|''[[Solaris VII]] is known as the Game World—where entertainment is king, money is power, and [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] from every corner of the [[Inner Sphere]] come to make war against one another in the ultimate sporting event.''
 
{{quote|''[[Solaris VII]] is known as the Game World—where entertainment is king, money is power, and [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] from every corner of the [[Inner Sphere]] come to make war against one another in the ultimate sporting event.''
  
 
''[[Michael Searcy]] arrived on Solaris VII as a dishonored MechWarrior, and worked his way up in the ranking to become a valued commodity in the games. He knows all the moves, plays all the angles, and can put on a show as well as he fights. But now, the ancient grudges pitting warriors against each other have spilled out of the arena—and are moving through the streets in an all-out war. And Michael is caught in a championship match where the winner is the last man left alive...''}}
 
''[[Michael Searcy]] arrived on Solaris VII as a dishonored MechWarrior, and worked his way up in the ranking to become a valued commodity in the games. He knows all the moves, plays all the angles, and can put on a show as well as he fights. But now, the ancient grudges pitting warriors against each other have spilled out of the arena—and are moving through the streets in an all-out war. And Michael is caught in a championship match where the winner is the last man left alive...''}}
  
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== Summary ==
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==Summary==
 
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== Featured characters ==
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==Featured characters==
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* [[Larry Acuff]]
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* [[Jarmen Bauer]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Larry Acuff]] of the [[Cenotaph Stables]]
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* [[Duke of St. Ives]] [[Kai Allard-Liao]] of the [[Cenotaph Stables]] (mentioned)
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Jarmen Bauer|Jarmen "The Ripper" ("The Farmer") Bauer]] of the [[Overlord Stables]]
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* [[Primus of ComStar|Primus]] [[Jerome Blake]] (mentioned)
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* Stablemaster [[Tran Ky Bo]], Owner of the [[Starlight Stables]]
 
* [[Megan Church]]
 
* [[Megan Church]]
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* [[Evelyn Czerny]]
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* [[Prince's Champion]] [[Galen Cox|Galen Cox]] (mentioned)
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* [[Thomas DeLon]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Evelyn Czerny]] of the [[Bromley Stables]]
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* [[Karl Edwards]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Teresa Dale]] (mentioned)
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* [[Drew Hasek-Davion]]
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* Stablemaster [[Thomas DeLon]], Owner of the [[DeLon Stables]]
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* [[Michael Searcy]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Glenn Edenhoffer]] of the [[Skye Tigers Stables]] (mentioned)
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* [[Garrett]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Karl Edwards]] of the [[Starlight Stables]]
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* [[Theodore Gross]]
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* Master Technician [[Lazlo Falcher]] of the [[Lynch Stables]] (mentioned)
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* [[Adam Kristof]]
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* Stablemaster [[Jergen Gaalf]], Owner of the [[Galahad Stables]]
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* [[Tran Ky Bo]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Garrett (Blackstar Stables)|Garrett "The Ghost Jaguar"]] of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]], of the [[Blackstar Stables]]
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* [[Kelley Metz]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Estelle Goulet]] of the [[Starlight Stables]]
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* [[Stephen Neils]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] & [[Solaris Class Six Champion]] [[Theodore Gross]] of the [[DeLon Stables]]
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* [[Julian Nero]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Aaron Harper]] of the [[Starlight Stables]] (mentioned)
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* [[Ervin Rebelke]]
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* Stablemaster [[Drew Hasek|Drew Hasek-Davion]], Owner of the [[Blackstar Stables]]
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* [[Todd Richards]]
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* [[Marshal of the Armies]] [[Morgan Hasek-Davion]] (mentioned)
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* [[Nicole Singh]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Erin Hoffman]] of the [[Skye Tigers Stables]] (mentioned)
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* [[Veronica Sherman]]
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* [[Meta Hoglind]]
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* [[Jerry Stroud]]
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* [[Precentor]] [[Celene Jussiaume]] of the [[Com Guards]] [[56th Division (ComStar)]] (mentioned)
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* [[Yoki Susuma]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Jasmine Kalasa]] of the [[Lion City Stables]]
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* [[Victor Vandergriff]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Michael Karufel]] of the [[Zelazni Stables]] (mentioned)
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Torrence Klein]] of the [[Skye Tigers Stables]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Gerald Knight]] of the [[Renegades Cooperative]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Isaak Kremms]] of the [[Galahad Stables]]
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* Journalist [[Adam Kristof]] of the [[Federated Broadcasting Corporation]]
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* [[Coordinator of Worlds|Coordinator]] & [[First Lord of the Star League|First Lord]] [[Theodore Kurita (31st c.)|Theodore Kurita]] (mentioned)
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Sheridan Lang]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Aubry Larsen]] of the [[Blackstar Stables]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Kym San Lee]]
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* [[Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation|Chancellor]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] (mentioned)
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* Stablemaster [[Trevor Lynch]], Owner of the [[Lynch Stables]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Albert Mayetska]] (mentioned)
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* [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League]] [[Thomas Marik]] (mentioned)
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Kelley Metz]] of the [[Tandrek Stables]]
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* Technician [[Keith Mick]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Kasigi Mihabu]] of the [[DeLon Stables]] (mentioned)
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* Sector Manage [[Osha Minawa]] of [[Solaris_City#Kobe|Kobe of Solaris City]], [[Solaris VII]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Stephen Neils]] of the [[White Hand Stables]]
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* Journalist & Commentator [[Julian Nero]] of the [[Donegal Broadcasting Company]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Srin Odessa]] of the [[DeLon Stables]] (mentioned)
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* Journalist [[Tanya Oshia]] of the [[Kobe Information Network]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Craig Orme]] of the [[Overlord Stables]] (mentioned)
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[William Paulson]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Tom Payne]] of the [[Overlord Stables]] (mentioned)
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* [[Lieutenant]] [[Rand (FSPD)|Rand]] of the [[Federated Suns Police Departement]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Ervin Rebelke]]  of the [[Lion City Stables]]
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* Journalist [[Todd Richards]], Host of [[MechTalk]]
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* [[Roger (Thor's Shieldhall)|Roger]], doorman of [[Thor's Shieldhall]]
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* [[Leftenant]] [[Michael Searcy|Michael "Stormin'" Searcy]] of the [[1st Kestrel Grenadiers]] & the [[Blackstar Stables]]
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* Journalist [[Veronica Sherman]] of the [[Solaris Broadcasting Corporation]]
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* [[Nicole Singh]] of the [[Lion City Stables]], daughter of Vernon
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* Stablemaster [[Vernon Singh]], Owner of the [[Lion City Stables]] (mentioned)
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* [[General of the Armies]] [[Nondi Steiner]]
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* [[Precentor Martial of ComStar]] [[Victor Ian Steiner-Davion]] (mentioned)
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* [[Archon of the Lyran Commonwealth|Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion|Katherine "Katrina" Steiner-Davion]]  
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* Stablemaster [[James Stroud (Skye Tigers Stables)|James "Jerry" Stroud]], Owener of the [[Skye Tigers Stables]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Yoki Susuma]] of the [[Bromley Stables]]
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* Master Technician [[Maria Utley]] of the [[Skye Tigers Stables]]
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* [[Leutnant-General]] [[Gustav Van Buren]] of the [[32nd Lyran Guards]] (mentioned)
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Victor Vandergriff]] of the [[Lynch Stables]]
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* Journalist [[Mason Wells]]
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* [[Arena Gladiator]] [[Sarah Anne Wilder]] of the [[Starlight Stables]] (mentioned)
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* [[Colonel]] [[Jaime Wolf]] of [[Wolf's Dragoons]] (mentioned)
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* [[Boi Yardii]], Owner of an italian restaurant in [[Solaris_City#Silesia|Silesia]] (mentioned)
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== Featured places ==
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==Featured places==
 
* [[Solaris VII]]
 
* [[Solaris VII]]
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* [[New Avalon]] (mentioned)
 
* [[New Canton]] (mentioned)
 
* [[New Canton]] (mentioned)
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* [[New Kyoto]] (mentioned)
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* [[New Syrtis]] (mentioned)
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* [[Tharkad]]
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* [[Wyatt]] (mentioned)
  
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== Featured BattleTech ==
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==Featured BattleTech==
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*''[[Albatross]]''
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*''[[Albatross]]'' (mentioned)
 
*''[[Anvil]]''
 
*''[[Anvil]]''
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*''[[Banshee]]''
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*''[[Atlas]]'' (mentioned)
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*''[[Avatar (OmniMech)|Avatar]]'' (mentioned)
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*''[[Banshee (BattleMech)|Banshee]]''
 
*''[[Barghest]]''
 
*''[[Barghest]]''
 
*''[[Berserker]]''
 
*''[[Berserker]]''
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*[[Blackjack (BattleMech)|''Blackjack'']]
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*''[[Blackjack (BattleMech)|Blackjack]]''
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*''[[Bushwacker]]''
 
*''[[Caesar]]''
 
*''[[Caesar]]''
 
*''[[Cataphract]]''
 
*''[[Cataphract]]''
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*''[[Centurion]]''
 
*''[[Cestus]]''
 
*''[[Cestus]]''
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*''[[Crusader]]''
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*''[[Crusader]]'' (mentioned)
 
*''[[Devastator]]''
 
*''[[Devastator]]''
 
*''[[Dragon Fire]]''
 
*''[[Dragon Fire]]''
 
*''[[Emperor]]''
 
*''[[Emperor]]''
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*''[[Enfield]]''
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*''[[Enfield]]'' (mentioned)
 
*''[[Enforcer III]]''
 
*''[[Enforcer III]]''
 
*''[[Falconer]]''
 
*''[[Falconer]]''
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*''[[Hunchback]]''
 
*''[[Hunchback]]''
 
*''[[JagerMech III]]''
 
*''[[JagerMech III]]''
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*''[[Katana]]''
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*''[[Katana (BattleMech)|Katana]]''
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*''[[Maelstrom]]''
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*[[Mad Dog (Vulture)|''Vulture''/''Mad Dog'']]
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*[[Warhawk (Masakari)|''Masakari''/''Warhawk'']]
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*''[[Maelstrom (BattleMech)|Maelstrom]]''
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*''[[Monarch]]''-class
 
 
*''[[Nightsky]]''
 
*''[[Nightsky]]''
 
*''[[Orion]]''
 
*''[[Orion]]''
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*''[[Overlord]]''-class
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*''[[Penetrator]]''
 
*''[[Pillager]]''
 
*''[[Pillager]]''
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*''[[Penetrator]]''
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*''[[Rakshasa]]'' (mentioned)
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*''[[Rakshasa]]''
 
 
*''[[Scarabus]]''
 
*''[[Scarabus]]''
 
*''[[Sirocco]]''
 
*''[[Sirocco]]''
 
*[[Striker (BattleMech)|''Striker'']]
 
*[[Striker (BattleMech)|''Striker'']]
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*''[[Union]]''-class
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*''[[Tempest]]''
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*''[[Ti Ts'ang]]''
 
*''[[UrbanMech]]''
 
*''[[UrbanMech]]''
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*[[Mad Dog (Vulture)|''Vulture''/''Mad Dog'']]
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*[[Warhawk (Masakari)|''Masakari''/''Warhawk'']]
 
*''[[Watchman]]''
 
*''[[Watchman]]''
 
*[[Zeus|ZEU-6S ''Zeus'']]
 
*[[Zeus|ZEU-6S ''Zeus'']]
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===Spacecraft===
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*''[[Monarch]]''-class DropShip of [[Monopole Lines]]
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*''[[Overlord (DropShip class)|Overlord]]''-class
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*''[[Union (DropShip class)|Union]]''-class
  
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== Notes ==  
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==Notes==  
 
* Chapter Five features mentions Stroud's loss of a Clan OmniMech due to sabotage by agents of Hasek-Davion, a reference to the events of ''[[By the Numbers]]'', the opening fiction also written by Loren Coleman for the [[MechWarrior, Third Edition]]/[[Classic BattleTech RPG]].
 
* Chapter Five features mentions Stroud's loss of a Clan OmniMech due to sabotage by agents of Hasek-Davion, a reference to the events of ''[[By the Numbers]]'', the opening fiction also written by Loren Coleman for the [[MechWarrior, Third Edition]]/[[Classic BattleTech RPG]].
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==Foreign-Language Editions==
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===German===
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A German edition, translated by [[Reinhold H. Mai]], was published by [[Heyne]] in 2001 as ''Trügerische Siege'' (ISBN 9783453171008).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/96160140X ''Trügerische Siege'']</ref>
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===Hungarian===
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A Hungarian edition was published by [[Beholder]] in 2007 as ''A győzelem illúziója''.<ref>Beholder product page for [http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=9107 ''A győzelem illúziója'']</ref>
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==Covers==
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<gallery>
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Illusions of Victory.jpg|Original 2000 cover. Art by [[Peter Peebles]]
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Illusions of Victory-BT Legends cover.jpg|2016 "Legends" Reprint
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Truegerische Siege.jpg|2001 German 2001 edition
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A győzelem illúziója - 2007.jpg|2007 Hungarian edition
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=References=
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Latest revision as of 20:38, 29 January 2024

Illusions of Victory.jpg
Illusions of Victory
Product information
Type Novel
Author Loren L. Coleman
Pages 274
Cover Artwork Peter Peebles
Publication information
Publisher Roc Books
First published 01 May 2000
ISBN-10 0451457919
ISBN-13 978-0451457912
Content
Era Civil War era
Timeline 3062

Illusions of Victory, by Loren L. Coleman, is a story of the Federated Commonwealth Civil War from the venue of the Game World.

The novel was made available on BattleCorps on 08 August 2009 as a PDF file (text only, without cover, pictures, or any other interior artwork except for the usual BattleCorps frame graphics). The PDF copy includes a disclaimer stating that it was created from a pre-final edition text that might differ from the printed version and that canon-wise, the print edition trumps the PDF edition.

From the back cover[edit]

“ Solaris VII is known as the Game World—where entertainment is king, money is power, and MechWarriors from every corner of the Inner Sphere come to make war against one another in the ultimate sporting event.

Michael Searcy arrived on Solaris VII as a dishonored MechWarrior, and worked his way up in the ranking to become a valued commodity in the games. He knows all the moves, plays all the angles, and can put on a show as well as he fights. But now, the ancient grudges pitting warriors against each other have spilled out of the arena—and are moving through the streets in an all-out war. And Michael is caught in a championship match where the winner is the last man left alive...

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Summary[edit]

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Featured characters[edit]

Featured places[edit]

Featured BattleTech[edit]

Spacecraft[edit]

Notes[edit]

Foreign-Language Editions[edit]

German[edit]

A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 2001 as Trügerische Siege (ISBN 9783453171008).[1]

Hungarian[edit]

A Hungarian edition was published by Beholder in 2007 as A győzelem illúziója.[2]

Covers[edit]

  • Original 2000 cover. Art by Peter Peebles

  • 2016 "Legends" Reprint

  • 2001 German 2001 edition

  • 2007 Hungarian edition

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for Trügerische Siege
  2. ↑ Beholder product page for A győzelem illúziója

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