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===BattleMechs=== | ===BattleMechs=== | ||
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| + | * ''[[Awesome]]'' | ||
* ''[[Axman]]'' | * ''[[Axman]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Barghest]]'' | * ''[[Barghest]]'' | ||
* ''[[Blackjack (BattleMech)|Blackjack]]'' | * ''[[Blackjack (BattleMech)|Blackjack]]'' | ||
* ''[[Blitzkrieg]]'' | * ''[[Blitzkrieg]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Bushwacker]]'' | ||
* ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' | * ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' | ||
* ''[[Cestus]]'' | * ''[[Cestus]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Commando]]'' | * ''[[Commando]]'' | ||
* ''[[Crockett]]'' | * ''[[Crockett]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Cyclops]]'' | + | * CP-11-A ''[[Cyclops]]'' |
* ''[[Daikyu]]'' | * ''[[Daikyu]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Daishi]]'' | + | * ''[[Dire Wolf (Daishi)]]'' |
* ''[[Devastator]]'' | * ''[[Devastator]]'' | ||
* ''[[Dragon Fire]]'' | * ''[[Dragon Fire]]'' | ||
* ''[[Enforcer]]'' | * ''[[Enforcer]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Enforcer III]]'' | + | * ENF-6M ''[[Enforcer III]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Exterminator]]'' | ||
* ''[[Falcon Hawk]]'' | * ''[[Falcon Hawk]]'' | ||
* ''[[Fenrir]]'' | * ''[[Fenrir]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Firestarter (OmniMech) | + | * ''[[Firestarter]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Firestarter (OmniMech)]]'' | ||
* ''[[Garm]]'' | * ''[[Garm]]'' | ||
* ''[[Grasshopper]]'' | * ''[[Grasshopper]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Gunslinger]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Hauptmann]]'' | ||
* ''[[Hermes]]'' | * ''[[Hermes]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Highlander]]'' | * ''[[Highlander]]'' | ||
* ''[[JagerMech]]'' | * ''[[JagerMech]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Lancelot]]'' | * ''[[Lancelot]]'' | ||
* ''[[Mackie]]'' | * ''[[Mackie]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Night Hawk]]'' | * ''[[Night Hawk]]'' | ||
| + | * NSR-9J ''[[Nightstar]]'' | ||
* ''[[Orion]]'' | * ''[[Orion]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Panther]]'' | + | * PNT-9R ''[[Panther]]'' |
* ''[[Quickdraw]]'' | * ''[[Quickdraw]]'' | ||
* ''[[Raijin (Fujin)|Raijin]]'' | * ''[[Raijin (Fujin)|Raijin]]'' | ||
* ''[[Stealth]]'' | * ''[[Stealth]]'' | ||
* ''[[Thunder Hawk]]'' | * ''[[Thunder Hawk]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Victor]]'' | + | * VTR-9K ''[[Victor]]'' |
* ''[[Watchman]]'' | * ''[[Watchman]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Whitworth]]'' | ||
* ''[[Wolfhound]]'' | * ''[[Wolfhound]]'' | ||
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===Vehicles=== | ===Vehicles=== | ||
| − | * | + | * [[Alacorn|Alacorn Mk VI]] |
| − | * | + | * [[Arrow IV Artillery]] |
| − | * | + | * [[Brutus|Brutus Assault Tank]] |
| − | * | + | * [[Bulldog]] |
| − | * | + | * [[Centipede|Centipede Scout Car]] |
| − | * | + | * [[Challenger|Challenger X MBT]] |
| − | * | + | * [[Cyrano|Cyrano VTOL]] |
| − | * | + | * [[Kanga|KGA-2B Kanga]] |
| + | * [[Kestrel (Combat Vehicle)|Kestrel VTOL]] | ||
| + | * [[Long Tom Artillery Piece]] | ||
| + | * [[LRM carrier]] | ||
| + | * [[Pegasus (Combat Vehicle - Hovertank)|Pegasus Scout Hovertank]] | ||
| + | * [[Plainsman]] | ||
===AeroSpace Fighters=== | ===AeroSpace Fighters=== | ||
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===JumpShips=== | ===JumpShips=== | ||
| − | * ''[[Tramp]]''-class ''[[Aoi Shinju]]'' | + | * ''[[Tramp]]''-class ''[[Aoi Shinju]]'' (Blue Pearl]) |
| + | * unknown class JumpShip ''[[Divine Will (Word of Blake)|Divine Will]]'' of the [[Word of Blake]] | ||
===DropShips=== | ===DropShips=== | ||
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===WarShips=== | ===WarShips=== | ||
| − | * ''[[Avalon|Avalon Class Missile Cruiser]]'' | + | * ''[[Avalon|Avalon Class Missile Cruiser]]'' ''[[Beneficence|Melissa Davion]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Fox (WarShip class)|Fox Class Corvette]]'' | + | * ''[[Fox (WarShip class)|Fox Class Corvette]]'' ''[[Arthur Steiner-Davion (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|Arthur Steiner-Davion]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Vincent]]''-class corvette ''[[Alacrity (Individual Vincent-class WarShip)|Alacrity]]'' of the [[Com Guards]] (mentioned) | ||
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==Foreign-Language Editions== | ==Foreign-Language Editions== | ||
===German=== | ===German=== | ||
Revision as of 04:38, 10 November 2023
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| Patriots and Tyrants | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Novel |
| Author | Loren L. Coleman |
| Pages | 275 |
| Cover Artwork | Fred Gambino |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Roc Books |
| First published | 5 September 2001 |
| ISBN-10 | 0451458451 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0451458452 |
| Content | |
| Era | Civil War era |
| Timeline | 25 December 3061 – 20 December 3063 |
| Followed by | Storms of Fate |
Patriots and Tyrants, by Loren L. Coleman, covers the beginning of the Federated Commonwealth Civil War.
The novel was made available on BattleCorps on 28 March 2011 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.
Contents
From the back cover
| “ | Bitter rivalries within the Star League threaten to plunge the entire Inner Sphere into chaos, as Victor Steiner-Davion and his sister, Katrina, maneuver their own forces to the brink of civil war. At the same time, their young brother, Arthur, is beginning to gain his own supporters in the Federated Commonwealth—including the powerful Draconis March, who see their own path to power within the younger warrior.
And even as the clouds of insurrection begin to rumble within her own domain, the cunning Katrina devises a ruthless campaign of death that can crush the growing rebellion, rid her of the young upstart Arthur, and strike at the very heart of her hated brother Victor... |
” |
Summary
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Featured characters
- Victor Ian Steiner-Davion
- Omi Kurita
- Archon-Princess Katrina Steiner-Davion
- Arthur Steiner-Davion
- Tancred Sandoval, Baron of Robinson
- James Sandoval, Duke of Robinson
- Jerrard Cranston
- Dancing Joker
Featured places
Featured BattleTech Equipment
BattleMechs
- Awesome
- Axman
- Barghest
- Blackjack
- Blitzkrieg
- Bushwacker
- Centurion
- Cestus
- Chameleon
- Commando
- Crockett
- CP-11-A Cyclops
- Daikyu
- Dire Wolf (Daishi)
- Devastator
- Dragon Fire
- Enforcer
- ENF-6M Enforcer III
- Exterminator
- Falcon Hawk
- Fenrir
- Firestarter
- Firestarter (OmniMech)
- Garm
- Grasshopper
- Gunslinger
- Hauptmann
- Hermes
- Highlander
- JagerMech
- Kintaro
- Komodo
- Kraken
- Lancelot
- Mackie
- Maelstrom
- Night Hawk
- NSR-9J Nightstar
- Orion
- PNT-9R Panther
- Quickdraw
- Raijin
- Stealth
- Thunder Hawk
- VTR-9K Victor
- Watchman
- Whitworth
- Wolfhound
Vehicles
- Alacorn Mk VI
- Arrow IV Artillery
- Brutus Assault Tank
- Bulldog
- Centipede Scout Car
- Challenger X MBT
- Cyrano VTOL
- KGA-2B Kanga
- Kestrel VTOL
- Long Tom Artillery Piece
- LRM carrier
- Pegasus Scout Hovertank
- Plainsman
AeroSpace Fighters
JumpShips
- Tramp-class Aoi Shinju (Blue Pearl])
- unknown class JumpShip Divine Will of the Word of Blake
DropShips
WarShips
- Avalon Class Missile Cruiser Melissa Davion
- Fox Class Corvette Arthur Steiner-Davion
- Vincent-class corvette Alacrity of the Com Guards (mentioned)
Foreign-Language Editions
German
A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 2001 as Gezeiten der Macht (ISBN 9783453171169).[1]
Hungarian
A Hungarian edition was published by Beholder in 2008 as Hazafiak és zsarnokok.[2]
Covers
Original 2001 cover. Art by Fred Gambino.
2001 German edition. Art by Les Dorscheid.
2008 Hungarian edition.
References
- ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for Gezeiten der Macht
- ↑ Beholder product page for Hazafiak és zsarnokok