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'''''Warrior: Riposte''''', by [[Michael A. Stackpole]], is the second novel in [[The Warrior Trilogy]].
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'''''Warrior: Riposte''''', by [[Michael A. Stackpole]], is the second novel in [[The Warrior Trilogy]]. It features the events surrounding the wedding between [[Hanse Davion]] and [[Melissa Steiner]], and the first stages of the [[Fourth Succession War]].
  
 
==From the back cover (Original)==
 
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==Summary==
 
==Summary==
 
===Prologue===
 
===Prologue===
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In a meeting of [[ComStar]]'s [[First Circuit]] on Hilton Head Island on [[Terra]], [[Precentor]] [[Myndo Waterly]] is admonished for leaking information about the ''[[Silver Eagle]]'' to the [[ISF]], revealing ComStar's hand in precipitating the [[Silver Eagle affair]]. [[Primus (ComStar)|Primus]] [[Julian Tiepolo]] feels Waterly's action was ill-advised and clumsy, threatening ComStar's image as a neutral party (though he does not condemn the action as such). In the end, the First Circuit votes to absolve Waterly of any wrongdoing, accepting her reasoning that ultimately no harm was done.
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In a meeting of [[ComStar]]'s [[First Circuit]] on Hilton Head Island on [[Terra]], [[Precentor]] [[Myndo Waterly]] is admonished for leaking information about the ''[[Silver Eagle]]'' to the [[ISF]]; ComStar had a hand in precipitating the [[Silver Eagle affair]]. [[Primus (ComStar)|Primus]] [[Julian Tiepolo]] feels Waterly's ill-advised and clumsy action threatens ComStar's image as a neutral party, though he does not condemn the action as such. In the end, however, the First Circuit votes to absolve Waterly of any wrongdoing, accepting her reasoning that ultimately no harm was done.
 
===Book I: Envelopment===
 
===Book I: Envelopment===
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Planning his wedding to Melissa Steiner, Hanse Davion sends a personal invitaton to his arch enemy Maximilan Liao (and implicitly, the heads of the other Successor States as well). In a political maneuver following a suggestion by [[Ardan Sortek]], he asks [[Morgan Hasek-Davion]] to be his best man. Morgan is residing at [[New Avalon]] as essentially a hostage; Hanse Davion is fully aware that his brother-in-law, Morgan's misguided father [[Michael Hasek-Davion]], is collaborating with House Liao but cannot conclusively prove it without endangering his own spy network. Morgan wholeheartedly embraces the honor, and turns out loyal to House Davion as much as to House Hasek.
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Planning his wedding to Melissa Steiner, Hanse Davion sends a personal invitaton to his arch enemy Maximilan Liao (and implicitly, the heads of the other Successor States as well). In a political maneuver following a suggestion by [[Ardan Sortek]], he asks [[Morgan Hasek-Davion]] to be his best man. Morgan is residing at [[New Avalon]] as essentially a hostage; Hanse Davion is fully aware that his brother-in-law, Morgan's misguided father [[Michael Hasek-Davion]], is collaborating with House Liao but he cannot conclusively prove it without endangering his own spy network. Morgan wholeheartedly embraces the honor, and turns out loyal to House Davion as much as to House Hasek.
  
 
As a high-profile castout of House Davion and an intelligence expert, Justin Xiang has become a high-ranking intelligence analyst in the [[Capellan Confederation]] alongside his recruiter [[Tsen Shang]], the former Capellan spymaster on [[Solaris VII]]. In the byzantine machinations of [[House Liao]] the Chancellor's younger daughter [[Romano Liao]] draws Tsen Shang into her camp while Justin Xiang finds he is growing close to the other daughter, [[Candace Liao]].
 
As a high-profile castout of House Davion and an intelligence expert, Justin Xiang has become a high-ranking intelligence analyst in the [[Capellan Confederation]] alongside his recruiter [[Tsen Shang]], the former Capellan spymaster on [[Solaris VII]]. In the byzantine machinations of [[House Liao]] the Chancellor's younger daughter [[Romano Liao]] draws Tsen Shang into her camp while Justin Xiang finds he is growing close to the other daughter, [[Candace Liao]].
  
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In his monastery retreat on [[Zaniah]] III, [[Morgan Kell]] is devastated to learn of his brother [[Patrick Kell|Patrick]]'s death at the hands of Yorinaga Kurita. With his nemesis resurfaced, he ends his exile and reforms the Kell Hounds back into a full regiment with himself in command. Meanwhile Yorinaga Kurita appoints his disowned son [[Akira Brahe]] with a position of company commander in the [[Genyosha]].
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In his monastery retreat on [[Zaniah]] III, [[Morgan Kell]] is devastated to learn of his brother [[Patrick Kell|Patrick]]'s death at the hands of [[Yorinaga Kurita]] (at the conclusion of the Silver Eagle affair). With his nemesis resurfaced, he ends his exile and reforms the Kell Hounds back into a full regiment with himself in command. Meanwhile Yorinaga Kurita appoints his disowned son [[Akira Brahe]] to a position of company commander in the [[Genyosha]].
  
 
===Book II: Recovery===
 
===Book II: Recovery===
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* [[Janos Marik]]
 
* [[Julian Tiepolo]]
 
* [[Julian Tiepolo]]
 
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== Featured places ==
 
== Featured places ==
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* [[Elgin]]
 
* [[New Avalon]]
 
* [[New Avalon]]
 
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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*Jaime Wolf approaching Draconis Combine Coordinator Takashi Kurita during the wedding reception and throwing the late [[Minobu Tetsuhara]]'s ceremonial swords at his feet with a scathing adress in fluent Japanese is the climactic scene of another [[BattleTech]] novel, ''[[Wolves on the Border]]''.
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*Like other early BattleTech novels my Michael A. Stackpole, the book's first edition by FASA features a tongue-in-cheek "About the author" appendix of dubious canonicity in the end. It is written as a ComStar dossier dated 18 April 3028, in which Michael A. Stackpole, referring to his earlier writeup in the previous novels,  describes himself as a delusional subject held in the "ComStar Reeducation Compound: Phoenix" who maintains despite his therapy sessions that he is a writer who was born in 1957. ComStar notes that his insights into ComStar's operations are troublesome; the report recommends to upgrade security and continue to study the subject.
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*Jaime Wolf approaching Draconis Combine Coordinator Takashi Kurita during the wedding reception and throwing the late [[Minobu Tetsuhara]]'s ceremonial swords at his feet with a scathing adress in fluent Japanese is the climactic final scene of another [[BattleTech]] novel, ''[[Wolves on the Border]]''.
  
 
== Covers ==
 
== Covers ==

Revision as of 10:15, 23 June 2015

This article is about the novel. For the Capellan Confederation's ill-fated operation during the Fourth Succession War, see Operation Riposte.
Warrior - Riposte (original).jpg
Warrior: Riposte
Product information
Type Novel
Author Michael A. Stackpole
Pages 306 (original)
300 (anniversary edition & reprint)
Cover Artwork David English (original)
Doug Chaffee (anniversary edition & reprint)
Publication information
Publisher FASA (original)
Roc Books (anniversary edition)
FanPro (reprint)
Product code 8609
First published October 1988 (original)
June 1998 (anniversary edition)
June 2003 (reprint)
ISBN-10 1-555600689
ISBN-13 978-0451457189
MSRP 4.95 US$
Content
Era Succession Wars era
Timeline 15 July 3027 - 3029
Series The Warrior Trilogy
Preceded by Warrior: En Garde
Followed by Warrior: Coupé

Warrior: Riposte, by Michael A. Stackpole, is the second novel in The Warrior Trilogy. It features the events surrounding the wedding between Hanse Davion and Melissa Steiner, and the first stages of the Fourth Succession War.

From the back cover (Original)

“ For over 250 years, war, petty hatreds, and slowly failing technology have halted all attempts to unify the Inner Sphere. Five Successor States, splintered remnants of the great Star League, now struggle for control.

But all that will soon change when Hanse Davion and Melissa Steiner marry. As they cement an alliance between their powerful Houses, the balance of power among the Warlords of the Inner Sphere irrevocably changes. A new golden age of peace and prosperity may soon replace the hundreds of years of interstellar war.

A golden age is not part of Maximilian Liao's plan. He has joined with Duke Michael Hasek-Davion and Justin Xiang, a former Davion officer, to set in motion a sinister plot to rip the Federated Suns asunder.

And in Kurita space, Yorinaga Kurita has suddenly reappeared to claim his place as one of the finest warriors of all time. Though many had thought him dead, Yorinaga is very much alive as he prepares his unit for their final confrontation with the Kell Hounds.

”

From the back cover (Reprint)

“ Hanse Davion and Melissa Steiner have united the two Great Houses of the Inner Sphere in a marriage that suddenly upsets the balance of power among the stars. Though some hope this may bring an end to centuries of war, Maximilian Liao of the Capellan Confederation has enlisted the aid of two highly placed Davion traitors to destroy Hanse Davion and the Federated Suns from both within and without. But in the distant star chambers of the Capellan March and Draconis Combine, the Warlords of Maximilian Liao are honoring a different and more deadly vow: to wage an unholy war that threatens to rip asunder the vulnerable worlds of the Federated Suns.

As Davion 'Mech commander Andrew Redburn and his mercenaries streak into battle, an explosive clash of metal and men signals the return of a formidable foe. Interstellar legend Yorinaga Kurita has returned to stake his claim as the most bloodthirsty warrior of all. For both men it is do-or-die combat that could ensure the triumph of a glorious new alliance—or result in its total annihilation...

”

Summary

Prologue

In a meeting of ComStar's First Circuit on Hilton Head Island on Terra, Precentor Myndo Waterly is admonished for leaking information about the Silver Eagle to the ISF; ComStar had a hand in precipitating the Silver Eagle affair. Primus Julian Tiepolo feels Waterly's ill-advised and clumsy action threatens ComStar's image as a neutral party, though he does not condemn the action as such. In the end, however, the First Circuit votes to absolve Waterly of any wrongdoing, accepting her reasoning that ultimately no harm was done.

Book I: Envelopment

Planning his wedding to Melissa Steiner, Hanse Davion sends a personal invitaton to his arch enemy Maximilan Liao (and implicitly, the heads of the other Successor States as well). In a political maneuver following a suggestion by Ardan Sortek, he asks Morgan Hasek-Davion to be his best man. Morgan is residing at New Avalon as essentially a hostage; Hanse Davion is fully aware that his brother-in-law, Morgan's misguided father Michael Hasek-Davion, is collaborating with House Liao but he cannot conclusively prove it without endangering his own spy network. Morgan wholeheartedly embraces the honor, and turns out loyal to House Davion as much as to House Hasek.

As a high-profile castout of House Davion and an intelligence expert, Justin Xiang has become a high-ranking intelligence analyst in the Capellan Confederation alongside his recruiter Tsen Shang, the former Capellan spymaster on Solaris VII. In the byzantine machinations of House Liao the Chancellor's younger daughter Romano Liao draws Tsen Shang into her camp while Justin Xiang finds he is growing close to the other daughter, Candace Liao.

In his monastery retreat on Zaniah III, Morgan Kell is devastated to learn of his brother Patrick's death at the hands of Yorinaga Kurita (at the conclusion of the Silver Eagle affair). With his nemesis resurfaced, he ends his exile and reforms the Kell Hounds back into a full regiment with himself in command. Meanwhile Yorinaga Kurita appoints his disowned son Akira Brahe to a position of company commander in the Genyosha.

Book II: Recovery

Book III: Doublé

Book IV: Remise

Marriage of Melissa Steiner and Hanse Davion. Morgan Kell returns from exile to take command of the full regimental-strength Kell Hounds. The secret of ComStar's mech army is exposed to the Kell Hounds, Wolf's Dragoons and Yorinaga Kurita. Capellan Confederation is losing the initial war against Davion. Team Banzai makes a brief apperance.

Featured characters

Featured places

Notes

  • Like other early BattleTech novels my Michael A. Stackpole, the book's first edition by FASA features a tongue-in-cheek "About the author" appendix of dubious canonicity in the end. It is written as a ComStar dossier dated 18 April 3028, in which Michael A. Stackpole, referring to his earlier writeup in the previous novels, describes himself as a delusional subject held in the "ComStar Reeducation Compound: Phoenix" who maintains despite his therapy sessions that he is a writer who was born in 1957. ComStar notes that his insights into ComStar's operations are troublesome; the report recommends to upgrade security and continue to study the subject.
  • Jaime Wolf approaching Draconis Combine Coordinator Takashi Kurita during the wedding reception and throwing the late Minobu Tetsuhara's ceremonial swords at his feet with a scathing adress in fluent Japanese is the climactic final scene of another BattleTech novel, Wolves on the Border.

Covers

Related Images

  • 1988 one-page advert for Warrior: En Garde and Warrior: Riposte

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