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| − | | timeline = 15 July [[3027]] - [[3029]] | + | | timeline = 15 July [[3027]] - 14 February [[3029]] |
| series = [[The Warrior Trilogy]] | | series = [[The Warrior Trilogy]] | ||
| precededby = [[Warrior: En Garde]] | | precededby = [[Warrior: En Garde]] | ||
| followedby = [[Warrior: Coupé]] | | followedby = [[Warrior: Coupé]] | ||
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| − | '''''Warrior: Riposte''''', by [[Michael A. Stackpole]], is the second novel in [[The Warrior Trilogy]]. It | + | '''''Warrior: Riposte''''', by [[Michael A. Stackpole]], is the second novel in [[The Warrior Trilogy]]. It describes the events leading up to and following the wedding between [[Hanse Davion]] and [[Melissa Steiner]], and the first stages of the [[Fourth Succession War]] including the [[Kell Hounds]]' ongoing feud with [[Yorinaga Kurita]]. |
==From the back cover (Original)== | ==From the back cover (Original)== | ||
{{quote|''For over 250 years, war, petty hatreds, and [[lostech|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.'' | {{quote|''For over 250 years, war, petty hatreds, and [[lostech|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 | + | ''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 [[House Davion|Davion]] officer, to set in motion a sinister plot to rip the [[Federated Suns]] asunder.'' | ''A golden age is not part of [[Maximilian Liao]]'s plan. He has joined with [[Duke]] [[Michael Hasek-Davion]] and [[Justin Xiang]], a former [[House Davion|Davion]] officer, to set in motion a sinister plot to rip the [[Federated Suns]] asunder.'' | ||
| − | ''And in [[House Kurita|Kurita]] space, | + | ''And in [[House Kurita|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)== | ==From the back cover (Reprint)== | ||
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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. | 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]]. |
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]]. | 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=== | ||
| + | Morgan Kell ends his exile and makes a grand entrance through a suprise appearance at the royal ball on [[Tharkad]] on 31 December [[3027]]. He receives a warm welcome by [[Archon]] [[Katrina Steiner]], with whom he privately reminisces about their adventures as the [[Red Corsair (3004)|Red Corsair]] and her entourage together with Katrina's late husband, Morgan Kell's cousin [[Arthur Luvon]]. Kell also butts heads with the treacherous and ambitious Dukes [[Frederik Steiner]] and [[Aldo Lestrade]] as well as [[Ryan Steiner]] and the deposed ex-Archon, [[Alessandro Steiner]]. Traveling with Morgan Kell is [[Dan Allard]] who meets and befriends [[Jeana Clay]] at the reception. For his performance on [[Styk]] in the [[Silver Eagle affair]] where he lost his ''[[Valkyrie]]'' and became [[dispossessed]], Dan Allard is awarded a brand-new ''[[Wolfhound]]'' and a position as company commander by the thankful Morgan Kell who is rebuilding the Kell Hounds back to regiment strength to oppose Yorinaga Kurita. | ||
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| + | Chancellor [[Maximilian Liao]] decides to travel to the Steiner/Davion wedding with his intelligence experts in attendance. Romano Liao has picked Tsen Shang as her escort, Justin Xiang is picked by Candace Liao and Justin's aide [[Alexi Malenkov]] is assigned as an aide to Colonel [[Pavel Ridzik]]. | ||
===Book III: Doublé=== | ===Book III: Doublé=== | ||
===Book IV: Remise=== | ===Book IV: Remise=== | ||
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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. | 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 characters== |
* [[Daniel Allard]] | * [[Daniel Allard]] | ||
| + | * [[Narimasa Asano]] | ||
* [[Akira Brahe]] | * [[Akira Brahe]] | ||
| + | * [[Jeana Clay]] | ||
| + | * [[Robert Craon]] | ||
* [[Hanse Davion]] | * [[Hanse Davion]] | ||
| + | * [[Walter de Mesnil]] | ||
| + | * [[Michael Hasek-Davion]] | ||
| + | * [[Morgan Hasek-Davion]] | ||
| + | * [[Clovis Holstein]] | ||
| + | * [[Danica Holstein]] | ||
* [[Morgan Kell]] | * [[Morgan Kell]] | ||
* [[Takashi Kurita]] | * [[Takashi Kurita]] | ||
* [[Yorinaga Kurita]] | * [[Yorinaga Kurita]] | ||
| + | * [[Aldo Lestrade]] | ||
* [[Maximilian Liao]] | * [[Maximilian Liao]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Chandra Ling]] |
| − | |||
* [[Alexi Malenkov]] | * [[Alexi Malenkov]] | ||
* [[Andrew Redburn]] | * [[Andrew Redburn]] | ||
* [[Tsen Shang]] | * [[Tsen Shang]] | ||
| + | * [[Kym Sorenson]] | ||
| + | * [[Ardan Sortek]] | ||
* [[Katrina Steiner]] | * [[Katrina Steiner]] | ||
* [[Melissa Steiner]] | * [[Melissa Steiner]] | ||
* [[Janos Marik]] | * [[Janos Marik]] | ||
* [[Julian Tiepolo]] | * [[Julian Tiepolo]] | ||
| + | * [[Anton Vitios]] | ||
* [[Myndo Waterly]] | * [[Myndo Waterly]] | ||
* [[Jaime Wolf]] | * [[Jaime Wolf]] | ||
* [[Justin Xiang]] | * [[Justin Xiang]] | ||
| − | == Featured places == | + | ==Featured places== |
* [[Elgin]] | * [[Elgin]] | ||
* [[New Avalon]] | * [[New Avalon]] | ||
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* [[Terra]] | * [[Terra]] | ||
* [[Tharkad]] | * [[Tharkad]] | ||
| + | * [[Zaniah]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Featured BattleTech== | ||
| + | ===BattleMechs=== | ||
| + | *''[[Archer]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Cicada]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Firestarter]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Grand Dragon]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Hatchetman]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Javelin]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Jenner]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Panther]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Raven]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Valkyrie]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Warhammer]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Wolfhound]]'' | ||
| + | ===Vehicles=== | ||
| + | ===Aerospace Fighters=== | ||
| + | ===DropShips=== | ||
| + | *''[[Leopard]]'' (''[[Manannan MacLir]]'') | ||
| + | *''[[Overlord]]'' (''[[Lugh]]'') | ||
| + | ===JumpShips=== | ||
| + | *''[[Merchant]]'' (''[[Bifrost]]'') | ||
| + | ===Other=== | ||
==Notes== | ==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, | + | *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 therapy that he is a historical 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]]''. | *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]]''. | ||
Revision as of 17:32, 29 June 2015
- This article is about the novel. For the Capellan Confederation's ill-fated operation during the Fourth Succession War, see Operation Riposte.
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| Warrior: Riposte | |
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| 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 - 14 February 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 describes the events leading up to and following the wedding between Hanse Davion and Melissa Steiner, and the first stages of the Fourth Succession War including the Kell Hounds' ongoing feud with Yorinaga Kurita.
Contents
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
Morgan Kell ends his exile and makes a grand entrance through a suprise appearance at the royal ball on Tharkad on 31 December 3027. He receives a warm welcome by Archon Katrina Steiner, with whom he privately reminisces about their adventures as the Red Corsair and her entourage together with Katrina's late husband, Morgan Kell's cousin Arthur Luvon. Kell also butts heads with the treacherous and ambitious Dukes Frederik Steiner and Aldo Lestrade as well as Ryan Steiner and the deposed ex-Archon, Alessandro Steiner. Traveling with Morgan Kell is Dan Allard who meets and befriends Jeana Clay at the reception. For his performance on Styk in the Silver Eagle affair where he lost his Valkyrie and became dispossessed, Dan Allard is awarded a brand-new Wolfhound and a position as company commander by the thankful Morgan Kell who is rebuilding the Kell Hounds back to regiment strength to oppose Yorinaga Kurita.
Chancellor Maximilian Liao decides to travel to the Steiner/Davion wedding with his intelligence experts in attendance. Romano Liao has picked Tsen Shang as her escort, Justin Xiang is picked by Candace Liao and Justin's aide Alexi Malenkov is assigned as an aide to Colonel Pavel Ridzik.
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
- Daniel Allard
- Narimasa Asano
- Akira Brahe
- Jeana Clay
- Robert Craon
- Hanse Davion
- Walter de Mesnil
- Michael Hasek-Davion
- Morgan Hasek-Davion
- Clovis Holstein
- Danica Holstein
- Morgan Kell
- Takashi Kurita
- Yorinaga Kurita
- Aldo Lestrade
- Maximilian Liao
- Chandra Ling
- Alexi Malenkov
- Andrew Redburn
- Tsen Shang
- Kym Sorenson
- Ardan Sortek
- Katrina Steiner
- Melissa Steiner
- Janos Marik
- Julian Tiepolo
- Anton Vitios
- Myndo Waterly
- Jaime Wolf
- Justin Xiang
Featured places
Featured BattleTech
BattleMechs
- Archer
- Cicada
- Firestarter
- Grand Dragon
- Hatchetman
- Javelin
- Jenner
- Panther
- Raven
- Valkyrie
- Warhammer
- Wolfhound
Vehicles
Aerospace Fighters
DropShips
JumpShips
Other
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 therapy that he is a historical 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
Original 1988 cover. Art by David English.
1998 anniversary edition. Art by Doug Chaffee.
1990 German front cover.
2005 German reprint. Art by Franz Vohwinkel.
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1988 one-page advert for Warrior: En Garde and Warrior: Riposte
