Black Dragon (novel)

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Black Dragon
Novel by Victor Milán
Black Dragon cover.jpg
First Publication
Published1 November 1996
PublisherRoc Books
Illustrator(s)
Pages389
ISBN0-451-45528-2, 978-0-451-45528-4
MSRP$5.99
PICLE5528
Chronology
EraClan Invasion era
Timeline18 June 3058 — 1 July 3058
Series
Camacho's Caballeros trilogy
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Black Dragon is a novel by Victor Milán that was first published in print by Roc Books in November 1996. It is the third of a trilogy of novels concluding the adventures of Camacho's Caballeros and their continuing battle with the secretive Black Dragon Society.

From the Back Cover[edit]

“ BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF AN EMPIRE

Theodore Kurita, samurai tyrant of the mighty Draconis Combine, is celebrating his sixty-first birthday. Topping the guest list is an unlikely bunch of high-tech troublemakers: Camacho's Caballeros, the toughest team of mercenary MechWarriors the Inner Sphere has ever seen. But their invitation is more than merely social. Theodore's powerful cousin, "Uncle Chandy," has recruited their ace operative, Cassie Suthorn, for a dangerous mission.

On a xenophobic planet where honor and duty are worshiped like deities, the freelancing Caballeros are considered barbarians. But Cassie's covert investigation uncovers an insurrection, and Camacho's foreign "barbarians" could be the only unit with enough guns and grit to save the Draconis Combine from its own extremists. And when the armor-piercing rockets and laser fire finally subside, counted among the slain may be Cassie and many of her courageous comrades—as well as the fragile peace of the entire Inner Sphere....

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Plot Summary[edit]

Featured Characters[edit]

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Featured BattleTech[edit]

BattleMechs[edit]

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Foreign-Language Editions[edit]

German[edit]

A German edition, translated by Oliver Hoffmann, was published by Heyne in 1997 as Der schwarze Drache (ISBN 9783453109513).[1]

Russian[edit]

A Russian edition, translated by S. Saksin, was published by Армада-пресс (Armada-Press) in 2002 as Черный дракон (ISBN 530900341X) as part of a series produced in collaboration with Дрофа (Drofa).[2][3]

Covers[edit]

  • 1996 original cover. Art by Peter Bollinger.
    1996 original cover. Art by Peter Bollinger.
  • 1997 German edition cover.
    1997 German edition cover.
  • 2002 Russian edition cover.
    2002 Russian edition cover.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for Der schwarze Drache
  2. ↑ Science Fiction Lab Book description for Черный дракон
  3. ↑ National Library of Russia description for Черный дракон

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