Black Dragon (novel)
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Black Dragon | |
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Product information | |
Type | Novel |
Author | Victor Milán |
Pages | 400 |
Cover Artwork | Peter Bollinger |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Roc Books |
Product code | LE5528 |
First published | 1 November 1996 |
ISBN-10 | 0451455282 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0451455284 |
Content | |
Era | Clan Invasion era |
Timeline | 18 June 3058 - 1 July 3058 (10 June 3058 prologue) |
Series | Camacho's Caballeros trilogy |
Preceded by | Hearts of Chaos |
Black Dragon, by Victor Milán, concludes the adventures of Camacho's Caballeros mercenary band and their continuing battle with the secretive Black Dragon Society.
The front page shows the yakuza oyabun Hiroo Yamaguchi, piloting a BattleMech Hunchback destroying a hovercraft of the rival yakuza who try to kill him.
The novel was made available on BattleCorps on 30 May 2010 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[edit]
“ | 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 an 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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Summary[edit]
This section needs a plot summary. |
Featured characters[edit]
- Coordinator Theodore Kurita
- Takashi Kurita
- Chu-sa Franklin Sakamoto
- Angus Kurita
- Tai-sho Tomoe Sakade
- Constance Kurita (mentioned only)
- Shin Yodama (mentioned only)
- Minoru Tetsuhara (mentioned only)
- Tai-sho Shigeru Yoshida
- Director Subhash Indrahar
- Deputy Director Takura Migaki
- Ninyu Kerai Indrahar
- Daniel Ramaka
- Omi Dashani
- Constance Jojira
- Tai-sho Hohiro Kiguri
- Tai-i Achilles Daw
- Tai-i Terence O'Hanrahan
- Chu-i Soldaco
- Shujin Choiseul
- Shujin Duchovny
- Talon Sergeant Saburo Nishimura
- Talon Sergeant Kashira Bates
- Sho-sho Oda Hideyoshi
- Mishcha Kurosawa
- Chandrasekhar Kurita
- Mirza Peter Abdulsattah
- Oyabun (Dieron) Hiraoke Toyama
- Oyabun (Benjamin) Benjamin Inagawa
- Oyabun (Luthien) Hiroo Yamaguchi
- Tai-sa Oyabun (Hachiman) Eleanor Shimazu
- Tai-i Buntaro Mayne
- Usagi & Unagi
- Billy Dragomil
- Sari DeLeeuw
- Joe Shen
- Amiko Sturz
- Chu-i Tzu-Chien McCartney
- Johnny Tchang
- Jinjiro Coleman
- Sho-sho Donaldson
- Tai-sa Charles Ohta
- Professor Isabu Tomita
- Marquis Fellini
- Marquis Maturro
- Tai-sho Jeffrey Kusunoki (mentioned only)
- Colonel Carlos "Tiburon" Camacho
- Lieutenant Colonel Gavilán Camacho
- Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Baird (mentioned only)
- Force Commander Dolores "Red" Gallegos
- Force Commander Bobby "Navajo Wolf" Begay
- Force Commander Rabbi Bar-Kochba
- Captain Kali "Lady K" MacDougall
- Captain Angela "Vanity" Torres
- Captain Sharon "Mouse" Omizuki
- Captain Father Doctor Roberto "Call Me Bob" Garcia
- Captain John Amos "French Fry" Ames
- Lieutenant Senior Grade Cassie Suthorn
- Lieutenant Senior Grade Daniel Patrick "Rooster" Morgan
- Lieutenant Senior Grade Daffodil Chu
- Lieutenant Senior Grade Elvis "Stretch" Santillanes
- Lieutenant Junior Grade William "Cowboy" Payson
- Lieutenant Junior Grade Jesse James "Outlaw" Leyva
- Lieutenant Junior Grade Ruby "Spitfire" Sálazar
- Lieutenant Junior Grade Yvonne Delgado
- Lieutenant Mercedes "Misty" Saavedra
- Lieutenant Raven "Raven" O'Connor
- Lieutenant Leo "El Pipiribau" Archuleta
- Lieutenant Rebel "Reb" Perez (mentioned only)
- Windy Gutierrez
- Don Pinnock
- Stretch Santillanes
- Tyree Manygoats
- Terry Carrington
- Master Sergeant Richard "Zuma" Gallegos
- Staff Sergeant Tony Martinez
- Sergeant Mirabelle Velasquez
- Chief Armorer Bogdan Michael "Stacks" Stachiewski
- Tech Mariska "Risky" Savage
- Marly Jones
- Daniel "The Rooster" Morgan
- CommTech Jimmy Skowron
- Pik Vosloo
- Ganz "Goose" Harter
- Johnny "Smoke" Herlihy
- Eddie Kim
- Les Hoffman (mentioned only)
- Luko
- Buraku Pete
- Lonnie Padilla
Featured places[edit]
Featured BattleTech[edit]
BattleMechs[edit]
- Apollo
- Atlas
- Axman
- Avatar
- BattleMaster
- Behemoth
- BHKU-0 Black Hawk-KU
- BJ-2 Blackjack
- BJ-2-O Blackjack Omni
- Bushwacker
- Cataphract
- Charger
- Cyclops (mentioned)
- Daikyu
- Dragon Fire
- Firefly
- FS9-H Firestarter (mentioned)
- Grand Dragon
- T-IT-N1M Grand Titan
- Grasshopper
- Griffin
- Guillotine
- Hankyu
- Hatamoto-Chi
- Hitman
- Hornet
- Hunchback
- Javelin
- Jenner
- JagerMech
- Locust
- Mad Cat
- Masakari
- Mauler
- Merlin
- NG-C3A Naginata
- Nightsky
- OBK-MIO O-Bakemono
- Orion
- Owen
- Quickdraw
- Panther
- Pillager
- RTX1-O Raptor
- Shadow Hawk
- Spider
- Stealth
- Strider
- Sunder
- Thor
- UM-R60 UrbanMech
- Valkyrie
- Vulture
- Vindicator (mentioned)
- War Dog
- Wasp
Combat Vehicles[edit]
Aerospace[edit]
VTOLs[edit]
DropShip[edit]
JumpShip[edit]
Infantry Equipment[edit]
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]
References[edit]
- ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for Der schwarze Drache
- ↑ Science Fiction Lab Book description for Черный дракон
- ↑ National Library of Russia description for Черный дракон