Blitzernte
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Blitzernte | |
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| Short story by Kevin Killiany | |
| Publication | |
| Published | 11 July 2006 |
| Publisher | BattleCorps |
| illustrator(s) | Doug Chaffee |
| Pages | 11 |
| Chronology | |
| Era | Succession Wars era |
| Timeline | 29 July 3039 |
Blitzernte is a short story by Kevin Killiany that was first published online on BattleCorps in July 2006. It was later republished in print in the third BattleCorps anthology Weapons Free in 2012.
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| “ | During the War of 3039, the Silver Hawk Irregulars invaded the Lyran world of Alioth, known across the Inner Sphere for its sun guava products. They've demanded a levy from the local government, one Alioth cannot provide. The head of Taggert Itinerant has an idea for a counteroffer; now it's up to him and his Saturn harvester to provide it... | ” |
Plot Summary[edit]
Unable to meet their conquerors' demands in precious ores, technology and resources, Alioth's planetary government has decided to offer them the precious sun guava harvest of an entire continent instead. Taggert, the head of Taggert Itinerant and its fleet of Saturn harvesters is assigned to bring in the harvest. That includes convincing a sect of Exituri who own one of the fields.
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- Taggert
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Notes[edit]
- The story reproduces the illustration of the Saturn harvester vehicle by Doug Chaffee as shown in Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex, suggesting the unspecified alien fauna depicted there lives on Alioth as well.