Dispatch
Sarna News
| Dispatch | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Elizabeth T. Danforth and Michael A. Stackpole | |
| Publication | |
| Published | August 1988 |
| Published in | Shrapnel: Fragments from the Inner Sphere |
| Publisher | FASA |
| Illustrator(s) | Jeff Laubenstein |
| Pages | 2 |
| Chronology | |
| Era | Succession Wars era |
| Timeline | 13 October 3020 — 27 November 3020 |
Dispatch is a short story by Elizabeth T. Danforth and Michael A. Stackpole that was published in the 1988 anthology Shrapnel: Fragments from the Inner Sphere.
Plot Summary[edit]
A sequence of military mail traffic consisting of orders and brief reports illustrates how Cranston Snord's Irregulars embarrassed the Second Free World Guards in 3020 through a successful objective raid on the Kincaid peninsula on the world of McAffe, despite being positively expected to raid the facility where a trap was set for them. In this raid they reclaimed a collection of various pieces of art previously lost to Free Worlds League forces. The last message is a sarcastic personal message to Captain-General Janos Marik from Cranston Snord, thanking him for the items on behalf of his daughter.
Featured Characters[edit]
- Colonel Josiah Kimbolton
- Force Commander (later: Captain) Simon X. Beckner
- Captain Cranston Snord
- Captain-General Janos Marik
- Rhonda Snord (mentioned)