Double-Blind

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This article is about the novel. For the ruleset, see Double-Blind rules.
Double-Blind
Novel by Loren L. Coleman
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First Publication
Published1 April 1997
PublisherRoc Books
Illustrator(s)
Pages336
ISBN0-451-45597-5, 978-0-451-45597-0
MSRP$5.99
PICLE5597
Chronology
EraClan Invasion era
Timeline15 October 3057 — 27 August 3058

Double-Blind is a novel by Loren L. Coleman that was first published in print by Roc Books in April 1997. It was later republished in EPUB format by Catalyst Game Labs as a BattleTech Legends title in March 2016.

An unabridged audio book edition [1], narrated by Brian Kozak and Charlie K. James, was released on 12 November 2024.

The novel was also provided in digital form as a free reward for all backers of the 2023 Mercenaries Crowdfunding Campaign.

From the Back Cover[edit]

“ BATTLEMECH BLITZKRIEG

Using fast and furious hit-and-run tactics, Marcus GioAvanti and his Avanti's Angels mercenaries have earned a tough reputation throughout the Inner Sphere. But the Inner Sphere isn't where their newest job is taking them—because their latest employer resides in that remote and mysterious region of space known as the Periphery....

INTERWORLD INTRIGUE

The Magistracy of Canopus has been the target of aggression by the Marian Hegemony, and in hiring Marcus and his gutsy band of can-do commandos, it hopes to retaliate. But the fact that the Canopians are armed with technology that is considered rare in the Periphery is the least of Marcus's problems. Marcus and his "Angels" will have to face the real force behind the hostilities—the religious cult known as Word of Blake. This fanatical group has a scheme deadly enough to trap even the amazing Avanti's Angels....

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Foreign-Language Editions[edit]

German[edit]

A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 1998 as Blindpartie (ISBN 9783453126541).[1] This was republished as an EPUB by Ulisses Spiele in 2019 as BattleTech Legenden 36 : Blindpartie (ISBN 9783963312038).[2]

Russian[edit]

A Russian edition, translated by S. Samuylov, was published by Армада-пресс (Armada-Press) in 2001 as На линии огня (ISBN 5309002839) as part of a series produced in collaboration with Дрофа (Drofa).[3][4]

Covers[edit]

  • 1997 original cover. Art by Les Dorscheid.
    1997 original cover. Art by Les Dorscheid.
  • 2016 reprint cover. Art by Alex Iglesias.
    2016 reprint cover. Art by Alex Iglesias.
  • 2023 reprint cover. Art by Alex Iglesias.
    2023 reprint cover. Art by Alex Iglesias.
  • 1998 German edition cover.
    1998 German edition cover.
  • 2019 German edition reprint cover.
    2019 German edition reprint cover.
  • 2001 Russian edition cover.
    2001 Russian edition cover.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for Blindpartie
  2. ↑ Barnes & Noble product page for BattleTech Legenden 36 : Blindpartie
  3. ↑ Science Fiction Lab Book description for На линии огня
  4. ↑ National Library of Russia description for На линии огня

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