Freebirth (novel)
- This article is about the novel. For the children by natural childbirth in Clan society, see Freeborn.
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Freebirth | |
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Product information | |
Type | Novel |
Author | Robert Thurston |
Pages | 304 |
Cover Artwork | Bruce Jensen |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Roc Books |
First published | 01 February 1998 |
ISBN-10 | 0451456653 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0451456656 |
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Era | Clan Invasion era |
Timeline | 3058 – 3059 |
Series | Twilight of the Clans |
Preceded by | The Hunters |
Followed by | Sword and Fire |
Freebirth, by Robert Thurston, is the fourth book in the Twilight of the Clans series.
The novel was made available on BattleCorps on 26 March 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]
“ | "Dispatch Horse to the planet Huntress!" The orders to investigate the secret experiment being done by the Falcons on the Smoke Jaguar homeworld came down from the Jade Falcon Khan herself. But does the covert mission require the natural bravery of a freeborn warrior—or do Horse's genetically engineered comrades consider him expendable?
The perilous trek is dead-ended by a crash landing—right into a Smoke Jaguar trap. His 'Mech confiscated, his DropShip down, his Trinary imprisoned, Horse is duty bound to the enemy Jaguars—and closer to the core of the strange secrets of the Falcon stronghold than he ever imagined. For the Clan, the consequences could be explosive. For Horse, they could be fatal... |
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Summary[edit]
Featured characters[edit]
- MechWarrior Andera of Clan Jade Falcon
- Star Colonel Arias of Clan Smoke Jaguar
- Scientist-General Etienne Balzac of Clan Jade Falcon
- Star Commander Sentania Buhallin of Clan Jade Falcon
- Star Commander Cajuste of Clan Smoke Jaguar
- MechWarrior Carola of Clan Jade Falcon
- saKhan Vandervahn Chistu of Clan Jade Falcon (mentioned)
- Khan Elias Crichell of Clan Jade Falcon (mentioned)
- Star Commander Croft of Clan Jade Falcon
- MechWarrior Diana of Clan Jade Falcon (Bloodhouse Pryde)
- Precentor Martial of ComStar Anastasius Focht (mentioned)
- Lab Technician Gashi of Clan Jade Falcon
- AeroPilot Geoff of Clan Jade Falcon
- AeroPilot Gerri of Clan Jade Falcon
- Star Captain Horse Jade Falcon of Clan Jade Falcon
- Benjamin Howell of Clan Smoke Jaguar (mentioned)
- Galaxy Commander Russou Howell of Clan Smoke Jaguar
- Star Commander Joanna of Clan Jade Falcon
- Khan Phelan Kell of Clan Wolf-in-Exile (mentioned)
- General Aleksandr Kerensky (mentioned)
- Khan Natasha "Black Widow" Kerensky of Clan Wolf (mentioned)
- ilKhan Nicholas Kerensky of Clan Wolf (mentioned)
- ilKhan Ulric Kerensky of Clan Wolf (mentioned)
- Star Commander Keyre of Clan Smoke Jaguar
- MechWArrior Merkad of Clan Smoke Jaguar
- Star Commander Mikel of Clan Smoke Jaguar
- MechWarrior Millat of Clan Jade Falcon
- Star Colonel Paul Moon of Clan Smoke Jaguar (mentioned)
- Technician Nomad of Clan Jade Falcon (mentioned)
- ilKhan Lincoln Osis of Clan Smoke Jaguar (mentioned)
- Star Commander Pegeen of Clan Jade Falcon
- Chief Scientist Peri Watson of Clan Jade Falcon (Bloodhouse Pryde)
- Star Colonel Aidan Pryde of Clan Jade Falcon (mentioned)
- Khan Marthe Pryde of Clan Jade Falcon (mentioned)
- Star Colonel Ravill Pryde of Clan Jade Falcon
- Star Colonel Bren Roshak of Clan Jade Falcon
- MechWarrior Shield (Shaw) of Clan Jade Falcon
- ilKhan Leo Showers of Clan Smoke Jaguar (mentioned)
- Archon Katherine "Katrina" Steiner-Davion (mentioned)
- Archon-Prince Victor Ian Steiner-Davion (mentioned)
- MechWarrior Stenis of Clan Jade Falcon
- Star Captain Trent of Clan Smoke Jaguar (Bloodhouse Howell) (mentioned)
- Khan Vladimir "Vlad" Ward of Clan Wolf (mentioned)
- Star Colonel Logan Wirth of Clan Smoke Jaguar
- MechWarrior Wyatt of Clan Jade Falcon
- Laborer Yasine of Clan Jade Falcon (mentioned)
Featured places[edit]
- Coventry
- Dogg (mentioned)
- Huntress
- Ironhold (mentioned)
- Maldonado (mentioned)
- Strana Mechty (mentioned)
- Tharkad (mentioned)
- Tokasha (mentioned)
- Tukayyid (mentioned)
- Twycross (mentioned)
Featured BattleTech[edit]
BattleMechs[edit]
Foreign-Language Editions[edit]
German[edit]
A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 1999 as Freigeburt (ISBN 9783453140042).[1] This was republished as an EPUB by Ulisses Spiele in 2021 as BattleTech Legenden 41 : Freigeburt (ISBN 9783963318078).[2]
Hungarian[edit]
A Hungarian edition, translated by Novák Gábor, was published by Beholder in 2003 as Szabadszülött.[3]
Spanish[edit]
A Spanish edition, translated by Jaime de Marcos Andreu, was published by Timun Mas in 1999 as El orgullo del halcón.
Covers[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for Freigeburt
- ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for BattleTech Legenden 41 : Freigeburt
- ↑ Beholder product page for Szabadszülött