Hunters of the Deep
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| Hunters of the Deep | |||
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| Novel by Randall N. Bills | |||
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| First Publication | |||
| Published | 5 October 2004 | ||
| Publisher | Roc Books | ||
| Illustrator(s) | Ray Lundgren (cover design) | ||
| Pages | 293 | ||
| ISBN | 0-451-46005-7, 978-0-451-46005-9 | ||
| MSRP | $6.99 | ||
| Chronology | |||
| Era | Dark Age era | ||
| Timeline | 19 June 3134 — 1 November 3134 | ||
| Series | |||
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Hunters of the Deep by Randall N. Bills is the twelfth novel in the MechWarrior: Dark Age series. It was first published in print by Roc Books in October 2004 and was later republished by Catalyst Game Labs in EPUB and Print-on-Demand formats as a BattleTech Legends title in September 2021.
The novel covers the activities of two Spina Khanate Aimags of Clan Sea Fox that are traversing the former Free Worlds League.
From the Back Cover[edit]
| “ | A CLASH OF WARRIORS...
Sea Fox Clansmen are space-bound, nomadic warrior-merchants who live and die aboard their naval vessels, going planetside only to negotiate a new deal or for combat – often the same thing for a Fox. Divided into five autonomous Khanates, they are led by the Khan of all Clan Sea Fox. Their mission: to make deals and acquire the revenue needed to expand Sea Fox's honor, glory, and power.... For more than a decade, ovKhan Sha Clarke has watched his Spina Khanate achieve greater wealth and fame than any other. A quiet passion drives the MechWarrior to free Spina Khanate from the shackles of Clan Sea Fox–no matter the cost.... A MechWarrior fiercely loyal to Clan Sea Fox, ovKhan Petr Kalasa knows that Sha is plotting rebellion, but even he cannot guess the lengths to which Sha will go to achieve victory. In his attempt to stop his rival, he baits Sha into a one-on-one duel. The result is a disaster that vividly demonstrates how much Petr will have to sacrifice to put an end to Sha's machinations. Yet his suspicions of Sha will not let him rest. He has lost one battle, but—as The Clan is his witness—he will not lose the war.... |
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Plot Summary[edit]
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Featured Characters[edit]
- Star Commander Alisa
- Bek
- Bel
- Calson
- Star Colonel Coleen Nagasawa
- Corin
- Garo
- Heb
- Jard
- MechWarrior Jesica
- Jesup
- Jet Sennet
- Scientist Jonnic
- Star Captain Jotok
- Scientist Kif
- Star Commodore Konner
- Kota
- saKhan Mikel Sennet
- ovKhan Petr Kalasa
- Senior Technician Pol
- Star Colonel Ryn Faulk
- Sanda
- Sari
- ovKhan Sha Clarke
- Agent Snow
- Merchant saFactor Tia
- First Governor Jeffries
- Master Trader Tidinic
- Khan Mori Hawker (mentioned)
- Star Captain Tal Sennet (mentioned)
Featured Units[edit]
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Featured Places[edit]
Featured BattleTech[edit]
BattleMechs[edit]
- Mad Cat III
- Panther
- Sphinx
- Sun Cobra
- Thor II (as Thor)
- Tiburon
- Warhammer IIC
Personal Equipment[edit]
Vehicles[edit]
Small Crafts[edit]
DropShips[edit]
- Behemoth-class cargo carrier DropShips, Celestial Thirst, Starmoth
- Mammoth-class cargo carrier DropShip
- Mule-class cargo carrier DropShip
- Overlord-C-class 'Mech carrier DropShips, Breaker of Waves, Ocean of Stars
- Unspecified DropShip-class, Cards of Fate
JumpShips[edit]
- Invader-class JumpShip
- Scout-class JumpShip
- Unspecified JumpShip-class, Farstar III
WarShips[edit]
- Potemkin-class ArcShips (modified), Poseidon, Voidswimmer
- Sovetskii Soyuz-class CargoShip (modified), Talismantia
Notes[edit]
- Chronologically, chapters 3 to 8 and chapters 9 to 17 both take place over the same month, July 3134, but no in-universe explanation is given for this discrepancy.
Foreign-Language Editions[edit]
German[edit]
A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 2006 as Zeit der Jäger (ISBN 9783453521964).[1]
Covers[edit]
2004 original cover.
2021 reprint cover. Art by Tan Ho Sim.
2006 German edition cover.
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References[edit]
- ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for Zeit der Jäger