Imminent Crisis
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| Imminent Crisis | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Novel |
| Author | Randall N. Bills |
| Pages | 267 |
| Cover Artwork | Ed Cox |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Roc Books |
| Product code | LE5872 |
| First published | 1 March 2002 |
| ISBN-10 | 0451458729 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0451458728 |
| Content | |
| Era | Civil War era |
| Timeline | 27 April 3065 – 29 May 3066 (4 November 3064 prologue) |
| Series | MechWarrior |
| Preceded by | The Dying Time |
Imminent Crisis, by Randall N. Bills, is a novel of divided loyalty during the Federated Commonwealth Civil War. It is the sixth and final novel published in the loosely related MechWarrior series.
Contents
From the back cover[edit]
| “ | Leftenant Colonel Grayson Addison's first absolute loyalty is to the Capellan March of the Federated Suns. If Field Marshall Hasek calls, Addison and his Eighth Syrtis Fusiliers will heed. But his fealty is not so clear where Archon-Princess Katrina, ruler of the entire Federated Commonwealth, is concerned. For as Katrina and her brother vie for power in a civil war that has engulfed the entire realm, the Fusiliers sit in an island of calm, neither supporting nor opposing any side and walking a dangerous line between survival and annihilation.
But when the hammer of an invading army lands upon them, the time for decisive action is at hand—and Addison finds he must battle old friends as well as enemies if he is to remain true to his House and his army, as well as to himself... |
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Summary[edit]
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Featured characters[edit]
- Leftenant Colonel Grayson Addison, commander of the 8th Syrtis Fusiliers's 3rd Battalion, piloting a Templar
- Hauptmann-General Victor Amelio, commander of the 4th Donegal Guards, piloting a Banshee
- Adept IX Thomas Atkins, commander of Bad Omens III iota of the 299th Division of the Com Guards (mentioned)
- Major Benetine of the New Syrtis Capellan March Militia
- Leftenant-General Ivan Bersch, commander of the 4th Donegal Guards Infantry Brigade
- Precentor William Blane of the Word of Blake (mentioned)
- Colonel Meda Brown, commander of the 8th Syrtis Fusiliers's 384th Federation Mechanized Infantry Regiment
- Journalist Timothy Browne
- Hauptmann General Jon Buckvold, commander of the Davion Light Guards (mentioned)
- Major General Oscar Carlson, commander of the 2nd Ceti Hussars RCT
- Major General Tia Caruthers, commander of the New Syrtis Capellan March Militia, piloting a VTR-7K Victor
- Major Charles of the New Syrtis Capellan March Militia
- Clifton of the Davion Light Guards, Severenson's lance, piloting a Helios
- Lieutenant General Jerrard Cranston, commander of 2nd Battalion of the Outland Legion, piloting a Devastator
- Leftenant-General Ayse Crosby, commander of the 11th Avalon Hussars Infantry Brigade
- Agent Curaitis of the Federated Commonwealth Intelligence Secretariat
- Subaltern Darrey of the 8th Syrtis Fusiliers's 3rd Battalion, piloting an Axman
- First Prince Ian "The Hound" Davion, brother of Hanse Davion (mentioned)
- Marshal of the Armies of the Federated Suns Jackson Davion
- Light Commodore Athena Davion-Ross, commander of the Davion Light Guards Aerospace Brigade
- Colonel Chad Dean, commander of the Vanguard Legion, piloting a HTM-28T Hatamoto-Chi
- Leftenant Dejan of the 8th Syrtis Fusiliers's 3rd Battalion
- Journalist Jason Dilabio
- Colonel Jeremy Donner, commander of the 11th Lyran Regulars (mentioned)
- Military Strategist Reinhold Drannigan
- Major General Jacob Drathers, commander of the Davion Light Guards Armor Brigade
- General James Ellis, commander of the Freedom Theater Militia (mentioned)
- Major Ericcson of the 8th Syrtis Fusiliers
- General Kev Evans, commander of the 17th Avalon Hussars (mentioned)
- Demi-Precentor X Peter Fedt, commander of the 299th Division of the Com Guards (mentioned)
- Major Lorena Felton, XO of the 8th Syrtis Fusiliers
- Anastasius Focht of ComStar (mentioned)
- Ensign Franks of the Damien Hasek
- Prince's Champion Field Marshal of the Crucis March Simon Gallagher
- Leftenant-General Saffron Gate, commander of the 11th Avalon Hussars Armor Brigade
- Geoff of the Davion Light Guards, Severenson's lance, piloting a Blackjack
- Colonel Damien Hasek, Duke of New Syrtis, commander of the 4th Syrtis Fusiliers (mentioned)
- Field Marshal George Hasek, Duke of New Syrtis, Minister of the Capellan March
- Leftenant General William Hasek, Commandant of The Warrior's Hall
- Marshal of the Armies Morgan Hasek-Davion, father of George Hasek (mentioned)
- Captain Joshua Hetfield, commander of the Damien Hasek
- Subaltern Holtzman of the 8th Syrtis Fusiliers's 3rd Battalion, piloting a Cataphract
- Ensign Jacks of the Damien Hasek
- Andrea Jacobsen of the 6th Syrtis Fusiliers (mentioned)
- Military Analyst Dr. Judith Jamel
- Hauptmann Jefferson of the 11th Avalon Hussars 42nd Battle Armor Company, using Infiltrator Mk II Battle Armor
- Captain Jefferson, XO of the Vanguard Legion
- Leftenant-General Frank Jenkins, commander of the Ridgebrook Capellan March Militia Aerospace Wing
- Subaltern Dennis Jenks of the 8th Syrtis Fusiliers's 3rd Battalion, piloting a Caesar
- Dr. Deryl Johansen, political correspondent for the Federated News Service
- John of the Davion Light Guards, Severenson's lance, piloting a JM7-D JagerMech
- Leftenant Johnson of the 11th Avalon Hussars 42nd Battle Armor Company, using Infiltrator Mk II Battle Armor
- Captain Roe Johnson of the New Syrtis Capellan March Militia
- Ensign Jones of the Damien Hasek
- Leftenant-General Emeline Jones, commander of the Ridgebrook Capellan March Militia Armor Brigade
- Martin Josef, Senior Political Correspondent of The Real Deal of the Free Worlds League
- Colonel Lori Kalmar-Carlyle, commander of the Gray Death Legion (mentioned)
- General Aleksandr Kerensky (mentioned)
- Coordinator Theodore Kurita (mentioned)
- Leftenant-General Robin Kim, commander of the 11th Avalon Hussars Aerospace Brigade
- Journalist Dwight Lansing, Chief Correspondent of The Real Deal of the Free Worlds League
- Larry of MI6 Rabid Foxes
- Leftenant-General Emma Lazenby, commander of the Ridgebrook Capellan March Militia Infantry Brigade
- Hauptmann-General Justin Leabo, commander of the 11th Avalon Hussars
- Military Analyst Geoffrey Lewis
- Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao (mentioned)
- Press Secretary William Magers of the Federated Commonwealth
- Leftenant Jack Mantas of the 8th Syrtis Fusiliers's 3rd Battalion, piloting a Banshee
- Captain Kelly Marc, XO of the Vanguard Legion
- Captain-General of the Free Worlds League Thomas Marik
- Marshal Christian Robert McCarthy, commander of MI6
- Leftenant-General Estelle McCartney, XO of the 4th Donegal Guards
- Leftenant-General Seth Miller, commander of the Ridgebrook Capellan March Militia
- Kommandant Jason Niles, commander of the 11th Avalon Hussars 42nd Battle Armor Company, using Infiltrator Mk II Battle Armor
- Cadet Jeanpierre Nyanue of the 4th Donegal Guards, piloting a Salamander
- Major General Deborah Palu, commander of the 8th Syrtis Fusiliers
- Subaltern Dora Peltran of the 8th Syrtis Fusiliers, Peterson's lance, piloting a Fireball
- Leftenant Samuel Peterson of the 8th Syrtis Fusiliers, piloting a Men Shen
- Major Geoff Pitcher, commander of the 8th Syrtis Fusiliers's 2nd Battalion
- Marshal Jessica Quarles, commander of the Davion Light Guards, piloting a HCT-6D Hatchetman
- General Entropy Richards, commander of the 8th Syrtis Fusiliers
- Baron of Robinson Tancred Sandoval, son of James (mentioned)
- Gary Russo of the 8th Syrtis Fusiliers, Peterson's lance, piloting an ENF-5D Enforcer
- Leftenant-General Raie Samuels, commander of the 4th Donegal Guards Armor Brigade
- Leftenant Bette Severenson of the Davion Light Guards, piloting an Argus
- Protector of the Realm Grover Shraplen of the Taurian Concordat (mentioned)
- Captain Smithers of the New Syrtis Capellan March Militia
- Duchess of New Syrtis Kym Sorenson-Hasek, mother of George Hasek
- Marshal Ardan Sortek
- Precentor Tamatha Sparks, commander of the 321st Division of the Com Guards (mentioned)
- Leutnant-General Adam Steiner, commander of the 14th Donegal Guards (mentioned)
- General of the Armies Nondi Steiner, aunt of Melissa Steiner (mentioned)
- General Richard Steiner of the Lyran Alliance (mentioned)
- Duke Arthur Steiner-Davion, son of Melissa Steiner & Hanse Davion (mentioned)
- Archon-Princess Katherine "Katrina" Steiner-Davion, daughter of Melissa Steiner & Hanse Davion
- Duke Peter Steiner-Davion (mentioned)
- Victor Ian Steiner-Davion, son of Melissa Steiner & Hanse Davion (mentioned)
- Duchess Yvonne Steiner-Davion (mentioned)
- Subaltern Lee Suh of the 8th Syrtis Fusiliers, Peterson's lance, piloting a Battle Hawk
- Jonathan Tomlinson, XO of the 8th Syrtis Fusiliers's 3rd Battalion, piloting a JagerMech III
- Subaltern Adela Tonkovic of the 8th Syrtis Fusiliers's 3rd Battalion, piloting a Quickdraw
- Leftenant-General Lynton Tucker, commander of the 4th Donegal Guards Aerospace Brigade
- Major General Angela Voss, commander of the Davion Light Guards Infantry Brigade
- Cadet Williamson of The Warrior's Hall
Featured places[edit]
- Cavanaugh II (mentioned)
- Coventry (mentioned)
- Kathil (mentioned)
- Marik
- New Avalon
- New Syrtis
- Robinson (mentioned)
- Taygeta (mentioned)
- Tharkad (mentioned)
- Tikonov (mentioned)
Featured BattleTech[edit]
BattleMechs[edit]
- Argus
- Assassin
- Awesome
- Axman
- Banshee
- Battle Hawk
- Blackjack
- Caesar
- Cataphract
- Centurion
- Cestus
- Clint
- Dire Wolf (Daishi)
- ENF-5D Enforcer
- Enforcer III
- Falconer
- Fireball
- Garm
- Grand Dragon
- HTM-28T Hatamoto-Chi
- HCT-6D Hatchetman
- Helios
- Hellspawn
- Highlander
- Jackal
- JagerMech III
- JM7-D JagerMech
- Jenner
- Mauler
- Men Shen
- Nightsky
- Orion
- Osiris
- Owens
- Quickdraw
- Raptor
- Salamander
- Talon
- Templar
- VTR-7K Victor
- WLF-2 Wolfhound
Battle Armor[edit]
- Cavalier
- Infiltrator Mk II
Vehicles[edit]
- Cavalry Attack Helicopter
- Drillson Heavy Hovertank
- Fulcrum Heavy Hovertank
- Karnov Transport
- Pegasus Scout Hovertank
- Saladin Assault Hovertank
Aerospace Fighters[edit]
DropShips[edit]
- Overlord
- Triumph
- DropShips of undetermined classes (Proletariat)
JumpShips[edit]
- Invader-class JumpShip Red Sickle of the 4th Donegal Guards
- JumpShip of undetermined class Galloping Void of the 11th Avalon Hussars
- JumpShip of undetermined class Standing Deep (mentioned)
WarShips[edit]
- Avalon-class Cruiser FCS Andrew Davion
- Avalon-class Cruiser FCS Hanse Davion
- Avalon-class Cruiser FCS Robert Davion (mentioned)
- Covenant-class Cruiser Covenant
- Fox-class Corvette (mentioned)
Space Stations[edit]
- Olympus-class Recharge Station Damien Hasek
Foreign-Language Editions[edit]
German[edit]
A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 2003 as Drohendes Verhängnis (ISBN 9783453863248).[1]
Covers[edit]
Original 2002 cover. Art by Ed Cox.
2003 German edition. Art by Doug Chaffee.
References[edit]
- ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for Drohendes Verhängnis