The Hunters
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The Hunters | |
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Product information | |
Type | Novel |
Author | Thomas S. Gressman |
Pages | 336 |
Cover Artwork | Bruce Jensen |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Roc Books |
First published | 01 December 1997 |
ISBN-10 | 0451456246 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0451456243 |
Content | |
Era | Clan Invasion era |
Timeline | 12 August 3058 – 3 January 3060 |
Series | Twilight of the Clans |
Preceded by | Grave Covenant |
Followed by | Freebirth |
The Hunters, by Thomas S. Gressman, is the third book in the Twilight of the Clans series.
The novel was made available on BattleCorps on 27 October 2009 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]
“ | "Carry the fight to the Clans!" has become the rallying cry for the armies of the Successor States. Now, as the Great Houses launch an offensive against the Clan Occupation Zone, a combined armed task force, drawn from across the Inner Sphere, begins its own desperate journey.
Following the road marked out for them by a Clan defector, Task Force Serpent sets out to strike a blow at the heart of the Clans, at their home worlds. For so many years, the Inner Sphere has been the prey of the Clans. Now, in a war to end all wars, the hunted have become the hunters. |
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Summary[edit]
Featured characters[edit]
- Adin of Clan Ghost Bear (Winter Wind)
- Private Kenichi Akida of DEST 6
- Stefan Amaris (mentioned)
- Sir Anropov of the Knights of the Inner Sphere
- Colonel Charles Antonescu of the Eridani Light Horse
- Colonel Edwin "Ed" Amis of the Eridani Light Horse
- Tai-i Asihiro of DEST 4
- Captain Avilla of the Eridani Light Horse
- Duke of Poulsbo Clarence Astra III (mentioned)
- Colonel Sandra "Sandy" Barclay of the Eridani Light Horse
- Precentor Commodore Alain Beresick of the Com Guards fleet (Invisible Truth)
- Lieutenant Bharie of the Com Guards fleet
- Master Technician Philip Brna
- Marshal Sharon Bryan of the 11th Lyran Guards
- Lieutenant Tubal Caine of the Eridani Light Horse
- Major Paul Calvin of the Eridani Light Horse
- First Lord Richard Cameron (mentioned)
- Captain Neil Campbell of the Northwind Highlanders
- Carasia, Trooper of the Eridani Light Horse
- Ralph Carter of DEST 6
- Sho-sa Martin Chisei
- Captain Cho of the DCS Hainan of the Draconis Combine
- Master Sergeant Carole Cole of the Knights of the Inner Sphere
- Coote of the Com Guards fleet (Invisible Truth)
- Captain Stanley Crosetti of the Eridani Light Horse
- Crow, Infantry trooper of the Eridani Light Horse
- Tai-i William "Bill" Culp of DEST 5
- Petty Officer Margaret Culp of the Com Guards fleet (Invisible Truth)
- Seaman Daum of the Com Guards fleet
- Vance Davis, Infantry trooper of the Eridani Light Horse
- First Prince Hanse "The Fox" Davion (mentioned)
- Captain Randolph DeMoise of the DCS Haruna of the Draconis Combine
- Antony DeVanziano, Pirate of Meribah
- Captain Doctor Joel Donati of the Invisible Truth of the Com Guards
- Sir Robert Dunleavy of the Knights of the Inner Sphere
- Lieutenant Charles Emrys, Infantry of the Eridani Light Horse
- Major Eveline Eicher of the Eridani Light Horse
- Technician Failoni of ComStar
- Major Kent Fairfax of the Eridani Light Horse
- Precentor Martial Anastasius Focht (mentioned)
- Lieutenant Commander Lorraine Fontanazza of the Com Guards fleet (Ranger)
- Captain Dr. Brian Fornal of the Eridani Light Horse
- Rumiko Fox of the Amber Crags nekekami
- Frei of the Invisible Truth of the Com Guards
- Leftenant Miguel Fuentes of MI6 Rabid Foxes
- Major Sir Clovis Gainard of the Knights of the Inner Sphere
- Captain Gascoine of the Eridani Light Horse
- Tai-i Maeda Ge, Captain of the Bisan of the Draconis Combine
- Star Colonel Alonso Gilmour of Clan Ghost Bear (Shining Claw)
- Corporal Penelope Greene of the Eridani Light Horse
- Captain Joshua Greystone of the Com Guards fleet
- Sergeant Grinnell, Infantry of the Eridani Light Horse
- Lieutenant Commander Sally Guter, Captain of the Lancer of the Eridani Light Horse
- Captain R. C. Gutjahr of the Eridani Light Horse (mentioned)
- Marshal of the Armies Morgan Hasek-Davion
- Demi-Precentor Regis Grandi of the Com Guards 2nd Division
- Chu-i Yacob Grimm
- Warrent Officer Leonard "Hedgehog" Harpool of the Eridani Light Horse
- Kasugai Hatsumi of the Amber Crags nekekami
- Star Captain Hector of Clan Ghost Bear (Winter Wind)
- Lieutenant Commander Held of the Com Guards fleet (Ranger)
- Colonel Scott Hinesick of the Eridani Light Horse
- Seaman Hivlan of the Com Guards fleet
- Gunner's mate Erin Hoey
- Frank Hollis of DEST 6
- Captain Holmes of the Eridani Light Horse
- Sho-sho Hideki Ishmaru of DEST
- Captain Martin "Marty" Izzat of the Eridani Light Horse
- Major Loren Jaffray of the Northwind Highlanders
- Major Ron Jenkins of the Eridani Light Horse
- Malcolm Jersey (mentioned)
- Leftenant General Hiram Jolar of the 6th Donegal Guards
- Private Steven Kalp of the Invisible Truth of the Com Guards
- Major Miklos Karabin of the Com Guards fleet (Invisible Truth)
- Commander Frank Kazeva
- Private Kee of DEST 4 (mentioned)
- Lance Sergeant Charlotte Kempka of the Eridani Light Horse
- General Aleksandr Kerensky (mentioned)
- Tai-sho Hohiro Kiguri of DEST (mentioned)
- Lieutenant Kindig of the DCS Hainan of the Draconis Combine
- Sang-shao Samuel Kingston of the 1st Victoria Rangers (Kingston's Legionnaires)
- Marshal Seamus Kinnell of the 6th Donegal Guards
- Sho-sa Masahiro Kobayashi of the DCS Haruna
- Coordinator Jimjiro Kurita (mentioned)
- Coordinator Theodore Kurita
- Captain Helen Lamus of the Com Guards fleet
- Senior Technician Lennox of Clan Ghost Bear
- Sho-sa Leshko) of the ISF
- Chancellor & First Lord Sun-Tzu Liao (mentioned)
- Major Kathy Lykken of the Eridani Light Horse
- Lieutenant Commander M'Basa of the Com Guards fleet (Ranger)
- Adept Ferro Machak, Technician of ComStar
- Colonel William MacLeod of the Northwind Highlanders
- Sir August Mangini of the Knights of the Inner Sphere
- Captain-General Thomas Marik
- Colonel Sir Paul Masters of the Knights of the Inner Sphere
- Dame Marta of the Knights of the Inner Sphere
- Captain Roger Montjar of MI6 Rabid Foxes (Fox Fives)
- Private Teji Nakamura of DEST 6
- Leland Newell of the Invisible Truth of the Com Guards
- Technician Simon Nisimura of DEST 6
- Lieutenant Commander Phat Ng of the Com Guards fleet
- Lieutenant Richard Norgan of the Com Guards fleet
- Robin Pennick of MIIO
- Flight Lieutenant Debi Petrillo of the ComStar Com Guards
- Petty Officer 3rd class Jack Piet of the DCS Haruna
- Major Marcus Poling of the 2nd St. Ives Lancers
- Kieji Sendai of the Amber Crags nekekami
- Sir Pracha Seni of the Knights of the Inner Sphere
- Talon Sergeant Kashira Raiko of DEST 6
- General Andrew Redburn of the 1st Kathil Uhlans
- Lance Sergeant Willis Rexer of the Eridani Light Horse
- Major Gary "Rib" Ribic of the Eridani Light Horse
- Gunjin Ringh of DEST 5
- Ritt of the Invisible Truth of the Com Guards
- Seaman Ruiz of the Com Guards fleet
- Tai-i Michael Ryan of DEST 6
- Lieutenant Donald "Too-tall" Sandoval of the ComStar Com Guards
- Elmer "Badger" Sarti of the ComStar Com Guards
- Private Frank Seremet of the Invisible Truth of the Com Guards
- Gunjin Carlotta "Lo" Sior of DEST 6
- Överste Carl Sleipness of the 4th Drakøns
- Star Captain Manfred Snuka of the CGB Fire Fang of Clan Ghost Bear
- Duchess of New Syrtis Kym Sorenson-Hasek (mentioned)
- Private Henry Stano of the Eridani Light Horse
- Archon Katherine "Katrina" Steiner-Davion
- General of the Armies Nondi Steiner (mentioned)
- Archon-Prince Victor Ian Steiner-Davion (mentioned)
- Captain D. C. Stockdale of the Eridani Light Horse
- Jonin "Stormcrow" of the Amber Crags nekekami
- Lieutenant Richard "Rick" Sule of the Bisan of the Draconis Combine
- Hondo Tan of the Amber Crags nekekami
- Tanabe of DEST 6
- Leutenant "Wild Steve" Timmons of the Eridani Light Horse
- Adept Tobin of ComStar ROM
- Star Captain Trent of Clan Smoke Jaguar (Bloodhouse Howell) (mentioned)
- Corporal Ufko of the Eridani Light Horse
- Captain Daniel "Dan" Umsont of the Eridani Light Horse
- Alan Vaux, Trooper of the Eridani Light Horse
- Lieutenant Tony Vitina of the Eridani Light Horse
- Oliver West of the Eridani Light Horse
- Precentor Captain Mercia Winslow of the Com Guards fleet (Ranger)
- Brevet General Ariana "Ria" Winston of the Eridani Light Horse
- Colonel Charles Winston of the Eridani Light Horse (mentioned)
- Woart of Clan Ghost Bear
- Private Peter Wu of DEST 6
- Dame Marie Yanika of the Knights of the Inner Sphere
- Sho-sa Yodama (mentioned)
- Doctor Yohi of ComStar
- Regimental Sergeant Major Steven Young Jr. of the Eridani Light Horse (mentioned)
- Tai-sho Yoshida (mentioned)
- Captain Yosuke of DEST 4 (mentioned)
- Captain Zeco of the ComStar Honor
- Captain Telemachus Zeek of the Eridani Light Horse (mentioned)
- Captain Telemachus Zeek Jr. of the Eridani Light Horse
Featured places[edit]
- Alpheratz
- Arcadia (mentioned)
- Atreus
- Bangor
- Defiance
- Huntress (mentioned)
- Kentares (mentioned)
- Kikuyu
- Lee Shore
- Maldonado (mentioned)
- Meribah (Eleuthera)
- Mogyorod (mentioned)
- Pajarito
- Peacock (mentioned)
- Pesht
- Sendai (mentioned)
- Strana Mechty (mentioned)
- Sudeten (mentioned)
- Tharkad (mentioned)
- Tsamma (mentioned)
- Waypoint Juniper
- Weldon
Featured BattleTech[edit]
BattleMechs[edit]
- Archer (mentioned)
- Assassin
- Atlas
- Blackjack
- Black Knight
- CPLT-C3 Catapult (mentioned)
- Ebon Jaguar (Cauldron-Born)
- Centurion
- Cicada
- Commando
- CP-11-C Cyclops
- Dire Wolf (Daishi)
- Viper (Dragonfly)
- Enforcer
- Firestarter
- Dervish
- Gargoyle (Man O' War)
- Griffin
- Hermes II
- Hellbringer (Loki)
- Highlander
- Hunchback
- JagerMech
- Javelin (mentioned)
- Jenner
- King Crab
- Locust
- Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)
- ON1-M Orion
- Phoenix Hawk
- Adder (Puma)
- Quickdraw
- Raven
- Stormcrow (Ryoken)
- Sunder
- Thug
- Kit Fox (Uller)
- Valkyrie
- Victor
- Warhawk (Masakari)
- Watchman
- Whitworth
- Wolverine
- Zeus
Vehicles[edit]
AeroSpace[edit]
- GTHA-500 Gotha
- Hammerhead
- Hellcat
- Rapier
- F-700R Riever
- Sabutai
- SL-17R Shilone
- SL-15R Slayer
- Thrush (mentioned)
- Thunderbird
- Turk
- Visigoth
DropShips and Small Craft[edit]
- Achilles-class DropShip Bisan of the Draconis Combine
- Avenger-class DropShip DCS Dojo of the Draconis Combine
- Avenger-class DropShip DCS Hainan of the Draconis Combine
- Broadsword-class DropShip Ice Dart (Stiletto) of Clan Ghost Bear
- Hannibal-class DropShip
- KR-61 Long-Range Shuttle
- Leopard-class DropShip
- Mammoth-class DropShip
- Mule-class DropShip
- Nagumo-class DropShip
- NL-42 "Battle Taxi"
- Overlord-class DropShip
- Overlord-class DropShip Lancer of the Eridani Light Horse
- Union-class DropShip Cossack of the Eridani Light Horse
- Union-class DropShip Honor of ComStar
- Union-class DropShip Integrity of ComStar
- Union-C-class DropShips
- unknown class Dropship Hussar of the Eridani Light Horse (probably Overlord)
JumpShips and WarShips[edit]
- Cameron-class battlecruiser SLS Invisible Truth of ComStar
- Cameron-class battlecruiser StarSword of ComStar (mentioned)
- Congress-class frigate Shining Claw of Clan Ghost Bear
- Essex-class destroyer Emerald of ComStar
- Essex-class destroyer Starlight of ComStar
- Fox-class Corvette Antrim of the Federated Commonwealth
- Fox-class Corvette Rostock of the Federated Commonwealth
- Invader-class JumpShip Alkmarr of the Federated Commonwealth
- Invader-class JumpShip Circe of the Eridani Light Horse
- Invader-class JumpShip Ericsson of the 1st Kathil Uhlans
- Invader-class JumpShip Winter Wind of Clan Ghost Bear
- Kyushu-class frigate DCS Haruna of the Draconis Combine
- Lola III-class Destroyer Ranger of ComStar Com Guards
- McKenna's Pride (mentioned)
- Monolith-class JumpShip Gettysburg
- Monolith-class JumpShip Banbridge of ComStar
- Star Lord-class JumpShip Bernlad of the Knights of the Inner Sphere
- Star Lord-class JumpShip Buford of the Eridani Light Horse
- Whirlwind-class destroyer CGB Fire Fang of Clan Ghost Bear
- Whirlwind-class destroyer CGB Ursus of Clan Ghost Bear
- unknown class Asturias of ComStar
Infantry Equipment[edit]
- Kage suit
Foreign-Language Editions[edit]
German[edit]
A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 1999 as Die Jäger (ISBN 9783453139886).[1] This was republished as an EPUB by Ulisses Spiele in 2021 as BattleTech Legenden 40 : Die Jäger (ISBN 9783963317965).[2]
Hungarian[edit]
A Hungarian edition, translated by Zseli Ferenc, was published by Beholder in 2003 as Vadászok.[3]
Russian[edit]
A Russian edition, translated by I. Gavrilov, was published by Дрофа (Drofa) in 2003 as Охотники (ISBN 5710769614) as part of a series produced in collaboration with Армада-пресс (Armada-Press). [4] [5]
Spanish[edit]
A Spanish edition, translated by Jaime de Marcos Andreu, was published by Timun Mas in 1999 as La caza de los jaguares.
Covers[edit]
Notes[edit]
Trivia[edit]
The novel's author Thomas S. Gressman, a native of Pennsylvania, appears to poke fun at his neighboring state of New Jersey by taking the opportunity to have a minor portmaster character describe Jerseyville, the capital of Defiance VII as "the ugliest, hottest, smelliest, and all around-nastiest post I've ever had." To which Kasugai Hatsumi replies "What did you do to get yourself assigned to this garden spot?" It is a running (though not necessarily true) joke in America, particularly in the states surrounding New Jersey, to describe the state as having all of the qualities mentioned by the portmaster (in part due to its industrial ports), despite the state nickname being "The Garden State."