The Killing Fields
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| The Killing Fields | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Novel |
| Author | Loren L. Coleman |
| Pages | 269 |
| Cover Artwork | Bruce Jensen |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Roc Books |
| Product code | LE5753 |
| First published | 01 August 1999 |
| ISBN-10 | 0451457536 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0451457530 |
| Content | |
| Era | Civil War era |
| Timeline | 25 February 3062 - 2 October 3062 (21 February 3062 prologue) |
| Series | The Capellan Solution |
| Preceded by | Threads of Ambition |
| Followed by | (none) |
The Killing Fields, by Loren L. Coleman, is the second book in The Capellan Solution duology. It covers the last year of the Capellan-St. Ives War and its monstrous conclusion.
Contents
From the back cover[edit]
| “ | In hope of salvaging the embattled worlds of the renegade St. Ives Compact, Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao has launched a war that stretches far beyond the scope of military conquest. His mission: reunite St. Ives with his own Capellan Confederation. But after months of combat extend into years, the smash-and-destroy tactics have turned the crippled Compact into a bloody wasteland—and the Chancellor's costly victory into a virtual deathwatch.
For the warriors of House Hiritsu, and for the Capellan and Compact soldiers on the 'Mech-shredded front lines Sun-Tzu's noble crusade has become a nightmare. And now, with his dream of glory slipping away, the Chancellor will make one last desperate gamble—a final solution to regain total control of a civil war exploding out of control. No matter what the cost. |
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Summary[edit]
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Featured characters[edit]
- Major Cassandra Allard-Liao of the 2nd St. Ives Lancers
- Duke of St. Ives Kai Allard-Liao
- Kuan-Yin Allard-Liao (mentioned)
- Quintus Allard-Liao (mentioned)
- Petyr Andreyvich
- Precentor Atreus Demona Aziz of the Word of Blake (mentioned)
- Lord Colonel Marcus Baxter of McCarron's Armored Cavalry (mentioned)
- Precentor Darrel Burns of the Com Guards
- Major Jahna Castillian of the Blackwind Lancers
- Naomi Centrella
- Ban-zhang Mikhail Chess, Squad leader of Warrior House Hiritsu
- Pai-zhang Raven Clearwater, Lance Leader of Warrior House Hiritsu
- Leftenant General Simone Devon
- Sang-shao Ni Tehn Dho of the 6th Confederation Reserve Cavalry (Hustaing Warriors)
- Major Warner Doles of the Blackwind Lancers
- Brevet-Colonel Emanual of the St. Ives Janissaries
- Sao-shao Daniel "Danny" Evans of the 6th Confederation Reserve Cavalry (Hustaing Warriors)
- Captain Samuel Fang of the Blackwind Lancers
- Subcommander Maurice "Prowler" "Fitz" Fitzgerald of the St. Ives Compact Home Guard
- Sang-shao Amanda Gahn-Skeeng of the Nightriders (1st McCarron's Armored Cavalry)
- Doctor Halburren of St. Loris Overtake Hospital
- George Hasek (mentioned)
- Marshal of the Armies Morgan Hasek-Davion (mentioned)
- Leftenant General Torri Hughes of the 7th FedCom RCT
- Sang-shao Michael Hyung-Tsei, commander of the Death Commandos
- Lien-zhang Jason James, Company Leader of Warrior House Hiritsu
- Coordinator & First Lord Theodore Kurita (mentioned)
- Director of the Maskirovka Nancy Bao Lee
- Senior Colonel Trahn Soo Lee of the St. Ives Compact (mentioned)
- Chancellor Aleisha Liao (mentioned)
- Duchess of St. Ives Candace Liao
- Chancellor Ilsa Liao (mentioned)
- Kali Liao
- Chancellor Maximilian Liao (mentioned)
- Chancellor Romano Liao (mentioned)
- Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao
- Mandrinn Tormano Liao
- Treyhang Liao
- Lance Sergeant Cameron Long of the St. Ives Compact Home Guard
- Prince Haakon Magnusson (mentioned)
- President of the New Colony Region Sherman Maltin (mentioned)
- Pai-zhang Jill McDaniels, Lance Leader of Warrior House Hiritsu
- Duchess Isis Marik
- Captain-General of the Free Worlds League Thomas Marik (mentioned)
- Major Nevarr of the St. Ives Compact Home Guard
- Shiao-zhang Ty Wu Non, House Master of Warrior House Hiritsu
- Sang-shao Petyr Oravey of the 3rd Confederation Reserve Cavalry (mentioned)
- Colonel Leonid Perrin of the Blackwind Lancers (mentioned)
- Major George Relant of Group W
- Colonel Marko Rubinsky of Rubinsky's Light Horse of Khorsakhov's Cossacks
- Captain Tamas Rubinsky of Rubinsky's Light Horse of Khorsakhov's Cossacks
- Gao-shiao-zhang Ion Rush of Warrior House Imarra
- Zhang-si Sainz, MechWarrior of Warrior House Hiritsu
- Hauptmann General Timothy Seiser of the 7th FedCom RCT (mentioned)
- Senior Colonel Caroline Seng of the St. Ives Compact
- Director of the Maskirovka Tsen Shang (mentioned)
- David Sherman of the St. Ives Compact Home Guard
- Protector of the Realm Grover Shraplen
- Governer Siddara of Indicass
- Pai-zhang Jene Silvers, Lance Leader of Warrior House Hiritsu
- Commander Danielle Singh of the St. Ives Compact Home Guard
- Zhang-si Richard Smith, MechWarrior of Warrior House Hiritsu
- Si-ben-bing Taho of the 6th Confederation Reserve Cavalry (Hustaing Warriors)
- Lady Ehn Wa'Ting
- Major Trisha Smithson of the Blackwind Lancers
- Arthur Steiner-Davion (mentioned)
- Archon Katherine "Katrina" Steiner-Davion
- Precentor Martial of ComStar Victor Ian Steiner-Davion (mentioned)
- Precentor Martial of the Word of Blake Cameron St. Jamais (mentioned)
- Lien-zhang Aris Sung, Company leader of Warrior House Hiritsu
- Commander Anya Trovich of The Arcadians
- MechWarrior Jasmine Troy of Warrior House Hiritsu
- Director of the Maskirovka Sasha Wanli
- Pai-zhang Li Wynn, Infantry platoon leader of Warrior House Hiritsu
- Sang-jiang-jun Talon Zahn
Featured places[edit]
- Ambergrist
- Atreus (mentioned)
- Capella (mentioned)
- Denbar
- Detroit (mentioned)
- Highspire (mentioned)
- Hustaing (mentioned)
- Indicass
- Kaifeng (mentioned)
- Kittery (mentioned)
- Nashuar
- Milos (mentioned)
- Necromo (mentioned)
- Sarna (mentioned)
- Sian
- St. Ives
- St. Loris
- Taga
- Tantara (mentioned)
- Tikonov (mentioned)
- Warlock (mentioned)
- Wei (mentioned)
Featured BattleTech[edit]
BattleMechs[edit]
- Blackjack
- Cataphract
- Catapult
- Cestus
- CLNT-2-3U Clint
- Cossack
- Emperor
- Enfield
- Enforcer
- Griffin
- Helios
- Hunchback
- Huron Warrior
- JagerMech
- JagerMech III
- Javelin
- Jinggau
- Marauder
- Marshal
- Men Shen
- Nightsky
- Ostscout
- Penetrator
- Pillager
- Raven
- Stealth
- Thunder
- Ti Ts'ang
- Victor
- Vindicator
- Wolverine
- Wraith
- Yu Huang
AeroSpace[edit]
Vehicle[edit]
- Blizzard hover transport
- Drillson heavy hovertank
- Galleon light tank
- J. Edgar hovertank
- Liu'yan hover transport
- LRM carrier
- Maultier infantry carrier
- Pegasus scout hovercraft
- Regulator Hovertank
- Savannah Master
- Vedette Medium Tank
Spacecraft[edit]
- Feng Huang-class cruiser Elias Jung (Individual Feng Huang-class WarShip) of the Capellan Confederation
- Fortress-class DropShip Xiang-ya Lei of the St. Ives Compact
- Overlord-class DropShip Dainwu of Warrior House Hiritsu
- Overlord-class DropShip Jin-huáng-sèe Ji-dàn
- Seeker-class DropShip
- Union-class DropShip Death Blossom of the Capellan Confederation
- unknown Intruder-class DropShip
- unknown class JumpShip You dú Xin-Zàng of the Capellan Confederation
- unknown class DropShip Carthage of the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns
Infantry[edit]
Foreign-Language Editions[edit]
German[edit]
A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 2000 as Die Natur des Kriegers (ISBN 9783453161856).[1]
Hungarian[edit]
A Hungarian edition, translated by Novák Gábor, was published by Beholder in 2006 as Harcmezők.[2]
Covers[edit]
Original 1999 cover
2016 "Legends" Reprint
2000 German edition
2006 Hungarian edition
References[edit]
- ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for Die Natur des Kriegers
- ↑ Beholder product page for Harcmezők