To Ride the Chimera
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| To Ride the Chimera | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Novel |
| Author | Kevin Killiany |
| Pages | 336 |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Roc Books |
| First published | 5 February 2008 |
| ISBN-10 | 0451461940 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0451461940 |
| Content | |
| Era | Dark Age era |
| Timeline | 23 August 3137 – 3 July 3139 |
| Series | MechWarrior: Dark Age Novels |
| Preceded by | The Last Charge |
| Followed by | A Bonfire of Worlds |
To Ride the Chimera, by Kevin Killiany, is the thirtieth novel in the MechWarrior: Dark Age series. It was first published in February 2008 by Roc Books and was later republished in September 2022 by Catalyst Game Labs as a BattleTech Legends title.
The novel concludes the story arc of the Lyran Commonwealth's invasion of the former Free Worlds League and Jessica Marik's efforts to resurrect the League under her leadership.
Contents
From the back cover[edit]
| “ | A MechWarrior without peer, Thaddeus Marik has become the figurehead for a new community of worlds attempting to resurrect the Free Worlds League. After defeating a Lyran invasion on the planet of Savannah and negotiating a successful alliance with the Protectorate Coalition, Marik must now ally himself with Jessica Halas-Hughes Marik if the new league is to have a chance.
Having Marik and his forces at her side gives Jessica much-needed credibility and greater influence on Oriente. But old hatreds die hard, erupting in a war against enemies who will stop at nothing to destroy the founding of a new league... |
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Plot summary[edit]
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Featured characters[edit]
- Alethea Chowla
- Ayza Aborisha
- Geneveve Bey-Hughes
- Edith Byers
- Lester Cameron-Jones
- Ezekiel Carleston
- Danbury
- Linette Ferguson
- Thom Forcythe
- Marcus Green III
- Jessica Halas-Hughes Marik
- Nikol Halas-Hughes Marik
- Gladys Hughes
- Philip Hughes
- Frederick Marik
- Thaddeus Marik
- Odester Morgan-King
- Bernard Nordhoff
- Penelope Nova Cat
- Rikkard Nova Cat
- Tiago Paragon
- Doreen Patel
- Pembroke
- Kiasok Prusak
- Gustav Salazar
- Garith Talos
Featured places[edit]
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Covers[edit]
2022 cover. Art by Tan Ho Sim.
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