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Line 25: {{ApocryphalProduct}} {{ApocryphalProduct}} − The [[BattleTech]] sourcebook '''Geschichte der Inneren Sphäre''' ("''History of the [[Inner Sphere]]''"), suffix: '''2001-3031''', is an original German publication (and therefore [[Canon#Apocrypha|apocryphal]]) by [[Fantasy Productions GmbH]] (FanPro), the then-license holder of the BattleTech brand and publisher of German [[BattleTech]] products. It was never translated into or published in another language. Its content is an amalgam from various original sources, the imprint explicitly mentions ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)|House Steiner]]'', ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)|House Kurita]]'', ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)|House Davion]]'', ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)|House Liao]]'', ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)|House Marik]]'', ''[[The Star League]]'', ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]'', ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]'', ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1|NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' and ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2|Volume 2]]'', ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]'' and ''[[20 Year Update]]''. The book is printed as DIN A4, a standard German paper size, which is a little larger then North American [[w:Paper size|Letter]]. + The [[BattleTech]] sourcebook '''Geschichte der Inneren Sphäre''' ("''History of the [[Inner Sphere]]''"), suffix: '''2001-3031''', is an original German publication (and therefor [[Canon#Apocrypha|apocryphal]]) by [[Fantasy Productions GmbH]] (FanPro), the then-license holder of the BattleTech brand and publisher of German [[BattleTech]] products. It was never translated into or published in another language. Its content is an amalgam from various original sources, the imprint explicitly mentions ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)|House Steiner]]'', ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)|House Kurita]]'', ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)|House Davion]]'', ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)|House Liao]]'', ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)|House Marik]]'', ''[[The Star League]]'', ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]'', ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|Comstar]]'', ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1|NAIS Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' and ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2|Volume 2]]'', ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]'' and ''[[20 Year Update]]''. The book is printed as DIN A4, a standard German paper size, which is a little larger then north american [[w:Paper size|Letter]]. ==From the back cover (translated from German)== ==From the back cover (translated from German)== − {{quote|''Ad Astra''<br />Over the span of a thousand years, mankind has left its homeworld, explored and colonized thousands of star systems, built a vast space empire extending as far as the frontier of known space, and lost it again, bombing itself back in the subsequent endless wars almost to technological levels before it took to the stars – and sometimes even beyond that. + {{quote|''Ad Astra''<br />Within thousand years mankind has detached itself from its world of birth, explored and colonized thousands of star systems, built a massive Space Imperium as far as the frontier of known space and lost it again, bombed itself by centuries of warfare back to the technological level of pre-space time – and sometimes even beyond. − This book tells how it happened. + This book tells, how it happened. − Compiled from a multitude of sources over years of work by Prof. J. R. Lentz of University Tharkad, the ''History of the Inner Sphere 2001-3031'' sheds light for the first time on the development of the great and small Houses of the Inner Sphere and Periphery in the interplay of their ambitions and actions throughout the centuries and gives occasionally fascinating insights into events which previously only existed as dates in history books. Nobody with a serious interest in the history and nature of the Star League and its member states can miss this book. + Compiled in yearlong work by Prof. J. R. Lentz of University Tharkad, the ''History of the Inner Sphere 2001-3031'' for the first time illuminates the development of the greater and smaller Houses of the Inner Sphere and Periphery in interplay of their ambitions and actions througout the centuries and gives occasionally fascinating insights to events, which until now, were mere year dates in history books. Nobody, who is in earnest interested in history and essence of Star League and its member states, can pass by this book. − The states whose history is described in detail here include: Star League, Lyran Commonwealth, Draconis Combine, Federated Suns, Capellan Confederation, Free Worlds League, Rim Worlds Republic, Outworlds Alliance, Taurian Concordat, Magistracy of Canopus, Alliance of Galedon, Principality of Rasalhague, Tikonov Grand Union, St. Ives Mercantile League, and many more...}}<ref>Original German back cover text: {{quote|''Ad Astra''<br />Innerhalb von eintausend Jahren hat sich die Menschheit von ihrer Geburtswelt gelöst, Tausende Sternensysteme erforscht und besiedelt, ein gewaltiges Raumimperium bis an die Grenzen des erforschten Weltraums geschaffen und wieder verloren, und sich in den nachfolgenden Jahrhunderten durch endlose Kriege beinahe auf die Technologiestufe vor dem Aufbruch ins All zurückgebombt, teilweise sogar noch weiter.+ Only some of the states, which history is being highlighted in detail: Star League, Lyran Commonwealth, Draconis Combine, Federated Suns, Confederation Capella, Free Worlds League, Rim Worlds Republic, Outworlds Alliance, Taurian Concordat, Magistracy of Canopus, Alliance of Galedon, Principality of Rasalhague, Tikonov Grand Union, St. Ives Mercantile League, and many more...}}<ref>Original German back cover text: {{quote|''Ad Astra''<br />Innerhalb von eintausend Jahren hat sich die Menschheit von ihrer Geburtswelt gelöst, Tausende Sternensysteme erforscht und besiedelt, ein gewaltiges Raumimperium bis an die Grenzen des erforschten Weltraums geschaffen und wieder verloren, und sich in den nachfolgenden Jahrhunderten durch endlose Kriege beinahe auf die Technologiestufe vor dem Aufbruch ins All zurückgebombt, teilweise sogar noch weiter. Dieses Buch erzählt, wie es dazu kam. Dieses Buch erzählt, wie es dazu kam. Line 51:
Line 50: ** Times Change (''Die Zeiten ändern sich'') ** Times Change (''Die Zeiten ändern sich'') ** Beginnings (''Anfänge'') ** Beginnings (''Anfänge'') − ** Initiatives and Results (''Initiativen und Ergebnisse'') + ** Initiatives and Results (''Initiativen und Ergebnisse'') ** Birth of a Dynasty (''Geburt einer Dynastie'') ** Birth of a Dynasty (''Geburt einer Dynastie'') ** The Sovereignty War (''Der Souveränitätskrieg'') ** The Sovereignty War (''Der Souveränitätskrieg'') Line 113:
Line 112: ** The Battle for Skye (''Die Schlacht um Skye'') ** The Battle for Skye (''Die Schlacht um Skye'') ** The Price of Freedom (''Der Preis der Freiheit'') ** The Price of Freedom (''Der Preis der Freiheit'') − ** Abduction of an Acolyte (''Entführung einer Akolythin'') + ** Abduction of an Acolythe (''Entführung einer Akolythin'') ** Knights of the Void (''Ritter der Leere'') ** Knights of the Void (''Ritter der Leere'') ** The Dragon Sloughs Its Old Skin (''Der Drache streift seine alte Haut ab'') ** The Dragon Sloughs Its Old Skin (''Der Drache streift seine alte Haut ab'') Line 130:
Line 129: * '''Annex''' (''Anhang'') * '''Annex''' (''Anhang'') ** Errata and Addenda - "''Mächte der Inneren Sphäre''" (''Errata und Addenda - "''Mächte der Inneren Sphäre''") ** Errata and Addenda - "''Mächte der Inneren Sphäre''" (''Errata und Addenda - "''Mächte der Inneren Sphäre''") − ** List of All 'Mech Names (''Liste aller 'Mechnamen'') + ** List of All 'Mech Names (''Liste aller Mechnamen'') * '''List of Succession to the Thrones and Map of Dynasties''' (''Thronfolgerlisten und Herrscherlinien'') * '''List of Succession to the Thrones and Map of Dynasties''' (''Thronfolgerlisten und Herrscherlinien'') ** Terran Hegemony/Star League (''Terranische Hegemonie/Sternenbund'') ** Terran Hegemony/Star League (''Terranische Hegemonie/Sternenbund'') Line 146:
Line 145: ===Spelling and Names=== ===Spelling and Names=== − As with other German products prior to 1997 spelling and names (especially places and units) as well as most abbreviations were regularly adjusted. For instance the 'Mech unit ''[[Archer]]'' was renamed to ''Schütze'', the planet [[Götterdämmerung (system)|Gotterdammerung]] was respelled to ''Götterdämmerung'', the ''[[DCMS]]'' (''Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery'') became ''VSDK'' (''Vereinigte Streitkräfte des Draconis Kombinats'') and so on. + As with other German products prior to 1997 spelling and names (especially places and units) as well as most abbreviations were regularly adjusted. For instance the Mech unit ''[[Archer]]'' was renamed to ''Schütze'', the planet [[Götterdämmerung (system)|Gotterdammerung]] was respelled to ''Götterdämmerung'', the ''[[DCMS]]'' (''Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery'') became ''VSDK'' (''Vereinigte Streitkräfte des Draconis Kombinats'') and so on. ==References== ==References== <references /> <references /> − [[Category:Sourcebooks]] [[Category:Sourcebooks]] [[Category:Meta-Sources]] [[Category:Meta-Sources]] − [[Category:German-Language Products]] + [[Category:German Language Products]]
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| − | The [[BattleTech]] sourcebook '''Geschichte der Inneren Sphäre''' ("''History of the [[Inner Sphere]]''"), suffix: '''2001-3031''', is an original German publication (and | + | The [[BattleTech]] sourcebook '''Geschichte der Inneren Sphäre''' ("''History of the [[Inner Sphere]]''"), suffix: '''2001-3031''', is an original German publication (and therefor [[Canon#Apocrypha|apocryphal]]) by [[Fantasy Productions GmbH]] (FanPro), the then-license holder of the BattleTech brand and publisher of German [[BattleTech]] products. It was never translated into or published in another language. Its content is an amalgam from various original sources, the imprint explicitly mentions ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)|House Steiner]]'', ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)|House Kurita]]'', ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)|House Davion]]'', ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)|House Liao]]'', ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)|House Marik]]'', ''[[The Star League]]'', ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]'', ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|Comstar]]'', ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1|NAIS Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' and ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2|Volume 2]]'', ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]'' and ''[[20 Year Update]]''. The book is printed as DIN A4, a standard German paper size, which is a little larger then north american [[w:Paper size|Letter]]. |
==From the back cover (translated from German)== | ==From the back cover (translated from German)== | ||
| − | {{quote|''Ad Astra''<br /> | + | {{quote|''Ad Astra''<br />Within thousand years mankind has detached itself from its world of birth, explored and colonized thousands of star systems, built a massive Space Imperium as far as the frontier of known space and lost it again, bombed itself by centuries of warfare back to the technological level of pre-space time – and sometimes even beyond. |
| − | This book tells how it happened. | + | This book tells, how it happened. |
| − | Compiled | + | Compiled in yearlong work by Prof. J. R. Lentz of University Tharkad, the ''History of the Inner Sphere 2001-3031'' for the first time illuminates the development of the greater and smaller Houses of the Inner Sphere and Periphery in interplay of their ambitions and actions througout the centuries and gives occasionally fascinating insights to events, which until now, were mere year dates in history books. Nobody, who is in earnest interested in history and essence of Star League and its member states, can pass by this book. |
| − | + | Only some of the states, which history is being highlighted in detail: Star League, Lyran Commonwealth, Draconis Combine, Federated Suns, Confederation Capella, Free Worlds League, Rim Worlds Republic, Outworlds Alliance, Taurian Concordat, Magistracy of Canopus, Alliance of Galedon, Principality of Rasalhague, Tikonov Grand Union, St. Ives Mercantile League, and many more...}}<ref>Original German back cover text: {{quote|''Ad Astra''<br />Innerhalb von eintausend Jahren hat sich die Menschheit von ihrer Geburtswelt gelöst, Tausende Sternensysteme erforscht und besiedelt, ein gewaltiges Raumimperium bis an die Grenzen des erforschten Weltraums geschaffen und wieder verloren, und sich in den nachfolgenden Jahrhunderten durch endlose Kriege beinahe auf die Technologiestufe vor dem Aufbruch ins All zurückgebombt, teilweise sogar noch weiter. | |
Dieses Buch erzählt, wie es dazu kam. | Dieses Buch erzählt, wie es dazu kam. | ||
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** Times Change (''Die Zeiten ändern sich'') | ** Times Change (''Die Zeiten ändern sich'') | ||
** Beginnings (''Anfänge'') | ** Beginnings (''Anfänge'') | ||
| − | ** Initiatives and Results (''Initiativen und Ergebnisse'') | + | ** Initiatives and Results (''Initiativen und Ergebnisse'') |
** Birth of a Dynasty (''Geburt einer Dynastie'') | ** Birth of a Dynasty (''Geburt einer Dynastie'') | ||
** The Sovereignty War (''Der Souveränitätskrieg'') | ** The Sovereignty War (''Der Souveränitätskrieg'') | ||
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** The Battle for Skye (''Die Schlacht um Skye'') | ** The Battle for Skye (''Die Schlacht um Skye'') | ||
** The Price of Freedom (''Der Preis der Freiheit'') | ** The Price of Freedom (''Der Preis der Freiheit'') | ||
| − | ** Abduction of an | + | ** Abduction of an Acolythe (''Entführung einer Akolythin'') |
** Knights of the Void (''Ritter der Leere'') | ** Knights of the Void (''Ritter der Leere'') | ||
** The Dragon Sloughs Its Old Skin (''Der Drache streift seine alte Haut ab'') | ** The Dragon Sloughs Its Old Skin (''Der Drache streift seine alte Haut ab'') | ||
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* '''Annex''' (''Anhang'') | * '''Annex''' (''Anhang'') | ||
** Errata and Addenda - "''Mächte der Inneren Sphäre''" (''Errata und Addenda - "''Mächte der Inneren Sphäre''") | ** Errata and Addenda - "''Mächte der Inneren Sphäre''" (''Errata und Addenda - "''Mächte der Inneren Sphäre''") | ||
| − | ** List of All 'Mech Names (''Liste aller | + | ** List of All 'Mech Names (''Liste aller Mechnamen'') |
* '''List of Succession to the Thrones and Map of Dynasties''' (''Thronfolgerlisten und Herrscherlinien'') | * '''List of Succession to the Thrones and Map of Dynasties''' (''Thronfolgerlisten und Herrscherlinien'') | ||
** Terran Hegemony/Star League (''Terranische Hegemonie/Sternenbund'') | ** Terran Hegemony/Star League (''Terranische Hegemonie/Sternenbund'') | ||
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===Spelling and Names=== | ===Spelling and Names=== | ||
| − | As with other German products prior to 1997 spelling and names (especially places and units) as well as most abbreviations were regularly adjusted. For instance the | + | As with other German products prior to 1997 spelling and names (especially places and units) as well as most abbreviations were regularly adjusted. For instance the Mech unit ''[[Archer]]'' was renamed to ''Schütze'', the planet [[Götterdämmerung (system)|Gotterdammerung]] was respelled to ''Götterdämmerung'', the ''[[DCMS]]'' (''Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery'') became ''VSDK'' (''Vereinigte Streitkräfte des Draconis Kombinats'') and so on. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
| − | |||
[[Category:Sourcebooks]] | [[Category:Sourcebooks]] | ||
[[Category:Meta-Sources]] | [[Category:Meta-Sources]] | ||
| − | [[Category:German | + | [[Category:German Language Products]] |