A Call to Arms
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| A Call to Arms | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Novel |
| Author | Loren L. Coleman |
| Pages | 320 |
| Cover Artwork | Ray Lundgren |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Roc Books |
| First published | 4 February, 2003 |
| ISBN-10 | 0451459121 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0451459121 |
| Content | |
| Era | Dark Age era |
| Timeline | 3133 |
| Series | MechWarrior: Dark Age Novels |
| Preceded by | Ghost War |
| Followed by | The Ruins of Power |
A Call to Arms, by Loren L. Coleman, is the second book in the new Dark Age era.
Contents
From the back cover
| “ | Months have passed since the interplanetary communications net was destroyed, isolating planets across the Republic of the Sphere. Achernar is one of the few worlds still in possession of a working Hyperpulse Generator Station, a device that enables communications across the galaxy—and a much sought after prize for the splintering factions of the Republic...
After failing to qualify as an active MechWarrior, Raul Ortega finds some solace in the Republic's military reserves on Archenar and dreams of of the day he might know the adventure and glory of real combat. The Republic-loyal forces of Archenar are supported by a loose alliance with the Swordsworn, a faction pledged to House Davion, whose leaders have an agenda all their own. When the planet falls under siege by yet another splinter group, the Steel Wolves, who are intent on capturing the HPG station, Raul is called to active duty. But when the Swordsworn desert Archenar in its time of need, Raul discovers that there's little honor in the subtle nuisances of treachery and the brutal realities of war... |
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Summary
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Featured characters
Featured worlds
Featured BattleTech
'Mechs
Vehicles
- BE701 Joust
- Demon Medium Tank
- JES I
- JES II Strategic Missile Carrier
- Ranger VV1
- Scimitar
- SM1
- unspecified hoverbikes