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== Featured characters == | == Featured characters == | ||
| − | *Nikolai Kwiatkowski | + | *[[Nikolai Kwiatkowski]] |
| − | *Fen Xou | + | *[[Fen Xou]] |
| − | *Cho Tah Men | + | *[[Cho Tah Men]] |
*[[Giovanni Estrella de la Sangre]] (indirectly) | *[[Giovanni Estrella de la Sangre]] (indirectly) | ||
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| + | == Featured planets == | ||
| + | *[[Warlock]] | ||
== Featured BattleTech == | == Featured BattleTech == | ||
| + | ===BattleMechs=== | ||
*''[[Blackjack (OmniMech)]]'' | *''[[Blackjack (OmniMech)]]'' | ||
*''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' | *''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' | ||
*''[[Vindicator]]'' (mentioned) | *''[[Vindicator]]'' (mentioned) | ||
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| + | ===DropShips=== | ||
*''[[Intruder]]''-class DropShip | *''[[Intruder]]''-class DropShip | ||
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[[Category:BattleCorps publications]] | [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] | ||
[[Category:Short Stories]] | [[Category:Short Stories]] | ||
[[Category:Works by Loren L. Coleman]] | [[Category:Works by Loren L. Coleman]] | ||
Revision as of 03:24, 8 November 2020
| Art of the Deal | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Short story |
| Author | Loren L. Coleman |
| Pages | 9 |
| Interior Artwork | Matt Plog |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | BattleCorps |
| First published | 11 August 2004 |
| Content | |
| Era | Civil War era |
| Timeline | 7 April 3065 |
Art of the Deal is a short story by Loren L. Coleman, published via BattleCorps. It was also published in print in the first BattleCorps anthology, The Corps.
It is one of the stories that can be downloaded for free from the BattleCorps site to advertise it, and was included in the BattleCorps Fiction Sampler.
Contents
| “ | Nikolai Kwiatkowski searches for a way to advance in Ceres Metals. | ” |
Plot summary
Evolved from a throw-away line in Technical Readout: Project Phoenix that is quoted in the preface, the story narrates a "raid" by General Motors on 7 April 3065 at a life-fire test range of their competitor, Ceres Metals, on Warlock. It demonstrates the superiority of the upgraded GM Phoenix Hawk over the Ceres Metals BJ2-O Blackjack Omni undergoing retrials. The unusual demonstration, combined with a message from Giovanni Estrella de la Sangre, prompts Overseer pro-tem Nikolai Kwiatkowski to consider his options with General Motors, especially given that the destruction of the Blackjack that he directed to engage the Phoenix Hawk does not bode well for his career otherwise.
Featured characters
Featured planets
Featured BattleTech
BattleMechs
- Blackjack (OmniMech)
- Phoenix Hawk
- Vindicator (mentioned)
DropShips
- Intruder-class DropShip