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== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
The leaders of the various Inner Sphere nations gather on [[Outreach]] to learn the origins of the Clans and train to defeat them.  Meanwhile, in Clan space, [[Phelan Wolf]], now adopted into the warrior caste of [[Clan Wolf]], learns more of the Clans firsthand and trains for his Trial of Position.  The Clan grand council elects Ulric Kerensky as the new ilKhan, and the invasion resumes.  The Wolves take several key worlds, including [[Radstadt]], which Phelan captures single-handedly.  Combined Smoke Jaguar and Nova Cat forces invade [[Luthien]], to be repelled in the largest battle to date in the Clan invasion.  Forces under [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]'s command strike back against the Jade Falcons, though a disastrous raid leaves [[Kai Allard-Liao]] apparently dead.  An assassin in [[Romano Liao]]'s employ strikes at the St. Ives Compact, apparently killing both [[Justin Allard]] and [[Candace Allard-Liao]].
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The leaders of the various Inner Sphere nations gather on [[Outreach]] to learn the origins of the Clans and train to defeat them.  Meanwhile, in Clan space, [[Phelan Wolf]], now adopted into the warrior caste of [[Clan Wolf]], learns more of the Clans firsthand and trains for his Trial of Position.  The Clan grand council elects Ulric Kerensky as the new ilKhan, and the invasion resumes.  The Wolves take several key worlds, including [[Radstadt]], which Phelan captures single-handedly.  Combined Smoke Jaguar and Nova Cat forces invade [[Luthien]], to be repelled in the largest battle to date in the Clan invasion.  Forces under [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]'s command strike back against the Jade Falcons, though a disastrous raid leaves [[Kai Allard-Liao]] apparently dead.  An assassin in [[Romano Liao]]'s employ strikes at the St. Ives Compact, apparently killing both [[Justin Allard]] and [[Candace Allard-Liao]].
  
 
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==Featured characters==
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* [[Anastasius Focht]]
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* [[Dennis Pesuti]]
 
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* [[Galen Cox]]
== Featured characters ==
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* [[Hanse Davion]]
 
* [[Jaime Wolf]]
 
* [[Jaime Wolf]]
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* [[Kai Allard-Liao]]
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* [[Natasha Kerensky]]
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* [[Morgan Kell]]
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* [[Nicholas Chung]]
 
* [[Phelan Kell]]
 
* [[Phelan Kell]]
* [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]
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* [[Romano Liao]]
* [[Hanse Davion]]
 
 
* [[Theodore Kurita]]
 
* [[Theodore Kurita]]
* [[Kai Allard-Liao]]
 
* [[Natasha Kerensky]]
 
 
* [[Ulric Kerensky]]
 
* [[Ulric Kerensky]]
* [[Morgan Kell]]
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* [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]
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* [[Bill Davis]] (mentioned)
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* [[David Jewell|Dave Jewell]] (mentioned)
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* [[Don Gilmore]] (mentioned)
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== Featured places ==
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==Featured places==
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* [[Alyina]]
 
* [[Bethel]]
 
* [[Bethel]]
 
* [[Luthien]]
 
* [[Luthien]]
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* [[Terra]]
 
* [[Terra]]
  
== Featured BattleTech ==
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==Featured BattleTech==
 
===BattleMechs===
 
===BattleMechs===
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* ''[[Archer]]''
 
* ''[[Archer]]''
 
* ''[[BattleMaster]]''
 
* ''[[BattleMaster]]''
* ''[[Blackjack]]''
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* ''[[Blackjack (BattleMech)|Blackjack]]''
 
* ''[[Cataphract]]''
 
* ''[[Cataphract]]''
 
* ''[[Catapult]]''
 
* ''[[Catapult]]''
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* ''[[Hoplite]]''
 
* ''[[Hoplite]]''
 
* ''[[Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)|Mad Cat]]''
 
* ''[[Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)|Mad Cat]]''
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* ''[[Locust]]''
 
* ''[[Marauder]]''
 
* ''[[Marauder]]''
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* ''[[Marauder II]]''
 
* ''[[Warhawk (Masakari)|Masakari]]''
 
* ''[[Warhawk (Masakari)|Masakari]]''
 
* ''[[Orion]]''
 
* ''[[Orion]]''
 
* ''[[Ostsol]]''
 
* ''[[Ostsol]]''
 
* ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]''
 
* ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]''
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* ''[[Raven]]''
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* ''[[Rifleman]]''
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* ''[[Shadow Hawk]]''
 
* ''[[Thunderbolt]]''
 
* ''[[Thunderbolt]]''
 
* ''[[Kit Fox (Uller)|Uller]]''
 
* ''[[Kit Fox (Uller)|Uller]]''
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* ''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)|Vulture]]''
 
* ''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)|Vulture]]''
 
* ''[[Wolfhound]]''
 
* ''[[Wolfhound]]''
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===Battle Armor===
 
===Battle Armor===
* ''[[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elemental]]''
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* [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elemental]]
  
 
===Aerospace Fighters===
 
===Aerospace Fighters===
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===DropShips===
 
===DropShips===
* ''[[Alyina]]'
 
 
* ''[[Barbarossa]] DropShip (Class Undetermined)
 
* ''[[Barbarossa]] DropShip (Class Undetermined)
 
* ''[[Charles Martel]] DropShip (Class Undetermined)
 
* ''[[Charles Martel]] DropShip (Class Undetermined)
 
* ''[[Overlord]]''
 
* ''[[Overlord]]''
 
* ''[[Union]]''
 
* ''[[Union]]''
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===Vehicles===
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* ''[[Skulker (Combat Vehicle)|Skulker]]''
  
 
===WarShips===
 
===WarShips===
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
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==Foreign-Language Editions==
 
==Foreign-Language Editions==
 
===German===  
 
===German===  
A German edition, translated by [[Reinhold H. Mai]], was published by [[Heyne]] in 1992 as ''Blutiges Vermächtnis'' (ISBN 9783453053977).<ref> Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog, [https://d-nb.info/921087675 https://d-nb.info/921087675]</ref>  The book had several printings, including a seventh printing in 1995 under the same ISBN.<ref> Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog, [https://d-nb.info/945145675 https://d-nb.info/945145675]</ref>  This was republished as an EPUB by [[Ulisses Medien & Spiel Distribution GmbH|Ulisses Spiele]] in 2017 as ''BattleTech Legenden 11 - Das Blut der Kerensky : Blutiges Vermächtnis'' (ISBN 9783957526106).<ref> Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog, [https://d-nb.info/1137467797 https://d-nb.info/1137467797]</ref>
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A German edition, translated by [[Reinhold H. Mai]], was published by [[Heyne]] in 1992 as ''Blutiges Vermächtnis'' (ISBN 9783453053977).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/921087675 first printing of ''Blutiges Vermächtnis'']</ref>  The book had several printings, including a seventh printing in 1995 under the same ISBN.<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/945145675 seventh printing of ''Blutiges Vermächtnis'']</ref>  This was republished as an EPUB by [[Ulisses Medien & Spiel Distribution GmbH|Ulisses Spiele]] in 2017 as ''BattleTech Legenden 11 - Das Blut der Kerensky : Blutiges Vermächtnis'' (ISBN 9783957526106).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/1137467797 ''BattleTech Legenden 11 - Das Blut der Kerensky : Blutiges Vermächtnis'']</ref>
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===Hungarian===
 
===Hungarian===
A Hungarian edition, translated by Tóth Judit, was published by [[Beholder]] in 1997 as ''A vér szava''.<ref> Beholder Product Page for ''A vér szava'', 1e, [http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=204 http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=204]</ref> A second edition was published in 2005.<ref> Beholder Product Page for ''A vér szava'', 2e, [http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=6276 http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=6276]</ref>
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A Hungarian edition, translated by Tóth Judit, was published by [[Beholder]] in 1997 as ''A vér szava''.<ref>Beholder product page for [http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=204 first edition of ''A vér szava'']</ref>  A second edition was published in 2005.<ref>Beholder product page for [http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=6276 second edition of ''A vér szava'']</ref>
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===Russian===
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A Russian edition, translated by M. Ishkov, was published by [[Армада]] (Armada) in 1997 as ''Кровавое наследство'' (ISBN 5763203003). <ref> Science Fiction Lab Book description for [http://fantlab.ru/edition39413 Кровавое наследство]</ref><ref> National Library of Russia description for [https://webservices.nlr.ru/util/?method=recordFormat&vid=07NLR_VU1&sysid=005371417&format=037&base=NLR01 Кровавое наследство]</ref>
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===Spanish===
 
===Spanish===
 
A Spanish edition, translated by Jaime de Marcos Andreu, was published by [[Timun Mas]] in 1997 as [[List of BattleTech Print Novels in Spanish#Asalto a la ciudad imperial|''Asalto a la ciudad imperial'']].
 
A Spanish edition, translated by Jaime de Marcos Andreu, was published by [[Timun Mas]] in 1997 as [[List of BattleTech Print Novels in Spanish#Asalto a la ciudad imperial|''Asalto a la ciudad imperial'']].
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Image:A vér szava - A Kerenskij vere trilogia - 1997.jpg|1997 Hungarian edition.
 
Image:A vér szava - A Kerenskij vere trilogia - 1997.jpg|1997 Hungarian edition.
 
Image:A vér szava - A Kerenskij vere trilogia - 2005.jpg|2005 Hungarian edition (reprint).
 
Image:A vér szava - A Kerenskij vere trilogia - 2005.jpg|2005 Hungarian edition (reprint).
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Image:Кровавое наследство.jpg|1997 Russian edition.
 
Image:SpanishBattletech-Asalto_a_la_Ciudad_Imperial.jpg|Spanish edition.
 
Image:SpanishBattletech-Asalto_a_la_Ciudad_Imperial.jpg|Spanish edition.
 
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[[Category:German Editions]]
 
[[Category:German Editions]]
 
[[Category:Hungarian Editions]]
 
[[Category:Hungarian Editions]]
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[[Category:Russian Editions]]
 
[[Category:Spanish Editions]]
 
[[Category:Spanish Editions]]

Latest revision as of 22:15, 15 January 2024

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Blood Legacy
Product information
Type Novel
Author Michael A. Stackpole
Pages 368
Cover Artwork Les Dorscheid (original)
Roger Loveless (1995 reprint)
Alex Iglesias (2022 reprint)
Publication information
Publisher FASA (original)
Roc Books (reprint)
First published December 1990 (original)
November 1995 (reprint)
January 2022 (reprint)
ISBN-10 0451453840
ISBN-13 978-0451453846
Content
Era Clan Invasion era
Timeline 30513052
15 January, 305117 March, 3052
Series Blood of Kerensky Trilogy
Preceded by Lethal Heritage
Followed by Lost Destiny

Blood Legacy, by Michael A. Stackpole, is the second book in the Blood of Kerensky trilogy.

From the back cover (1995 edition)[edit]

Jaime Wolf has brought all the key leaders of the Inner Sphere together at his base on Outreach in an attempt to put to rest old blood feuds and power struggles. For only if all the Successor States unite their forces do they have any hope of defeating this invasion by warriors equipped with BattleMechs far superior to their own.

But old hatreds and suspicions are hard to put aside, and mutual trust even harder to attain. Especially when the very man who asks for that trust has freely admitted to being a former Clansman himself. And even if the Houses should agree to stand together, another threat as fully dangerous lurks within their very midst—ComStar, the sect controlling interstellar communication which is determined to rule all of the Inner Sphere by any means at its disposal...

Summary[edit]

The leaders of the various Inner Sphere nations gather on Outreach to learn the origins of the Clans and train to defeat them. Meanwhile, in Clan space, Phelan Wolf, now adopted into the warrior caste of Clan Wolf, learns more of the Clans firsthand and trains for his Trial of Position. The Clan grand council elects Ulric Kerensky as the new ilKhan, and the invasion resumes. The Wolves take several key worlds, including Radstadt, which Phelan captures single-handedly. Combined Smoke Jaguar and Nova Cat forces invade Luthien, to be repelled in the largest battle to date in the Clan invasion. Forces under Victor Steiner-Davion's command strike back against the Jade Falcons, though a disastrous raid leaves Kai Allard-Liao apparently dead. An assassin in Romano Liao's employ strikes at the St. Ives Compact, apparently killing both Justin Allard and Candace Allard-Liao.

Featured characters[edit]

Featured places[edit]

Featured BattleTech[edit]

BattleMechs[edit]

Battle Armor[edit]

Aerospace Fighters[edit]

DropShips[edit]

Vehicles[edit]

WarShips[edit]


Foreign-Language Editions[edit]

German[edit]

A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 1992 as Blutiges Vermächtnis (ISBN 9783453053977).[1] The book had several printings, including a seventh printing in 1995 under the same ISBN.[2] This was republished as an EPUB by Ulisses Spiele in 2017 as BattleTech Legenden 11 - Das Blut der Kerensky : Blutiges Vermächtnis (ISBN 9783957526106).[3]

Hungarian[edit]

A Hungarian edition, translated by Tóth Judit, was published by Beholder in 1997 as A vér szava.[4] A second edition was published in 2005.[5]

Russian[edit]

A Russian edition, translated by M. Ishkov, was published by Армада (Armada) in 1997 as Кровавое наследство (ISBN 5763203003). [6][7]

Spanish[edit]

A Spanish edition, translated by Jaime de Marcos Andreu, was published by Timun Mas in 1997 as Asalto a la ciudad imperial.

Covers[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for first printing of Blutiges Vermächtnis
  2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for seventh printing of Blutiges Vermächtnis
  3. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for BattleTech Legenden 11 - Das Blut der Kerensky : Blutiges Vermächtnis
  4. Beholder product page for first edition of A vér szava
  5. Beholder product page for second edition of A vér szava
  6. Science Fiction Lab Book description for Кровавое наследство
  7. National Library of Russia description for Кровавое наследство