Blutige Jagd
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| Blutige Jagd | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Novel |
| Author | Stefan Burban |
| Pages | 400 |
| Cover Artwork | Karsten Schreurs |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Ulisses Spiele GmbH |
| Product code | 41039 |
| First published | 12 October 2016 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3957522986 |
| MSRP | 12,95 € |
| Content | |
| Era | Jihad era |
| Timeline | 1 April - 12 December 3067 |
| Preceded by | Sturm auf Arc-Royal |
Blutige Jagd ("Bloody Hunt") is the 33rd in the line of original German-language Classic BattleTech novels. Written by Stefan Burban and following up on the events from his earlier novel Sturm auf Arc-Royal, it was published on 12 October 2016.
Contents
Canonicity
Written in German and exclusively published in that language so far, Blutige Jagd does not meet the current criteria for Canon in the BattleTech universe. As an official product published under a valid license, it should be regarded as apocryphal.
From the back cover (translated from German)
| “ | The civil war that polarized the citizens of the Federated Commonwealth for years concludes with the battle of Tharkad. But for some, the war is far from over.
Oberstleutnant Hans Grüner, one of the architects of the attack on Arc-Royal, manages to flee besieged Tharkad City at the last moment with a group of followers. He escapes into the Periphery to set up his own petty kingdom. However, the Kell Hounds neither forget nor forgive. A mixed task force composed of mercenaries and their Clan Wolf-in-Exile allies is sent to bring Grüner to justice. He's well prepared for that kind of surprise though... |
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Plot Summary
Ruthless and ambitious Hans Grüner managed to deflect blame from himself after the debacle on Arc-Royal that he was deeply involved in, but it still effectively ended his military career in the Lyran Alliance and saw him assigned to a desk job. Undaunted, he continues to pursue his "retirement plan": Grüner has all but purchased the periphery world of Andiron in the Circinus Federation as his personal fief back in 3060, which he has been ruling from afar through his brutish local right-hand man, Major Wolkov, while gathering followers in the crumbling Alliance. When the FedCom Civil War ends with the Lyran Alliance on the losing side, Grüner escapes Tharkad with several DropShips full of military equipment and treasure. However, one of his outbound DropShips is captured by FedCom forces, and his plans are laid bare. Since the FedCom realm doesn't seek to pursue a war with the Circinus Federation, a detachment of Kell Hounds under Daniel Sunder is sent to arrest Grüner; Clan Wolf-in-Exile includes a small force of their own under Star Captain Kevlin Connors "for reasons of honor" following the events on Arc-Royal two years earlier.
Arriving on Andiron in July of 3067, Grüner's pursuers find that they have underestimated the periphery world's defenses. Massed aerospace fighters manage to down the DropShips Achilles and Goliath on approach, and the Overlord-class Kronos is forced to land with heavy damage after emergency-dropping its Kell Hounds 'Mech contingent. As a result, altogether four separate groups of survivors find themselves stranded on a planet teeming with enemy troops that are much more competent, numerous, and well-equipped than anticipated. Meanwhile, one of Grüner's own Overlord DropShips makes for the attackers' JumpShip and captures it at the pirate jump point while it is still recharging.
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