Bred for War
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| Bred for War | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Novel |
| Author | Michael A. Stackpole |
| Pages | 378 |
| Cover Artwork | Boris Vallejo |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Roc Books |
| First published | 01 January 1995 |
| ISBN-10 | 0451453794 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0451453792 |
| Content | |
| Era | Clan Invasion era |
| Timeline | 3057 |
Bred for War, by Michael A. Stackpole, covers the events of Operation Guerrero and the Refusal War.
The plot continues in Malicious Intent and I Am Jade Falcon.
Contents
From the back cover
| “ | Along with the throne of the Federated Commonwealth, Prince Victor Steiner-Davion inherited a number of problems. Foremost among them is the Clans' threat to the peace of the Inner Sphere—and a treacherous sister who wants to supplant him. The expected demise of Joshua Marik—heir to the Free Worlds League, whose very presence maintained peace—also endangers harmony. Victor's idea is to use a double for Joshua, a deception that will prevent war.
But secret duplicity is hard to maintain, and war erupts anyway, splitting the Inner Sphere and leaving the Federated Commonwealth defenseless. And when Victor thinks things can get no worse, word comes that the Clans, once again, have brought war to the Inner Sphere... |
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Summary
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Featured characters
- Archon-Prince Victor Ian Steiner-Davion
- Katherine Steiner-Davion
- Hauptmann Galen Cox
- ilKhan Ulric Kerensky
- Khan Natasha Kerensky
- saKhan Phelan Ward
- Captain-General Thomas Marik
- Joshua Marik
- Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao
- Dancing Joker
- Larry Acuff
Featured places
Featured BattleTech
- BattleMaster
- Crusader
- Marauder II
- Overlord Class DropShip
- Stingray Aerospace Fighter
- Sulla Aerospace Fighter
- Visigoth Aerospace Fighter
- Warhammer
Foreign-Language Editions
German
A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 1995 as Die Kriegerkaste (ISBN 9783453079649).[1] The book had a second printing in 1996 under the same ISBN.[2] This was also republished as an EPUB by Ulisses Spiele in 2020 as BattleTech Legenden 25 : Die Kriegerkaste (ISBN 9783963315916).[3]
Hungarian
A Hungarian edition, translated by Borzók Noémi, was published by Beholder in 2000 as Született harcosok.[4]
Spanish
A Spanish edition, translated by Anna Amado Bernardino, was published by Timun Mas in 2002 as En pie de guerra.
Covers
1995 German edition.
2020 German edition (reprint).
2000 Hungarian edition.
Spanish edition.
References
- ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog, https://d-nb.info/945669577
- ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog, https://d-nb.info/947132503
- ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog, https://d-nb.info/1212798732
- ↑ Beholder Product Page for Született harcosok, http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=178