Dagger Point
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| Dagger Point | |
|---|---|
| Product information | |
| Type | Novel |
| Author | Thomas S. Gressman |
| Pages | 256 |
| Cover Artwork | Peter Peebles |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Roc Books |
| First published | 10 April 2000 |
| ISBN-10 | 0451457838 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0451457837 |
| Content | |
| Era | Clan Invasion era |
| Timeline | 15 July 3061 – 3062 |
Dagger Point, by Thomas S. Gressman, is a story of the Capellan-St. Ives War from the point-of-view of reluctant "peacekeepers", the famed Eridani Light Horse.
The novel was made available on BattleCorps on 12 January 2011 as a PDF file (text only, without cover, pictures, or any other interior artwork except for the usual BattleCorps frame graphics). The PDF copy includes a disclaimer stating that it was created from a pre-final edition text that might differ from the printed version and that canon-wise, the print edition trumps the PDF edition.
Contents
From the back cover[edit]
| “ | Edwin Amis, new commander of the Eridani Light Horse, faces a tough decision: Should he openly defy the First Lord of the Star League? Sun-Tzu Liao, the First Lord, has sent Star League troops as "peace-keepers" to the St. Ives Compact to prevent open rebellion by angry citizens—but they're not seeking peace.
Amis knows the mission is only a guise for reclaiming territory for the Capellan Confederation, and he's ready to station counterforces on Milos, close to the heart of the Capellan capital. But on Milos, things are already escalating—Death Commando Chen Shao and his ruthless partner, Nessa Ament, have secretly murdered a dissident's family in cold blood. Now, in what could erupt into full-scale war, both forces are at each other's throats... |
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Summary[edit]
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Featured characters[edit]
- Major Nicole Allings, commander of the Blackwind Lancers 1st Battalion
- Nessa Ament of the Death Commandos
- Lieutenant General Edwin "Ed" Amis of the Eridani Light Horse, ELH High Command
- Colonel Charles "Magyar" Antonescu of the Eridani Light Horse, 151st Light Horse Regiment (Dark Horse Regiment)
- Sang-wei Arai of the 2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry (Angel's Regiment)
- Technical Sergeant Mike Aston of the Blackwind Lancers 1st Battalion
- Colonel Sandra "Sandy" Barclay of the Eridani Light Horse, 71st Light Horse Regiment (White Horse Regiment) (mentioned)
- Sao-wei Claus Basara of the Capellan 116th Home Guard Regiment & Maskirovka
- Primus Jerome Blake (mentioned)
- Colonel Paul "Tiger" Calvin of the Eridani Light Horse, 19th Cavalry Regiment (The Equine Phoenix)
- Sang-shao Samuel Christobal of the 2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry (Angel's Regiment)
- Sergeant Chilzer of the Eridani Light Horse, 151st Light Horse Regiment (Dark Horse Regiment)
- Private Daniel "Danny" Colonna of the Blackwind Lancers 1st Battalion
- Private Davis of the Eridani Light Horse
- Lieutenant Sebastian DiGiovanni of the Eridani Light Horse, ELH High Command
- Warrant Officer Ian "Kip" Douglass of the Eridani Light Horse (mentioned)
- Colonel Eveline "Evie" Eicher of the Eridani Light Horse, 21st Striker Regiment (Four Horsemen)
- Major Kent Fairfax of the Eridani Light Horse, 151st Light Horse Regiment (Dark Horse Regiment)
- Lieutenant Anthony Fesh of the Eridani Light Horse
- Doctor Fuehl of the Eridani Light Horse
- Sao-wei Fuller of the 2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry (Angel's Regiment)
- Warrant Officer W. O. Gehr of the Eridani Light Horse (mentioned)
- Major Ted Goslen, AeroSpace pilot of the Eridani Light Horse
- Lieutenant Carol Govi, Captain of the Red Legs of the Eridani Light Horse
- Captain Thomas "Tommy" Graeme of the Eridani Light Horse, 19th Cavalry Regiment (The Equine Phoenix)
- Captain Frances Hayford of the Eridani Light Horse, 151st Light Horse Regiment (Dark Horse Regiment)
- Captain Solomon Hendrich of the Eridani Light Horse, 19th Cavalry Regiment (The Equine Phoenix)
- Sao-wei Hribal of the Capellan 116th Home Guard Regiment
- Jones of the Pathfinders of the Eridani Light Horse
- Captain Robert Jones of the Eridani Light Horse, 19th Cavalry Regiment (The Equine Phoenix)
- Kong-sang-wei Tullio Kar of the Elias Jung (Individual Feng Huang-class WarShip) of the Capellan Confederation
- Lieutenant Erica "Hurricane" Keffer, AeroSpace pilot of the Eridani Light Horse
- Sergeant Kilgore of the Eridani Light Horse
- Captain Bill Kole of the Eridani Light Horse, 19th Cavalry Regiment (The Equine Phoenix)
- Captain Petar Kredic of the Milos Home Guard
- Coordinator & First Lord Theodore Kurita (mentioned)
- Sergeant Tae Je Kwan of the Eridani Light Horse
- Captain William "Bill" Kyle, Commander of the Pathfinders of the Eridani Light Horse
- Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao
- Jeremy Markotan, son of Rawley & Liza
- Liza Markotan, wife of Rawley
- Doctor Rawley Markotan of the University of Touchstone on Milos
- Captain Dana Messner of the Blackwind Lancers 1st Battalion
- Precentor Jamie Micone of ComStar (mentioned)
- Captain Kimberly Morningstar, Captain of the Circe of the Eridani Light Horse
- Lieutenant John Morosoni of the Eridani Light Horse, 19th Cavalry Regiment (The Equine Phoenix)
- Rear Admiral David "The Captain" Natale, Captain of the Gettysburg of the Eridani Light Horse
- Major Dane Nichols of the Eridani Light Horse, ELH High Command
- Major I. K. Njemanze of the Eridani Light Horse
- Zampolit Desmond Oroz of Maladar
- Warant Officer Daniel "Danny" Osier, AeroSpace pilot of the Eridani Light Horse
- Gregory "Greg" Ostroff, Training Commandant of the Eridani Light Horse
- Si-ben-bing Tolland Ou of the Death Commandos
- Housekeeper Julia Pareme
- Major Benedetto Porliss of the Eridani Light Horse, 151st Light Horse Regiment (Dark Horse Regiment)
- Jin Racan of the Death Commandos
- Captain Redmond of the Eridani Light Horse
- Corporal Majori Rhom of the Blackwind Lancers 1st Battalion
- Major Gary "Rib" Ribic of the Eridani Light Horse, 151st Light Horse Regiment (Dark Horse Regiment)
- Reporter Albert Rush
- Sergeant Lisa Rolls, Commander of the Pathfinders of the Eridani Light Horse
- Zhong-shao Chen Shao of the Death Commandos & Capellan 116th Home Guard Regiment
- Lieutenant Chatham Siwula of the Pathfinders of the Eridani Light Horse
- Precentor Martial of ComStar Victor Ian Steiner-Davion
- Leftenant General & Prince's Champion Ardan Sortek
- Traud of the Milos Home Guard
- Pilot Walthrop of the Circe of the Eridani Light Horse
- Director of the Maskirovka Sasha Wanli (mentioned)
- Lieutenant James Wilk, 1st officer of the Gettysburg of the Eridani Light Horse
- Brevet General Ariana "Ria" Winston of the Eridani Light Horse (mentioned)
- San-ben-bing Akai Yeng of the Death Commandos
- Kong-sao-wei Yip of the Elias Jung (Individual Feng Huang-class WarShip) of the Capellan Confederation
- Regimental Sergeant Major Steven Young Jr. of the Eridani Light Horse
- Sang-jiang-jun Talon Zahn
Featured places[edit]
Featured BattleTech[edit]
Featured BattleMechs[edit]
- ANV-3M Anvil
- Atlas
- Battle Hawk
- Bombardier
- Cataphract
- Ebon Jaguar (Cauldron-Born)-B
- Centurion
- CHP-2N Champion
- Cicada
- Commando
- CP-11-A Cyclops
- DV-7D Dervish
- Enfield
- Enforcer
- Exterminator
- Falcon
- Hammer
- Hercules
- Hermes II
- JagerMech
- Javelin
- Jenner
- Kintaro
- Mongoose
- Raven
- Sentinel
- Stalker
- Thug
- Trebuchet
- VTR-9B Victor
- Vindicator
- Watchman
- Wolf Trap
Vehicle[edit]
- Blizzard hover transport
- LRM Carrier (mentioned)
- Manticore Heavy Tank
- Maxim Hover Transport
- Mobile HQ
- Long Tom artillery (mentioned)
- Po Main Battle Tank
- Thumper artillery (mentioned)
AeroSpace[edit]
- Hammerhead
- Stuka
- TR-10 Transit
- Visigoth-A
Spacecraft[edit]
- Aegis-class heavy cruiser Avenging Sword and Hollings York of the Com Guards (mentioned)
- Avalon-class cruiser Melissa Davion
- Avenger-class DropShip (mentioned)
- Feng Huang-class cruiser Elias Jung (Individual Feng Huang-class WarShip) of the Capellan Confederation
- Invader-class JumpShip Circe of the Eridani Light Horse
- KR-61 Long-Range Shuttle of the Eridani Light Horse
- Leopard-class DropShip (mentioned)
- Lola III-class destroyer SLS Faithful of Clan Nova Cat (mentioned)
- Mark VII Landing Craft of the Eridani Light Horse
- Monolith-class JumpShip Gettysburg of the Eridani Light Horse
- Overlord-class DropShips Hussar of the Eridani Light Horse
- Overlord-class DropShip Red Legs of the Eridani Light Horse
- Star Lord-class JumpShip Forrest of the Eridani Light Horse
- Union-class DropShip Farwell of the 2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry (Angel's Regiment)
Infantry[edit]
Foreign-Language Editions[edit]
German[edit]
A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 2000 as Die Spitze des Dolches (ISBN 9783453161979).[1]
Covers[edit]
Original 2000 cover. Art by Peter Peebles.
2000 German edition.
References[edit]
- ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for Die Spitze des Dolches