Dagger Point
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| Dagger Point | |
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| 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 "peace-keepers", 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
| “ | 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 counter-forces 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
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Featured characters
Featured places
Featured BattleTech
Featured BattleMechs
- ANV-3M Anvil
- Cataphract
- CP-11-A Cyclops
- DV-7D Dervish
- Enforcer
- Vindicator
Featured Aerospace
- Avalon-class cruiser Melissa Davion
- Feng Huang-class cruiser Elias Jung
- Invader-class JumpShip Circe
- KR-61 Long-Range Shuttle
- Lola III-class destroyer SLS Faithful (mentioned)
- Monolith-class JumpShip Gettysburg
- Overlord-class DropShips Hussar and Red Legs
- Star Lord-class JumpShip Forrest
- Union-class DropShip Farwell
- Visigoth-A
- Avenging Sword and Hollings York (mentioned)
Covers
Original 2000 cover. Art by Peter Peebles.
German 2000 cover.
