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== From the back cover ==
 
== From the back cover ==
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{{quote|''As the [[Khan]]s of the [[Clans]] gather on [[Strana Mechty]] to plan a new invasion of the [[Inner Sphere]], [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcon]] Khan [[Marthe Pryde]] strives to rebuild her Clan to its former glory. She bloods new warriors and wins others in Trials from other Clans, but she cannot waste any fine warrior—even those who are [[freeborn]]. She gives a [[Khan's Irregulars|Trinary]] composed entirely of freeborns to [[Horse Jade Falcon|a freeborn]] [[Star Captain]] and allows [[Diana Pryde|Diana]], the freeborn daughter of a Jade Falcon [[Aidan Pryde|hero]], to compete for a [[bloodname]].''
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{{quote|''As the [[Khan]]s of the [[Clans]] gather on [[Strana Mechty]] to plan a new invasion of the [[Inner Sphere]], [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcon]] Khan [[Marthe Pryde]] strives to rebuild her Clan to its former glory. She bloods new warriors and wins others in Trials from other Clans, but she cannot waste any fine warrior—even those who are [[freeborn]]. She gives a [[Khan's Irregulars (Clan Jade Falcon)|Trinary]] composed entirely of freeborns to [[Horse (Clan Jade Falcon)|a freeborn]] [[Star Captain]] and allows [[Diana Pryde|Diana]], the freeborn daughter of a Jade Falcon [[Aidan Pryde|hero]], to compete for a [[bloodname]].''
  
 
''The Khans of the [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Vipers]]—long-standing rivals of the Falcons—use these radical moves against Marthe, attacking her in the Grand Council. In the midst of this war of intimidation, the Inner Sphere accomplishes the unthinkable—an [[Task Force Serpent|invasion]] of Clan space. But even that cannot stop Marthe Pryde or the Steel Vipers as their ripening conflict explodes into war...''}}
 
''The Khans of the [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Vipers]]—long-standing rivals of the Falcons—use these radical moves against Marthe, attacking her in the Grand Council. In the midst of this war of intimidation, the Inner Sphere accomplishes the unthinkable—an [[Task Force Serpent|invasion]] of Clan space. But even that cannot stop Marthe Pryde or the Steel Vipers as their ripening conflict explodes into war...''}}
  
 
== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
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In 3060 warrior Diana, the freeborn daughter of Peri Watson and Aidan Pryde, chooses to compete for the Pryde bloodname. She is coached by Star Commander Joanna and trains with Star Captain Horse. Her attempt infuriates the trueborn population of Clan Jade Falcon. She wins the bloodname. Later in 3061, Khan Marthe Pryde launches an attack on Waldorff V. Diana Pryde defeats Steel Viper Khan Perigard Zalman and, along with Horse, saves Joanna's life. Joanna becomes a sibparent for Sibko Training Center 111.
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In 3060 warrior Diana, the freeborn daughter of Peri Watson and Aidan Pryde, chooses to compete for the Pryde bloodname. She is coached by Star Commander Joanna and trains with Star Captain Horse. Her attempt infuriates the trueborn population of Clan Jade Falcon. She wins the bloodname. Later in 3061, Khan Marthe Pryde launches an attack on Waldorff V. Diana Pryde defeats Steel Viper Khan Perigard Zalman and, along with Horse, saves Joanna's life. Joanna becomes a sibparent for ''Sibko'' Training Center 111.
  
 
== Featured characters ==
 
== Featured characters ==
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* [[Khan]] [[Marthe Pryde]]
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* [[Star Captain]] [[Horse]]
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* [[Sibko|Sibcadet]] [[Adrian Jade Falcon|Adrian]] of Bloodhouse [[Pryde (Bloodname)|Pryde]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Diana Pryde]]
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* [[Sibko|Sibcadet]] [[Andi Jade Falcon|Andi]] of Bloodhouse [[Pryde (Bloodname)|Pryde]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Khan]] [[Perigard Zalman]]
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* MechWarrior [[Bello]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Joanna]]
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* [[SaKhan of Clan Steel Viper|saKhan]] [[Brett Andrews]] of [[Clan Steel Viper]]
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* Scientist-General [[Etienne|Etienne (Balzac)]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Natalie Breen]] of [[Clan Steel Viper]]
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* [[Sibko|Sibcadet]] [[Bret]] of Bloodhouse [[Pryde (Bloodname)|Pryde]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] (mentioned)
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* [[Star Captain]] [[Sentania Buhallin]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] (mentioned)
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* [[Uvin Buhallin]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] (mentioned)
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* [[SaKhan of Clan Jade Falcon|saKhan]] [[Samantha Clees]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[ilKhan]] [[Elias Crichell]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] (mentioned)
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* [[Sibko|Sibcadet]] [[Daniel Jade Falcon|Daniel]] of Bloodhouse [[Pryde (Bloodname)|Pryde]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Star Commander]] [[Ethan (Clan Jade Falcon)|Ethan]] of Bloodhouse [[Pryde (Bloodname)|Pryde]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* Technician [[Flute]] of [[Clan Ice Hellion]]
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* MechWarrior [[Grelev]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* Scientist [[Colm Harvey]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Star Captain]] [[Horse (Clan Jade Falcon)|Horse]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Russou Howell]] of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] (mentioned)
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* [[Sibko|Sibcadet]] [[Idania Jade Falcon|Idania]] of Bloodhouse [[Pryde (Bloodname)|Pryde]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Star Commander]] [[Joanna]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Khan of Clan Wolf-in-Exile|Khan]] [[Phelan Kell]] of [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] (mentioned)
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* [[Commanding General of the Star League Defense Force|General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] (mentioned)
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* [[SaKhan of Clan Wolf|saKhan]] [[Natasha Kerensky]] of [[Clan Wolf]] (mentioned)
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* [[ilKhan]] [[Nicholas Kerensky]] of [[Clan Wolf]] (mentioned)
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* MechWarrior [[Leif]] of Bloodhouse [[Pryde (Bloodname)|Pryde]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* MechWarrior [[Janora Malthus]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* MechWarrior [[Selor Malthus]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Star Commander]] [[Megasa]] of Bloodhouse [[Pryde (Bloodname)|Pryde]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Khan of Clan Steel Viper|Khan]] [[Sanra Mercer]] of [[Clan Steel Viper]] (mentioned)
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* [[Sibko|Sibcadet]] [[Nadia Jade Falcon|Nadia]] of Bloodhouse [[Pryde (Bloodname)|Pryde]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Sibko|Sibcadet]] [[Naiad Jade Falcon|Naiad]] of Bloodhouse [[Pryde (Bloodname)|Pryde]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* Technician [[Nomad (Technician)|Nomad]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Sibko|Sibparent]] [[Octavian Jade Falcon|Octavian]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Olan]]
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* [[ilKhan]] [[Lincoln Osis]] of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]
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* [[Star Commander]] [[Pegeen]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Loremaster]] [[Kael Pershaw]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Star Colonel]] [[Aidan Pryde]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* MechWarrior [[Diana Pryde|Diana (Pryde)]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Khan of Clan Jade Falcon|Khan]] [[Marthe Pryde]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Star Colonel]] [[Ravill Pryde]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Star Colonel]] [[Risa Pryde]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Sibko|Sibcadet]] [[Rena (Sibcadet)|Rena]] of Bloodhouse [[Pryde (Bloodname)|Pryde]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] (mentioned)
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* Technician [[Rhonell]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* MechWarrior [[Rodrigo Jade Falcon|Rodrigo]] of Bloodhouse [[Pryde (Bloodname)|Pryde]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Falconer Commander]] [[Ter Roshak]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] (mentioned)
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* Scientist-General [[Renata Salk]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] (mentioned)
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* [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Heston Shi-Lu]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] (mentioned)
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* [[Star Colonel]] [[Ivan Sinclair]] of [[Clan Steel Viper]]
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* [[First Prince|Prince]] [[Victor Ian Steiner-Davion]] (mentioned)
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* Technician [[Susanna]] of [[Clan Fire Mandrill]]
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* [[Khan of Clan Ice Hellion|Khan]] [[Asa Taney]] of [[Clan Ice Hellion]]
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* [[Khan of Clan Wolf|Khan]] [[Vlad Ward|Vladimir "Vlad" Ward]] of [[Clan Wolf]]
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* Scientist [[Peri|Peri Watson]] of Bloodhouse [[Pryde (Bloodname)|Pryde]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Khan of Clan Steel Viper|Khan]] [[Perigard Zalman]] of [[Clan Steel Viper]]
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== Featured places ==
 
== Featured places ==
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* [[Bensinger]]
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* [[Coventry]] (mentioned)
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* [[Huntress]] (mentioned)
 
* [[Ironhold]]
 
* [[Ironhold]]
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* [[Persistence]]
 
* [[Strana Mechty]]
 
* [[Strana Mechty]]
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* [[Sudeten]] (mentioned)
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* [[Tokasha]] (mentioned)
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* [[Tukayyid]] (mentioned)
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* [[Twycross]] (mentioned)
 
* [[Waldorff|Waldorff V]]
 
* [[Waldorff|Waldorff V]]
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== Featured BattleTech equipment ==
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===BattleMechs===
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* ''[[Arctic Cheetah (Hankyu)]]''
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* ''[[Battle Cobra]]''
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* ''[[Black Lanner]]''
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* ''[[Crossbow (OmniMech)|Crossbow]]''
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* ''[[Hellbringer]]''
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* ''[[Mad Dog]]''
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* ''[[Nova]]''
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* ''[[Stormcrow]]''
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* ''[[Summoner]]''
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* ''[[Timber Wolf]]''
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* ''[[Warhawk (Masakari)|Warhawk]]''
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===DropShips===
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* ''[[Overlord]]''-class DropShip ''[[Blue Jesses (Individual Overlord-class DropShip)|Blue Jesses]]'' of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* ''[[Overlord]]''-class DropShip ''[[Raptor (Individual Overlord-class Dropship)|Raptor]]'' of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* ''[[Overlord]]''-class DropShip ''[[Starbird]]'' of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* ''[[Union-C]]''
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==WarShips==
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* ''[[Cameron (WarShip class)|Cameron Class Battlecruiser]]''
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<!--==Notes==-->
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==Foreign-Language Editions==
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===German===
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A German edition, translated by [[Reinhold H. Mai]], was published by [[Heyne]] in 2000 as ''Falke im Aufwind'' (ISBN 9783453156531).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/958882061 ''Falke im Aufwind'']</ref>
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===Hungarian===
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A Hungarian edition, translated by Novák Gábor, was published by [[Beholder]] in 2004 as ''A Sólyom felemelkedése''.<ref>Beholder product page for [http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=5008 ''A Sólyom felemelkedése'']</ref>
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===Russian===
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A Russian edition, translated by I. Ivanov, was published by [[Армада-пресс]] (Armada-Press) in 2002 as ''Соколиная заря'' (ISBN 5710763470) as part of a series produced in collaboration with [[Дрофа]] (Drofa). <ref> Science Fiction Lab Book description for [http://fantlab.ru/edition39080 Соколиная заря]</ref> <ref> National Library of Russia description for [https://webservices.nlr.ru/util/?method=recordFormat&vid=07NLR_VU1&sysid=000539216&format=037&base=NLR01 Соколиная заря]</ref> 
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===Spanish===
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A Spanish edition, translated by Jaime de Marcos Andreu, was published by [[Timun Mas]] in 2001 as [[List of BattleTech Print Novels in Spanish#El halcón remonta el vuelo|''El halcón remonta el vuelo'']].
  
 
==Covers==
 
==Covers==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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Image:Falke im Aufwind.jpg|German book cover
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Image:Falcon Rising.jpg|1999 original cover, art by [[Doug Chaffee]].
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Image:Falke im Aufwind.jpg|2000 German edition.
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Image:A sólyom felemelkedése - A klánok alkonya VIII - 2004.jpg|2004 Hungarian edition.
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Image:Соколиная заря.jpg|2002 Russian edition.
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Image:SpanishBattletech-El_halcon_remonta_el_vuelo.jpg|Spanish edition.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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=References=
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<references/>
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[[Category:Russian Editions]]
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[[Category:Spanish Editions]]

Latest revision as of 23:41, 17 January 2024

Falcon Rising.jpg
Falcon Rising
Product information
Type Novel
Author Robert Thurston
Pages 273
Cover Artwork Doug Chaffee
Publication information
Publisher Roc Books
First published 01 March 1999
ISBN-10 0451457390
ISBN-13 978-0451457394
Content
Era Clan Invasion era
Timeline 3059 – 3061
Series Twilight of the Clans
Preceded by Prince of Havoc
Followed by (none)

Falcon Rising, by Robert Thurston, is the eighth and final book in the Twilight of the Clans series.

The novel was made available on BattleCorps on 2 October 2010 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.

From the back cover[edit]

“ As the Khans of the Clans gather on Strana Mechty to plan a new invasion of the Inner Sphere, Jade Falcon Khan Marthe Pryde strives to rebuild her Clan to its former glory. She bloods new warriors and wins others in Trials from other Clans, but she cannot waste any fine warrior—even those who are freeborn. She gives a Trinary composed entirely of freeborns to a freeborn Star Captain and allows Diana, the freeborn daughter of a Jade Falcon hero, to compete for a bloodname.

The Khans of the Steel Vipers—long-standing rivals of the Falcons—use these radical moves against Marthe, attacking her in the Grand Council. In the midst of this war of intimidation, the Inner Sphere accomplishes the unthinkable—an invasion of Clan space. But even that cannot stop Marthe Pryde or the Steel Vipers as their ripening conflict explodes into war...

”

Summary[edit]

In 3060 warrior Diana, the freeborn daughter of Peri Watson and Aidan Pryde, chooses to compete for the Pryde bloodname. She is coached by Star Commander Joanna and trains with Star Captain Horse. Her attempt infuriates the trueborn population of Clan Jade Falcon. She wins the bloodname. Later in 3061, Khan Marthe Pryde launches an attack on Waldorff V. Diana Pryde defeats Steel Viper Khan Perigard Zalman and, along with Horse, saves Joanna's life. Joanna becomes a sibparent for Sibko Training Center 111.

Featured characters[edit]

Featured places[edit]

Featured BattleTech equipment[edit]

BattleMechs[edit]

DropShips[edit]

WarShips[edit]

Foreign-Language Editions[edit]

German[edit]

A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 2000 as Falke im Aufwind (ISBN 9783453156531).[1]

Hungarian[edit]

A Hungarian edition, translated by Novák Gábor, was published by Beholder in 2004 as A Sólyom felemelkedése.[2]

Russian[edit]

A Russian edition, translated by I. Ivanov, was published by Армада-пресс (Armada-Press) in 2002 as Соколиная заря (ISBN 5710763470) as part of a series produced in collaboration with Дрофа (Drofa). [3] [4]

Spanish[edit]

A Spanish edition, translated by Jaime de Marcos Andreu, was published by Timun Mas in 2001 as El halcón remonta el vuelo.

Covers[edit]

  • 1999 original cover, art by Doug Chaffee.

  • 2000 German edition.

  • 2004 Hungarian edition.

  • 2002 Russian edition.

  • Spanish edition.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for Falke im Aufwind
  2. ↑ Beholder product page for A Sólyom felemelkedése
  3. ↑ Science Fiction Lab Book description for Соколиная заря
  4. ↑ National Library of Russia description for Соколиная заря

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