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At age six, Rhean is present on [[Atreus]] when [[Ian Cameron]]'s [[Pollux Proclamation]] triggers the Reunification War. While Captain-General [[Marion Marik]] is worried by this development, young Rhean only fears that she's too young, and will miss all the fighting. | At age six, Rhean is present on [[Atreus]] when [[Ian Cameron]]'s [[Pollux Proclamation]] triggers the Reunification War. While Captain-General [[Marion Marik]] is worried by this development, young Rhean only fears that she's too young, and will miss all the fighting. | ||
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| + | In her teens, under assumed name of Freida Moran, Rhean attends classes at the [[Princefield Military Academy]] on [[Oriente]]. The heirs of noble families run roughshod over the children of wealthy merchants as the pecking order sorts out, and (being undercover as a merchant scion) Rhean repeatedly clashes with [[Lambert Allison]], grandson of the Duke of Oriente, as she refuses to comport herself as his inferior. | ||
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Revision as of 08:08, 25 May 2013
| Fall from Grace | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Novel |
| Author | Chris Hartford |
| Pages | 205 |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | BattleCorps |
| First published | 15 October—19 December 2008 |
| Content | |
| Era | Star League era |
| Timeline | 9 July 2571—9 April 2617 |
Fall from Grace is a novel by Chris Hartford that was published online on BattleCorps in 2008 as a ten-part serial.
Previously, in 2007, a German translation of an earlier revision had been published as a print novel with some differences (see In Ungnade).
Contents
Plot summary
The novel describes Rhean Marik's tragic struggle as Captain-General of the Free Worlds League.
Part 1
- published on 15 October 2008
| “ | “It was the dawn of a new era of humanity, the establishment of the first Star League. Through years of preparation and sacrifice, the leaders of the major human powers had come to together under one government. Changes were sweeping throughout known space, bringing unknown challenges to the next generation.” | ” |
Plot Summary
Rhean Marik (age three) is present at the gala ceremony on Terra celebrating the creation of the Star League. While Albert and Marion Marik discuss the problems of keeping the six member states together in the alliance, Rhean tells Archon Viola Steiner that she wants to be a Warhammer when she grows up.
At age six, Rhean is present on Atreus when Ian Cameron's Pollux Proclamation triggers the Reunification War. While Captain-General Marion Marik is worried by this development, young Rhean only fears that she's too young, and will miss all the fighting.
In her teens, under assumed name of Freida Moran, Rhean attends classes at the Princefield Military Academy on Oriente. The heirs of noble families run roughshod over the children of wealthy merchants as the pecking order sorts out, and (being undercover as a merchant scion) Rhean repeatedly clashes with Lambert Allison, grandson of the Duke of Oriente, as she refuses to comport herself as his inferior.
Part 2
- published on 22 October 2008
| “ | Part Two takes us through Frieda's journey at Princeton, amid the back drop of the growing Reunification War. Come with us and see if Lambert Allison gets his in the end. | ” |
Part 3
- published on 29 October 2008
| “ | Rhean Marik soon discovers that the political landscape of Princeton, was pale imitation of the one she would face in life. And then there was Canopus... | ” |
Part 4
- published on 6 November 2008
| “ | Being the heir to the Captain-Generalcy is not without its trials and tribulations. Rhean Marik must learn to navigate the inner workings of the Star League now, before she is thrust deep into the fires of running her nation. Fortunately she is a shark at pool. | ” |
Part 5
- published on 12 November 2008
| “ | The Golden Century, a time of the greatest peace and prosperity of the Star League. All was perfect and everyone was at peace... Yeah right, convince Tanya Kerensky of that. | ” |
Part 6
- published on 19 November 2008
| “ | Meeting the man of your dreams, and then meeting his beautiful wife... A song never summed up Rhean's life more then when she fell astray of the charming and witty leader of the Federated Suns. | ” |
Part 7
- published on 26 November 2008
| “ | Hello Rhean Marik, my name is Murphy and I really love your family. Here let me do this, oh and this, and then this. Had enough yet? Rhean Marik must watch as time marches forward, tearing from her those she holds dear and close. And then she gets a personal dose of good old Murphy. | ” |
Part 8
- published on 4 December 2008
| “ | No one ever expected her to take office, and when she did they all assumed it would be nothing but seat warming for her nephew. We all know what assumptions make of you and me... | ” |
Part 9
- published on 11 December 2008
| “ | Is the cure better than the sickness? A question Rhean had to ask herself once the cure lead to even greater, 'complications'. Be careful what you wish for, the hidden costs might be fatal. | ” |
Part 10
- published on 19 December 2008
| “ | Stripped of power and prepared for exile, Rhean finds she must prepare for execution instead. The conspiracy runs deep, but so do her friends. The question is, which is better? | ” |