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SaKhan [[Beckett Malthus]] is a political mastermind, the quiet power behind Khan [[Jana Pryde]], and is well aware of the dangerous potential of the "Eyes of the Falcon". Aleksandr's knightley approach to war is childlike but inspiring and harkens back to the original traditions of the Clan. Malvina's Mongol Doctrine is monstrous but effective at a time when traditional Clan doctrines have failed. Aleks can be subtly led by appealing to his better nature. Malvina's beliefs are ultimately heretical to the Jade Falcons and if need be her adherents can be shamed into acquiesce. The trick is to use their talents to the fullest without giving up control. To do this he pits the sibmates and their philosophies against each other, certain that he can control the winner.
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Malvina commands the elite [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Delta Galaxy]], the "Gyrfalcons". Aleksandr had been given command of [[Zeta Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Zeta Galaxy]], "Turkina's Beak", a ''[[dezgra]]'' [[Galaxy]] filled with green and [[solahma]] warriors. He chose it deliberately, as victory with a disgraced force would be greater than victory with an elite Galaxy.
 
Malvina commands the elite [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Delta Galaxy]], the "Gyrfalcons". Aleksandr had been given command of [[Zeta Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Zeta Galaxy]], "Turkina's Beak", a ''[[dezgra]]'' [[Galaxy]] filled with green and [[solahma]] warriors. He chose it deliberately, as victory with a disgraced force would be greater than victory with an elite Galaxy.
  
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=== Initial strikes ===
 
At Beckett's insistence, and over Aleks' objections, Turkina's Beak raids the poorly defended planet [[Porrima]] to give his warriors a taste of battle. While an easy victory, Alexandr is almost assassinated by a sniper; [[Star Colonel]] [[Magnus Icaza]] gives his life to save him. Aleks levels the district as punishment, though his actions haunt him.
 
At Beckett's insistence, and over Aleks' objections, Turkina's Beak raids the poorly defended planet [[Porrima]] to give his warriors a taste of battle. While an easy victory, Alexandr is almost assassinated by a sniper; [[Star Colonel]] [[Magnus Icaza]] gives his life to save him. Aleks levels the district as punishment, though his actions haunt him.
  
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Following the blooding on Porrima, the Falcons conquer the planet [[Chaffee (LC)|Chaffee]] in [[House Steiner|Steiner]] space, more because of its central location than its ''[[isorla]]'' value. Though the taking of the planet is unremarkable, the populous quickly starts an uprising and guerilla war. An unprepared ''[[Caracara]]'' is destroyed by a kamikaze strike from a civilian [[Planetlifter]], doing significant damage to the saKhan's Turkina Keshik. In response, Malvina orders the [[Hamilton Massacre]], slaughtering all 50,000 inhabitants of the city of Hamilton.
 
Following the blooding on Porrima, the Falcons conquer the planet [[Chaffee (LC)|Chaffee]] in [[House Steiner|Steiner]] space, more because of its central location than its ''[[isorla]]'' value. Though the taking of the planet is unremarkable, the populous quickly starts an uprising and guerilla war. An unprepared ''[[Caracara]]'' is destroyed by a kamikaze strike from a civilian [[Planetlifter]], doing significant damage to the saKhan's Turkina Keshik. In response, Malvina orders the [[Hamilton Massacre]], slaughtering all 50,000 inhabitants of the city of Hamilton.
  
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Chaffee pacified, the saKhan begins the ''desant'' in earnest with a rapid, continuous invasion of Prefecture IX. Aleksandr and Malvina continue their philosophical argument with their tactics: Zeta Galaxy takes [[Alkaid]] by [[Trial of Possession]] and keeps the population calm by promising not to overly meddle in their affairs. Malvina's Delta Galaxy takes [[Ryde]], also by Trial of Possession. After the planet capitulates, Malvina [[w:Decimation (Roman army)|decimates]] 6,800 of the planets citizens on live [[Tri-Vid]] to enforce obedience.
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Though Chaffee is not thoroughly pacified, the saKhan begins the ''desant'' in earnest with a rapid, continuous invasion of Prefecture IX. Aleksandr and Malvina continue their philosophical argument with their tactics: Zeta Galaxy takes [[Alkaid]] by [[Trial of Possession]] and keeps the population calm by promising not to overly meddle in their affairs. Malvina's Delta Galaxy takes [[Ryde]], also by Trial of Possession. After the planet capitulates, Malvina [[w:Decimation (Roman army)|decimates]] 6,800 of the planets citizens on live [[Tri-Vid]] to enforce obedience. Zeta takes [[Summer]] with brilliant tactics. Delta leaves [[Zebebelgenubi]] in slaughter.
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Not all Falcon offenses were successful. [[Star Colonel]] [[Noritomo Helmer]]'s force became mired on [[Kimball]] and was unable to rejoin the Turkina Keshik when it arrived in the Skye system in August. The Keshik had suffered enormous casualties by taking so many systems in such a short time, notable Delta Galaxy now at 50% readiness. Meanwhile, since arriving on Skye, Countess Tara Bishop had been building a volunteer unit called the [[Forlorn Hope (Skye)|Forlorn Hope]] to augment her undermanned armed forces. *****
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Shortly before launching the assault on Skye, saKhan Beckett calls a ''[[kurultai]]'' to decide the tactics of battle. Again he pits the sibkin against each other, letting both speak to the Keshik to argue their own approach to war. Shockingly, Malvina uses the opportunity to cut the saKhan's last advantage over her. She openly and proudly admits that the Mongol Doctrine is heretical and that it ''does not matter''. Clan Jade Falcon had grown beyond the original vision of the [[Nicholas Kerensky|Founder]] and the Doctrine is the natural evolution of her people. Her vision wins the ''kurultai'' and her "heresy" is accepted, at least among the warriors of the ''desant''. Beckett has lost the opportunity to shame her and her Mongol Doctrine into oblivion. Malvina Hazen is now unbound.
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Undeterred, Aleks issues a [[Trial of Refusal]]. Since Malvina won the vote 2-to-1, by right she can defend with a second defender. Instead she accepts to fight alone, augmented.  
 
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== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
 
''Flight of the Falcon'' is the first [[MechWarrior: Dark Age Novels|MechWarrior: Dark Age]] novel about [[Clan Jade Falcon]] and begins the ''[[desant]]'' storyline. It continues in ''[[Blood of the Isle]]'' and ''[[A Rending of Falcons]]''.
 
''Flight of the Falcon'' is the first [[MechWarrior: Dark Age Novels|MechWarrior: Dark Age]] novel about [[Clan Jade Falcon]] and begins the ''[[desant]]'' storyline. It continues in ''[[Blood of the Isle]]'' and ''[[A Rending of Falcons]]''.
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* [[saKhan of Clan Jade Falcon|saKhan]] [[Beckett Malthus]]
 
* [[saKhan of Clan Jade Falcon|saKhan]] [[Beckett Malthus]]
 
* [[Exarch]] [[Damien Redburn]]
 
* [[Exarch]] [[Damien Redburn]]
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* Prefect [[Della Brown]]
 
* [[Star Admiral]] [[Dolphus Binetti]]
 
* [[Star Admiral]] [[Dolphus Binetti]]
 
* [[Duke of Skye|Duke]] [[Gregory Kelswa-Steiner]], Governor of [[Prefecture IX]]
 
* [[Duke of Skye|Duke]] [[Gregory Kelswa-Steiner]], Governor of [[Prefecture IX]]
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* [[Star Colonel]] [[Magnus Icaza]]
 
* [[Star Colonel]] [[Magnus Icaza]]
 
* Star Colonel [[Noritomo Helmer]]
 
* Star Colonel [[Noritomo Helmer]]
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* [[Paul Laveau]]
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* [[Master Merchant]] [[Senna Rodriguez|Senna]]
 
* [[Captain]] [[Tara Bishop]]
 
* [[Captain]] [[Tara Bishop]]
 
* [[Countess of Northwind|Countess]] [[Tara Campbell]], Governor of [[Prefecture III]]
 
* [[Countess of Northwind|Countess]] [[Tara Campbell]], Governor of [[Prefecture III]]
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* [[Epona]] Pursuit Tank
 
* [[Epona]] Pursuit Tank
 
* [[Fox (Combat Vehicle)|Fox]] Hovertank
 
* [[Fox (Combat Vehicle)|Fox]] Hovertank
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* [[JES II Strategic Missile Carrier]]
 
* [[JES III Missile Carrier]]
 
* [[JES III Missile Carrier]]
 
* [[Marksman M1]] Heavy Tank
 
* [[Marksman M1]] Heavy Tank
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* [[Scimitar Mk.II]] Hover Tank
 
* [[Scimitar Mk.II]] Hover Tank
 
* [[Shandra Advanced Scout Vehicle]]
 
* [[Shandra Advanced Scout Vehicle]]
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* [[Skanda]] Light Tank
 
* [[Sekhmet]] Medium Tank
 
* [[Sekhmet]] Medium Tank
 
* [[SM1 Tank Destroyer]]
 
* [[SM1 Tank Destroyer]]
  
 
=== Battle Armor ===
 
=== Battle Armor ===
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* [[Elemental]]
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* [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elemental]]
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* [[Elemental (Battle Armor)#Variants|Fire Elemental]]
 
* [[Gnome]]
 
* [[Gnome]]
  

Revision as of 18:06, 5 September 2020

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Flight of the Falcon
Product information
Type Novel
Author Victor Milán
Pages 304
Cover Artwork Ray Lundgren
Publication information
Publisher Roc Books
First published 1 June 2004
ISBN-10 0451459830
ISBN-13 978-0451459831
Content
Era Dark Age era
Timeline 3134
Series MechWarrior: Dark Age Novels
Preceded by Patriot's Stand
Followed by Blood of the Isle

Flight of the Falcon, by Victor Milán, chronicles the start of Clan Jade Falcon's invasion of the Republic of the Sphere.

From the Back Cover

“ A Clan Jade Falcon force is en route to eradicate the Steel Wolves—but its true mission is the subjugation of The Republic of the Sphere. Constrained by an imposed peace for decades, the Falcons embark on their most spectacular war in generations—and the lust for blood runs hot...

Siblings Malvina and Aleks are Jade Falcon's best and brightest MechWarriors. Each achieved high command at a young age, and their bond is strong, but so is their rivalry. While Aleks believes warriors should protect the weak, Malvina is obsessed with dark visions of power and glory. If the leader of the Clan is destined to rule the Inner Sphere, then Malvina's first step toward seizing that role for herself is to conquer The Republic... or utterly destroy it.

On Skye, Tara Campbell faces a major invasion with too few Highlanders to beat it back. Some in the Planetary Council want to negotiate with the invaders to spare Skye the frightful carnage visited on other worlds. Now Tara—The Republic's greatest defender—finds herself fighting dissension at home when unity is needed in the face of Skye's greatest crisis ever...

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Summary

Notes

Flight of the Falcon is the first MechWarrior: Dark Age novel about Clan Jade Falcon and begins the desant storyline. It continues in Blood of the Isle and A Rending of Falcons.

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