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== From the back cover (translated from German) == | == From the back cover (translated from German) == | ||
===Omnibus print edition=== | ===Omnibus print edition=== | ||
| − | {{quote|''The Silent | + | {{quote|''The Silent Reapers [[mercenaries]] have specialized in missions that others can't—or won't—carry out. Commando operations and infiltrations are par for the course, and a profitable business. A questionable contract on [[Capra]] marks the unit as hunted and puts the Silent Reapers' future into question. Only the [[Word of Blake]] is willing to keep their hiding place secret and offer them a contract. But betrayal from within and a nuclear strike on [[Tharkad]] make the Reapers doubt their employer. Is the demise of the Silent Reapers sealed?''}} |
===Tödlicher Kontrakt (Deadly Contract)=== | ===Tödlicher Kontrakt (Deadly Contract)=== | ||
:''Ebook published 19 November 2014'' | :''Ebook published 19 November 2014'' | ||
| − | [[Image:SilentReapers1.jpg|140px|thumb|left|Ebook cover for episode 1]]{{quote|''The Silent Reaper mercenaries have specialized in missions that | + | [[Image:SilentReapers1.jpg|140px|thumb|left|Ebook cover for episode 1]]{{quote|''The Silent Reaper mercenaries have specialized in missions that others can't—or won't—carry out. Commando operations and infiltrations are par for the course, and a profitable business.'' |
''However, their latest assignment tests the limits of what the Silent Reapers are ready to carry out and their employer seems to have plans of his own—plans that do not entail the survival of the Reapers.''}} | ''However, their latest assignment tests the limits of what the Silent Reapers are ready to carry out and their employer seems to have plans of his own—plans that do not entail the survival of the Reapers.''}} | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
| − | {{ | + | On 23 February [[3066]], a squad of four Silent Reaper troopers in modified ''[[Gray Death Scout]]'' battle armor capture [[ComStar]] [[Precentor]] [[Yves Launechose]] in Capra City on [[Capra]] under contract with [[House Sandoval]] and hand him over to their employer's "interrogation specialist". They are dismayed, but not surprised, to learn of Launechose's death the following day. Working outside the auspices of the [[MRBC]], the Silent Reapers decide that they cannot afford to break contract over this as they need to protect their mercenary reputation, and that they shall thus carry out the remainder of their mission, namely an attack on the [[HPG station]]. However, CO [[Juan McFaris]] privately admits to [[Lucas Hammilton]], the commander of the unit's black ops infantry, that their employer threatened to kill his daughter [[Anori McFaris]] (who is serving in the Silent Reapers as a battle armor trooper). Anori meanwhile is uncomfortable with the specific orders they have for securing the HPG station, and on a hunch alters the battle plan, overriding their employer's explicit order that the outlying offices have to be secured first. Arriving at the HPG core early with her squad, they find that the staff has been massacred already and the station rigged with a bomb. The Silent Reapers narrowly escape the explosion that engulfs the entire HPG compound. The interrogation specialist has vanished, and the two guards monitoring her are dead. Since it is now undeniable that the unit has been betrayed by their employer, the Silent Reapers immediately pack up their gear and evacuate aboard their [[DropShip]], ''[[O'Cavanaughs Gold]]'', pursued by local military forces. A [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] [[JumpShip]] can be convinced to carry them away, for a price. |
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| + | Some three months later, the Silent Reapers have changed their identity and gone to ground on [[Fletcher]], as the unit is wanted for the Capra massacre and their reputation destroyed. House Sandoval, meanwhile, is not mentioned in the news. They are approached by [[Franklin Hirosir]], who identifies them by their real name, reveals that he knows they were set up by House Sandoval, and offers to hire them on behalf of the [[Word of Blake]]. | ||
| + | {{underconstruction}} | ||
==Featured Characters== | ==Featured Characters== | ||
| − | + | *Ho Akuma | |
| + | *[[Soraya Al-Fulan]] | ||
| + | *[[Peter Brantling]] | ||
| + | *[[Yves Dubois]] | ||
| + | *[[Cassandra Farinadis]] | ||
| + | *[[Lucas Hammilton]] | ||
| + | *[[Franklin Hirosir]] | ||
| + | *[[Yves Jaunechose]] | ||
| + | *[[Jaakko Likmekki]] | ||
| + | *[[Anori McFaris]] | ||
| + | *[[James MacConolly]] | ||
| + | *[[Juan McFaris]] | ||
| + | *[[Sakumoto Miyu]] | ||
| + | *Kiera Nichols | ||
| + | *[[Michael Richards]] | ||
| + | *[[Konstanze Schubert]] | ||
| + | *[[Jacob Winchester]] | ||
| + | *[[Maria Zapatcondo]] | ||
==Featured places== | ==Featured places== | ||
*[[Capra]] | *[[Capra]] | ||
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===Battle Armor=== | ===Battle Armor=== | ||
| − | *''[[Gray Death Scout]]'' | + | *''[[Gray Death Scout]]'' (modified) |
*''[[Gray Death Standard]]'' | *''[[Gray Death Standard]]'' | ||
*''[[Nighthawk]]'' | *''[[Nighthawk]]'' | ||
===DropShips=== | ===DropShips=== | ||
| − | *''[[Intruder]]'' | + | *''[[Intruder]]'' (''[[O'Cavanaghs Gold]]'') |
| + | ===JumpShips=== | ||
| + | *''[[Merchant]]'' (''[[Freihändlers Freiheit]]'') | ||
| + | ===Other=== | ||
| + | *[[Minolta 9000]] | ||
[[Category:Novels]] | [[Category:Novels]] | ||
[[Category:German language products]] | [[Category:German language products]] | ||
[[Category:Works by Daniel Isberner]] | [[Category:Works by Daniel Isberner]] | ||
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| Gejagt | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Novel (serialized) |
| Author | Daniel Isberner |
| Pages | 408 |
| Cover Artwork | Janina Robben |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Ulisses Spiele GmbH |
| Product code | US52027 |
| First published | 13 May 2015 (print) 19 November 2014 (first Ebook episode) |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3957520524 |
| MSRP | 11,95 € (Omnibus print novel) 1,99 €/Episode (Ebook) |
| Content | |
| Era | Jihad era |
| Timeline | 3067 |
Gejagt ("Hunted"), subtitled as the Silent-Reapers-Zyklus, is a German BattleTech novel by Daniel Isberner. It is an omnibus print edition of the six Silent Reapers cycle episodes that were previously individually published as Ebooks since November 2014.
Contents
Canonicity
Written in German and exclusively published in that language to date, the Silent Reapers cycle does not meet the current criteria for canon in the BattleTech universe. As an official product published under a valid license, it should be regarded as apocryphal.
Characters and events from the book are referenced in BattleTech: Battle of Tukayyid. Technical Readout: Irregulars references events from the book and the Silent Reapers mercenary command.
From the back cover (translated from German)
Omnibus print edition
| “ | The Silent Reapers mercenaries have specialized in missions that others can't—or won't—carry out. Commando operations and infiltrations are par for the course, and a profitable business. A questionable contract on Capra marks the unit as hunted and puts the Silent Reapers' future into question. Only the Word of Blake is willing to keep their hiding place secret and offer them a contract. But betrayal from within and a nuclear strike on Tharkad make the Reapers doubt their employer. Is the demise of the Silent Reapers sealed? | ” |
Tödlicher Kontrakt (Deadly Contract)
- Ebook published 19 November 2014
| “ | The Silent Reaper mercenaries have specialized in missions that others can't—or won't—carry out. Commando operations and infiltrations are par for the course, and a profitable business.
However, their latest assignment tests the limits of what the Silent Reapers are ready to carry out and their employer seems to have plans of his own—plans that do not entail the survival of the Reapers. |
” |
Auf der Flucht (On the Run)
- Ebook published 18 December 2014
| “ | Hunted by ComStar and the Great Houses, the Silent Reaper mercenaries have retreated to Fletcher. Cut off from the HPG network this world provides perfect cover to rebuild after their losses and intensify their cooperation with Word of Blake. But their cover seems to have been blown, and Anori must struggle to keep the secret of the Silent Reapers—at the cost of her own life if need be. |
” |
In Blakes Namen (In Blake's Name)
- Ebook published 15 January 2015
| “ | September 3067: Word of Blake has got a mission for you! The Silent Reapers arrive at Laurieston to carry out their first mission for Word of Blake. They are to break into a chemical plant and take samples and research results for a new medication. It sounds easy but turns out to be a difficult endeavor when their hostage's employer has a message for them. Meanwhile on Capra Lucas is looking for evidence to prove the Reapers' innocence, but not everything is what it seems. To uncover the secret he must find the truth about they employers. |
” |
Verraten und verkauft (Sold Down the River)
- Ebook published 5 February 2015
| “ | Sakumoto has vanished and rumors about a Word of Blake attack on Outreach cause alarm within the Silent Reapers. While Anori leaves no stone unturned on Laurieston to find her lover, the traitor among the Reapers has other plans that will change the unit forever. Lucan meanwhile makes a pact with an unlikely ally to learn the truth about the conspiracy against the Reapers. But can he trust the Sandovals? |
” |
Blakes Horror (Blake's Horror)
- Ebook published 4 March 2015
| “ | Tharkad lies in ruins! Stories about a Word of Blake nuclear strike against the planet's capital unsettle the Reapers and make Anori wonder what it really was they stole from Lakegaard Chemicals. Can they give Word of Blake access to a bioweapon or would they risk all life in the Inner Sphere in doing so? |
” |
Allein gegen Alle (Alone Against All)
- Ebook published 2 April 2015
| “ | Hunted by the Lyrans and ROM agents the Reapers fight for their survival. But lacking a DropShip and with dwindling resources their demise is just a question of time. The era of the Silent Reapers is drawing to an end. |
” |
Plot Summary
On 23 February 3066, a squad of four Silent Reaper troopers in modified Gray Death Scout battle armor capture ComStar Precentor Yves Launechose in Capra City on Capra under contract with House Sandoval and hand him over to their employer's "interrogation specialist". They are dismayed, but not surprised, to learn of Launechose's death the following day. Working outside the auspices of the MRBC, the Silent Reapers decide that they cannot afford to break contract over this as they need to protect their mercenary reputation, and that they shall thus carry out the remainder of their mission, namely an attack on the HPG station. However, CO Juan McFaris privately admits to Lucas Hammilton, the commander of the unit's black ops infantry, that their employer threatened to kill his daughter Anori McFaris (who is serving in the Silent Reapers as a battle armor trooper). Anori meanwhile is uncomfortable with the specific orders they have for securing the HPG station, and on a hunch alters the battle plan, overriding their employer's explicit order that the outlying offices have to be secured first. Arriving at the HPG core early with her squad, they find that the staff has been massacred already and the station rigged with a bomb. The Silent Reapers narrowly escape the explosion that engulfs the entire HPG compound. The interrogation specialist has vanished, and the two guards monitoring her are dead. Since it is now undeniable that the unit has been betrayed by their employer, the Silent Reapers immediately pack up their gear and evacuate aboard their DropShip, O'Cavanaughs Gold, pursued by local military forces. A Lyran JumpShip can be convinced to carry them away, for a price.
Some three months later, the Silent Reapers have changed their identity and gone to ground on Fletcher, as the unit is wanted for the Capra massacre and their reputation destroyed. House Sandoval, meanwhile, is not mentioned in the news. They are approached by Franklin Hirosir, who identifies them by their real name, reveals that he knows they were set up by House Sandoval, and offers to hire them on behalf of the Word of Blake.
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Featured Characters
- Ho Akuma
- Soraya Al-Fulan
- Peter Brantling
- Yves Dubois
- Cassandra Farinadis
- Lucas Hammilton
- Franklin Hirosir
- Yves Jaunechose
- Jaakko Likmekki
- Anori McFaris
- James MacConolly
- Juan McFaris
- Sakumoto Miyu
- Kiera Nichols
- Michael Richards
- Konstanze Schubert
- Jacob Winchester
- Maria Zapatcondo
Featured places
Featured BattleTech
BattleMechs
Battle Armor
- Gray Death Scout (modified)
- Gray Death Standard
- Nighthawk