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Line 23: | followedby = [[If Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot...]] | followedby = [[If Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot...]] }} }} − '''''Kell Hounds Ascendant''''' is an omnibus collection of three novellas by [[Michael A. Stackpole]] about the famed [[Kell Hounds]] [[mercenary unit]]. The three stories narrate the inception and early days of the Kell Hounds: + '''''Kell Hounds Ascendant''''' is an omnibus collection of three novellas by [[Michael A. Stackpole]] about the [[Kell Hounds]] (of which the first had been published in 2008 already via [[BattleCorps]]). The three stories narrate the inception and early days of the famed [[Kell Hounds]] [[mercenary unit]]: − *''[[Not the Way the Smart Money Bets]]'' (previously published via [[BattleCorps]] in 2008) + *''[[Not the Way the Smart Money Bets]]'' *''[[A Tiny Spot of Rebellion]]'' *''[[A Tiny Spot of Rebellion]]'' *''[[A Clever Bit of Fiction]]'' *''[[A Clever Bit of Fiction]]'' Line 46:
Line 46: ==Plot Summaries== ==Plot Summaries== :''(see main articles for details)'' :''(see main articles for details)'' − '''Not the Way the Smart Money Bets''': Morgan and Patrick arrive on the mercenary staging world of Galatea to start building their unit. But getting caught between a local general and a criminal organizing gladiatorial games on-planet puts the brothers in a perilous situation, and Patrick is forced to face the local 'Mech hero in single combat. + '''Not the Way the Smart Money Bets''': Morgan and Patrick arrive on the mercenary staging world of Galatea to start building their unit. But getting caught between a local general and a criminal organizing gladiatorial games on-planet puts the brothers in a perilous situation, and Patrick is forced to face the local 'Mech hero in single combat—to the death. '''A Tiny Spot of Rebellion''': Fresh off their victory over local criminals, the brothers Kell face a growing religious rebellion led by a local bishop with a lofty goal of ruling the entire planet, and using the populace to achieve his aims. They're assigned to put down the uprising, but can they find a way to do that without having to battle the civilians pressed into service as holy soldiers? '''A Tiny Spot of Rebellion''': Fresh off their victory over local criminals, the brothers Kell face a growing religious rebellion led by a local bishop with a lofty goal of ruling the entire planet, and using the populace to achieve his aims. They're assigned to put down the uprising, but can they find a way to do that without having to battle the civilians pressed into service as holy soldiers?
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| − | '''''Kell Hounds Ascendant''''' is an omnibus collection of three novellas by [[Michael A. Stackpole]] about the | + | '''''Kell Hounds Ascendant''''' is an omnibus collection of three novellas by [[Michael A. Stackpole]] about the [[Kell Hounds]] (of which the first had been published in 2008 already via [[BattleCorps]]). The three stories narrate the inception and early days of the famed [[Kell Hounds]] [[mercenary unit]]: |
| − | *''[[Not the Way the Smart Money Bets]]'' | + | *''[[Not the Way the Smart Money Bets]]'' |
*''[[A Tiny Spot of Rebellion]]'' | *''[[A Tiny Spot of Rebellion]]'' | ||
*''[[A Clever Bit of Fiction]]'' | *''[[A Clever Bit of Fiction]]'' | ||
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==Plot Summaries== | ==Plot Summaries== | ||
:''(see main articles for details)'' | :''(see main articles for details)'' | ||
| − | '''Not the Way the Smart Money Bets''': Morgan and Patrick arrive on the mercenary staging world of Galatea to start building their unit. But getting caught between a local general and a criminal organizing gladiatorial games on-planet puts the brothers in a perilous situation, and Patrick is forced to face the local 'Mech hero in single | + | '''Not the Way the Smart Money Bets''': Morgan and Patrick arrive on the mercenary staging world of Galatea to start building their unit. But getting caught between a local general and a criminal organizing gladiatorial games on-planet puts the brothers in a perilous situation, and Patrick is forced to face the local 'Mech hero in single combat—to the death. |
'''A Tiny Spot of Rebellion''': Fresh off their victory over local criminals, the brothers Kell face a growing religious rebellion led by a local bishop with a lofty goal of ruling the entire planet, and using the populace to achieve his aims. They're assigned to put down the uprising, but can they find a way to do that without having to battle the civilians pressed into service as holy soldiers? | '''A Tiny Spot of Rebellion''': Fresh off their victory over local criminals, the brothers Kell face a growing religious rebellion led by a local bishop with a lofty goal of ruling the entire planet, and using the populace to achieve his aims. They're assigned to put down the uprising, but can they find a way to do that without having to battle the civilians pressed into service as holy soldiers? | ||