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| cover              = [[Les Dorscheid]] (original)<br>[[Roger Loveless]] (1995 reprint)<br>[[Alex Iglesias]] (2022 reprint)
 
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| publisher          = [[FASA]] (original)<br />[[Roc Books]] (reprint)
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| year                = September 1989 (original)<br />September 1995 (reprint)
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| year                = September 1989 (original)<br>September 1995 (reprint)<br>January 2022 (reprint)
 
| ISBN10              = 0451453832
 
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| scrollable timeline = [[Start date::19 May, 3049]][[End date::12 January, 3051]]
 
| scrollable timeline = [[Start date::19 May, 3049]][[End date::12 January, 3051]]
 
| series              = [[Blood of Kerensky Trilogy]]
 
| series              = [[Blood of Kerensky Trilogy]]
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| followedby          = [[Blood Legacy]]
 
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'''''Lethal Heritage''''', by [[Michael A. Stackpole]], is the first book in the [[Blood of Kerensky]] trilogy.  
 
'''''Lethal Heritage''''', by [[Michael A. Stackpole]], is the first book in the [[Blood of Kerensky]] trilogy.  
  
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== From the back cover (1995 edition) ==
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==From the back cover (1995 edition)==
 
{{quote|''In the late 28th century, the [[Star League]] collapsed and the Five [[Successor States]] were born. For the last three hundred years, these mortal enemies have fought over space, land, and politics, but now a new threat looms just outside the [[Inner Sphere]]. The descendants of an old Star League [[Aleksandr Kerensky|general]]&mdash;the [[Clans]]&mdash;have come to take what they believe to be rightly theirs. They have been bred into the best military force humanity has ever seen. The Clans have come to stay, and the Successor States must put aside their differences or face total destruction.''}}
 
{{quote|''In the late 28th century, the [[Star League]] collapsed and the Five [[Successor States]] were born. For the last three hundred years, these mortal enemies have fought over space, land, and politics, but now a new threat looms just outside the [[Inner Sphere]]. The descendants of an old Star League [[Aleksandr Kerensky|general]]&mdash;the [[Clans]]&mdash;have come to take what they believe to be rightly theirs. They have been bred into the best military force humanity has ever seen. The Clans have come to stay, and the Successor States must put aside their differences or face total destruction.''}}
  
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== Summary ==
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==Summary==
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The [[Clans]] invade the [[Inner Sphere]]. The [[Federated Commonwealth]] defeats [[Clan Jade Falcon]] on [[Twycross]] using [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]'s battle strategy and [[Kai Allard-Liao]]'s heroics at the Great Gash. The [[Draconis Combine]] defeats [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] on [[Wolcott]], gaining Clan 'Mechs and [[Elemental]] armor. [[Phelan Kell]] is captured by [[Clan Wolf]], eventually being adopted into the clan. [[IlKhan]] [[Leo Showers]], leader of the invasion, is killed. [[Wolf's Dragoons]] call a summit on [[Outreach]] to deal with the Clans.
 
The [[Clans]] invade the [[Inner Sphere]]. The [[Federated Commonwealth]] defeats [[Clan Jade Falcon]] on [[Twycross]] using [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]'s battle strategy and [[Kai Allard-Liao]]'s heroics at the Great Gash. The [[Draconis Combine]] defeats [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] on [[Wolcott]], gaining Clan 'Mechs and [[Elemental]] armor. [[Phelan Kell]] is captured by [[Clan Wolf]], eventually being adopted into the clan. [[IlKhan]] [[Leo Showers]], leader of the invasion, is killed. [[Wolf's Dragoons]] call a summit on [[Outreach]] to deal with the Clans.
  
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== Featured characters ==
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==Featured characters==
 
* [[Anika Janssen]]
 
* [[Anika Janssen]]
 
* [[Gwyneth Wilson]]
 
* [[Gwyneth Wilson]]
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* [[Morgan Kell]]
 
* [[Morgan Kell]]
 
* [[Kommandant]] [[Victor Ian Steiner-Davion]]
 
* [[Kommandant]] [[Victor Ian Steiner-Davion]]
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* [[Hohiro Kurita II|Hohiro Kurita]]
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* [[Galen Cox]]
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* [[Hohiro Kurita (31st c.)|Hohiro Kurita]]
 
* [[Shin Yodama]]
 
* [[Shin Yodama]]
 
* [[Kai Allard-Liao]]
 
* [[Kai Allard-Liao]]
 
* [[Khan]] [[Ulric Kerensky]]
 
* [[Khan]] [[Ulric Kerensky]]
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* [[Star Commander]] [[Vladimir Ward|Vlad of the Wards]]
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* [[Star Commander]] [[Vladimir Ward|Vlad]]
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* Star Commander [[Ranna Kerensky|Ranna of the Kerenskys]]
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* Star Commander [[Ranna Kerensky|Ranna]]
 
* [[Tyra Miraborg]]
 
* [[Tyra Miraborg]]
 
* [[Star Captain]] [[Evantha Fetladral]]
 
* [[Star Captain]] [[Evantha Fetladral]]
 
* [[Jack Tang]] (mentioned)
 
* [[Jack Tang]] (mentioned)
  
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== Featured places ==
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==Featured places==
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* [[Arcturus]]
 
* [[Arcturus]]
 
* [[Deep Periphery]]
 
* [[Deep Periphery]]
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* [[Twycross]]
 
* [[Twycross]]
 
* [[Wolcott]]
 
* [[Wolcott]]
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== Featured BattleTech ==
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==Featured BattleTech==
 
===BattleMechs===
 
===BattleMechs===
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* ''[[Atlas]]''
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* ''[[Blackjack]]''
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* ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]''
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* ''[[Blackjack (BattleMech)|Blackjack]]''
 
* ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' (''[[Yen-Lo-Wang]]'')
 
* ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' (''[[Yen-Lo-Wang]]'')
 
* ''[[Crusader]]''
 
* ''[[Crusader]]''
 
* ''[[Dire Wolf (Daishi)|Daishi]]''
 
* ''[[Dire Wolf (Daishi)|Daishi]]''
 
* ''[[Ice Ferret (Fenris)|Fenris]]''
 
* ''[[Ice Ferret (Fenris)|Fenris]]''
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* ''[[Firestarter]]''
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* ''[[Firestarter (BattleMech)|Firestarter]]''
 
* ''[[Grand Dragon]]''
 
* ''[[Grand Dragon]]''
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* ''[[Griffin]]'' (''[[Ares (Individual BattleMech)|Ares]]'')
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* ''[[Griffin]]'' (''[[Peter Armstrong#BattleMechs|Ares]]'')
 
* ''[[Hatchetman]]''
 
* ''[[Hatchetman]]''
 
* ''[[Mist Lynx (Koshi)|Koshi]]''
 
* ''[[Mist Lynx (Koshi)|Koshi]]''
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* ''[[Quickdraw]]''
 
* ''[[Quickdraw]]''
 
* ''[[Rifleman]]''
 
* ''[[Rifleman]]''
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* ''[Stormcrow (Ryoken)|Ryoken]]''
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* ''[[Stormcrow (Ryoken)|Ryoken]]''
 
* ''[[Shadow Hawk]]''
 
* ''[[Shadow Hawk]]''
 
* ''[[Stinger]]''
 
* ''[[Stinger]]''
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* ''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)|Vulture]]''
 
* ''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)|Vulture]]''
 
* ''[[Wolfhound]]''
 
* ''[[Wolfhound]]''
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===Aerospace Fighters===
 
===Aerospace Fighters===
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* ''[[Orion (Individual DropShip)|Orion]]'' (Class Underdetermined)
 
* ''[[Orion (Individual DropShip)|Orion]]'' (Class Underdetermined)
 
* ''[[Overlord]]''
 
* ''[[Overlord]]''
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* ''[[Vengeance]]'' (''[[Raven]]'')
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* ''[[Vengeance (DropShip class)|Vengeance]]'' (''[[Raven (Individual Vengeance-class DropShip)|Raven]]'')
  
 
===JumpShips===
 
===JumpShips===
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* ''[[Nightlord]]'' (''[[Ursa Major]]'')
 
* ''[[Nightlord]]'' (''[[Ursa Major]]'')
 
* ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz]]'' (''[[Dire Wolf (Individual Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip)|Dire Wolf]]'')
 
* ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz]]'' (''[[Dire Wolf (Individual Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip)|Dire Wolf]]'')
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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 1992 as ''Tödliches Erbe'' (ISBN 9783453053908).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/920320597 first printing of ''Tödliches Erbe'']</ref>  The book had several printings, including a seventh printing in 1995 under the same ISBN.<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/944813100 seventh printing of ''Tödliches Erbe'']</ref>  This was republished as an EPUB by [[Ulisses Medien & Spiel Distribution GmbH|Ulisses Spiele]] in 2017 as ''BattleTech Legenden 10 - Das Blut der Kerensky : Tödliches Erbe'' (ISBN 9783957526090).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/1137467819 ''BattleTech Legenden 10 - Das Blut der Kerensky : Tödliches Erbe'']</ref>
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===Hungarian===
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A Hungarian edition, translated by Tóth Judit, was published by [[Beholder]] in 1997 as ''Halálos örökség''.<ref>Beholder product page for [http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=210 first edition of ''Halálos örökség'']</ref>  A second edition was published in 2005.<ref>Beholder product page for [http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=6275 second edition of ''Halálos örökség'',]</ref>
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===Russian===
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A Russian edition, translated by A. Zherebtsov, was published by [[Армада]] (Armada) in 1997 as ''Смертоносное наследство'' (ISBN 5763204344). <ref> Science Fiction Lab Book description for [http://fantlab.ru/edition39412 Смертоносное наследство]</ref><ref> National Library of Russia description for [https://webservices.nlr.ru/util/?method=recordFormat&vid=07NLR_VU1&sysid=005371420&format=037&base=NLR01 Смертоносное наследство]</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 1996 as [[List of BattleTech Print Novels in Spanish#Herencia mortal|''Herencia mortal'']].
  
 
== Covers ==
 
== Covers ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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Image:Toedliches Erbe.jpg|1992 German translation.
 
 
Image:Lethal Heritage.jpg|1995 reprint. Art by [[Roger Loveless]].
 
Image:Lethal Heritage.jpg|1995 reprint. Art by [[Roger Loveless]].
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File:Lethal-Heritage-NEW-EPUB-Cover (2020).jpg|2020 E-pub cover release. Art by [[Anthony Scroggins]]
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Image:Lethal-Heritage-NEW-EPUB-Cover (2020).jpg|2020 E-pub cover release. Art by [[Alex Iglesias]].
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Image:Toedliches Erbe.jpg|1992 German edition.
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BattleTech Legenden 10 - Das Blut der Kerensky 1 - Tödliches Erbe.jpg|2017 German edition (reprint).
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Image:Halálos örökség - A Kerenskij vere trilogia - 1997.jpg|1997 Hungarian edition.
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Image:Halálos örökség - A Kerenskij vere trilogia - 2005.jpg|2005 Hungarian edition (reprint).
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Image:Смертоносное наследство.jpg|1997 Russian edition.
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Image:SpanishBattletech-Herencia_Mortal.jpg|Spanish edition.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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=References=
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<references/>
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[[Category:Novels]]
 
[[Category:Classic BattleTech novels]]
 
[[Category:Classic BattleTech novels]]
 
[[Category:Works by Michael A. Stackpole]]
 
[[Category:Works by Michael A. Stackpole]]
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[[Category:German Editions]]
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[[Category:Hungarian Editions]]
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[[Category:Russian Editions]]
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[[Category:Spanish Editions]]

Latest revision as of 02:03, 22 January 2024

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Lethal Heritage
Product information
Type Novel
Author Michael A. Stackpole
Pages 400
Cover Artwork Les Dorscheid (original)
Roger Loveless (1995 reprint)
Alex Iglesias (2022 reprint)
Publication information
Publisher FASA (original)
Roc Books (reprint)
First published September 1989 (original)
September 1995 (reprint)
January 2022 (reprint)
ISBN-10 0451453832
ISBN-13 978-0451453839
Content
Era Clan Invasion era
Timeline 3049 – 3051
19 May, 304912 January, 3051
Series Blood of Kerensky Trilogy
Followed by Blood Legacy

Lethal Heritage, by Michael A. Stackpole, is the first book in the Blood of Kerensky trilogy.

From the back cover (1995 edition)[edit]

“ In the late 28th century, the Star League collapsed and the Five Successor States were born. For the last three hundred years, these mortal enemies have fought over space, land, and politics, but now a new threat looms just outside the Inner Sphere. The descendants of an old Star League general—the Clans—have come to take what they believe to be rightly theirs. They have been bred into the best military force humanity has ever seen. The Clans have come to stay, and the Successor States must put aside their differences or face total destruction. ”

Summary[edit]

The Clans invade the Inner Sphere. The Federated Commonwealth defeats Clan Jade Falcon on Twycross using Victor Steiner-Davion's battle strategy and Kai Allard-Liao's heroics at the Great Gash. The Draconis Combine defeats Clan Smoke Jaguar on Wolcott, gaining Clan 'Mechs and Elemental armor. Phelan Kell is captured by Clan Wolf, eventually being adopted into the clan. IlKhan Leo Showers, leader of the invasion, is killed. Wolf's Dragoons call a summit on Outreach to deal with the Clans.

Featured characters[edit]

Featured places[edit]

Featured BattleTech[edit]

BattleMechs[edit]

Aerospace Fighters[edit]

DropShips[edit]

JumpShips[edit]

WarShips[edit]

Foreign-Language Editions[edit]

German[edit]

A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 1992 as Tödliches Erbe (ISBN 9783453053908).[1] The book had several printings, including a seventh printing in 1995 under the same ISBN.[2] This was republished as an EPUB by Ulisses Spiele in 2017 as BattleTech Legenden 10 - Das Blut der Kerensky : Tödliches Erbe (ISBN 9783957526090).[3]

Hungarian[edit]

A Hungarian edition, translated by Tóth Judit, was published by Beholder in 1997 as Halálos örökség.[4] A second edition was published in 2005.[5]

Russian[edit]

A Russian edition, translated by A. Zherebtsov, was published by Армада (Armada) in 1997 as Смертоносное наследство (ISBN 5763204344). [6][7]

Spanish[edit]

A Spanish edition, translated by Jaime de Marcos Andreu, was published by Timun Mas in 1996 as Herencia mortal.

Covers[edit]

  • 1995 reprint. Art by Roger Loveless.

  • 2020 E-pub cover release. Art by Alex Iglesias.

  • 1992 German edition.

  • 2017 German edition (reprint).

  • 1997 Hungarian edition.

  • 2005 Hungarian edition (reprint).

  • 1997 Russian edition.

  • Spanish edition.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for first printing of Tödliches Erbe
  2. ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for seventh printing of Tödliches Erbe
  3. ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for BattleTech Legenden 10 - Das Blut der Kerensky : Tödliches Erbe
  4. ↑ Beholder product page for first edition of Halálos örökség
  5. ↑ Beholder product page for second edition of Halálos örökség,
  6. ↑ Science Fiction Lab Book description for Смертоносное наследство
  7. ↑ National Library of Russia description for Смертоносное наследство

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