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Meanwhile, Colonel [[Anastasia Kerensky]] and her [[Wolf Hunters]] have been hired by business interests in [[Prefecture IX]] to defend against possible Clan Wolf and [[Clan Jade Falcon]] attacks. Mercenaries are being hired all over, including [[Verena]], a former [[Steel Wolf]] who was rejected and cast out by Kerensky. Verena uses her reputation as a former Clansman to secure a position commanding an undisciplined company of misfits. Her unit barely cohesive, she is assigned to protect the world of [[Baxter]], which is under assault by forces led by Star Colonel [[Bjorn Wolf|Bjorn]], one of Khan Ward's three ristars. Through a combination of luck and daring she is able to bait Bjorn into an ambush and kill him. As the most senior of the surviving commanders in the field, she is proclaimed a hero and a champion to the people. Business moguls turn her into a media darling and she receives a promotion, a new [['Mech]] (a ''[[Mad Cat]]''), and an overwhelming amount of exposure and responsibility. | Meanwhile, Colonel [[Anastasia Kerensky]] and her [[Wolf Hunters]] have been hired by business interests in [[Prefecture IX]] to defend against possible Clan Wolf and [[Clan Jade Falcon]] attacks. Mercenaries are being hired all over, including [[Verena]], a former [[Steel Wolf]] who was rejected and cast out by Kerensky. Verena uses her reputation as a former Clansman to secure a position commanding an undisciplined company of misfits. Her unit barely cohesive, she is assigned to protect the world of [[Baxter]], which is under assault by forces led by Star Colonel [[Bjorn Wolf|Bjorn]], one of Khan Ward's three ristars. Through a combination of luck and daring she is able to bait Bjorn into an ambush and kill him. As the most senior of the surviving commanders in the field, she is proclaimed a hero and a champion to the people. Business moguls turn her into a media darling and she receives a promotion, a new [['Mech]] (a ''[[Mad Cat]]''), and an overwhelming amount of exposure and responsibility. | ||
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| + | Star Colonel Alaric is assigned the world of [[Yed Posterior]]. His [[trinary]] easily takes the planet, but insurgency tactics prevent him from controlling it. Realizing the goal is not to win the planet, but rather the planet's resources, he neutralizes the insurgency by refusing to launch a counter-insurgency. | ||
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Revision as of 17:08, 4 September 2008
Masters of War, by Michael A. Stackpole, is about the brutal collision between Clan Wolf and the Wolf Hunters.
Contents
From the back cover
| “ | As Clan Wolf launches a daring campaign of reprisal against The Republic, three warriors will find their destinies intertwined on the field of battle, and in the fight for their futures.
Alaric is a legend among the Wolves. But his lust for victory may mean his undoing—unless he learns to see beyond himself. Anastasia is a former Wolf Clan warrior, now leading a band of mercs against her ex-comrades. Now she must prove not only her ability, but her complete separation from the Wolves—in combat. Verena is the new commander of a ragtag merc force. Her desire for greatness will uncover her own superior abilities, and draw her into a final confrontation in which mercy is unheard of—and only death awaits the unworthy. |
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Summary
Archon Melissa Steiner hatches a complex and risky plot to secure the Lyran Commonwealth for the coming Dark Age wars. Believing the greatest threat is a united and resurgent Free Worlds League, the Archon looks to duplicate the Arc-Royal Theater, where the melding of Clan and Inner Sphere forces created a powerful and lasting buffer between the Commonwealth and the invading Clans. Her idea is to convince Clan Wolf to move it's entire touman and people to the border between the Commonwealth and former Free Worlds League, with the bait the many wealthy worlds available for the taking. Her cousin, Trillian, thinks the idea extremely dangerous, but the Archon believes the gamble is worth the danger.
Clan Wolf Khan Seth Ward accepts the proposal and challenges three of his ristars to design a strategy for moving the entire Clan without inviting attacks of opportunity. Star Colonel Alaric audacious proposal wins: invade The Republic of the Sphere, drive straight for Terra, and become the ilClan. Their enemies will be forced to unite against them, leaving a path open to the Commonwealth's rimward border, and only after reaching the border will the Wolves' assault be revealed as a feint.
Meanwhile, Colonel Anastasia Kerensky and her Wolf Hunters have been hired by business interests in Prefecture IX to defend against possible Clan Wolf and Clan Jade Falcon attacks. Mercenaries are being hired all over, including Verena, a former Steel Wolf who was rejected and cast out by Kerensky. Verena uses her reputation as a former Clansman to secure a position commanding an undisciplined company of misfits. Her unit barely cohesive, she is assigned to protect the world of Baxter, which is under assault by forces led by Star Colonel Bjorn, one of Khan Ward's three ristars. Through a combination of luck and daring she is able to bait Bjorn into an ambush and kill him. As the most senior of the surviving commanders in the field, she is proclaimed a hero and a champion to the people. Business moguls turn her into a media darling and she receives a promotion, a new 'Mech (a Mad Cat), and an overwhelming amount of exposure and responsibility.
Star Colonel Alaric is assigned the world of Yed Posterior. His trinary easily takes the planet, but insurgency tactics prevent him from controlling it. Realizing the goal is not to win the planet, but rather the planet's resources, he neutralizes the insurgency by refusing to launch a counter-insurgency.
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Featured characters
- Star Colonel Alaric
- Colonel Anastasia Kerensky
- Star Colonel Donovan
- Star Colonel Bjorn
- Verena
- Kennerly
- Katrina Steiner-Davion
- Khan Seth Ward
- Archon Melissa Steiner