Präludium

Präludium
Product information
Type	Novel
Author	Bernard Craw
Pages	448
Cover Artwork	?
Publication information
Publisher	Ulisses Spiele GmbH
Product code	US41020
First published	25 January 2012
ISBN-10	3868891641
ISBN-13	978-3868891645
MSRP	10,00 €
Content
Era	Succession Wars era
Timeline	3015-3030
Series	Classic BattleTech Novels The Andurien Wars
Followed by	Zorn

Andurien-Kriege 1: Präludium ("Andurien Wars 1: Prelude"), by Bernard Craw, is the 20th of the German-language Classic BattleTech Novels published by Ulisses Spiele.

A prequel to Craw's 2007 novel Karma, it depicts how the Duchy of Andurien patiently prepares their moves against the Capellan Confederation.

An Epub version is available since 27 November 2012.

Canonicity

Written in German and exclusively published in that language so far, Karma 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.

From the back cover (translated from German)

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Catherine Humphreys is considered an angel: a cherub with a flaming sword. This is the prelude to the Andurien Wars. For decades, House Humphreys have been pursuing their goal like a bloodhound that cannot surcease trailing its victim. Public events within the League, diplomatic provocation and deliberate raids—and battlefield is good to harm the arch-enemy. The Andurians keep out of the firestorm of the Fourth Succession War. Smiling coldly, for they know: With the remains of the Capellan Confederation drifting like smoking ruins in space, the time has come to order the regiments of the Defenders of Andurien into action. But is the Confederation really a mortally wounded animal awaiting the killing stroke? For its Warrior Houses the humiliation of defeat is hard to bear, and in the shadows a unit is lurking that is darker than everything the Inner Sphere knows. There, Jen Xiao undergoes training to surpass all limits, to forge elite soldiers into high priests of death.

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