Sword and Fire
Sword and Fire | |
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Product information | |
Type | Novel |
Author | Thomas S. Gressman |
Pages | 280 |
Cover Artwork | Bruce Jensen |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Roc Books |
First published | 01 August 1998 |
ISBN-10 | 0451456769 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0451456762 |
Content | |
Era | Clan Invasion era |
Timeline | 3 January 3060 - 13 March 3060 |
Series | Twilight of the Clans |
Preceded by | Freebirth |
Followed by | Shadows of War |
Sword and Fire, by Thomas S. Gressman, is the fifth book in the Twilight of the Clans series.
The novel was made available on BattleCorps on 02 November 2009 as a PDF file (text only, without cover, pictures, or any other interior artwork except for the usual BattleCorps frame graphics). The PDF copy includes a disclaimer stating that it was created from a pre-final edition text that might differ from the printed version and that canon-wise, the print edition trumps the PDF edition.
Contents
From the back cover
“ | An awesome mission has been assigned to Task Force Serpent: to destroy Huntress, homeworld of Clan Smoke Jaguar, the Inner Sphere's greatest menace. But the invasion has suffered a serious blow: Marshal Morgan Hasek-Davion has been struck down by an unknown assassin. With the fate of the entire Inner Sphere in jeopardy, only one other daredevil warrior is brave—and reckless—enough to bring the enemy to its knees...
She is General Ariana Winston of the famed Eridani Light Horse mercenary brigade, and now commander of Task Force Serpent. The battle ahead is dangerous and uncertain, but Winston and her courageous comrades have the upper hand with hard-earned battle skills honed to fighting-edge perfection—and a secret weapon that could destroy Huntress for all time... |
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Summary
Featured characters
- Knight Commander Paul Masters
- Captain Roger Montjar
- General Andrew Redburn
- Brevet General Ariana Winston
- Colonel Samuel Kingston
Featured places
- Coventry (mentioned)
- Deep Periphery
- Defiance (mentioned)
- Huntress
- Turtle Bay (mentioned)
- Waypoint Mulberry
Featured BattleTech
'Mechs
- Anvil
- Banshee
- Nova (Black Hawk)
- Black Knight
- Bombardier (mentioned)
- Cataphract
- Ebon Jaguar (Cauldron-Born)
- Centurion
- Cerberus
- Champion
- Cyclops
- Dire Wolf (Daishi)
- Glass Spider (Galahad)
- Guillotine (mentioned)
- Mongrel (Grendel)
- Hunchback IIC
- Huron Warrior
- Hellbringer (Loki)-Prime
- Timber Wolf (Mad Cat) (mentioned)
- Gargoyle (Man O' War) (mentioned)
- Stormcrow (Ryoken)-B
- Thorn
- Trebuchet
- Vindicator
- Mad Dog (Vulture)
- Watchman
- Wyvern
- Zeus
AeroSpace
Vehicles
DropShips and Small Craft
- Achilles-class DropShip Bisan of the Draconis Combine
- Broadsword-class DropShip Ice Dart (Stiletto) of Clan Ghost Bear / Task Force Serpent
- Claymore-class DropShip Marcinko of the Federated Commonwealth
- K-1 DropShuttle
- Monarch-class DropShip (mentioned)
- Overlord-class DropShip Long Knife of the Eridani Light Horse
- Union-class DropShip Avenger of the 1st Kathil Uhlans
- Union-class DropShip Honor of the Com Guards
- Union-class DropShip Integrity of the Com Guards
JumpShips and WarShips
- Cameron-class battlecruiser SLS Invisible Truth of the Com Guards
- Essex-class destroyer Emerald of the Com Guards
- Essex-class destroyer Saber Cat of Clan Smoke Jaguar (mentioned)
- Essex-class destroyer Starlight of the Com Guards
- Fox-class Corvette Antrim of the Federated Commonwealth
- Fox-class Corvette Rostock of the Federated Commonwealth
- Invader-class JumpShip Ericsson of the 1st Kathil Uhlans
- Kyushu-class frigate DCS Haruna of the Draconis Combine
- Lola III-class Destroyer Ranger of the Com Guards
- Liberator-class cruiser (mentioned)
- McKenna-class battleship (mentioned)
- Unknown Merchant-class JumpShip of Clan Smoke Jaguar
- Monolith-class JumpShip Banbridge of the Com Guards
- Monolith-class JumpShip Gettysburg of the Eridani Light Horse
- Star Lord-class JumpShip Bernlad of the Knights of the Inner Sphere
- Unknown Sovetskii Soyuz-class heavy cruiser of Clan Smoke Jaguar
- Unknown Vincent-class corvette of Clan Smoke Jaguar
- Whirlwind-class destroyer CGB Fire Fang of Clan Ghost Bear / Com Guards
- York-class destroyer/carrier Queen Lynx of Clan Smoke Jaguar (mentioned)
Infantry Equipment
- Kage suit
Foreign-Language Editions
German
A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 1999 as Feuer und Schwert (ISBN 9783453148888).[1] This was republished as an EPUB by Ulisses Spiele in 2021 as BattleTech Legenden 42 : Feuer und Schwert (ISBN 9783963318344).[2]
Hungarian
A Hungarian edition, translated by Novák Gábor, was published by Beholder in 2003 as Kard és tűz.[3]
Spanish
A Spanish edition, translated by Jaime de Marcos Andreu, was published by Timun Mas in 2000 as A sangre y fuego.
Covers
References
- ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for Feuer und Schwert
- ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for BattleTech Legenden 42 : Feuer und Schwert
- ↑ Beholder product page for Kard és tűz