Difference between revisions of "The Ruins of Power"

m (Foreign Language Editions format)
(German editions)
Line 76: Line 76:
 
<!--==Notes==-->
 
<!--==Notes==-->
 
==Foreign-Language Editions==
 
==Foreign-Language Editions==
 +
===German===
 +
A German edition, translated by [[Reinhold H. Mai]], was published by [[Heyne]] in 2004 as ''Ruinen der Macht'' (ISBN 9783453879003).<ref> Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog, [https://d-nb.info/969708092 https://d-nb.info/969708092]</ref>
 
===Hungarian===
 
===Hungarian===
 
A Hungarian edition, translated by Zaránd Fruzsina, was published by [[Delta Vision]] in 2003 as ''A hatlom romaji''.<ref> Beholder Product Page for ''A hatlom romaji'', [http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=5007 http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=5007]</ref>   
 
A Hungarian edition, translated by Zaránd Fruzsina, was published by [[Delta Vision]] in 2003 as ''A hatlom romaji''.<ref> Beholder Product Page for ''A hatlom romaji'', [http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=5007 http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=5007]</ref>   
Line 85: Line 87:
 
Image:The Ruins of Power.jpg|Original 2003 cover. Art by Ray Lundgren.
 
Image:The Ruins of Power.jpg|Original 2003 cover. Art by Ray Lundgren.
 
Image:The Ruins of Power (2021 cover).jpg|2021 cover. Art by [[Tan Ho Sim]].
 
Image:The Ruins of Power (2021 cover).jpg|2021 cover. Art by [[Tan Ho Sim]].
Image:MWDA Ruinen der Macht.jpg|German 2004 cover. Art by Franz Vohwinkel.
+
Image:MWDA Ruinen der Macht.jpg|2004 German edition. Art by Franz Vohwinkel.
 
Image:A hatlom romaji - 2003.jpg|2003 Hungarian edition.
 
Image:A hatlom romaji - 2003.jpg|2003 Hungarian edition.
 
Image:SpanishBattletech-Las_ruinas_del_poder.jpg|2004 Spanish edition.
 
Image:SpanishBattletech-Las_ruinas_del_poder.jpg|2004 Spanish edition.

Revision as of 14:34, 18 June 2022

The Ruins of Power.jpg
The Ruins of Power
Product information
Type Novel
Author Robert E. Vardeman
Pages 295
Cover Artwork Ray Lundgren
Publication information
Publisher Roc Books
First published 1 April 2003
ISBN-10 0451459288
ISBN-13 978-0451459282
Content
Era Dark Age era
Timeline 3 April - 12 May 3133
Series MechWarrior: Dark Age Novels
Preceded by A Call to Arms
Followed by A Silence in the Heavens
(The Proving Grounds trilogy)

The Ruins of Power, by Robert E. Vardeman, is the third novel in the MechWarrior: Dark Age series. It was first published in April 2003 by Roc Books and was later republished in April 2021 by Catalyst Game Labs as a BattleTech Legends title.

From the back cover

The destruction of the interplanetary communications net has isolated planets across The Republic of the Sphere. On the world of Mirach, a widening schism in the military between those who would remain loyal to The Republic and those who would break away threatens the peace and prosperity that have lasted for generations...

Once a formidable MechWarrior, Mirach governor Sergio Ortega now believes that diplomacy will win the day. His sons, Dale and Austin, are also stalwarts of The Republic and aspiring MechWarriors. Against growing civil unrest, they urge a military show of force before events spiral out of control. But Mirach has no military equipment up to BattleMech status. And the pacifistic governor is slashing military spending.

Marta Kinsolving's Mirach Business Association has been converting IndustrialMechs into fighting machines. After putting down a civil uprising, MBA could field a force in the imminent civil war and split Mirach three ways. Although Austin believes that Marta may be complicit in murder, she may turn out to be the strongest ally the Ortegas have when open warfare erupts.

Plot Summary


Featured characters

Featured worlds

Featured units

Featured BattleTech

'Mechs

Combat Vehicles

Battle Armor

DropShips

  • unspecified DropShips

Foreign-Language Editions

German

A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 2004 as Ruinen der Macht (ISBN 9783453879003).[1]

Hungarian

A Hungarian edition, translated by Zaránd Fruzsina, was published by Delta Vision in 2003 as A hatlom romaji.[2]

Spanish

A Spanish edition, translated by Ángel Martínez, was published by Devir in 2004 as Las ruinas del poder.

Covers

References

  1. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog, https://d-nb.info/969708092
  2. Beholder Product Page for A hatlom romaji, http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=5007