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− '''''The Sword and the Dagger''''', by [[Ardath Mayhar]], was the second [[BattleTech]] novel to be published. It is often erroneously listed as the first BattleTech novel, and was in fact the first novel to be solicited (see ''[[The Sword and the Dagger#Writing BattleTech: The Sword and the Dagger|Writing BattleTech: The Sword and the Dagger]]'' below). In a sense, it is a prequel to the ''[[Warrior trilogy]]''. + '''''The Sword and the Dagger''''', by [[Ardath Mayhar]], was the second [[BattleTech]] novel to be published. It is often erroneously listed as the first.
− Since it is one of the earliest books ever written for the setting, some details are unusual, such as [[aerospace fighter]]s moving from the [[jump point]] to the planet under their own power using large external fuel tanks. The novel is also notable for featuring the [[Swamp people]], one of only two instances of (possibly) intelligent [[alien]] life in the entire BattleTech universe. + Since it is one of the earliest books ever written for the setting, some details are unusual, such as [[Aerospace Fighter]]s moving from the [[jump point]] to the planet under their own power using large external fuel tanks. The novel is also notable for featuring the [[Swamp people]], one of only two instances of (possibly) intelligent [[alien]] life in the entire BattleTech universe.
The book includes a map of the Highland Peninsula on Stein's Folly. The book includes a map of the Highland Peninsula on Stein's Folly.
No exact dates are given in the book. According to the prologue, the story takes place in [[3025]]. In ''[[Warrior: En Garde]]'', Ardan Sortek refers to the Capellan assault on Stein's Folly as eighteen months ago, placing it in July of 3025. No exact dates are given in the book. According to the prologue, the story takes place in [[3025]]. In ''[[Warrior: En Garde]]'', Ardan Sortek refers to the Capellan assault on Stein's Folly as eighteen months ago, placing it in July of 3025.
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+ Mayhar wrote a short essay called ''[[Writing BattleTech: The Sword and the Dagger]]'' twenty years later about writing the novel.
== From the back cover == == From the back cover ==
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− | '''''The Sword and the Dagger''''', by [[Ardath Mayhar]], was the second [[BattleTech]] novel to be published. It is often erroneously listed as the first | + | '''''The Sword and the Dagger''''', by [[Ardath Mayhar]], was the second [[BattleTech]] novel to be published. It is often erroneously listed as the first. |
− | Since it is one of the earliest books ever written for the setting, some details are unusual, such as [[ | + | Since it is one of the earliest books ever written for the setting, some details are unusual, such as [[Aerospace Fighter]]s moving from the [[jump point]] to the planet under their own power using large external fuel tanks. The novel is also notable for featuring the [[Swamp people]], one of only two instances of (possibly) intelligent [[alien]] life in the entire BattleTech universe. |
The book includes a map of the Highland Peninsula on Stein's Folly. | The book includes a map of the Highland Peninsula on Stein's Folly. | ||
No exact dates are given in the book. According to the prologue, the story takes place in [[3025]]. In ''[[Warrior: En Garde]]'', Ardan Sortek refers to the Capellan assault on Stein's Folly as eighteen months ago, placing it in July of 3025. | No exact dates are given in the book. According to the prologue, the story takes place in [[3025]]. In ''[[Warrior: En Garde]]'', Ardan Sortek refers to the Capellan assault on Stein's Folly as eighteen months ago, placing it in July of 3025. | ||
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+ | Mayhar wrote a short essay called ''[[Writing BattleTech: The Sword and the Dagger]]'' twenty years later about writing the novel. | ||
== From the back cover == | == From the back cover == |