Editing Warrior: Riposte
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone.
Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision
Your text
Line 1:
Line 1: − {{Otheruses|the novel|the Capellan Confederation's ill-fated operation during the Fourth Succession War|Operation RIPOSTE}} + {{otheruses|the novel|the [[Capellan Confederation]]'s ill-fated operation during the [[Fourth Succession War]]|Operation Riposte}} − {{InfoBoxProduct {{InfoBoxProduct | image = Warrior - Riposte (original).jpg | image = Warrior - Riposte (original).jpg Line 17:
Line 16: | ISBN10 = 1-555600689 | ISBN10 = 1-555600689 | ISBN13 = 978-0451457189 | ISBN13 = 978-0451457189 − | MSRP = $4.95 + | MSRP = 4.95 US$ | content = | content = | era = [[Succession Wars era]] | era = [[Succession Wars era]] Line 43:
Line 42: ==Summary== ==Summary== ===Prologue=== ===Prologue=== − In a meeting of [[ComStar]]'s [[First Circuit]] on Hilton Head Island on [[Terra]], [[Precentor]] [[Myndo Waterly]] is admonished for leaking information about the ''[[Silver Eagle]]'' to the [[ISF]], establishing that ComStar had a hand in precipitating the [[Silver Eagle affair]]. [[Primus of ComStar|Primus]] [[Julian Tiepolo]] feels Waterly's ill-advised and clumsy action threatened ComStar's image as a neutral party, though he does not condemn the action as such. In the end, however, the First Circuit votes to absolve Waterly of any wrongdoing, accepting her reasoning that ultimately no harm was done. + In a meeting of [[ComStar]]'s [[First Circuit]] on Hilton Head Island on [[Terra]], [[Precentor]] [[Myndo Waterly]] is admonished for leaking information about the ''[[Silver Eagle]]'' to the [[ISF]], establishing that ComStar had a hand in precipitating the [[Silver Eagle affair]]. [[Primus (ComStar)|Primus]] [[Julian Tiepolo]] feels Waterly's ill-advised and clumsy action threatened ComStar's image as a neutral party, though he does not condemn the action as such. In the end, however, the First Circuit votes to absolve Waterly of any wrongdoing, accepting her reasoning that ultimately no harm was done. ===Book I: Envelopment=== ===Book I: Envelopment=== − Planning his wedding to Melissa Steiner, Hanse Davion sends a personal invitaton to his archenemy Maximilian Liao (and implicitly, the heads of the other Successor States as well). In a political maneuver following a suggestion by [[Ardan Sortek]], he asks [[Morgan Hasek-Davion]] to be his best man. Morgan is residing at [[New Avalon]] as essentially a hostage: Hanse Davion is fully aware that his brother-in-law, Morgan's misguided father [[Michael Hasek-Davion]], is collaborating with House Liao but he cannot conclusively prove it without endangering his own spy network. Morgan wholeheartedly embraces the honor, and turns out loyal to House Davion as much as to House Hasek. + Planning his wedding to Melissa Steiner, Hanse Davion sends a personal invitaton to his archenemy Maximillian Liao (and implicitly, the heads of the other Successor States as well). In a political maneuver following a suggestion by [[Ardan Sortek]], he asks [[Morgan Hasek-Davion]] to be his best man. Morgan is residing at [[New Avalon]] as essentially a hostage: Hanse Davion is fully aware that his brother-in-law, Morgan's misguided father [[Michael Hasek-Davion]], is collaborating with House Liao but he cannot conclusively prove it without endangering his own spy network. Morgan wholeheartedly embraces the honor, and turns out loyal to House Davion as much as to House Hasek. As a high-profile outcast from the [[Federated Suns]] and an intelligence expert, Justin Xiang has become a high-ranking intelligence analyst in the [[Capellan Confederation]] alongside his recruiter [[Tsen Shang]], the former Capellan spymaster on [[Solaris VII]]. In the byzantine machinations of [[House Liao]] the [[Chancellor]]'s younger daughter [[Romano Liao]] draws Tsen Shang into her camp while Justin Xiang finds he is growing close to the other daughter, [[Candace Liao]]. As a high-profile outcast from the [[Federated Suns]] and an intelligence expert, Justin Xiang has become a high-ranking intelligence analyst in the [[Capellan Confederation]] alongside his recruiter [[Tsen Shang]], the former Capellan spymaster on [[Solaris VII]]. In the byzantine machinations of [[House Liao]] the [[Chancellor]]'s younger daughter [[Romano Liao]] draws Tsen Shang into her camp while Justin Xiang finds he is growing close to the other daughter, [[Candace Liao]]. − In his monastery retreat on [[Zaniah III]], [[Morgan Kell]] is devastated to learn of his brother [[Patrick Kell|Patrick]]'s death at the hands of [[Yorinaga Kurita]] (at the conclusion of the Silver Eagle affair). As his old nemesis has resurfaced, Morgan ends his exile and rebuilds the Kell Hounds [[mercenary unit]] back into a full regiment, with himself in command. Yorinaga Kurita meanwhile appoints his disowned son [[Akira Brahe]] to a position of company commander in the [[Genyosha]], the unit Yorinaga formed specifically to counter the Kell Hounds. + In his monastery retreat on [[Zaniah III]], [[Morgan Kell]] is devastated to learn of his brother [[Patrick Kell|Patrick]]'s death at the hands of [[Yorinaga Kurita]] (at the conclusion of the Silver Eagle affair). As his old nemesis has resurfaced, Morgan ends his exile and reforms the Kell Hounds [[mercenary unit]] back into a full regiment, with himself in command. Yorinaga Kurita meanwhile appoints his disowned son [[Akira Brahe]] to a position of company commander in the [[Genyosha]], the unit Yorinaga formed specifically to counter the Kell Hounds. ===Book II: Recovery=== ===Book II: Recovery=== − Morgan Kell makes a grand entrance through a surprise appearance at the royal ball on [[Tharkad]] on 31 December [[3027]]. He gets a warm welcome from [[Archon]] [[Katrina Steiner]], with whom he privately reminisces about their past [[Red Corsair (3004)|Red Corsair]] adventures together with Katrina's late husband, Morgan's cousin [[Arthur Luvon]]. Morgan also butts heads with the treacherous and ambitious Dukes [[Frederick Steiner]] and [[Aldo Lestrade (31st c.)|Aldo Lestrade]] as well as [[Ryan Steiner]] and the deposed ex-Archon, [[Alessandro Steiner]]. Traveling with Morgan Kell is [[Dan Allard]] who meets and befriends [[Jeana Clay]] at the reception. For his performance on [[Styk]] in the [[Silver Eagle affair]] where he lost his ''[[Valkyrie]]'' and became [[dispossessed]], Dan Allard is awarded a brand-new ''[[Wolfhound]]'' and a position as company commander by the thankful Morgan Kell who is rebuilding the Kell Hounds back to regiment strength to oppose Yorinaga Kurita. + Morgan Kell makes a grand entrance through a surprise appearance at the royal ball on [[Tharkad]] on 31 December [[3027]]. He gets a warm welcome from [[Archon]] [[Katrina Steiner]], with whom he privately reminisces about their past [[Red Corsair (3004)|Red Corsair]] adventures together with Katrina's late husband, Morgan's cousin [[Arthur Luvon]]. Morgan also butts heads with the treacherous and ambitious Dukes [[Frederick Steiner]] and [[Aldo Lestrade]] as well as [[Ryan Steiner]] and the deposed ex-Archon, [[Alessandro Steiner]]. Traveling with Morgan Kell is [[Dan Allard]] who meets and befriends [[Jeana Clay]] at the reception. For his performance on [[Styk]] in the [[Silver Eagle affair]] where he lost his ''[[Valkyrie]]'' and became [[dispossessed]], Dan Allard is awarded a brand-new ''[[Wolfhound]]'' and a position as company commander by the thankful Morgan Kell who is rebuilding the Kell Hounds back to regiment strength to oppose Yorinaga Kurita. Chancellor [[Maximilian Liao]] decides to travel to the Steiner/Davion wedding with his intelligence experts in attendance. Romano Liao has picked Tsen Shang as her escort, Justin Xiang is picked by Candace Liao and Justin's aide [[Alexi Malenkov]] is assigned as an aide to Colonel [[Pavel Ridzik]]. Chancellor [[Maximilian Liao]] decides to travel to the Steiner/Davion wedding with his intelligence experts in attendance. Romano Liao has picked Tsen Shang as her escort, Justin Xiang is picked by Candace Liao and Justin's aide [[Alexi Malenkov]] is assigned as an aide to Colonel [[Pavel Ridzik]]. ===Book III: Doublé=== ===Book III: Doublé=== − High society from all over the [[Inner Sphere]] has been invited to the Steiner/Davion wedding at Hilton Head Island on [[Terra]]. The wedding reception on 17 August 3028 sees a meet and greet of ancient enemies, with many undercurrents. [[Morgan Kell]] meets [[Scott Bradley]] and accepts [[Bradley's Bravos]] as the third Kell Hounds battalion, permitting them to display the Kell Hounds colors. [[Yorinaga Kurita]] appears in [[Coordinator]] [[Takashi Kurita]]'s entourage wearing the Genyosha insignia, thus publicly revealing the existence of the as-yet unknown new unit he commands. [[Dan Allard]] begins a relationship with [[Jeana Clay]] and meets his half-brother [[Justin Allard | Justin (Xiang) Allard]] for the first time in years, but Justin brusquely rejects him. [[Jaime Wolf]] makes a surprising appearance to deliver two ceremonial swords to Takashi Kurita, much to [[ComStar]]'s dismay who are at a loss how the mercenary could smuggle the weapons in. + High society from all over the [[Inner Sphere]] has been invited to the Steiner/Davion wedding at Hilton Head Island on [[Terra]]. The wedding reception on 17 August 3028 sees a meet and greet of ancient enemies, with many undercurrents. Morgan Kell meets [[Scott Bradley]] and accepts [[Bradley's Bravos]] as the third Kell Hounds battalion, permitting them to display the Kell Hounds crest. Yorinaga Kurita appears in [[Coordinator]] [[Takashi Kurita]]'s entourage wearing the Genyosha insignia, thus piblicly revealing the existence of the as-yet unknown new unit he commands. Dan Allard begins a relationship with [[Jeana Clay]] and meets his half-brother Justin (Xiang) Allard for the first time in years, but Justin brusquely rejects him. [[Jaime Wolf]] makes a surprising appearance to deliver two ceremonial swords to Takashi Kurita, much to [[ComStar]]'s dismay who are at a loss how the mercenary could smuggle the weapons in. − During a guided tour of Hilton Head on the next day, [[Akira Brahe]] encounters three Acolytes whom he recognizes are wearing [[cooling vest]]s hidden under their robes, suggesting the ostensibly pacifistic ComStar order has their own [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]]—brutes with what he recognizes to be [[periphery]] bandit tattoos. His interest piqued, he absconds from the tour and sneaks into an underground facility where he finds a vast number of pristine [[BattleMech]]s bearing the ComStar crest. On his way out he is attacked by guards and saved by [[Morgan Kell]], [[Jaime Wolf]] and [[Yorinaga Kurita]]. They are let in on Akira Brahe's discovery, but decide to keep it secret for the time being. + During a guided tour of Hilton Head on the next day, Akira Brahe encounters three Acolytes whom he recognizes are wearing [[cooling vest]]s hidden under their robes, suggesting the ostensibly pacifistic ComStar order has their own [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]]—brutes with what he recognizes to be [[periphery]] bandit tattoos. His interest piqued, he absconds from the tour and sneaks into an underground facility where he finds a vast number of pristine [[BattleMech]]s bearing the ComStar crest. On his way out he is attacked by guards and saved by Morgan Kell, Jaime Wolf and Yorinaga Kurita. They are let in on Akira Brahe's discovery, but decide to keep it secret for the time being. − [[Romano Liao]] and [[Justin Xiang]] have a falling-out after an unsuccessful assassination attempt on [[Quintus Allard]] by one of her [[Thuggee]]s. Alexi Malenkov reports to Xiang and Shang that Pavel Ridzik had a tryst with the Chancellor's wife, [[Jasmine Liao]].+ Romano Liao and Justin Xiang have a falling-out after an unsuccessful assassination attempt on [[Quintus Allard]] by one of her [[Thuggee]]s. Alexi Malenkov reports to Xiang and Shang that Pavel Ridzik had a tryst with the Chancellor's wife, Jasmine Liao. − Following the formal wedding on 20 August, [[Hanse Davion]] announces to his wife and the assembled guests that he shall give his wife a vast prize—the Capellan Confederation. Thus begins the [[Fourth Succession War]]. + Following the formal wedding on 20 August, Hanse Davion announces to his wife and the assembled guests that he shall give his wife a vast prize—the Capellan Confederation. Thus begins the [[Fourth Succession War]]. − {{Quote|''Wife, in honor of our marriage, in addition to this morsel I give you a vast prize. My love, I give you the Capellan Confederation!"''|[[Hanse Davion]] to [[Melissa Steiner-Davion]] at their wedding reception on [[Terra]], also sparking the [[Fourth Succession War]], August 20, [[3028]]}} + {{Quote|''Wife, in honor of our marriage, in addition to this morsel I give you a vast prize. My love, I give you the Capellan Confederation!"''|Hanse Davion to [[Melissa Steiner-Davion]] at their wedding reception on [[Terra]], also sparking the [[Fourth Succession War]], August 20, [[3028]]}} ===Book IV: Remise=== ===Book IV: Remise=== Line 72:
Line 71: [[Myndo Waterly]] is concerned that the successful war will give Hanse Davion a power base to conquer or unite the entire Inner Sphere in the end, sidelining ComStar's own plans. She vehemently lobbies the [[First Circuit]] to intercede in the war, but they refuse; in the end it is decided that ComStar will react only if Davion forces attack [[Sarna]] (a world far beyond their reach at this time). [[Myndo Waterly]] is concerned that the successful war will give Hanse Davion a power base to conquer or unite the entire Inner Sphere in the end, sidelining ComStar's own plans. She vehemently lobbies the [[First Circuit]] to intercede in the war, but they refuse; in the end it is decided that ComStar will react only if Davion forces attack [[Sarna]] (a world far beyond their reach at this time). − Meanwhile in the Confederation, [[Justin Xiang]], [[Tsen Shang]] and [[Alexi Malenkov]] try to counsel the increasingly irrational [[Maximilian Liao | Chancellor]]. Based in part on intelligence delivered by [[Michael Hasek-Davion]], they draw up defense plans including [[Operation RIPOSTE]], a strike at the Davion resupply depots for the next attack wave which is expected in February. Colonel [[Pavel Ridzik]] is meanwhile preparing to retake the lost worlds of his [[Tikonov Commonality]], but his strategic planning causes fear in [[Maximilian Liao]] that he might attempt a coup, and so he orders Ridzik be eliminated. The attempt on Ridzik's life is thwarted by Davion operatives, however, and only serves to alert Ridzik to Liao's paranoia. Ironically, this prompts him to create the [[Tikonov Free Republic]] and shift his allegiance from House Liao to a covert alliance with House Davion. + Meanwhile in the Confederation, [[Justin Xiang]], [[Tsen Shang]] and [[Alexi Malenkov]] try to counsel the increasingly irrational [[Maximilian Liao | Chancellor]]. Based in part on intelligence delivered by [[Michael Hasek-Davion]], they draw up defense plans including [[Operation Riposte]], a strike at the Davion resupply depots for the next attack wave which is expected in February. Colonel [[Pavel Ridzik]] is meanwhile preparing to retake the lost worlds of his [[Tikonov Commonality]], but his strategic planning causes fear in [[Maximilian Liao]] that he might attempt a coup, and so he orders Ridzik be eliminated. The attempt on Ridzik's life is thwarted by Davion operatives, however, and only serves to alert Ridzik to Liao's paranoia. Ironically, this prompts him to create the [[Tikonov Free Republic]] and shift his allegiance from House Liao to a covert alliance with House Davion. On [[Northwind]], the [[Genyosha]], together with the [[5th Sword of Light]] and the [[36th Dieron Regulars]], have attacked and bloodied Bradley's Bravos (the Kell Hounds's new third battalion) based on the misconception that they were Morgan Kell's original Kell Hounds. [[Team Banzai]] came to aid the Bravos. Only the unexpected homecoming of the [[Northwind Highlanders]], now in service to House Davion, saves the day for the Bravos and Team Banzai, who also suffered heavily; the unit's remainder is later redeployed to New Avalon for rest and refit. Adding insult to injury, [[Yorinaga Kurita]] and [[Akira Brahe]] are informed that while they were chasing ghosts on Northwind, the [[Kell Hounds]] raided and destroyed the Genyosha home base on [[Nashira]]. On [[Northwind]], the [[Genyosha]], together with the [[5th Sword of Light]] and the [[36th Dieron Regulars]], have attacked and bloodied Bradley's Bravos (the Kell Hounds's new third battalion) based on the misconception that they were Morgan Kell's original Kell Hounds. [[Team Banzai]] came to aid the Bravos. Only the unexpected homecoming of the [[Northwind Highlanders]], now in service to House Davion, saves the day for the Bravos and Team Banzai, who also suffered heavily; the unit's remainder is later redeployed to New Avalon for rest and refit. Adding insult to injury, [[Yorinaga Kurita]] and [[Akira Brahe]] are informed that while they were chasing ghosts on Northwind, the [[Kell Hounds]] raided and destroyed the Genyosha home base on [[Nashira]]. − Operation RIPOSTE fails utterly. The supposed storehouses were in reality traps where Davion troops (again including [[Andrew Redburn]] and Delta Company) ambushed the Liao would-be attackers and vanquished them in what House Davion called [[Operation AMBUSH]]. When the Capellan ambassador on [[New Syrtis]] is expelled for espionage, Michael Hasek-Davion secretly travels with him to [[Sian]] to salvage his plans. However, an enraged [[Maximilian Liao]] is now convinced of his double-dealings. On the chancellor's orders, Duke Michael Hasek-Davion is shot by Justin Xiang. + Operation Riposte fails utterly. The supposed storehouses were in reality traps where Davion troops (again including [[Andrew Redburn]] and Delta Company) ambushed the Liao would-be attackers and vanquished them in what House Davion called [[Operation Ambush]]. When the Capellan ambassador on [[New Syrtis]] is expelled for espionage, Michael Hasek-Davion secretly travels with him to [[Sian]] to salvage his plans. However, an enraged [[Maximilian Liao]] is now convinced of his double-dealings. On the chancellor's orders, Duke Michael Hasek-Davion is shot by Justin Xiang. ==Featured characters== ==Featured characters== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * [[Daniel Allard]] * [[Daniel Allard]] * [[Quintus Allard]] * [[Quintus Allard]] Line 93:
Line 91: * [[Morgan Hasek-Davion]] * [[Morgan Hasek-Davion]] * [[Sarah Hebert]] * [[Sarah Hebert]] − * [[Franklin Hecht]] * [[Clovis Holstein]] * [[Clovis Holstein]] * [[Danica Holstein]] * [[Danica Holstein]] Line 100:
Line 97: * [[Takashi Kurita]] * [[Takashi Kurita]] * [[Yorinaga Kurita]] * [[Yorinaga Kurita]] − * [[Aldo Lestrade (31st c.)|Aldo Lestrade]] + * [[Aldo Lestrade]] * [[Maximilian Liao]] * [[Maximilian Liao]] * [[Chandra Ling]] * [[Chandra Ling]] Line 118:
Line 115: * [[Jaime Wolf]] * [[Jaime Wolf]] * [[Justin Xiang]] * [[Justin Xiang]] − {{div col end}} ==Featured places== ==Featured places== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * [[Elgin]] * [[Elgin]] * [[New Avalon]] * [[New Avalon]] Line 131:
Line 126: * [[Tharkad]] * [[Tharkad]] * [[Zaniah]] * [[Zaniah]] − {{div col end}} ==Featured BattleTech== ==Featured BattleTech== ===BattleMechs=== ===BattleMechs=== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}} *''[[Archer]]'' *''[[Archer]]'' *''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' *''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' *''[[Cicada]]'' *''[[Cicada]]'' − *''[[Firestarter (BattleMech)|Firestarter]]'' + *''[[Firestarter]]'' *''[[Goliath]]'' *''[[Goliath]]'' *''[[Grand Dragon]]'' *''[[Grand Dragon]]'' Line 154:
Line 147: *''[[Warhammer]]'' *''[[Warhammer]]'' *''[[Wolfhound]]'' *''[[Wolfhound]]'' − {{div col end}} − ===DropShips=== ===DropShips=== − *''[[Leopard (DropShip class)|Leopard]]'' (''[[Manannan MacLir]]'') + *''[[Leopard]]'' (''[[Manannan MacLir]]'') − *''[[Overlord (DropShip class)|Overlord]]'' (''[[Firewalker (Individual Overlord-class DropShip)|Firewalker]]'', ''[[Lugh]]'') + *''[[Overlord]]'' (''[[Firewalker (Overlord)|Firewalker]]'', ''[[Lugh]]'') − ===JumpShips=== ===JumpShips=== *''[[Merchant]]'' (''[[Bifrost]]'') *''[[Merchant]]'' (''[[Bifrost]]'') ==Notes== ==Notes== − * Like the other entries in the Warrior trilogy by Michael A. Stackpole, the book's first edition by FASA features a tongue-in-cheek "About the author" appendix of dubious canonicity in the end. It is written as a ComStar dossier dated 18 April 3028, in which Michael A. Stackpole, referring to his earlier write-up in the previous novels, describes himself as a delusional subject held in the "ComStar Reeducation Compound: Phoenix" who maintains despite therapy that he is a historical writer who was born in 1957. ComStar notes that his insights into ComStar's operations are troublesome; the report recommends to upgrade security and continue to study the subject. + *Like the other entries in the Warrior trilogy by Michael A. Stackpole, the book's first edition by FASA features a tongue-in-cheek "About the author" appendix of dubious canonicity in the end. It is written as a ComStar dossier dated 18 April 3028, in which Michael A. Stackpole, referring to his earlier write-up in the previous novels, describes himself as a delusional subject held in the "ComStar Reeducation Compound: Phoenix" who maintains despite therapy that he is a historical writer who was born in 1957. ComStar notes that his insights into ComStar's operations are troublesome; the report recommends to upgrade security and continue to study the subject. − * The wedding scene where Hanse Davion, at his own wedding, brazenly declares war on another Successor State with the head of that state in attendance is often cited as one of the most memetic and memorable scenes in all of BattleTech fiction; it is also featured on the book cover of the first edition. + *The wedding scene where Hanse Davion, at his own wedding, brazenly declares war on another Successor State with the head of that state in attendance is often cited as one of the most memetic and memorable scenes in all of BattleTech fiction; it is also featured on the book cover of the first edition. − * In another oft-quoted memetic scene that is somewhat comical, in the commotion following Hanse Davion's declaration of war on the Capellan Confederation Chancellor Maximilian Liao directs his entourage to grab the plates as "strategic intelligence" as he suddenly realizes the sublime significance of the plates their food was served on: each plate names a star system that Davion is implicitly planning to attack. (Other plates, too, named systems that were somehow significant to individual guests who got served these plates.) + *In another oft-quoted memetic scene that is somewhat comical, in the commotion following Hanse Davion's declaration of war on the Capellan Confederation Chancellor Maximilian Liao directs his entourage to grab the plates as "strategic intelligence" as he suddenly realizes the sublime significance of the plates their food was served on: each plate names a star system that Davion is implicitly planning to attack. (Other plates, too, named systems that were somehow significant to individual guests who got served these plates.) − * Jaime Wolf approaching Draconis Combine Coordinator Takashi Kurita during the wedding reception and throwing the late [[Minobu Tetsuhara]]'s ceremonial swords at the Coordinator's feet with a scathing address in fluent Japanese is somewhat mysterious and unexplained in this novel. It would turn out to be a foreshadowing of the climactic final scene of another [[BattleTech]] novel, ''[[Wolves on the Border]]'', that was published shortly after ''Warrior: Riposte''. + *Jaime Wolf approaching Draconis Combine Coordinator Takashi Kurita during the wedding reception and throwing the late [[Minobu Tetsuhara]]'s ceremonial swords at the Coordinator's feet with a scathing address in fluent Japanese is somewhat mysterious and unexplained in this novel. It would turn out to be a foreshadowing of the climactic final scene of another [[BattleTech]] novel, ''[[Wolves on the Border]]'', that was published shortly after ''Warrior: Riposte''. − − ==Foreign-Language Editions== − ===French=== − A French edition, translated by Henriette Trillaud, was published by [[Fleuve Noir]] in 1996 as ''Guerrier: Riposte!'' (ISBN 2265057266).<ref>Bibliothèque nationale de France Catalogue Général entry for [http://ark.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb35812939n ''Guerrier: Riposte!'']</ref> − − ===German=== − A German edition, translated by [[Reinhold H. Mai]], was published by [[Heyne]] in 1990 as ''Riposte'' (ISBN 9783453043107).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/910089027 first printing of Heyne edition of ''Riposte'']</ref> The book had several printings, including an eighth printing in 1995 under the same ISBN.<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/946282986 eighth printing of Heyne edition of ''Riposte'']</ref> This was republished by [[Fantasy Productions]] in 2005 (ISBN 9783890645469).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/975397346 Fantasy Productions edition of ''Riposte'']</ref> This was republished as an EPUB by [[Ulisses Medien & Spiel Distribution GmbH|Ulisses Spiele]] in 2020 as ''BattleTech Legenden 6 : Warrior 2 - Riposte'' (ISBN 9783963314544).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/1206098163 ''BattleTech Legenden 6 : Warrior 2 - Riposte'']</ref> − − ===Hungrian=== − A Hungarian edition, translated by Novák Gábor, was published by [[Beholder]] in 2001 as ''Harcos: Riposte''.<ref>Beholder product page for [http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=146 ''Harcos: Riposte'']</ref> − − ===Russian=== − A Russian edition, translated by N. Nekrasova, was published by [[Hobby World]] in 2020 as ''Оружие к бою'' (ISBN 9785907170339). <ref> Science Fiction Lab Book description for [http://fantlab.ru/edition288276 Ответный удар]</ref> <ref> Hobby Games product page for [https://hobbygames.ru/battletech-otvetnij-udar Ответный удар]</ref> − − ===Spanish=== − A Spanish edition, translated by Jaime de Marcos Andreu, was published by [[Timun Mas]] in 1990 as [[List of BattleTech Print Novels in Spanish#La gran alianza|''La gran alianza'']]. == Covers == == Covers == <gallery> <gallery> − File:Warrior - Riposte (original).jpg|Original 1988 cover. Art by [[David English]].+ Warrior - Riposte (original).jpg|Original 1988 cover. Art by [[David English]]. − File:Warrior - Riposte (anniversary).jpg|1998 anniversary edition. Art by [[Doug Chaffee]].+ Warrior - Riposte (anniversary).jpg|1998 anniversary edition. Art by [[Doug Chaffee]]. − File:Warrior Riposte-BT Legends cover.jpg|2018 reprint (30th anniversary edition). Art by [[Marco Mazzoni]]+ Riposte.jpg|1990 German front cover. − File:Guerrier - Riposte.jpg|French edition.+ Riposte_German2.jpg|2005 German reprint. Art by [[Franz Vohwinkel]]. − File:Riposte.jpg|1990 German edition.+ SpanishBattletech-La Gran Alianza.jpg|1990 spanish hardcover edition. Art by [[Ciruelo Cabral]] − File:Riposte_German2.jpg|2005 German edition (reprint). Art by [[Franz Vohwinkel]].+ SpanishBattletech Softcover-La Gran Alianza.jpg|1998 spanish reprint softcover edition. − File:BattleTech Legenden 6 - Warrior 2 - Riposte.jpg|2020 German edition (reprint).+ Warrior Riposte-BT Legends cover.jpg|2018 reprint (30th anniversary edition). Art by [[Marco Mazzoni]] − File:Harcos Riposte - 2001.jpg|2001 Hungarian edition. − Image:Ответный удар.jpg|2020 Russian edition. − File:SpanishBattletech-La Gran Alianza.jpg|1990 Spanish hardcover edition. Art by [[Ciruelo Cabral]] − File:SpanishBattletech Softcover-La Gran Alianza.jpg|1998 Spanish reprint softcover edition. </gallery> </gallery> Line 204:
Line 174: Image:Warrior En Garde Advert Dragon 137.png|1988 one-page advert for Warrior: En Garde and Warrior: Riposte Image:Warrior En Garde Advert Dragon 137.png|1988 one-page advert for Warrior: En Garde and Warrior: Riposte </gallery> </gallery> − − =References= − <references/> − [[Category:Novels]] [[Category:Novels]] [[Category:Classic BattleTech novels]] [[Category:Classic BattleTech novels]] [[Category:Works by Michael A. Stackpole]] [[Category:Works by Michael A. Stackpole]] − [[Category:French Editions]]+ [[Category:German edition]] − [[Category:German Editions]] − [[Category:Hungarian Editions]] − [[Category:Russian Editions]] − [[Category:Spanish Editions]]
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{otheruses|the novel|the [[Capellan Confederation]]'s ill-fated operation during the [[Fourth Succession War]]|Operation Riposte}} |
| − | |||
{{InfoBoxProduct | {{InfoBoxProduct | ||
| image = Warrior - Riposte (original).jpg | | image = Warrior - Riposte (original).jpg | ||
| Line 17: | Line 16: | ||
| ISBN10 = 1-555600689 | | ISBN10 = 1-555600689 | ||
| ISBN13 = 978-0451457189 | | ISBN13 = 978-0451457189 | ||
| − | | MSRP = | + | | MSRP = 4.95 US$ |
| content = | | content = | ||
| era = [[Succession Wars era]] | | era = [[Succession Wars era]] | ||
| Line 43: | Line 42: | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
===Prologue=== | ===Prologue=== | ||
| − | In a meeting of [[ComStar]]'s [[First Circuit]] on Hilton Head Island on [[Terra]], [[Precentor]] [[Myndo Waterly]] is admonished for leaking information about the ''[[Silver Eagle]]'' to the [[ISF]], establishing that ComStar had a hand in precipitating the [[Silver Eagle affair]]. [[Primus | + | In a meeting of [[ComStar]]'s [[First Circuit]] on Hilton Head Island on [[Terra]], [[Precentor]] [[Myndo Waterly]] is admonished for leaking information about the ''[[Silver Eagle]]'' to the [[ISF]], establishing that ComStar had a hand in precipitating the [[Silver Eagle affair]]. [[Primus (ComStar)|Primus]] [[Julian Tiepolo]] feels Waterly's ill-advised and clumsy action threatened ComStar's image as a neutral party, though he does not condemn the action as such. In the end, however, the First Circuit votes to absolve Waterly of any wrongdoing, accepting her reasoning that ultimately no harm was done. |
===Book I: Envelopment=== | ===Book I: Envelopment=== | ||
| − | Planning his wedding to Melissa Steiner, Hanse Davion sends a personal invitaton to his archenemy | + | Planning his wedding to Melissa Steiner, Hanse Davion sends a personal invitaton to his archenemy Maximillian Liao (and implicitly, the heads of the other Successor States as well). In a political maneuver following a suggestion by [[Ardan Sortek]], he asks [[Morgan Hasek-Davion]] to be his best man. Morgan is residing at [[New Avalon]] as essentially a hostage: Hanse Davion is fully aware that his brother-in-law, Morgan's misguided father [[Michael Hasek-Davion]], is collaborating with House Liao but he cannot conclusively prove it without endangering his own spy network. Morgan wholeheartedly embraces the honor, and turns out loyal to House Davion as much as to House Hasek. |
As a high-profile outcast from the [[Federated Suns]] and an intelligence expert, Justin Xiang has become a high-ranking intelligence analyst in the [[Capellan Confederation]] alongside his recruiter [[Tsen Shang]], the former Capellan spymaster on [[Solaris VII]]. In the byzantine machinations of [[House Liao]] the [[Chancellor]]'s younger daughter [[Romano Liao]] draws Tsen Shang into her camp while Justin Xiang finds he is growing close to the other daughter, [[Candace Liao]]. | As a high-profile outcast from the [[Federated Suns]] and an intelligence expert, Justin Xiang has become a high-ranking intelligence analyst in the [[Capellan Confederation]] alongside his recruiter [[Tsen Shang]], the former Capellan spymaster on [[Solaris VII]]. In the byzantine machinations of [[House Liao]] the [[Chancellor]]'s younger daughter [[Romano Liao]] draws Tsen Shang into her camp while Justin Xiang finds he is growing close to the other daughter, [[Candace Liao]]. | ||
| − | In his monastery retreat on [[Zaniah III]], [[Morgan Kell]] is devastated to learn of his brother [[Patrick Kell|Patrick]]'s death at the hands of [[Yorinaga Kurita]] (at the conclusion of the Silver Eagle affair). As his old nemesis has resurfaced, Morgan ends his exile and | + | In his monastery retreat on [[Zaniah III]], [[Morgan Kell]] is devastated to learn of his brother [[Patrick Kell|Patrick]]'s death at the hands of [[Yorinaga Kurita]] (at the conclusion of the Silver Eagle affair). As his old nemesis has resurfaced, Morgan ends his exile and reforms the Kell Hounds [[mercenary unit]] back into a full regiment, with himself in command. Yorinaga Kurita meanwhile appoints his disowned son [[Akira Brahe]] to a position of company commander in the [[Genyosha]], the unit Yorinaga formed specifically to counter the Kell Hounds. |
===Book II: Recovery=== | ===Book II: Recovery=== | ||
| − | Morgan Kell makes a grand entrance through a surprise appearance at the royal ball on [[Tharkad]] on 31 December [[3027]]. He gets a warm welcome from [[Archon]] [[Katrina Steiner]], with whom he privately reminisces about their past [[Red Corsair (3004)|Red Corsair]] adventures together with Katrina's late husband, Morgan's cousin [[Arthur Luvon]]. Morgan also butts heads with the treacherous and ambitious Dukes [[Frederick Steiner]] and [[ | + | Morgan Kell makes a grand entrance through a surprise appearance at the royal ball on [[Tharkad]] on 31 December [[3027]]. He gets a warm welcome from [[Archon]] [[Katrina Steiner]], with whom he privately reminisces about their past [[Red Corsair (3004)|Red Corsair]] adventures together with Katrina's late husband, Morgan's cousin [[Arthur Luvon]]. Morgan also butts heads with the treacherous and ambitious Dukes [[Frederick Steiner]] and [[Aldo Lestrade]] as well as [[Ryan Steiner]] and the deposed ex-Archon, [[Alessandro Steiner]]. Traveling with Morgan Kell is [[Dan Allard]] who meets and befriends [[Jeana Clay]] at the reception. For his performance on [[Styk]] in the [[Silver Eagle affair]] where he lost his ''[[Valkyrie]]'' and became [[dispossessed]], Dan Allard is awarded a brand-new ''[[Wolfhound]]'' and a position as company commander by the thankful Morgan Kell who is rebuilding the Kell Hounds back to regiment strength to oppose Yorinaga Kurita. |
Chancellor [[Maximilian Liao]] decides to travel to the Steiner/Davion wedding with his intelligence experts in attendance. Romano Liao has picked Tsen Shang as her escort, Justin Xiang is picked by Candace Liao and Justin's aide [[Alexi Malenkov]] is assigned as an aide to Colonel [[Pavel Ridzik]]. | Chancellor [[Maximilian Liao]] decides to travel to the Steiner/Davion wedding with his intelligence experts in attendance. Romano Liao has picked Tsen Shang as her escort, Justin Xiang is picked by Candace Liao and Justin's aide [[Alexi Malenkov]] is assigned as an aide to Colonel [[Pavel Ridzik]]. | ||
===Book III: Doublé=== | ===Book III: Doublé=== | ||
| − | High society from all over the [[Inner Sphere]] has been invited to the Steiner/Davion wedding at Hilton Head Island on [[Terra]]. The wedding reception on 17 August 3028 sees a meet and greet of ancient enemies, with many undercurrents. | + | High society from all over the [[Inner Sphere]] has been invited to the Steiner/Davion wedding at Hilton Head Island on [[Terra]]. The wedding reception on 17 August 3028 sees a meet and greet of ancient enemies, with many undercurrents. Morgan Kell meets [[Scott Bradley]] and accepts [[Bradley's Bravos]] as the third Kell Hounds battalion, permitting them to display the Kell Hounds crest. Yorinaga Kurita appears in [[Coordinator]] [[Takashi Kurita]]'s entourage wearing the Genyosha insignia, thus piblicly revealing the existence of the as-yet unknown new unit he commands. Dan Allard begins a relationship with [[Jeana Clay]] and meets his half-brother Justin (Xiang) Allard for the first time in years, but Justin brusquely rejects him. [[Jaime Wolf]] makes a surprising appearance to deliver two ceremonial swords to Takashi Kurita, much to [[ComStar]]'s dismay who are at a loss how the mercenary could smuggle the weapons in. |
| − | During a guided tour of Hilton Head on the next day, | + | During a guided tour of Hilton Head on the next day, Akira Brahe encounters three Acolytes whom he recognizes are wearing [[cooling vest]]s hidden under their robes, suggesting the ostensibly pacifistic ComStar order has their own [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]]—brutes with what he recognizes to be [[periphery]] bandit tattoos. His interest piqued, he absconds from the tour and sneaks into an underground facility where he finds a vast number of pristine [[BattleMech]]s bearing the ComStar crest. On his way out he is attacked by guards and saved by Morgan Kell, Jaime Wolf and Yorinaga Kurita. They are let in on Akira Brahe's discovery, but decide to keep it secret for the time being. |
| − | + | Romano Liao and Justin Xiang have a falling-out after an unsuccessful assassination attempt on [[Quintus Allard]] by one of her [[Thuggee]]s. Alexi Malenkov reports to Xiang and Shang that Pavel Ridzik had a tryst with the Chancellor's wife, Jasmine Liao. | |
| − | Following the formal wedding on 20 August, | + | Following the formal wedding on 20 August, Hanse Davion announces to his wife and the assembled guests that he shall give his wife a vast prize—the Capellan Confederation. Thus begins the [[Fourth Succession War]]. |
| − | {{Quote|''Wife, in honor of our marriage, in addition to this morsel I give you a vast prize. My love, I give you the Capellan Confederation!"''| | + | {{Quote|''Wife, in honor of our marriage, in addition to this morsel I give you a vast prize. My love, I give you the Capellan Confederation!"''|Hanse Davion to [[Melissa Steiner-Davion]] at their wedding reception on [[Terra]], also sparking the [[Fourth Succession War]], August 20, [[3028]]}} |
===Book IV: Remise=== | ===Book IV: Remise=== | ||
| Line 72: | Line 71: | ||
[[Myndo Waterly]] is concerned that the successful war will give Hanse Davion a power base to conquer or unite the entire Inner Sphere in the end, sidelining ComStar's own plans. She vehemently lobbies the [[First Circuit]] to intercede in the war, but they refuse; in the end it is decided that ComStar will react only if Davion forces attack [[Sarna]] (a world far beyond their reach at this time). | [[Myndo Waterly]] is concerned that the successful war will give Hanse Davion a power base to conquer or unite the entire Inner Sphere in the end, sidelining ComStar's own plans. She vehemently lobbies the [[First Circuit]] to intercede in the war, but they refuse; in the end it is decided that ComStar will react only if Davion forces attack [[Sarna]] (a world far beyond their reach at this time). | ||
| − | Meanwhile in the Confederation, [[Justin Xiang]], [[Tsen Shang]] and [[Alexi Malenkov]] try to counsel the increasingly irrational [[Maximilian Liao | Chancellor]]. Based in part on intelligence delivered by [[Michael Hasek-Davion]], they draw up defense plans including [[Operation | + | Meanwhile in the Confederation, [[Justin Xiang]], [[Tsen Shang]] and [[Alexi Malenkov]] try to counsel the increasingly irrational [[Maximilian Liao | Chancellor]]. Based in part on intelligence delivered by [[Michael Hasek-Davion]], they draw up defense plans including [[Operation Riposte]], a strike at the Davion resupply depots for the next attack wave which is expected in February. Colonel [[Pavel Ridzik]] is meanwhile preparing to retake the lost worlds of his [[Tikonov Commonality]], but his strategic planning causes fear in [[Maximilian Liao]] that he might attempt a coup, and so he orders Ridzik be eliminated. The attempt on Ridzik's life is thwarted by Davion operatives, however, and only serves to alert Ridzik to Liao's paranoia. Ironically, this prompts him to create the [[Tikonov Free Republic]] and shift his allegiance from House Liao to a covert alliance with House Davion. |
On [[Northwind]], the [[Genyosha]], together with the [[5th Sword of Light]] and the [[36th Dieron Regulars]], have attacked and bloodied Bradley's Bravos (the Kell Hounds's new third battalion) based on the misconception that they were Morgan Kell's original Kell Hounds. [[Team Banzai]] came to aid the Bravos. Only the unexpected homecoming of the [[Northwind Highlanders]], now in service to House Davion, saves the day for the Bravos and Team Banzai, who also suffered heavily; the unit's remainder is later redeployed to New Avalon for rest and refit. Adding insult to injury, [[Yorinaga Kurita]] and [[Akira Brahe]] are informed that while they were chasing ghosts on Northwind, the [[Kell Hounds]] raided and destroyed the Genyosha home base on [[Nashira]]. | On [[Northwind]], the [[Genyosha]], together with the [[5th Sword of Light]] and the [[36th Dieron Regulars]], have attacked and bloodied Bradley's Bravos (the Kell Hounds's new third battalion) based on the misconception that they were Morgan Kell's original Kell Hounds. [[Team Banzai]] came to aid the Bravos. Only the unexpected homecoming of the [[Northwind Highlanders]], now in service to House Davion, saves the day for the Bravos and Team Banzai, who also suffered heavily; the unit's remainder is later redeployed to New Avalon for rest and refit. Adding insult to injury, [[Yorinaga Kurita]] and [[Akira Brahe]] are informed that while they were chasing ghosts on Northwind, the [[Kell Hounds]] raided and destroyed the Genyosha home base on [[Nashira]]. | ||
| − | Operation | + | Operation Riposte fails utterly. The supposed storehouses were in reality traps where Davion troops (again including [[Andrew Redburn]] and Delta Company) ambushed the Liao would-be attackers and vanquished them in what House Davion called [[Operation Ambush]]. When the Capellan ambassador on [[New Syrtis]] is expelled for espionage, Michael Hasek-Davion secretly travels with him to [[Sian]] to salvage his plans. However, an enraged [[Maximilian Liao]] is now convinced of his double-dealings. On the chancellor's orders, Duke Michael Hasek-Davion is shot by Justin Xiang. |
==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
| − | |||
* [[Daniel Allard]] | * [[Daniel Allard]] | ||
* [[Quintus Allard]] | * [[Quintus Allard]] | ||
| Line 93: | Line 91: | ||
* [[Morgan Hasek-Davion]] | * [[Morgan Hasek-Davion]] | ||
* [[Sarah Hebert]] | * [[Sarah Hebert]] | ||
| − | |||
* [[Clovis Holstein]] | * [[Clovis Holstein]] | ||
* [[Danica Holstein]] | * [[Danica Holstein]] | ||
| Line 100: | Line 97: | ||
* [[Takashi Kurita]] | * [[Takashi Kurita]] | ||
* [[Yorinaga Kurita]] | * [[Yorinaga Kurita]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Aldo Lestrade]] |
* [[Maximilian Liao]] | * [[Maximilian Liao]] | ||
* [[Chandra Ling]] | * [[Chandra Ling]] | ||
| Line 118: | Line 115: | ||
* [[Jaime Wolf]] | * [[Jaime Wolf]] | ||
* [[Justin Xiang]] | * [[Justin Xiang]] | ||
| − | |||
==Featured places== | ==Featured places== | ||
| − | |||
* [[Elgin]] | * [[Elgin]] | ||
* [[New Avalon]] | * [[New Avalon]] | ||
| Line 131: | Line 126: | ||
* [[Tharkad]] | * [[Tharkad]] | ||
* [[Zaniah]] | * [[Zaniah]] | ||
| − | |||
==Featured BattleTech== | ==Featured BattleTech== | ||
===BattleMechs=== | ===BattleMechs=== | ||
| − | |||
*''[[Archer]]'' | *''[[Archer]]'' | ||
*''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' | *''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' | ||
*''[[Cicada]]'' | *''[[Cicada]]'' | ||
| − | *''[[ | + | *''[[Firestarter]]'' |
*''[[Goliath]]'' | *''[[Goliath]]'' | ||
*''[[Grand Dragon]]'' | *''[[Grand Dragon]]'' | ||
| Line 154: | Line 147: | ||
*''[[Warhammer]]'' | *''[[Warhammer]]'' | ||
*''[[Wolfhound]]'' | *''[[Wolfhound]]'' | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
===DropShips=== | ===DropShips=== | ||
| − | *''[[ | + | *''[[Leopard]]'' (''[[Manannan MacLir]]'') |
| − | *''[[ | + | *''[[Overlord]]'' (''[[Firewalker (Overlord)|Firewalker]]'', ''[[Lugh]]'') |
| − | |||
===JumpShips=== | ===JumpShips=== | ||
*''[[Merchant]]'' (''[[Bifrost]]'') | *''[[Merchant]]'' (''[[Bifrost]]'') | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * Like the other entries in the Warrior trilogy by Michael A. Stackpole, the book's first edition by FASA features a tongue-in-cheek "About the author" appendix of dubious canonicity in the end. It is written as a ComStar dossier dated 18 April 3028, in which Michael A. Stackpole, referring to his earlier write-up in the previous novels, describes himself as a delusional subject held in the "ComStar Reeducation Compound: Phoenix" who maintains despite therapy that he is a historical writer who was born in 1957. ComStar notes that his insights into ComStar's operations are troublesome; the report recommends to upgrade security and continue to study the subject. | + | *Like the other entries in the Warrior trilogy by Michael A. Stackpole, the book's first edition by FASA features a tongue-in-cheek "About the author" appendix of dubious canonicity in the end. It is written as a ComStar dossier dated 18 April 3028, in which Michael A. Stackpole, referring to his earlier write-up in the previous novels, describes himself as a delusional subject held in the "ComStar Reeducation Compound: Phoenix" who maintains despite therapy that he is a historical writer who was born in 1957. ComStar notes that his insights into ComStar's operations are troublesome; the report recommends to upgrade security and continue to study the subject. |
| − | * The wedding scene where Hanse Davion, at his own wedding, brazenly declares war on another Successor State with the head of that state in attendance is often cited as one of the most memetic and memorable scenes in all of BattleTech fiction; it is also featured on the book cover of the first edition. | + | *The wedding scene where Hanse Davion, at his own wedding, brazenly declares war on another Successor State with the head of that state in attendance is often cited as one of the most memetic and memorable scenes in all of BattleTech fiction; it is also featured on the book cover of the first edition. |
| − | * In another oft-quoted memetic scene that is somewhat comical, in the commotion following Hanse Davion's declaration of war on the Capellan Confederation Chancellor Maximilian Liao directs his entourage to grab the plates as "strategic intelligence" as he suddenly realizes the sublime significance of the plates their food was served on: each plate names a star system that Davion is implicitly planning to attack. (Other plates, too, named systems that were somehow significant to individual guests who got served these plates.) | + | *In another oft-quoted memetic scene that is somewhat comical, in the commotion following Hanse Davion's declaration of war on the Capellan Confederation Chancellor Maximilian Liao directs his entourage to grab the plates as "strategic intelligence" as he suddenly realizes the sublime significance of the plates their food was served on: each plate names a star system that Davion is implicitly planning to attack. (Other plates, too, named systems that were somehow significant to individual guests who got served these plates.) |
| − | * Jaime Wolf approaching Draconis Combine Coordinator Takashi Kurita during the wedding reception and throwing the late [[Minobu Tetsuhara]]'s ceremonial swords at the Coordinator's feet with a scathing address in fluent Japanese is somewhat mysterious and unexplained in this novel. It would turn out to be a foreshadowing of the climactic final scene of another [[BattleTech]] novel, ''[[Wolves on the Border]]'', that was published shortly after ''Warrior: Riposte'' | + | *Jaime Wolf approaching Draconis Combine Coordinator Takashi Kurita during the wedding reception and throwing the late [[Minobu Tetsuhara]]'s ceremonial swords at the Coordinator's feet with a scathing address in fluent Japanese is somewhat mysterious and unexplained in this novel. It would turn out to be a foreshadowing of the climactic final scene of another [[BattleTech]] novel, ''[[Wolves on the Border]]'', that was published shortly after ''Warrior: Riposte''. |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
== Covers == | == Covers == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | + | Warrior - Riposte (original).jpg|Original 1988 cover. Art by [[David English]]. | |
| − | + | Warrior - Riposte (anniversary).jpg|1998 anniversary edition. Art by [[Doug Chaffee]]. | |
| − | + | Riposte.jpg|1990 German front cover. | |
| − | + | Riposte_German2.jpg|2005 German reprint. Art by [[Franz Vohwinkel]]. | |
| − | + | SpanishBattletech-La Gran Alianza.jpg|1990 spanish hardcover edition. Art by [[Ciruelo Cabral]] | |
| − | + | SpanishBattletech Softcover-La Gran Alianza.jpg|1998 spanish reprint softcover edition. | |
| − | + | Warrior Riposte-BT Legends cover.jpg|2018 reprint (30th anniversary edition). Art by [[Marco Mazzoni]] | |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| Line 204: | Line 174: | ||
Image:Warrior En Garde Advert Dragon 137.png|1988 one-page advert for Warrior: En Garde and Warrior: Riposte | Image:Warrior En Garde Advert Dragon 137.png|1988 one-page advert for Warrior: En Garde and Warrior: Riposte | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
[[Category:Novels]] | [[Category:Novels]] | ||
[[Category:Classic BattleTech novels]] | [[Category:Classic BattleTech novels]] | ||
[[Category:Works by Michael A. Stackpole]] | [[Category:Works by Michael A. Stackpole]] | ||
| − | + | [[Category:German edition]] | |
| − | [[Category:German | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||