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'''''Wolf Pack''''', by [[Robert N. Charrette]], tells the story of [[Wolf's Dragoons]] [[Dragoon Civil War|civil war]].
 
'''''Wolf Pack''''', by [[Robert N. Charrette]], tells the story of [[Wolf's Dragoons]] [[Dragoon Civil War|civil war]].
  
== From the back cover ==
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== From the Back Cover ==
 
{{quote|''The [[Fourth Succession War|Succession Wars]].''
 
{{quote|''The [[Fourth Succession War|Succession Wars]].''
  
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''The [[Clan Invasion]].''
 
''The [[Clan Invasion]].''
  
[[Wolf's Dragoons]] were victorious in them all.
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''[[Wolf's Dragoons]] were victorious in them all.''
  
''For fifty years, the five mercenary regiments of Wolf's Dragoons have been the toughest [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s in the [[Inner Sphere]]. Whatever the job, whatever the odds, [[Jaime Wolf]]'s Dragoons always won.''
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''For fifty years, the five mercenary regiments of Wolf's Dragoons have been the toughest [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] in the [[Inner Sphere]]. Whatever the job, whatever the odds, [[Jaime Wolf]]'s Dragoons always won.''
  
 
''Now an aging Colonel Wolf is facing the biggest challenge of his career. And the enemy is not an Inner Sphere [[Great Houses|Lord]] or a [[Clan]] [[Khan]], but a rebellion among his own men!''}}
 
''Now an aging Colonel Wolf is facing the biggest challenge of his career. And the enemy is not an Inner Sphere [[Great Houses|Lord]] or a [[Clan]] [[Khan]], but a rebellion among his own men!''}}
  
  
== Summary ==
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==Summary==
 
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== Featured Characters ==
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The Novel follows Brian Cameron, a recent Mechwarrior graduate who is selected to serve as the communications officer to Jamie Wolf, and thus gets a front line view of the Wolf's Dragoons Civil War. The novel is written in some sections as though the entire novel is a story being told by Brian many years after the events took place.
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The other major novel viewpoint is Elson Novacat, an elemental captured at the battle of Luthien, and taken as a bondsman by the Dragoons.
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The major story arc, is the political infighting amongst Dragoon staff, as their major rebuilding post Luthien, has created a less homogeneous unit. The major factions are the older members, and their loyalty to Jamie Wolf. The newer inner sphere born members of the dragoons, and the dragoon born trubirths, raised in sibko's and with less of an attachment to the general ideals more common in the inner sphere. This has a few elements, but is punctuated by a play for power by Elson Novacat, who attempts to use Alpin wolf to take command of the Dragoons from Jamie Wolf.
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The novel includes four major sub plots.
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The longest running is the relationship between Brian Cameron and Maeve Wolf. Brian is smitten with Maeve when they first meet, but struggles to make time with her as they are posted to different regiments.
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The second is the feud between Jamie Wolf and Takashi Kurita. This leads to Jamie traveling to the combine and re-uniting with the children of the Kurita units trained with the dragoons decades earlier prior to the split between the combine and the dragoons, and the battle of Misery.
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A related sub plot is the death of Takashi Kurita in mysterious circumstances.
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The final sub plot is the mystery of Maeve's origins.
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==Featured Characters==
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{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
 
* Colonel [[Jaime Wolf]]
 
* Colonel [[Jaime Wolf]]
 
* [[Brian Cameron (31st c.)|Brian Cameron]]
 
* [[Brian Cameron (31st c.)|Brian Cameron]]
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* [[Takashi Kurita]]
 
* [[Takashi Kurita]]
 
* [[Michi Noketsuna]]
 
* [[Michi Noketsuna]]
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{{div col end}}
  
== Featured Places ==
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==Featured Places==
 
* [[Outreach]]
 
* [[Outreach]]
 
* [[Luthien]]
 
* [[Luthien]]
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==Featured BattleTech==
 
==Featured BattleTech==
 
===BattleMechs===
 
===BattleMechs===
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{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
 
* ''[[Archer]]''
 
* ''[[Archer]]''
 
* ''[[Awesome]]''
 
* ''[[Awesome]]''
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* ''[[Gallowglas]]''
 
* ''[[Gallowglas]]''
 
* ''[[Executioner (Gladiator)|Gladiator]]''
 
* ''[[Executioner (Gladiator)|Gladiator]]''
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* ''[[Ice Ferret (Fenris)|Fenris]]''
 
* ''[[Grasshopper]]''
 
* ''[[Grasshopper]]''
 
* ''[[Griffin]]''
 
* ''[[Griffin]]''
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* ''[[Victor]]''
 
* ''[[Victor]]''
 
* ''[[Vindicator]]''
 
* ''[[Vindicator]]''
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* ''[[Warhammer]]''
 
* ''[[Wasp]]''
 
* ''[[Wasp]]''
 
* ''[[Wolfhound]]''
 
* ''[[Wolfhound]]''
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{{div col end}}
  
 
===Battle Armor===
 
===Battle Armor===
* ''[[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elemental]]''
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* [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elemental]]
  
 
===Vehicles===
 
===Vehicles===
* ''[[Guardian (Conventional Fighter)|Guardian]]'' Conventional Fighter
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* [[Demolisher]]
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* [[Guardian (Conventional Fighter)|Guardian]] Conventional Fighter
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* [[Zoomer]]
  
 
===AeroSpace Fighters===
 
===AeroSpace Fighters===
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===DropShips===
 
===DropShips===
 
* ''[[Fortress]]''
 
* ''[[Fortress]]''
* ''[[Leopard]]''-class DropShip ''[[Hammer]]''
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* ''[[Leopard (DropShip class)|Leopard]]''-class DropShip ''[[Hammer (Individual Leopard-class DropShip)|Hammer]]''
* ''[[Overlord]]''-class DropShip ''[[Orion's Sword]]''
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* ''[[Overlord (DropShip class)|Overlord]]''-class DropShip ''[[Orion's Sword]]''
* ''[[Union]]''
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* ''Overlord''-class DropShip ''[[Chieftain (Individual Overlord-class DropShip)|Chieftain]]''
* [[DropShip]] ''[[Havelock]]'' (class unknown)
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* ''[[Union (DropShip class)|Union]]''
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* ''[[Havelock]]'' (unknown class)
  
 
===JumpShips===
 
===JumpShips===
* [[JumpShip]] ''[[Talbot]]'' (class unknown)  
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* ''[[Talbot]]'' (unknown class)  
  
 
===WarShips===
 
===WarShips===
* ''[[Aegis]]''-class Heavy Cruiser ''[[Alexander]]''
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* ''[[Aegis (WarShip class)|Aegis]]''-class Heavy Cruiser ''[[Alexander (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|Alexander]]''
* ''[[Stefan Amaris (WarShip class)|Stefan Amaris]]''-class Battleship ''[[Chieftain]]''
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==Notes==
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*{{BCNovel|on 02 May 2009}}
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*On 02 March 2016 the novel was re-released with a new cover in the debut of the [[BattleTech Legends]] line.<ref>[https://bg.battletech.com/news/news-and-announcements/shadowrun-battletech-legends-fiction-returns/ Legends (E-Pub Fiction) Announcement]</ref>
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==Foreign-Language Editions==
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===German===
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A German edition, translated by Christian Jentzsch, was published by [[Heyne]] in 1993 as ''Wolfsrudel'' (ISBN 9783453066311).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/930945204 first printing of ''Wolfsrudel'']</ref>  The book had several printings, including a fifth printing in 1995 under the same ISBN.<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/945811675 fifth printing of ''Wolfsrudel'']</ref>  This was republished as an EPUB by [[Ulisses Medien & Spiel Distribution GmbH|Ulisses Spiele]] in 2017 as ''BattleTech Legenden 16 : Wolfsrudel'' (ISBN 9783957526137).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/1137467770 ''BattleTech Legenden 16 : Wolfsrudel'']</ref>
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===Russian===
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A Russian edition, translated by S. Frolenko, was published by [[Армада]] (Armada) in 1995 as ''Волчья стая'' (ISBN 5763200292). <ref> Science Fiction Lab Book description for [http://fantlab.ru/edition39116 Волчья стая]</ref><ref> National Library of Russia description for [https://webservices.nlr.ru/util/?method=recordFormat&vid=07NLR_VU1&sysid=005404969&format=037&base=NLR01 Волчья стая]</ref>  A reprint was published in 2001 (ISBN 5309002545) by [[Армада-пресс]] (Armada-Press) as part of a different series produced in collaboration with [[Дрофа]] (Drofa).  <ref> Science Fiction Lab Book description for [http://fantlab.ru/edition39117 Волчья стая]</ref><ref> National Library of Russia description for [https://webservices.nlr.ru/util/?method=recordFormat&vid=07NLR_VU1&sysid=000255869&format=037&base=NLR01 Волчья стая]</ref>
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===Spanish===
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A Spanish edition, translated by Jaime de Marcos Andreu, was published by [[Timun Mas]] in 2001 as [[List of BattleTech Print Novels in Spanish#Manada de lobos|''Manada de lobos'']].
  
==Publications==
 
{{BCNovel|on 02 May 2009}}
 
 
==Covers==
 
==Covers==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
Wolfsrudel.jpg|Original 1993 German cover. Art by [[Les Dorscheid]].
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Image:Wolf Pack BTL cover.jpg|Cover of the 2016 "Legends" reprint.
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Image:Wolfsrudel.jpg|1993 German edition. Art by [[Les Dorscheid]].
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Image:BattleTech Legenden 16 - Wolfsrudel.jpg|2017 German edition (reprint).
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Image:Волчья стая.jpg|1995 Russian edition.
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Image:Волчья стая-2001.jpg|2001 Russian edition.
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Image:SpanishBattletech-Manada_de_Lobos.jpg|Spanish edition.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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==References==
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<references/>
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[[Category:Novels]]
 
[[Category:Novels]]
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[[Category:BattleCorps publications]]
 
[[Category:BattleCorps publications]]
 
[[Category:Works by Robert N. Charrette]]
 
[[Category:Works by Robert N. Charrette]]
[[Category:German edition]]
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[[Category:German Editions]]
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[[Category:Russian Editions]]
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[[Category:Spanish Editions]]

Latest revision as of 00:35, 24 November 2023

Wolf Pack.jpg
Wolf Pack
Product information
Type Novel
Author Robert N. Charrette
Pages 448
Cover Artwork Bruce Jensen
Interior Artwork Earl Geier
Publication information
Publisher Roc Books
First published 7 April 1992
ISBN-10 0451451503
ISBN-13 978-0451451507
Content
Era Clan Invasion era
Timeline 30533055

Wolf Pack, by Robert N. Charrette, tells the story of Wolf's Dragoons civil war.

From the Back Cover[edit]

The Succession Wars.

The Marik Civil War.

The War of '39.

The Clan Invasion.

Wolf's Dragoons were victorious in them all.

For fifty years, the five mercenary regiments of Wolf's Dragoons have been the toughest MechWarriors in the Inner Sphere. Whatever the job, whatever the odds, Jaime Wolf's Dragoons always won.

Now an aging Colonel Wolf is facing the biggest challenge of his career. And the enemy is not an Inner Sphere Lord or a Clan Khan, but a rebellion among his own men!


Summary[edit]


The Novel follows Brian Cameron, a recent Mechwarrior graduate who is selected to serve as the communications officer to Jamie Wolf, and thus gets a front line view of the Wolf's Dragoons Civil War. The novel is written in some sections as though the entire novel is a story being told by Brian many years after the events took place.

The other major novel viewpoint is Elson Novacat, an elemental captured at the battle of Luthien, and taken as a bondsman by the Dragoons.

The major story arc, is the political infighting amongst Dragoon staff, as their major rebuilding post Luthien, has created a less homogeneous unit. The major factions are the older members, and their loyalty to Jamie Wolf. The newer inner sphere born members of the dragoons, and the dragoon born trubirths, raised in sibko's and with less of an attachment to the general ideals more common in the inner sphere. This has a few elements, but is punctuated by a play for power by Elson Novacat, who attempts to use Alpin wolf to take command of the Dragoons from Jamie Wolf.

The novel includes four major sub plots.

The longest running is the relationship between Brian Cameron and Maeve Wolf. Brian is smitten with Maeve when they first meet, but struggles to make time with her as they are posted to different regiments.

The second is the feud between Jamie Wolf and Takashi Kurita. This leads to Jamie traveling to the combine and re-uniting with the children of the Kurita units trained with the dragoons decades earlier prior to the split between the combine and the dragoons, and the battle of Misery.

A related sub plot is the death of Takashi Kurita in mysterious circumstances.

The final sub plot is the mystery of Maeve's origins.


Featured Characters[edit]

Featured Places[edit]

Featured BattleTech[edit]

BattleMechs[edit]

Battle Armor[edit]

Vehicles[edit]

AeroSpace Fighters[edit]

DropShips[edit]

JumpShips[edit]

WarShips[edit]

Notes[edit]

  • The novel was made available on BattleCorps on 02 May 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.
  • On 02 March 2016 the novel was re-released with a new cover in the debut of the BattleTech Legends line.[1]

Foreign-Language Editions[edit]

German[edit]

A German edition, translated by Christian Jentzsch, was published by Heyne in 1993 as Wolfsrudel (ISBN 9783453066311).[2] The book had several printings, including a fifth printing in 1995 under the same ISBN.[3] This was republished as an EPUB by Ulisses Spiele in 2017 as BattleTech Legenden 16 : Wolfsrudel (ISBN 9783957526137).[4]

Russian[edit]

A Russian edition, translated by S. Frolenko, was published by Армада (Armada) in 1995 as Волчья стая (ISBN 5763200292). [5][6] A reprint was published in 2001 (ISBN 5309002545) by Армада-пресс (Armada-Press) as part of a different series produced in collaboration with Дрофа (Drofa). [7][8]

Spanish[edit]

A Spanish edition, translated by Jaime de Marcos Andreu, was published by Timun Mas in 2001 as Manada de lobos.

Covers[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Legends (E-Pub Fiction) Announcement
  2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for first printing of Wolfsrudel
  3. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for fifth printing of Wolfsrudel
  4. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for BattleTech Legenden 16 : Wolfsrudel
  5. Science Fiction Lab Book description for Волчья стая
  6. National Library of Russia description for Волчья стая
  7. Science Fiction Lab Book description for Волчья стая
  8. National Library of Russia description for Волчья стая