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*The linked [[BattleCorps]] stories ''[[Feather Versus Mountain]]'' and ''[[Rise and Shine]]'' are tie-ins to the novel, providing what amounts to an extra chapter that sheds light on the fighting in the city of Cerant on An Ting that lead up to Jerry Akuma's death. | *The linked [[BattleCorps]] stories ''[[Feather Versus Mountain]]'' and ''[[Rise and Shine]]'' are tie-ins to the novel, providing what amounts to an extra chapter that sheds light on the fighting in the city of Cerant on An Ting that lead up to Jerry Akuma's death. | ||
*The novel ''[[Redemption Rift]]'' (serialized via BattleCorps) narrates how Wolf's Dragoons take up service with the Draconis Combine again in the [[Dark Age era]] to fight against the Federated Suns, a situation similar to the setup in ''Wolves on the Border'' a century earlier. The opening scene of ''Redemption Rift'', involving an old piece of pottery crafted by Minobu Tetsuhara, already establishes that the characters are keenly aware of this. | *The novel ''[[Redemption Rift]]'' (serialized via BattleCorps) narrates how Wolf's Dragoons take up service with the Draconis Combine again in the [[Dark Age era]] to fight against the Federated Suns, a situation similar to the setup in ''Wolves on the Border'' a century earlier. The opening scene of ''Redemption Rift'', involving an old piece of pottery crafted by Minobu Tetsuhara, already establishes that the characters are keenly aware of this. |
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Wolves on the Border | |
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Product information | |
Type | Novel |
Author | Robert N. Charrette |
Pages | 416 |
Cover Artwork | Jim Nelson (original) Peter Peebles (reprint) |
Publication information | |
Publisher | FASA (original) Roc Books (reprint) |
First published | 1 March, 1989 (original) 1 May, 1996 (reprint) |
ISBN-10 | 0451453883 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0451453884 |
Content | |
Era | Succession Wars era |
Timeline | 3023 – 3028 |
Wolves on the Border, by Robert N. Charrette, narrates how Wolf's Dragoons, working as mercenaries for the Draconis Combine, become the target of a plot to either tie them to the Combine permanently against their will, or destroy them. Their liaison officer, Minobu Tetsuhara, a honorable warrior of House Kurita and close friend of Jaime Wolf, is trapped between friendship and duty.
The novel was made available on BattleCorps on 16 December 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
“ | LIFE, DEATH, HONOR, FEALTY
Bushido governs all these concepts. As a MechWarrior of the Draconis Combine, Minobu Tetsuhara was bound by Bushido—a code that demands loyal service—to the devious Warlord Grieg Samsonov. But when Minobu came upon a strange blue and gold Archer, the field littered with its vanquished opponents, and its weapons now empty, Bushido also dictated that he not destroy an honorable but helpless warrior. And so he rescued Jaime Wolf. Minobu was then assigned as liaison to the Wolf's Dragoons, one of the Combine's most elite mercenary units, who treated him with the respect due a fellow warrior. When the mercenaries refused to renew their contract with Samsonov, Minobu was instructed to destroy them. Now Bushido dictates that Minobu oppose his honorable foe, a man with whom he has served and who deserves far better than betrayal.... |
” |
Plot Summary
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Featured characters
- Chu-i Jerry Akuma
- "Gentleman" Johnny Clavell
- Chu-i Willard Gibbs
- John Hayes
- Lieutenant Takiro Ikeda
- Captain Dechan Fraser
- Captain Natasha Kerensky
- Coordinator Takashi Kurita
- Sergeant Colin MacLaren
- Chu-sa Michi Noketsuna
- Warlord Grieg Samsonov
- Lynn Sheridan
- Tai-i Minobu Tetsuhara
- Thomas West
- Colonel Jaime Wolf
- The Bounty Hunter
Featured places
Notes
- The novel ranks very high on fan ratings and is consistently named among the best BattleTech novels published so far.
- The linked BattleCorps stories Feather Versus Mountain and Rise and Shine are tie-ins to the novel, providing what amounts to an extra chapter that sheds light on the fighting in the city of Cerant on An Ting that lead up to Jerry Akuma's death.
- The novel Redemption Rift (serialized via BattleCorps) narrates how Wolf's Dragoons take up service with the Draconis Combine again in the Dark Age era to fight against the Federated Suns, a situation similar to the setup in Wolves on the Border a century earlier. The opening scene of Redemption Rift, involving an old piece of pottery crafted by Minobu Tetsuhara, already establishes that the characters are keenly aware of this.
Covers
Original 1989 cover.
Art by Jim Nelson.1996 reprint.
Art by Peter Peebles.