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| name                =  
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| title      = Service for the Dead
| type                = Novel
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| author     = [[Martin Delrio]]
| author             = [[Martin Delrio]]
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| artwork    = [[Ray Lundgren]]
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| publisher   = [[Roc Books]]
| primarywriting      =
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| released    = 4 November, 2003
| pages              = 293
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| pages      = 293
| cover              = [[Ray Lundgren]]
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| isbn        = 0451459431
| interiorart        =
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| era         = [[Dark Age era]]
| illustrations      =
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| timeline   = [[3134]]
| publisher           = [[Roc Books]]
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| series     = [[The Proving Grounds (series)|The Proving Grounds]]
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| preceded_by = [[Truth and Shadows]]
| year                = 4 November 2003
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| followed_by = none
| ISBN10              = 0451459431
 
| ISBN13              = 978-0451459435
 
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| content            =  
 
| era                 = [[Dark Age era]]
 
| timeline           = [[3134]]
 
| series             = [[MechWarrior: Dark Age Novels]]<br>([[The Proving Grounds (series)|The Proving Grounds]] trilogy)
 
| precededby          = [[Truth and Shadows]]
 
| followedby          = [[By Temptations and By War]]
 
 
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'''''Service for the Dead''''', by [[Martin Delrio]], is the sixth novel in the [[MechWarrior: Dark Age Novels|MechWarrior: Dark Age]] series and the final book in [[The Proving Grounds (series)|The Proving Grounds]] trilogy. It was first published in November 2003 by [[Roc Books]] and was later republished in June 2021 by [[InMediaRes Productions, LLC|Catalyst Game Labs]] as a [[BattleTech Legends]] title.
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'''''Service for the Dead''''', by [[Martin Delrio]], is the final book in [[The Proving Grounds (series)|The Proving Grounds]] trilogy.  
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The [[Dark Age]] series resumes with ''[[By Temptations and By War]]''.
  
 
== From the back cover ==
 
== From the back cover ==
{{quote|''The world of [[Northwind]] has been decimated in the battle between the [[Northwind Highlanders|Highlanders]] and the [[Steel Wolves]]—and now the [[Clans|Clan]] warriors set their sights on [[Terra]]. The fate of the planet rests in the hands of three [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s:''
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{{quote|''The world of [[Northwind]] has been decimated in the battle between the [[Northwind Highlanders|Highlanders]] and the [[Steel Wolves]]&mdash;and now the [[Clans|Clan]] warriors set their sights on [[Terra]]. The fate of the planet rests in the hands of three [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]s:''
  
''[[Ezekiel Crow]]—betrayer of the Highlanders—and on the run from both political and military enemies.''
 
  
''[[Anastasia Kerensky]]—ruthless ruler of the Steel Wolves—and if she has her way, the next Conqueror of Terra.''
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''[[Ezekiel Crow]]&mdash;betrayer of the Highlanders&mdash;and on the run from both political and military enemies.''
  
''[[Tara Campbell]]—leader of the Northwind Highlanders—and Terra's only hope in its most desperate hour.''}}
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''[[Anastasia Kerensky]]&mdash;ruthless ruler of the Steel Wolves&mdash;and if she has her way, the next Conqueror of Terra.''
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''[[Tara Campbell]]&mdash;leader of the Northwind Highlanders&mdash;and Terra's only hope in its most desperate hour.''}}
  
 
== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
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[[Image:Madcat.gif|30px]] This section is a [[w:Wikipedia:Stub|stub]]. You can help BattleTechWiki by [{{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=edit}} expanding it].
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</div>
  
==Featured characters==
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== Featured characters ==
* [[Alexei Suvorov]]
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* Countess [[Tara Campbell]]
* [[Burton Horn]]
 
* [[Countess of Northwind|Countess]] [[Tara Campbell]]
 
 
* [[Ezekiel Crow]]
 
* [[Ezekiel Crow]]
 
* [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Anastasia Kerensky]]
 
* [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Anastasia Kerensky]]
* [[Paladin of the Republic|Paladin]] [[Jonah Levin]]
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* [[Paladin]] [[Jonah Levin]]
 
* [[Jack Farrell|"One-Eyed" Jack Farrell]]
 
* [[Jack Farrell|"One-Eyed" Jack Farrell]]
 
* [[Jacob Bannson]]
 
* [[Jacob Bannson]]
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== Featured places ==
 
== Featured places ==
 
* [[Northwind]]
 
* [[Northwind]]
* [[Saffel]]
 
 
* [[Terra]]
 
* [[Terra]]
* [[Tybalt]]
 
 
==Featured Technology==
 
===Spacecraft===
 
* [[Lion]]-class [[DropShip]] ''[[Fenrir (Individual Lion-class DropShip)|Fenrir]]''
 
 
<!--==Notes==-->
 
==Foreign-Language Editions==
 
===German===
 
A German edition, translated by [[Reinhold H. Mai]], was published by [[Heyne]] in 2005 as ''Den Toten dienen'' (ISBN 9783453520158).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/971477108 ''Den Toten dienen'']</ref>
 
 
===Hungarian===
 
A Hungarian edition, translated by Zaránd Fruzsina, was published by [[Delta Vision]] in 2004 as ''A holtak szolgálata''.<ref>Beholder product page for [http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=6297 ''A holtak szolgálata'']</ref>
 
 
==Covers==
 
<gallery>
 
File:Service for the Dead (2021 cover).jpg|2021 cover. Art by [[Tan Ho Sim]].
 
File:MWDA-06-Den Toten dienen.jpg|2005 German edition.
 
File:A holtak szolgálata - 2004.jpg|2004 Hungarian edition.
 
</gallery>
 
 
=References=
 
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[[Category:Novels]]
 
[[Category:Novels]]
 
[[Category:MechWarrior: Dark Age novels]]
 
[[Category:MechWarrior: Dark Age novels]]
 
[[Category:Works by Martin Delrio]]
 
[[Category:Works by Martin Delrio]]
[[Category:Hungarian Editions]]
 

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