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Line 23: | followedby = | followedby = }} }} − Originally conceived (and announced)<ref>In [http://www.catalystgamelabs.com/2008/06/27/catalyst-game-labs-bring-classic-battletech-shadowrun-and-mechwarrior-novels-back-to-bookstores/ this announcement] dated 27 June 2008</ref> as an upcoming [[BattleTech]] novel in the "Classic" line for December 2008, '''''Shadows of Faith''''' (prefix: '''''Tales of the Jihad'''''), by [[Loren L. Coleman]], was never published as a print novel. The unfinished novel was ultimately published on [[BattleCorps]] between 2005 and 2006 as a seven-part serial story. It describes the beginning of the [[Jihad era]] from the point of view of several core characters. + Originally conceived (and announced<ref>In [http://www.catalystgamelabs.com/2008/06/27/catalyst-game-labs-bring-classic-battletech-shadowrun-and-mechwarrior-novels-back-to-bookstores/ this announcement] dated 27 June 2008</ref>) as an upcoming [[BattleTech]] novel in the "Classic" line for December 2008, '''''Shadows of Faith''''' (prefix: '''''Tales of the Jihad'''''), by [[Loren L. Coleman]], was never published as a print novel. The unfinished novel was ultimately published on [[BattleCorps]] between 2005 and 2006 as a seven-part serial story. It describes the beginning of the [[Jihad era]] from the point of view of several core characters. In an official BattleChat on 23 April 2011, then-[[Line Developer]] [[Herbert A. Beas II]] said that "For all intents and purposes, we are considering Shadows of Faith done. [...] SoF is, however, being considered an unfinished work. All the chapters written have, I think been put out. We have more or less chosen to proceed with fiction on the presumption that more chapters will not be forthcoming." In an official BattleChat on 23 April 2011, then-[[Line Developer]] [[Herbert A. Beas II]] said that "For all intents and purposes, we are considering Shadows of Faith done. [...] SoF is, however, being considered an unfinished work. All the chapters written have, I think been put out. We have more or less chosen to proceed with fiction on the presumption that more chapters will not be forthcoming." − The unused cover art was shown in the ''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction]]'' tome,<ref>''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction'', p. 189</ref> captioned as art "from the forthcoming publication ''Shadows of Faith''". + The unused cover art was shown in the ''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art and Fiction]]'' tome<ref>''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art and Fiction]]'', p. 189</ref>, captioned as art "from the forthcoming publication ''Shadows of Faith''". ==Plot summary== ==Plot summary== Line 70:
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Line 88: * [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]] * [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]] * [[Jason Williamson]] * [[Jason Williamson]] − {{div col end}} ==Featured BattleTech== ==Featured BattleTech== ===BattleMechs=== ===BattleMechs=== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}}+ *''[[Annihilator]]'' − * ''[[Annihilator]]'' + *''[[Archer]]'' − * ''[[Archer]]'' + *''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' − * ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' + *''[[BattleMaster]]'' − * ''[[BattleMaster]]'' + *''[[Black Knight]]'' − * ''[[Black Knight]]'' + *''[[Caesar]]'' − * ''[[Caesar]]'' + *''[[Clint]]'' − * ''[[Clint]]'' + *''[[Gallowglas]]'' − * ''[[Gallowglas]]'' + *''[[Guillotine]]'' − * ''[[Guillotine]]'' + *''[[Highlander IIC]]'' − * ''[[Highlander IIC]]'' + *''[[Hunchback]]'' − * ''[[Hunchback]]'' + *''[[Huron Warrior]]'' − * ''[[Huron Warrior]]'' + *''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)]]'' − * ''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)]]'' + *''[[No-Dachi]]'' − * ''[[No-Dachi]]'' + *''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' − * ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' + *''[[Tarantula]]'' − * ''[[Tarantula]]'' + *''[[Thunderbolt]]'' − * ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' + *''[[War Dog]]'' − * ''[[War Dog]]'' + *''[[Warhammer]]'' − * ''[[Warhammer]]'' + *''[[Wolverine (BattleMech)|Wolverine]]'' − * ''[[Wolverine (BattleMech)|Wolverine]]'' + *''[[Wraith]]'' − * ''[[Wraith]]'' − {{div col end}} − ===Vehicles=== ===Vehicles=== − *[[Badger (Combat Vehicle)|Badger]] + *[[Badger]] *[[Bandit]] *[[Bandit]] *[[Kestrel (Combat Vehicle)|Kestrel Attack VTOL]] *[[Kestrel (Combat Vehicle)|Kestrel Attack VTOL]] *[[Main Gauche]] *[[Main Gauche]] − *[[Myrmidon (Combat Vehicle)|Myrmidon]] + *[[Myrmidon]] − *[[Pegasus (Combat Vehicle - Hovertank)|Pegasus]] + *[[Pegasus]] *[[Rhino (Combat Vehicle)|Rhino]] *[[Rhino (Combat Vehicle)|Rhino]] *[[Thang-Ta]] *[[Thang-Ta]] ===Other=== ===Other=== − * ''[[Cameron (WarShip class)|Cameron]]''-class WarShips ''[[Invisible Truth]]'', ''[[Ulric Kerensky (Individual Cameron-class WarShip)|Ulric Kerensky]]'' + *''[[Cameron (WarShip)|Cameron]]''-class WarShips ''[[Invisible Truth]]'', ''[[Ulric Kerensky (Cameron)|Ulric Kerensky]]'' − * ''[[Congress]]''-class WarShip ''[[Beowulf (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|Beowulf]]'' (mentioned) + *''[[Congress]]''-class WarShip ''[[Beowulf (Congress)|Beowulf]]'' (mentioned) − * ''[[Overlord]]'' (mentioned) + *''[[Overlord]]'' (mentioned) − * ''[[Union]]'' (mentioned) + *''[[Union]]'' (mentioned) ==Notes== ==Notes== Line 138:
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| publisher = [[BattleCorps]] | | publisher = [[BattleCorps]] | ||
| productioncode = | | productioncode = | ||
| − | | year = 31 March | + | | year = 31 March 2005-07 March 2006 |
| ISBN10 = | | ISBN10 = | ||
| ISBN13 = | | ISBN13 = | ||
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| − | Originally conceived (and announced | + | Originally conceived (and announced<ref>In [http://www.catalystgamelabs.com/2008/06/27/catalyst-game-labs-bring-classic-battletech-shadowrun-and-mechwarrior-novels-back-to-bookstores/ this announcement] dated 27 June 2008</ref>) as an upcoming [[BattleTech]] novel in the "Classic" line for December 2008, '''''Shadows of Faith''''' (prefix: '''''Tales of the Jihad'''''), by [[Loren L. Coleman]], was never published as a print novel. The unfinished novel was ultimately published on [[BattleCorps]] between 2005 and 2006 as a seven-part serial story. It describes the beginning of the [[Jihad era]] from the point of view of several core characters. |
In an official BattleChat on 23 April 2011, then-[[Line Developer]] [[Herbert A. Beas II]] said that "For all intents and purposes, we are considering Shadows of Faith done. [...] SoF is, however, being considered an unfinished work. All the chapters written have, I think been put out. We have more or less chosen to proceed with fiction on the presumption that more chapters will not be forthcoming." | In an official BattleChat on 23 April 2011, then-[[Line Developer]] [[Herbert A. Beas II]] said that "For all intents and purposes, we are considering Shadows of Faith done. [...] SoF is, however, being considered an unfinished work. All the chapters written have, I think been put out. We have more or less chosen to proceed with fiction on the presumption that more chapters will not be forthcoming." | ||
| − | The unused cover art was shown in the ''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art | + | The unused cover art was shown in the ''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art and Fiction]]'' tome<ref>''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art and Fiction]]'', p. 189</ref>, captioned as art "from the forthcoming publication ''Shadows of Faith''". |
==Plot summary== | ==Plot summary== | ||
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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
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* [[William Blane]] | * [[William Blane]] | ||
* [[Brian Cameron (31st c.)|Brian Cameron]] | * [[Brian Cameron (31st c.)|Brian Cameron]] | ||
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* [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]] | * [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]] | ||
* [[Jason Williamson]] | * [[Jason Williamson]] | ||
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==Featured BattleTech== | ==Featured BattleTech== | ||
===BattleMechs=== | ===BattleMechs=== | ||
| − | + | *''[[Annihilator]]'' | |
| − | * ''[[Annihilator]]'' | + | *''[[Archer]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Archer]]'' | + | *''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' | + | *''[[BattleMaster]]'' |
| − | * ''[[BattleMaster]]'' | + | *''[[Black Knight]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Black Knight]]'' | + | *''[[Caesar]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Caesar]]'' | + | *''[[Clint]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Clint]]'' | + | *''[[Gallowglas]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Gallowglas]]'' | + | *''[[Guillotine]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Guillotine]]'' | + | *''[[Highlander IIC]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Highlander IIC]]'' | + | *''[[Hunchback]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Hunchback]]'' | + | *''[[Huron Warrior]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Huron Warrior]]'' | + | *''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)]]'' | + | *''[[No-Dachi]]'' |
| − | * ''[[No-Dachi]]'' | + | *''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' | + | *''[[Tarantula]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Tarantula]]'' | + | *''[[Thunderbolt]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' | + | *''[[War Dog]]'' |
| − | * ''[[War Dog]]'' | + | *''[[Warhammer]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Warhammer]]'' | + | *''[[Wolverine (BattleMech)|Wolverine]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Wolverine (BattleMech)|Wolverine]]'' | + | *''[[Wraith]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Wraith]]'' | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
===Vehicles=== | ===Vehicles=== | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Badger]] |
*[[Bandit]] | *[[Bandit]] | ||
*[[Kestrel (Combat Vehicle)|Kestrel Attack VTOL]] | *[[Kestrel (Combat Vehicle)|Kestrel Attack VTOL]] | ||
*[[Main Gauche]] | *[[Main Gauche]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Myrmidon]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Pegasus]] |
*[[Rhino (Combat Vehicle)|Rhino]] | *[[Rhino (Combat Vehicle)|Rhino]] | ||
*[[Thang-Ta]] | *[[Thang-Ta]] | ||
===Other=== | ===Other=== | ||
| − | * ''[[Cameron (WarShip | + | *''[[Cameron (WarShip)|Cameron]]''-class WarShips ''[[Invisible Truth]]'', ''[[Ulric Kerensky (Cameron)|Ulric Kerensky]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Congress]]''-class WarShip ''[[Beowulf ( | + | *''[[Congress]]''-class WarShip ''[[Beowulf (Congress)|Beowulf]]'' (mentioned) |
| − | * ''[[Overlord]]'' (mentioned) | + | *''[[Overlord]]'' (mentioned) |
| − | * ''[[Union]]'' (mentioned) | + | *''[[Union]]'' (mentioned) |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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[[Category:BattleCorps publications]] | [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] | ||
[[Category:Short Stories]] | [[Category:Short Stories]] | ||
[[Category:Works by Loren L. Coleman]] | [[Category:Works by Loren L. Coleman]] | ||