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At Beckett's insistence, and over Aleks' objections, Turkina's Beak raids the poorly defended planet [[Porrima]] to give his warriors a taste of battle. While an easy victory, Alexandr is almost assassinated by a sniper; [[Star Colonel]] [[Magnus Icaza]] gives his life to save him. Aleks levels the district as punishment, though his actions haunt him.
 
At Beckett's insistence, and over Aleks' objections, Turkina's Beak raids the poorly defended planet [[Porrima]] to give his warriors a taste of battle. While an easy victory, Alexandr is almost assassinated by a sniper; [[Star Colonel]] [[Magnus Icaza]] gives his life to save him. Aleks levels the district as punishment, though his actions haunt him.
  
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Alerted to the Falcon's invasion, [[Exarch]] [[Damien Redburn]] sends hero of the Republic, [[Countess of Northwind|Countess]] [[Tara Campbell]], to [[Skye]] to reinforce [[Prefecture IX]] for the coming war. She is met by the complicated politics of Prefecture IX, which is riven between current loyalties to the Republic, older loyalties to [[House Steiner]], and even older dreams of [[Federation of Skye|independence]]. Governor [[Gregory Kelswa-Steiner]] is a Republic loyalist, but his son [[Jasek Kelswa-Steiner|Jasek]] is a Steiner nationalist who founded the [[Stormhammers]] to defend the Isle of Skye against anyone, including the [[Republic Armed Forces|RAF]].
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Alerted to the potential Falcon's invasion, [[Exarch]] [[Damien Redburn]] sends hero of the Republic, [[Countess of Northwind|Countess]] [[Tara Campbell]], to [[Skye]] to reinforce [[Prefecture IX]] for the coming war. She is met by the complicated politics of Prefecture IX, which is riven between current loyalties to the Republic, older loyalties to [[House Steiner]], and even older dreams of [[Federation of Skye|independence]]. Governor [[Gregory Kelswa-Steiner]] is a Republic loyalist, but his son [[Jasek Kelswa-Steiner|Jasek]] is a Steiner nationalist who founded the [[Stormhammers]] to defend the Isle of Skye against anyone, including the [[Republic Armed Forces|RAF]].
  
 
Following the blooding on Porrima, the Falcons conquer the planet [[Chaffee (LC)|Chaffee]] in [[House Steiner|Steiner]] space, more because of its central location than its ''[[isorla]]'' value. Though the taking of the planet is unremarkable, the populous quickly starts an uprising and guerilla war. An unprepared ''[[Caracara]]'' is destroyed by a kamikaze strike from a civilian [[Planetlifter]], doing significant damage to the saKhan's Turkina Keshik. In response, Malvina orders the [[Hamilton Massacre]], slaughtering all 50,000 inhabitants of the city of Hamilton.
 
Following the blooding on Porrima, the Falcons conquer the planet [[Chaffee (LC)|Chaffee]] in [[House Steiner|Steiner]] space, more because of its central location than its ''[[isorla]]'' value. Though the taking of the planet is unremarkable, the populous quickly starts an uprising and guerilla war. An unprepared ''[[Caracara]]'' is destroyed by a kamikaze strike from a civilian [[Planetlifter]], doing significant damage to the saKhan's Turkina Keshik. In response, Malvina orders the [[Hamilton Massacre]], slaughtering all 50,000 inhabitants of the city of Hamilton.
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Chaffee pacified, the saKhan begins the ''desant'' in earnest with a rapid, continuous invasion of Prefecture IX. Aleksandr and Malvina continue their philosophical argument with their tactics: Zeta Galaxy takes [[Alkaid]] by [[Trial of Possession]] and keeps the population calm by promising not to overly meddle in their affairs. Malvina's Delta Galaxy takes [[Ryde]], also by Trial of Possession. After the planet capitulates, Malvina [[w:Decimation (Roman army)|decimates]] 6,800 of the planets citizens on live [[Tri-Vid]] to enforce obedience.
 
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== Notes ==
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''Flight of the Falcon'' is the first [[MechWarrior: Dark Age Novels|MechWarrior: Dark Age]] novel about [[Clan Jade Falcon]] and begins the ''[[desant]]'' storyline. It continues in ''[[Blood of the Isle]]'' and ''[[A Rending of Falcons]]''.
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== Featured Characters ==
 
== Featured Characters ==
 
* [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Aleksandr Hazen]]
 
* [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Aleksandr Hazen]]
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* Galaxy Commander [[Anastasia Kerensky]]
 
* [[Master Sergeant]] [[Angus McCorkle]]
 
* [[Master Sergeant]] [[Angus McCorkle]]
 
* Chief Minister of [[Skye]] [[Augustus Solvaig]]
 
* Chief Minister of [[Skye]] [[Augustus Solvaig]]

Revision as of 18:55, 4 September 2020

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Flight of the Falcon
Product information
Type Novel
Author Victor Milán
Pages 304
Cover Artwork Ray Lundgren
Publication information
Publisher Roc Books
First published 1 June 2004
ISBN-10 0451459830
ISBN-13 978-0451459831
Content
Era Dark Age era
Timeline 3134
Series MechWarrior: Dark Age Novels
Preceded by Patriot's Stand
Followed by Blood of the Isle

Flight of the Falcon, by Victor Milán, chronicles the start of Clan Jade Falcon's invasion of the Republic of the Sphere.

From the Back Cover

“ A Clan Jade Falcon force is en route to eradicate the Steel Wolves—but its true mission is the subjugation of The Republic of the Sphere. Constrained by an imposed peace for decades, the Falcons embark on their most spectacular war in generations—and the lust for blood runs hot...

Siblings Malvina and Aleks are Jade Falcon's best and brightest MechWarriors. Each achieved high command at a young age, and their bond is strong, but so is their rivalry. While Aleks believes warriors should protect the weak, Malvina is obsessed with dark visions of power and glory. If the leader of the Clan is destined to rule the Inner Sphere, then Malvina's first step toward seizing that role for herself is to conquer The Republic... or utterly destroy it.

On Skye, Tara Campbell faces a major invasion with too few Highlanders to beat it back. Some in the Planetary Council want to negotiate with the invaders to spare Skye the frightful carnage visited on other worlds. Now Tara—The Republic's greatest defender—finds herself fighting dissension at home when unity is needed in the face of Skye's greatest crisis ever...

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Summary

Notes

Flight of the Falcon is the first MechWarrior: Dark Age novel about Clan Jade Falcon and begins the desant storyline. It continues in Blood of the Isle and A Rending of Falcons.

Featured Characters

Featured BattleTech

BattleMechs

IndustrialMechs

Aerospace Fighters

Combat Vehicles

Battle Armor

DropShips

JumpShips

WarShips

Featured Places

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