Threads of Ambition
Threads of Ambition | |
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Product information | |
Type | Novel |
Author | Loren L. Coleman |
Pages | 267 |
Cover Artwork | Bruce Jensen |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Roc Books |
First published | 01 May 1999 |
ISBN-10 | 0451457447 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0451457448 |
Content | |
Era | Civil War era |
Timeline | 3060 - 3061 |
Series | The Capellan Solution |
Preceded by | none |
Followed by | The Killing Fields |
Threads of Ambition, by Loren L. Coleman, is the first book in The Capellan Solution duology. It covers the beginning of the Capellan-St. Ives War.
The novel was made available on BattleCorps on 7 November 2010 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
“ | Sun-Tzu Liao is the First Lord of the resurrected Star League. In the last year of his reign, he decides to milk his power for every ounce of benefit for himself. His dream to rebuild his Capellan Confederation at any cost is about to become a reality. His first victim: his own aunt, Candace Liao, who deserted the Confederation in the Fourth Succession War, taking the St. Ives Compact with her.
Answering Sun-Tzu's call to battle is Warrior House Hiritsu, always ready to serve, and the Hustaing Warriors, who will do what is necessary to get the job done. As border skirmishes between BattleMechs turn bloody, military units rally to Candance Liao's call to hold the line. Both sides are unyielding in this hard-fought war. And as Capellan fights Capellan, the high price of glory will be paid in full... |
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Summary
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Featured characters
- Aris Sung
- Candace Liao
- Caroline Seng
- Isis Marik
- Maurice Fitzgerald
- Ni Tehn Dho
- Simone Devon
- Sun-Tzu Liao
- Tamas Rubinsky
- Talon Zahn
Featured places
Featured BattleTech
'Mechs
- Apollo
- Battle Hawk
- Blackjack (BJ-1, BJ-2 & BJ-3 (mentioned))
- Nova (Black Hawk)-B
- Blackjack (OmniMech)
- Catapult
- Cataphract
- Centurion
- Cestus
- Cicada
- CLNT-2-3U Clint
- Commando
- Cossack
- Crusader
- Fire Moth (Dasher)
- Emperor (mentioned)
- Enforcer
- Gallowglas
- Grasshopper
- Hammer
- Hunchback
- Huron Warrior
- Hussar
- JagerMech
- Jenner
- Timber Wolf (Mad Cat) (mentioned)
- Marshal
- Mercury
- Night Hawk
- Orion
- Ostscout
- Phoenix Hawk
- Raven
- Rifleman
- Snake
- Spector
- Stealth
- Striker
- Thunder
- Tempest
- UrbanMech
- Victor
- Vindicator
- War Dog
- Wasp
- Whitworth
- Wraith
- Yu Huang
Vehicles
- Blizzard Hover Transport
- Centipede Scout Car
- Harasser Missile Platform
- Hetzer Wheeled Assault Gun
- J. Edgar
- Manticore Heavy Tank
- Ontos Heavy Tank
- Pegasus scout hovercraft
- Savannah Master (mentioned)
- SRM Carrier
Spacecraft
- Invader-class JumpShip
- unknown class JumpShip Tao-te of Warrior House Hiritsu
- unknown class JumpShip Celestial Walker of the Capellan Confederation
- Lung Wang-class DropShip Pearl of True Wisdom
- Overlord-class DropShip Dainwu of Warrior House Hiritsu
- Union-class DropShip Lao-tzu of Warrior House Hiritsu
- unknown Condor (DropShip class)-class DropShip of Warrior House Hiritsu
- unknown Overlord-class DropShip
- unknown Union-class DropShip of Warrior House Hiritsu
Infantry
Foreign-Language Editions
German
A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 2000 as Gefährlicher Ehrgeiz (ISBN 9783453156708).[1]
Hungarian
A Hungarian edition, translated by Novák Gábor, was published by Beholder in 2006 as A becsvágy hálójában.[2]
Russian
A Russian edition, translated by E. Samokhina, was published by Дрофа (Drofa) in 2003 as Нити амбиций (ISBN 5710769339) as part of a series produced in collaboration with Армада-пресс (Armada-Press). [3] [4]
Covers
Original 1999 cover. Art by Bruce Jensen
References
- ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for Gefährlicher Ehrgeiz
- ↑ Beholder product page for A becsvágy hálójában
- ↑ Science Fiction Lab Book description for Нити амбиций
- ↑ National Library of Russia description for Нити амбиций