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| series              = Camacho's Caballeros trilogy
 
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| followedby          = [[Hearts of Chaos]]
 
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== From the back cover ==
 
== From the back cover ==
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{{quote|''Resourceful, ruthless, beautiful, apparently without fear, Scout Lieutenant [[Cassie Suthorn]] of [[Camacho's Caballeros]] is as consummately lethal as the giant [[BattleMech]]s she lives to hunt. Only one other person in the freewheeling [[mercenary unit|mercenary regiment]] has a hint of the demons which drive her. When the Caballeros sign on to guard [[Coordinator]] [[Theodore Kurita]]'s corporate-mogul cousin in the heart of the [[Draconis Combine]], they think they've got the perfect gig: low risk and high pay. Cassie alone suspects that danger waits among the looming bronze towers of [[Hachiman (planet)|Hachiman]]—and when the [[yakuza]] and the dread [[ISF]] form a devil's alliance to bring down [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]], only Cassie's unique skills can save her regiment.''
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{{quote|''Resourceful, ruthless, beautiful, apparently without fear, Scout Lieutenant [[Cassie Suthorn]] of [[Camacho's Caballeros]] is as consummately lethal as the giant [[BattleMech]]s she lives to hunt. Only one other person in the freewheeling [[mercenary unit|mercenary regiment]] has a hint of the demons which drive her. When the Caballeros sign on to guard [[Coordinator]] [[Theodore Kurita]]'s corporate-mogul cousin in the heart of the [[Draconis Combine]], they think they've got the perfect gig: low risk and high pay. Cassie alone suspects that danger waits among the looming bronze towers of [[Hachiman (system)|Hachiman]]—and when the [[yakuza]] and the dread [[ISF]] form a devil's alliance to bring down [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]], only Cassie's unique skills can save her regiment.''
  
 
''All she has to do is confront her darkest nightmares.''}}
 
''All she has to do is confront her darkest nightmares.''}}
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== Featured characters ==
 
== Featured characters ==
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* Lieutenant [[Cassie Suthorn]]
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* [[Colonel]] [[Carlos Camacho|Carlos ''"Tiburón"'' Camacho]]
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* [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Marisol Cabrera|Marisol ''"la Dama Muerta"'' Cabrera]]
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* Lieutenant Colonel [[Gordon Baird|Gordon "Gordo" Baird]]
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* [[Force Commander]] [[Gavilán Camacho|Gavilán "Falcon" Camacho]]
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* Force Commander Rabbi Bar-Kochba
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* [[Captain]] [[Kali MacDougall|Kali "Lady K" MacDougall]]
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* Captain [[James Powell|James "Badlands" Powell]]
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* Captain Father Doctor [[Roberto García|Roberto "Call Me Bob" García]]
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* Captain [[Bobby Begay|Bobby "Bobby the Wolf" Begay]]
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* Captain [[Diana Vásquez|Diana "Diana" Vásquez]]
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* Captain [[Patricia Camacho]] (mentioned)
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* Lieutenant Junior Grade [[Cassiopeia Suthorn|Cassie "Abtakha" Suthorn]]
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* Lieutenant Junior Grade [[William Payson|Billy "Cowboy" Payson]]
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* Lieutenant [[Raven O'Connor|Raven "Raven" O'Connor]]
 
* CEO [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]]
 
* CEO [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]]
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* [[Coordinator]] [[Theodore Kurita]] (mentiond)
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* [[Mirza]] [[Peter Abdulsattah]]
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* Director [[Subhash Indrahar]]
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* [[Ninyu Kerai Indrahar]]
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* [[Earl]] [[Percival Fillington]]
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* [[Marquis]] [[Redmond Hosoya]]
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* ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Eleanor Shimazu]]
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* ''[[Tai-i]]'' [[Buntaro Mayne]]
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* [[Archie Westin]]
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* [[Coordinator]] [[Theodore Kurita]] (mentioned)
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* Force Commander [[Peter White Nose Pony|Peter "Singer" White Nose Pony]]
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* Captain [[John Amos Ames|John Amos "French Fry" Ames]]
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* Captain [[Marshal Harris|Marshal "Astro Zombie" Harris]]
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* Captain [[Angela Torres|Angela "Vanity" Torres]]
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* Captain [[Lee Morales]]
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* Captain [[Juan Pedro O'Rourke|Juan Pedro "Don Coyote" O'Rourke]]
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* Captain [[Santo (Camacho's Caballeros)|Santo]]
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* Lieutenant Senior Grade [[Teresa de Avila Chavez|Teresa ''"la Guadalupana"'' de Avila Chavez]]
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* Lieutenant Senior Grade [[Buck Evans|Buck "Sawbuck" Evans]]
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* Lieutenant Senior Grade [[Annie Sue Hurd|Annie "Avengin' Annie" Hurd]]
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* Lieutenant Senior Grade [[James Kicking Bird]]
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* Lieutenant Senior Grade [[Diana Vásquez]]
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* Lieutenant Junior Grade [[Hector Alvarez|Hector "Teco" Alvarez]]
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* Lieutenant Junior Grade [[Nelson Blackbird|Nelson "Winger" Blackbird]]
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* Lieutenant Junior Grade [[William Carson|William "Deputy Dawg" Carson]]
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* Lieutenant Junior Grade [[Earl Willie Carter|Earl Willie "Mountain Man" Carter]]
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* Lieutenant Junior Grade [[Silas Garcia]]
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* Lieutenant Junior Grade [[Alberto Jaramillo]]
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* Lieutenant [[Macho Alvarado]]
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* Lieutenant [[Leo Archuleta|Leo "El Pipiribau" Archuleta]]
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* Lieutenant [[Benito Delshay]]
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* Lieutenant [[Janine Esposito|Janine ''"Mariposa"'' Esposito]]
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* Lieutenant [[Chuy Montoya]]
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* Lieutenant [[Lonny Ortega]]
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* Lieutenant [[Rebel Perez|Rebel "Reb" Perez]]
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* Lieutenant [[Mercedes Saavedra|Mercedes "Misty" Saavedra]]
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* Lieutenant [[Joey Sosa]]
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* Lieutenant [[Marshal Waits]]
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* Father [[Elfego Goldstein]]
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* Doctor [[Sondra Ten Bears|Sondra ''"La Curandera"'' Ten Bears]]
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* [[Master Sergeant]] [[Richard Gallegos|Richard "Zuma" Gallegos]]
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* Chief Armorer [[Bogdan Michael Stachiewski|Bogdan Michael "Stacks" Stachiewski]]
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* [[Scooter Barnes]]
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* [[Billy Huckaby]]
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* [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Willard Dix|Willard "Drygulch" Dix]]
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* [[Private]] [[Absalom Sloat]]
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* [[Marcus|"Buffalo Soldier" Marcus]]
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* [[Sammy Chato]]
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* [[Jimmy Escobar]]
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* [[Petie McTeague]]
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* [[Yvonne Sanchez]]
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* [[Lucy Aragón]]
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* [[Metalhead]]
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* [[Preetam Masakawa]]
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* [[Eddie Katsumori]]
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* [[Enrico Katsuyama|Enrico "Emie" Katsuyama]]
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* [[Peter Malloy]]
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* [[Takura Migaki]]
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* [[Milos Shimazu]]
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* [[Kazuo Sumiyama]]
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* [[Gupta Yoritomo]]
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* ''Tai-I'' [[Roger Hanson]]
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* ''Chu-I'' [[Sammy Ozawa]]
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* [[Shig Hofstra]]
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* [[Misty van Doom]]
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* [[Mariska Savage]]
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* [[Misha Auburn]] (mentioned)
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{{div col end}}
  
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== Featured places ==
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==Featured places==
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* [[Hachiman (planet)|Hachiman]]
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* [[Hachiman (system)|Hachiman]]
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* [[Larsha]]
  
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== Featured BattleTech ==
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==Featured BattleTech==
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* ''[[Atlas]]''
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===BattleMechs===
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* ''[[Adder]]''
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* ''[[Archer]]''
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* ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]''
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* ''[[Awesome]]''
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* ''[[Banshee (BattleMech)|Banshee]]''
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* ''[[BattleMaster]]''
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* ''[[Catapult]]''
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* ''[[Charger]]''
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* ''[[Crusader]]''
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* ''[[Executioner]]''
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* ''[[Grand Dragon]]''
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* ''[[Grasshopper]]''
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* ''[[Griffin]]''
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* ''[[Hatchetman]]''
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* ''[[Hermes II]]''
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* ''[[Hunchback]]''
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* ''[[Ice Ferret]]''
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* ''[[JagerMech]]''
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* ''[[Javelin]]''
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* ''[[Jenner]]''
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* ''[[Katana (BattleMech)|Katana]]''
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* ''[[Kintaro]]''
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* ''[[Kit Fox]]''
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* ''[[Locust]]''
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* ''[[Mad Dog]]''
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* ''[[Marauder]]''
 
* ''[[Mauler]]''
 
* ''[[Mauler]]''
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* ''[[Orion]]''
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* ''[[Panther]]''
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* ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]''
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* ''[[Quickdraw]]''
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* ''[[Raven]]''
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* ''[[Rifleman]]''
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* ''[[Scorpion]]''
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* ''[[Shadow Hawk]]''
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* ''[[Stalker]]''
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* ''[[Stinger]]''
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* ''[[Timber Wolf]]''
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* ''[[Trebuchet]]''
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* ''[[UrbanMech]]''
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* ''[[Valkyrie]]''
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* ''[[Victor]]''
 
* ''[[Wasp]]''
 
* ''[[Wasp]]''
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* ''[[Warhammer]]''
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* ''[[Whitworth]]''
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* ''[[Wolverine]]''
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* ''[[Zeus]]''
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{{div col end}}
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===Aircraft===
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* ''[[Sholagar|Sholagar Aerospace Fighter]]''
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===Personal weapons and equipment===
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* [[Shimatsu 42]] Machine Pistol.
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<!--==Notes==-->
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==Foreign-Language Editions==
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===German===
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A German edition, translated by Oliver Hoffmann, was published by [[Heyne]] in 1995 as ''Auge um Auge'' (ISBN 9783453079786).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/94467240X first printing of ''Auge um Auge'']</ref>  The book had a second printing in 1996 with the same ISBN, title, page count, and price.<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/946575568 second printing of ''Auge um Auge'']</ref>  This was republished as an EPUB by [[Ulisses Medien & Spiel Distribution GmbH|Ulisses Spiele]] in 2017 as ''BattleTech Legenden 24 : Auge um Auge'' (ISBN 9783957526793).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/1148944915 ''BattleTech Legenden 24 : Auge um Auge'']</ref>
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===Russian===
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A Russian edition, translated by S. Berkov, was published by [[Армада]] (Armada) in 1996 as ''Рукопашный бой'' (ISBN 5763202627). <ref> Science Fiction Lab Book description for [http://fantlab.ru/edition39432 Рукопашный бой]</ref><ref> National Library of Russia description for [https://webservices.nlr.ru/util/?method=recordFormat&vid=07NLR_VU1&sysid=005425365&format=037&base=NLR01 Рукопашный бой]</ref>
  
 
==Covers==
 
==Covers==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Image:Close Quarters.jpg|Original 1994 cover. Art by Boris Vallejo.  
 
Image:Close Quarters.jpg|Original 1994 cover. Art by Boris Vallejo.  
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Image:Auge um Auge.jpg|Original 1995 german cover.
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Image:Auge um Auge.jpg|1995 German edition.
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Image:BattleTech Legenden 24 - Auge um Auge.jpg|2017 German edition (reprint).
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Image:Рукопашный бой.jpg|1996 Russian edition.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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=References=
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<references/>
  
  
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[[Category:Classic BattleTech novels]]
 
[[Category:Classic BattleTech novels]]
 
[[Category:Works by Victor Milán]]
 
[[Category:Works by Victor Milán]]
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[[Category:German Editions]]
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[[Category:Russian Editions]]

Latest revision as of 23:07, 12 January 2024

Close Quarters.jpg
Close Quarters
Product information
Type Novel
Author Victor Milán
Pages 390
Cover Artwork Boris Vallejo
Publication information
Publisher Roc Books
First published 1 September 1994
ISBN-10 0451453786
ISBN-13 978-0451453785
Content
Era Clan Invasion era
Timeline 3056
Series Camacho's Caballeros trilogy
Followed by Hearts of Chaos

Close Quarters, by Victor Milán, is the first of trilogy of novels chronicling the adventures of Camacho's Caballeros.

From the back cover[edit]

“ Resourceful, ruthless, beautiful, apparently without fear, Scout Lieutenant Cassie Suthorn of Camacho's Caballeros is as consummately lethal as the giant BattleMechs she lives to hunt. Only one other person in the freewheeling mercenary regiment has a hint of the demons which drive her. When the Caballeros sign on to guard Coordinator Theodore Kurita's corporate-mogul cousin in the heart of the Draconis Combine, they think they've got the perfect gig: low risk and high pay. Cassie alone suspects that danger waits among the looming bronze towers of Hachiman—and when the yakuza and the dread ISF form a devil's alliance to bring down Chandrasekhar Kurita, only Cassie's unique skills can save her regiment.

All she has to do is confront her darkest nightmares.

”

Summary[edit]


Featured characters[edit]

Featured places[edit]

Featured BattleTech[edit]

BattleMechs[edit]

Aircraft[edit]

Personal weapons and equipment[edit]


Foreign-Language Editions[edit]

German[edit]

A German edition, translated by Oliver Hoffmann, was published by Heyne in 1995 as Auge um Auge (ISBN 9783453079786).[1] The book had a second printing in 1996 with the same ISBN, title, page count, and price.[2] This was republished as an EPUB by Ulisses Spiele in 2017 as BattleTech Legenden 24 : Auge um Auge (ISBN 9783957526793).[3]

Russian[edit]

A Russian edition, translated by S. Berkov, was published by Армада (Armada) in 1996 as Рукопашный бой (ISBN 5763202627). [4][5]

Covers[edit]

  • Original 1994 cover. Art by Boris Vallejo.

  • 1995 German edition.

  • 2017 German edition (reprint).

  • 1996 Russian edition.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for first printing of Auge um Auge
  2. ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for second printing of Auge um Auge
  3. ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for BattleTech Legenden 24 : Auge um Auge
  4. ↑ Science Fiction Lab Book description for Рукопашный бой
  5. ↑ National Library of Russia description for Рукопашный бой

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