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Line 35: ==Plot Summary== ==Plot Summary== − The novel essentially comprises two parts: "''Die Kriegerwelt''" (The Warrior's World), describing the demise of the Doom Angels on Outreach and George's struggle to adapt to a life as an independent mercenary; and "''Der Kontrakt''" (The Contract), which chronicles his exploits during his first tour as a contracted mercenary. + The novel essentially comprises two parts: "''Die Kriegerwelt''" (The Warrior's World), describing the demise of the Doom Angels on Outreach and George'ss struggle to adapt to a life as an independent mercenary; and "''Der Kontrakt''" (The Contract), which chronicles his exploits during his first tour as a contracted mercenary. ===Die Kriegerwelt=== ===Die Kriegerwelt=== Line 49:
Line 49: En route to Cor Caroli George meets the other Advanced Attack members and befriends some of them. He gets along particularly well with Artak "Ache" Hasall and "Penny" Walker, two members of a group calling themselves the Temptown-Trio; their third partner, "Sugar", was unavailable for the mission as she had accepted another contract. The poorly composed and disparate company concerns George, who finds that clearly incompetent Warriors are above him in the order of command, but raising this issue during transit only alienates his superior officer, Lt. Norman Kubler. En route to Cor Caroli George meets the other Advanced Attack members and befriends some of them. He gets along particularly well with Artak "Ache" Hasall and "Penny" Walker, two members of a group calling themselves the Temptown-Trio; their third partner, "Sugar", was unavailable for the mission as she had accepted another contract. The poorly composed and disparate company concerns George, who finds that clearly incompetent Warriors are above him in the order of command, but raising this issue during transit only alienates his superior officer, Lt. Norman Kubler. − The march from the DropPort to their base is already a near-disaster. One MechWarrior, Siggi, is so poorly trained that he repeatedly causes damage (even to his own ''[[Clint]]'') while attempting to simply walk in his 'Mech while George finds that his own ''Commando'' has a number of worrisome glitches and malfunctions. + The march from the DropPort to their base is already a near-disaster. One MechWarrior, Siggi, is so poorly trained that he repeatedly causes damage (even to his own ''[[Clint]]'') while attemting to simply walk in his 'Mech while George finds that his own ''Commando'' has a number of worrisome glitches and malfunctions. During a patrol on 23 July, George and Siggi detect suspicious readings in a deserted foundry. After Siggi triggers a light barrier they fight an unidentified ''Commando'' which George manages to destroy despite faulty onboard electronics in his own 'Mech, but the enemy pilot is killed by a failed ejection. George and Siggi return to base to report the incident to Lt. Kubler and have their 'Mechs repaired. George later gets into an argument with MonDiTec head of security Dana Knutson who berates him for entering a fight when he was supposed to scout. During a patrol on 23 July, George and Siggi detect suspicious readings in a deserted foundry. After Siggi triggers a light barrier they fight an unidentified ''Commando'' which George manages to destroy despite faulty onboard electronics in his own 'Mech, but the enemy pilot is killed by a failed ejection. George and Siggi return to base to report the incident to Lt. Kubler and have their 'Mechs repaired. George later gets into an argument with MonDiTec head of security Dana Knutson who berates him for entering a fight when he was supposed to scout. Line 57:
Line 57: Yet again two days later George's patrol finds (through George's instincts) a DropShip landing site and what seems to be a base camp for two lances of enemy BattleMechs. After a brief engagement with a ''[[Whitworth]]'' they return to base to report, but George's [[BattleROM]] recordings cannot back up his claims of having spotted several enemy 'Mechs. Thus, MonDiTec's orders for the Advanced Attack mercenaries to dress up and airlift for a parade at Dlacia Base remain effective, despite George's objections that an attack is likely now that the enemy camp was found. Against orders, George leaves the party on the VTOL that brought them and returns to his hangar. As expected, an attack occurs around midnight and George takes up the fight in a borrowed ''[[Valkyrie]]'' because his ''Commando'' is still undergoing repairs. However, he is up against an entire lance and eventually has to eject. He regains consciousness as his techs treat him inside their truck. An enemy ''[[Hermes]]'' approaches and is about to fire on them when Ache Hasall appears on the scene, intervenes and asks Sugar (the ''Hermes'' pilot and third Temptown Trio member) to let George live. She agrees to ignore George and moves off. Yet again two days later George's patrol finds (through George's instincts) a DropShip landing site and what seems to be a base camp for two lances of enemy BattleMechs. After a brief engagement with a ''[[Whitworth]]'' they return to base to report, but George's [[BattleROM]] recordings cannot back up his claims of having spotted several enemy 'Mechs. Thus, MonDiTec's orders for the Advanced Attack mercenaries to dress up and airlift for a parade at Dlacia Base remain effective, despite George's objections that an attack is likely now that the enemy camp was found. Against orders, George leaves the party on the VTOL that brought them and returns to his hangar. As expected, an attack occurs around midnight and George takes up the fight in a borrowed ''[[Valkyrie]]'' because his ''Commando'' is still undergoing repairs. However, he is up against an entire lance and eventually has to eject. He regains consciousness as his techs treat him inside their truck. An enemy ''[[Hermes]]'' approaches and is about to fire on them when Ache Hasall appears on the scene, intervenes and asks Sugar (the ''Hermes'' pilot and third Temptown Trio member) to let George live. She agrees to ignore George and moves off. − In the aftermath of the attack on the hangar, George is taken more seriously by his superior officers who begin to recognize and appreciate his superior skills. Over the following days more battles against the enemy mercenaries, since identified as Chadds Shadows, take place with losses on both sides. In one such battle, George comes across "Sugar" Savill and her ''Hermes'' again. True to his word he does not engage, and does not even mention the 'Mech which vanishes during the fighting. Yet later Dlacia Base is attacked in an attempt to overrun Advanced Attack. The two mercenary forces decimate each other. George encounters Sugar's ''Hermes'' once again, and again they part ways without engaging. Despite excellent performance, George eventually loses his ''Commando'' in the fighting and is thus dispossessed, but not before Advanced Attack narrowly repulses the attack (in no small part due to George's fighting skills). The Cor Caroli militia is taking over protection of their employer's assets, and the shattered mercenary command ends its contract. + In the aftermath of the attack on the hangar, George is taken more seriously by his superior officers who begin to reckognize and appreciate his superior skills. Over the following days more battles against the enemy mercenaries, since identified as Chadds Shadows, take place with losses on both sides. In one such battle, George comes across "Sugar" Savill and her ''Hermes'' again. True to his word he does not engage, and does not even mention the 'Mech which vanishes during the fighting. Yet later Dlacia Base is attacked in an attempt to overrun Advanced Attack. The two mercenary forces decimate each other. George encounters Sugar's ''Hermes'' once again, and again they part ways without engaging. Despite excellend performance, George eventually loses his ''Commando'' in the fighting and is thus dispossessed, but not before Advanced Attack narrowly repulses the attack (in no small part due to George's fighting skills). The Cor Caroli militia is taking over protection of their employer's assets, and the shattered mercenary command ends its contract. On the way back from Cor Caroli, the Temptown Trio attempt to recruit George, who was awarded a salvaged ''[[Wasp]]'' for his performance. However, he refuses their offer. They part on friendly terms. On the way back from Cor Caroli, the Temptown Trio attempt to recruit George, who was awarded a salvaged ''[[Wasp]]'' for his performance. However, he refuses their offer. They part on friendly terms.
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==Plot Summary== | ==Plot Summary== | ||
| − | The novel essentially comprises two parts: "''Die Kriegerwelt''" (The Warrior's World), describing the demise of the Doom Angels on Outreach and George' | + | The novel essentially comprises two parts: "''Die Kriegerwelt''" (The Warrior's World), describing the demise of the Doom Angels on Outreach and George'ss struggle to adapt to a life as an independent mercenary; and "''Der Kontrakt''" (The Contract), which chronicles his exploits during his first tour as a contracted mercenary. |
===Die Kriegerwelt=== | ===Die Kriegerwelt=== | ||
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En route to Cor Caroli George meets the other Advanced Attack members and befriends some of them. He gets along particularly well with Artak "Ache" Hasall and "Penny" Walker, two members of a group calling themselves the Temptown-Trio; their third partner, "Sugar", was unavailable for the mission as she had accepted another contract. The poorly composed and disparate company concerns George, who finds that clearly incompetent Warriors are above him in the order of command, but raising this issue during transit only alienates his superior officer, Lt. Norman Kubler. | En route to Cor Caroli George meets the other Advanced Attack members and befriends some of them. He gets along particularly well with Artak "Ache" Hasall and "Penny" Walker, two members of a group calling themselves the Temptown-Trio; their third partner, "Sugar", was unavailable for the mission as she had accepted another contract. The poorly composed and disparate company concerns George, who finds that clearly incompetent Warriors are above him in the order of command, but raising this issue during transit only alienates his superior officer, Lt. Norman Kubler. | ||
| − | The march from the DropPort to their base is already a near-disaster. One MechWarrior, Siggi, is so poorly trained that he repeatedly causes damage (even to his own ''[[Clint]]'') while | + | The march from the DropPort to their base is already a near-disaster. One MechWarrior, Siggi, is so poorly trained that he repeatedly causes damage (even to his own ''[[Clint]]'') while attemting to simply walk in his 'Mech while George finds that his own ''Commando'' has a number of worrisome glitches and malfunctions. |
During a patrol on 23 July, George and Siggi detect suspicious readings in a deserted foundry. After Siggi triggers a light barrier they fight an unidentified ''Commando'' which George manages to destroy despite faulty onboard electronics in his own 'Mech, but the enemy pilot is killed by a failed ejection. George and Siggi return to base to report the incident to Lt. Kubler and have their 'Mechs repaired. George later gets into an argument with MonDiTec head of security Dana Knutson who berates him for entering a fight when he was supposed to scout. | During a patrol on 23 July, George and Siggi detect suspicious readings in a deserted foundry. After Siggi triggers a light barrier they fight an unidentified ''Commando'' which George manages to destroy despite faulty onboard electronics in his own 'Mech, but the enemy pilot is killed by a failed ejection. George and Siggi return to base to report the incident to Lt. Kubler and have their 'Mechs repaired. George later gets into an argument with MonDiTec head of security Dana Knutson who berates him for entering a fight when he was supposed to scout. | ||
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Yet again two days later George's patrol finds (through George's instincts) a DropShip landing site and what seems to be a base camp for two lances of enemy BattleMechs. After a brief engagement with a ''[[Whitworth]]'' they return to base to report, but George's [[BattleROM]] recordings cannot back up his claims of having spotted several enemy 'Mechs. Thus, MonDiTec's orders for the Advanced Attack mercenaries to dress up and airlift for a parade at Dlacia Base remain effective, despite George's objections that an attack is likely now that the enemy camp was found. Against orders, George leaves the party on the VTOL that brought them and returns to his hangar. As expected, an attack occurs around midnight and George takes up the fight in a borrowed ''[[Valkyrie]]'' because his ''Commando'' is still undergoing repairs. However, he is up against an entire lance and eventually has to eject. He regains consciousness as his techs treat him inside their truck. An enemy ''[[Hermes]]'' approaches and is about to fire on them when Ache Hasall appears on the scene, intervenes and asks Sugar (the ''Hermes'' pilot and third Temptown Trio member) to let George live. She agrees to ignore George and moves off. | Yet again two days later George's patrol finds (through George's instincts) a DropShip landing site and what seems to be a base camp for two lances of enemy BattleMechs. After a brief engagement with a ''[[Whitworth]]'' they return to base to report, but George's [[BattleROM]] recordings cannot back up his claims of having spotted several enemy 'Mechs. Thus, MonDiTec's orders for the Advanced Attack mercenaries to dress up and airlift for a parade at Dlacia Base remain effective, despite George's objections that an attack is likely now that the enemy camp was found. Against orders, George leaves the party on the VTOL that brought them and returns to his hangar. As expected, an attack occurs around midnight and George takes up the fight in a borrowed ''[[Valkyrie]]'' because his ''Commando'' is still undergoing repairs. However, he is up against an entire lance and eventually has to eject. He regains consciousness as his techs treat him inside their truck. An enemy ''[[Hermes]]'' approaches and is about to fire on them when Ache Hasall appears on the scene, intervenes and asks Sugar (the ''Hermes'' pilot and third Temptown Trio member) to let George live. She agrees to ignore George and moves off. | ||
| − | In the aftermath of the attack on the hangar, George is taken more seriously by his superior officers who begin to | + | In the aftermath of the attack on the hangar, George is taken more seriously by his superior officers who begin to reckognize and appreciate his superior skills. Over the following days more battles against the enemy mercenaries, since identified as Chadds Shadows, take place with losses on both sides. In one such battle, George comes across "Sugar" Savill and her ''Hermes'' again. True to his word he does not engage, and does not even mention the 'Mech which vanishes during the fighting. Yet later Dlacia Base is attacked in an attempt to overrun Advanced Attack. The two mercenary forces decimate each other. George encounters Sugar's ''Hermes'' once again, and again they part ways without engaging. Despite excellend performance, George eventually loses his ''Commando'' in the fighting and is thus dispossessed, but not before Advanced Attack narrowly repulses the attack (in no small part due to George's fighting skills). The Cor Caroli militia is taking over protection of their employer's assets, and the shattered mercenary command ends its contract. |
On the way back from Cor Caroli, the Temptown Trio attempt to recruit George, who was awarded a salvaged ''[[Wasp]]'' for his performance. However, he refuses their offer. They part on friendly terms. | On the way back from Cor Caroli, the Temptown Trio attempt to recruit George, who was awarded a salvaged ''[[Wasp]]'' for his performance. However, he refuses their offer. They part on friendly terms. | ||