Illusions of Victory
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| Illusions of Victory | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Novel |
| Author | Loren L. Coleman |
| Pages | 274 |
| Cover Artwork | Peter Peebles |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Roc Books |
| First published | 01 May 2000 |
| ISBN-10 | 0451457919 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0451457912 |
| Content | |
| Era | Civil War era |
| Timeline | 3062 |
Illusions of Victory, by Loren L. Coleman, is a story of the Federated Commonwealth Civil War from the venue of the Game World.
The novel was made available on BattleCorps on 08 August 2009 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[edit]
| “ | Solaris VII is known as the Game World—where entertainment is king, money is power, and MechWarriors from every corner of the Inner Sphere come to make war against one another in the ultimate sporting event.
Michael Searcy arrived on Solaris VII as a dishonored MechWarrior, and worked his way up in the ranking to become a valued commodity in the games. He knows all the moves, plays all the angles, and can put on a show as well as he fights. But now, the ancient grudges pitting warriors against each other have spilled out of the arena—and are moving through the streets in an all-out war. And Michael is caught in a championship match where the winner is the last man left alive... |
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Summary[edit]
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Featured characters[edit]
- Arena Gladiator Larry Acuff of the Cenotaph Stables
- Duke of St. Ives Kai Allard-Liao of the Cenotaph Stables (mentioned)
- Arena Gladiator Jarmen "The Ripper" ("The Farmer") Bauer of the Overlord Stables
- Primus Jerome Blake (mentioned)
- Stablemaster Tran Ky Bo, Owner of the Starlight Stables
- Megan Church
- Prince's Champion Galen Cox (mentioned)
- Arena Gladiator Evelyn Czerny of the Bromley Stables
- Arena Gladiator Teresa Dale (mentioned)
- Stablemaster Thomas DeLon, Owner of the DeLon Stables
- Arena Gladiator Glenn Edenhoffer of the Skye Tigers Stables (mentioned)
- Arena Gladiator Karl Edwards of the Starlight Stables
- Master Technician Lazlo Falcher of the Lynch Stables (mentioned)
- Stablemaster Jergen Gaalf, Owner of the Galahad Stables
- Arena Gladiator Garrett "The Ghost Jaguar" of Clan Smoke Jaguar, of the Blackstar Stables
- Arena Gladiator Estelle Goulet of the Starlight Stables
- Arena Gladiator & Solaris Class Six Champion Theodore Gross of the DeLon Stables
- Arena Gladiator Aaron Harper of the Starlight Stables (mentioned)
- Stablemaster Drew Hasek-Davion, Owner of the Blackstar Stables
- Marshal of the Armies Morgan Hasek-Davion (mentioned)
- Arena Gladiator Erin Hoffman of the Skye Tigers Stables (mentioned)
- Meta Hoglind
- Precentor Celene Jussiaume of the Com Guards 56th Division (ComStar) (mentioned)
- Arena Gladiator Jasmine Kalasa of the Lion City Stables
- Arena Gladiator Michael Karufel of the Zelazni Stables (mentioned)
- Arena Gladiator Torrence Klein of the Skye Tigers Stables
- Arena Gladiator Gerald Knight of the Renegades Cooperative
- Arena Gladiator Isaak Kremms of the Galahad Stables
- Journalist Adam Kristof of the Federated Broadcasting Corporation
- Coordinator & First Lord Theodore Kurita (mentioned)
- Arena Gladiator Sheridan Lang
- Arena Gladiator Aubry Larsen of the Blackstar Stables
- Arena Gladiator Kym San Lee
- Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao (mentioned)
- Stablemaster Trevor Lynch, Owner of the Lynch Stables
- Arena Gladiator Albert Mayetska (mentioned)
- Captain-General of the Free Worlds League Thomas Marik (mentioned)
- Arena Gladiator Kelley Metz of the Tandrek Stables
- Technician Keith Mick
- Arena Gladiator Kasigi Mihabu of the DeLon Stables (mentioned)
- Sector Manage Osha Minawa of Kobe of Solaris City, Solaris VII
- Arena Gladiator Stephen Neils of the White Hand Stables
- Journalist & Commentator Julian Nero of the Donegal Broadcasting Company
- Arena Gladiator Srin Odessa of the DeLon Stables (mentioned)
- Journalist Tanya Oshia of the Kobe Information Network
- Arena Gladiator Craig Orme of the Overlord Stables (mentioned)
- Arena Gladiator William Paulson
- Arena Gladiator Tom Payne of the Overlord Stables (mentioned)
- Lieutenant Rand of the Federated Suns Police Departement
- Arena Gladiator Ervin Rebelke of the Lion City Stables
- Journalist Todd Richards, Host of MechTalk
- Roger, doorman of Thor's Shieldhall
- Leftenant Michael "Stormin'" Searcy of the 1st Kestrel Grenadiers & the Blackstar Stables
- Journalist Veronica Sherman of the Solaris Broadcasting Corporation
- Nicole Singh of the Lion City Stables, daughter of Vernon
- Stablemaster Vernon Singh, Owner of the Lion City Stables (mentioned)
- General of the Armies Nondi Steiner
- Precentor Martial of ComStar Victor Ian Steiner-Davion (mentioned)
- Archon Katherine "Katrina" Steiner-Davion
- Stablemaster James "Jerry" Stroud, Owener of the Skye Tigers Stables
- Arena Gladiator Yoki Susuma of the Bromley Stables
- Master Technician Maria Utley of the Skye Tigers Stables
- Leutnant-General Gustav Van Buren of the 32nd Lyran Guards (mentioned)
- Arena Gladiator Victor Vandergriff of the Lynch Stables
- Journalist Mason Wells
- Arena Gladiator Sarah Anne Wilder of the Starlight Stables (mentioned)
- Colonel Jaime Wolf of Wolf's Dragoons (mentioned)
- Boi Yardii, Owner of an italian restaurant in Silesia (mentioned)
Featured places[edit]
- Solaris VII
- New Avalon (mentioned)
- New Canton (mentioned)
- New Kyoto (mentioned)
- New Syrtis (mentioned)
- Tharkad
- Wyatt (mentioned)
Featured BattleTech[edit]
- Albatross (mentioned)
- Anvil
- Atlas (mentioned)
- Avatar (mentioned)
- Banshee
- Barghest
- Berserker
- Blackjack
- Bushwacker
- Caesar
- Cataphract
- Centurion
- Cestus
- Crusader (mentioned)
- Devastator
- Dragon Fire
- Emperor
- Enfield (mentioned)
- Enforcer III
- Falconer
- GUN-1ERD Gunslinger
- Hauptmann
- Hollander
- Hunchback
- JagerMech III
- Katana
- Vulture/Mad Dog
- Maelstrom
- Nightsky
- Orion
- Penetrator
- Pillager
- Rakshasa (mentioned)
- Scarabus
- Sirocco
- Striker
- Tempest
- Ti Ts'ang
- UrbanMech
- Masakari/Warhawk
- Watchman
- ZEU-6S Zeus
Spacecraft[edit]
- Monarch-class DropShip of Monopole Lines
- Overlord-class
- Union-class
Notes[edit]
- Chapter Five features mentions Stroud's loss of a Clan OmniMech due to sabotage by agents of Hasek-Davion, a reference to the events of By the Numbers, the opening fiction also written by Loren Coleman for the MechWarrior, Third Edition/Classic BattleTech RPG.
Foreign-Language Editions[edit]
German[edit]
A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 2001 as Trügerische Siege (ISBN 9783453171008).[1]
Hungarian[edit]
A Hungarian edition was published by Beholder in 2007 as A győzelem illúziója.[2]
Covers[edit]
Original 2000 cover. Art by Peter Peebles
2016 "Legends" Reprint
2001 German 2001 edition
2007 Hungarian edition
References[edit]
- ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for Trügerische Siege
- ↑ Beholder product page for A győzelem illúziója