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Line 23: | followedby = | followedby = }} }} − Originally conceived (and announced)<ref>In [http://www.catalystgamelabs.com/2008/06/27/catalyst-game-labs-bring-classic-battletech-shadowrun-and-mechwarrior-novels-back-to-bookstores/ this announcement] dated 27 June 2008</ref> as an upcoming [[BattleTech]] novel in the "Classic" line for December 2008, '''''Shadows of Faith''''' (prefix: '''''Tales of the Jihad'''''), by [[Loren L. Coleman]], was never published as a print novel. The unfinished novel was ultimately published on [[BattleCorps]] between 2005 and 2006 as a seven-part serial story. It describes the beginning of the [[Jihad era]] from the point of view of several core characters. + Originally conceived (and announced<ref>In [http://www.catalystgamelabs.com/2008/06/27/catalyst-game-labs-bring-classic-battletech-shadowrun-and-mechwarrior-novels-back-to-bookstores/ this announcement] dated 27 June 2008</ref>) as an upcoming [[BattleTech]] novel in the "Classic" line for December 2008, '''''Shadows of Faith''''' (prefix: '''''Tales of the Jihad'''''), by [[Loren L. Coleman]], was never published as a print novel. The unfinished novel was ultimately published on [[BattleCorps]] between 2005 and 2006 as a seven-part serial story. It describes the beginning of the [[Jihad era]] from the point of view of several core characters. − In an official BattleChat on 23 April 2011, then-[[Line Developer]] [[Herbert A. Beas II]] said that "For all intents and purposes, we are considering Shadows of Faith done. [...] SoF is, however, being considered an unfinished work. All the chapters written have, I think been put out. We have more or less chosen to proceed with fiction on the presumption that more chapters will not be forthcoming."+ The unused cover art was shown in the ''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art and Fiction]]'' tome<ref>''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art and Fiction]]'', p. 189</ref>, captioned as art "from the forthcoming publication ''Shadows of Faith''". − − The unused cover art was shown in the ''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction]]'' tome,<ref>''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction'', p. 189</ref> captioned as art "from the forthcoming publication ''Shadows of Faith''". ==Plot summary== ==Plot summary== + {{sectionstub}} ===Part 1=== ===Part 1=== :''published 31 March 2005 :''published 31 March 2005 Line 45:
Line 44: :''published 19 July 2005 :''published 19 July 2005 {{quote|''Loren L. Coleman brings us back to [[Outreach]]; a planet full of Mercs on the prowl.''}} {{quote|''Loren L. Coleman brings us back to [[Outreach]]; a planet full of Mercs on the prowl.''}} − Captain Jason Williamson and other surviving Dragoons meet in a dilapidated warehouse, which they have requisitioned to serve as impromptu Home Guard office, on 14 November 3067. By now [[Wolfnet]] has assembled a clearer picture of what has happened on Outreach: Several [[mercenary unit]]s were suborned by [[Word of Blake]] into attacking Wolf's Dragoons, and with the fighting in full swing the dregs of Temp Town, armed to the teeth as they were, joined the general chaos. The Dragoons are preparing a response including an attack against the Word of Blake stronghold on Mars, and Dragoon units from all over the [[Inner Sphere]] are pulled together and reorganized. + Captain Jason Williamson and other surviving Dragoons meet in a dilapidated warehouse, which they have reqisitioned to serve as impromptu Home Guard office, on 14 November 3067. By now [[Wolfnet]] has assembled a clearer picture of what has happened on Outreach: Several [[mercenary unit]]s were suborned by [[Word of Blake]] into attacking Wolf's Dragoons, and with the fighting in full swing the dregs of Temp Town, armed to the teeth as they were, joined the general chaos. The Dragoons are preparing a response including an attack against the Word of Blake stronghold on Mars, and Dragoon units from all over the [[Inner Sphere]] are pulled together and reorganized. ===Part 4=== ===Part 4=== Line 62:
Line 61: At the [[Free Worlds League]] embassy on Tharkad, [[Thomas Halas|the man held to be Thomas Marik]] who is also the apparent upcoming [[First Lord]] of the new Star League reminisces about the past thirty years with his friend William Blane, and how much the double has accomplished. "Marik" has recently given up his position as Primus-in-Exile of the Word of Blake to free the path for Blane. Marik and Blane agree that [[Anastasius Focht]]'s actions in [[3052]] amounted to a military coup within ComStar, and the double feels the death of Primus Waterly freed him of any final reins ComStar held. At the [[Free Worlds League]] embassy on Tharkad, [[Thomas Halas|the man held to be Thomas Marik]] who is also the apparent upcoming [[First Lord]] of the new Star League reminisces about the past thirty years with his friend William Blane, and how much the double has accomplished. "Marik" has recently given up his position as Primus-in-Exile of the Word of Blake to free the path for Blane. Marik and Blane agree that [[Anastasius Focht]]'s actions in [[3052]] amounted to a military coup within ComStar, and the double feels the death of Primus Waterly freed him of any final reins ComStar held. − They also discuss the fact (discovered three years ago) that the real Thomas Marik and his affiliates within the Word of Blake have been skimming a staggering fifteen percent of the League's finances, enough to fund the Word's enterprises fifty percent over. The money seems to go into charity, upgrades to the Word's military, the Terran Defense Program, the [[WarShip]] fleet. Blane reports that he is still investigating, but Cameron St. Jamais is dogging his every step. He also discovered that the ancient core diagnostics programs of the [[hyperpulse generator]]s in which the "ComStar Clock" is embedded never represented the fact that the Word of Blake was centered on [[Gibson]] instead of [[Terra]], but curiously ComStar's diagnostics have shifted the focal point of their network to [[Tukayyid]]. + They also discuss the fact (discovered three years ago) that the real Thomas Marik and his affiliates within the Word of Blake have been skimming a staggering fifteen percent of the League's finances, enough to fund the Word's enterprises fifty percent over. The money seems to go into charity, upgrades to the Word's military, the Terran Defense Program, the [[WarShip]] fleet. Blane reports that he is still investigating, but Cameron St. Jamais is dogging his every step. He also discovered that the ancient core diagnostics programs of the [[Hyperpulse Generator]]s in which the "ComStar Clock" is embedded never represented the fact that the Word of Blake was centered on [[Gibson]] instead of [[Terra]], but curiously ComStar's diagnostics have shifted the focal point of their network to [[Tukayyid]]. ===Part 7=== ===Part 7=== :''published 07 March 2006 :''published 07 March 2006 {{quote|''Loren brings us back to Outreach and the aftermath of [[Wayne Waco|Waco]]'s assault.''}} {{quote|''Loren brings us back to Outreach and the aftermath of [[Wayne Waco|Waco]]'s assault.''}} − On 28 November 3067, Jason Williamson is confronted in a bar by [[Tara Lucas (31st c.)|Tara Lucas]] who is on the verge of leaving for the attack on Mars with [[Zeta Battalion]]. They argue because Jason is unhappy with his orders to stay behind, and may not join the Mars attack. They part with Jason calling after Tara to "Give them hell", to which she responds that "They don't get off that easy." + On 28 November 3067, Jason Williams is confronted in a bar by [[Tara Lucas]] who is on the verge of leaving for the attack on Mars with [[Zeta Battalion]]. They argue because Jason is unhappy with his orders to stay behind, and may not join the Mars attack. They part with Jason calling after Tara to "Give them hell", to which she responds that "They don't get off that easy." ==Characters== ==Characters== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * [[William Blane]] * [[William Blane]] * [[Brian Cameron (31st c.)|Brian Cameron]] * [[Brian Cameron (31st c.)|Brian Cameron]] Line 80:
Line 78: * [[Ranna Kerensky]] * [[Ranna Kerensky]] * [[Alexander Kernoff]] * [[Alexander Kernoff]] − * [[Tara Lucas (31st c.)|Tara Lucas]] + * [[Tara Lucas]] * [[Isis Marik]] * [[Isis Marik]] * [[Thomas Marik]] * [[Thomas Marik]] Line 89:
Line 87: * [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]] * [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]] * [[Jason Williamson]] * [[Jason Williamson]] − {{div col end}} ==Featured BattleTech== ==Featured BattleTech== ===BattleMechs=== ===BattleMechs=== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}}+ *''[[Annihilator]]'' − * ''[[Annihilator]]'' + *''[[Archer]]'' − * ''[[Archer]]'' + *''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' − * ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' + *''[[BattleMaster]]'' − * ''[[BattleMaster]]'' + *''[[Black Knight]]'' − * ''[[Black Knight]]'' + *''[[Caesar]]'' − * ''[[Caesar]]'' + *''[[Clint]]'' − * ''[[Clint]]'' + *''[[Gallowglas]]'' − * ''[[Gallowglas]]'' + *''[[Guillotine]]'' − * ''[[Guillotine]]'' + *''[[Highlander IIC]]'' − * ''[[Highlander IIC]]'' + *''[[Hunchback]]'' − * ''[[Hunchback]]'' + *''[[Huron Warrior]]'' − * ''[[Huron Warrior]]'' + *''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)]]'' − * ''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)]]'' + *''[[No-Dachi]]'' − * ''[[No-Dachi]]'' + *''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' − * ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' + *''[[Tarantula]]'' − * ''[[Tarantula]]'' + *''[[Thunderbolt]]'' − * ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' + *''[[War Dog]]'' − * ''[[War Dog]]'' + *''[[Warhammer]]'' − * ''[[Warhammer]]'' + *''[[Wolverine (BattleMech)|Wolverine]]'' − * ''[[Wolverine (BattleMech)|Wolverine]]'' + *''[[Wraith]]'' − * ''[[Wraith]]'' − {{div col end}} − ===Vehicles=== ===Vehicles=== − *[[Badger (Combat Vehicle)|Badger]] + *[[Badger]] *[[Bandit]] *[[Bandit]] *[[Kestrel (Combat Vehicle)|Kestrel Attack VTOL]] *[[Kestrel (Combat Vehicle)|Kestrel Attack VTOL]] *[[Main Gauche]] *[[Main Gauche]] − *[[Myrmidon (Combat Vehicle)|Myrmidon]] + *[[Myrmidon]] − *[[Pegasus (Combat Vehicle - Hovertank)|Pegasus]] + *[[Pegasus]] − *[[Rhino (Combat Vehicle)|Rhino]] + *[[Rhino]] *[[Thang-Ta]] *[[Thang-Ta]] − ===Other=== ===Other=== − * ''[[Cameron (WarShip class)|Cameron]]''-class WarShips ''[[Invisible Truth]]'', ''[[Ulric Kerensky (Individual Cameron-class WarShip)|Ulric Kerensky]]'' + *''[[Cameron (WarShip)|Cameron]]''-class WarShips ''[[Invisible Truth]]'', ''[[Ulric Kerensky (Cameron)|Ulric Kerensky]]'' − * ''[[Congress]]''-class WarShip ''[[Beowulf (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|Beowulf]]'' (mentioned) + *''[[Congress]]''-class WarShip ''[[Beowulf (Congress)|Beowulf]]'' (mentioned) − * ''[[Overlord]]'' (mentioned) + *''[[Overlord]]'' (mentioned) − * ''[[Union]]'' (mentioned) + *''[[Union]]'' (mentioned) ==Notes== ==Notes== Line 138:
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}} | }} | ||
| − | Originally conceived (and announced | + | Originally conceived (and announced<ref>In [http://www.catalystgamelabs.com/2008/06/27/catalyst-game-labs-bring-classic-battletech-shadowrun-and-mechwarrior-novels-back-to-bookstores/ this announcement] dated 27 June 2008</ref>) as an upcoming [[BattleTech]] novel in the "Classic" line for December 2008, '''''Shadows of Faith''''' (prefix: '''''Tales of the Jihad'''''), by [[Loren L. Coleman]], was never published as a print novel. The unfinished novel was ultimately published on [[BattleCorps]] between 2005 and 2006 as a seven-part serial story. It describes the beginning of the [[Jihad era]] from the point of view of several core characters. |
| − | + | The unused cover art was shown in the ''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art and Fiction]]'' tome<ref>''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art and Fiction]]'', p. 189</ref>, captioned as art "from the forthcoming publication ''Shadows of Faith''". | |
| − | |||
| − | The unused cover art was shown in the ''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art | ||
==Plot summary== | ==Plot summary== | ||
| + | {{sectionstub}} | ||
===Part 1=== | ===Part 1=== | ||
:''published 31 March 2005 | :''published 31 March 2005 | ||
| Line 45: | Line 44: | ||
:''published 19 July 2005 | :''published 19 July 2005 | ||
{{quote|''Loren L. Coleman brings us back to [[Outreach]]; a planet full of Mercs on the prowl.''}} | {{quote|''Loren L. Coleman brings us back to [[Outreach]]; a planet full of Mercs on the prowl.''}} | ||
| − | Captain Jason Williamson and other surviving Dragoons meet in a dilapidated warehouse, which they have | + | Captain Jason Williamson and other surviving Dragoons meet in a dilapidated warehouse, which they have reqisitioned to serve as impromptu Home Guard office, on 14 November 3067. By now [[Wolfnet]] has assembled a clearer picture of what has happened on Outreach: Several [[mercenary unit]]s were suborned by [[Word of Blake]] into attacking Wolf's Dragoons, and with the fighting in full swing the dregs of Temp Town, armed to the teeth as they were, joined the general chaos. The Dragoons are preparing a response including an attack against the Word of Blake stronghold on Mars, and Dragoon units from all over the [[Inner Sphere]] are pulled together and reorganized. |
===Part 4=== | ===Part 4=== | ||
| Line 62: | Line 61: | ||
At the [[Free Worlds League]] embassy on Tharkad, [[Thomas Halas|the man held to be Thomas Marik]] who is also the apparent upcoming [[First Lord]] of the new Star League reminisces about the past thirty years with his friend William Blane, and how much the double has accomplished. "Marik" has recently given up his position as Primus-in-Exile of the Word of Blake to free the path for Blane. Marik and Blane agree that [[Anastasius Focht]]'s actions in [[3052]] amounted to a military coup within ComStar, and the double feels the death of Primus Waterly freed him of any final reins ComStar held. | At the [[Free Worlds League]] embassy on Tharkad, [[Thomas Halas|the man held to be Thomas Marik]] who is also the apparent upcoming [[First Lord]] of the new Star League reminisces about the past thirty years with his friend William Blane, and how much the double has accomplished. "Marik" has recently given up his position as Primus-in-Exile of the Word of Blake to free the path for Blane. Marik and Blane agree that [[Anastasius Focht]]'s actions in [[3052]] amounted to a military coup within ComStar, and the double feels the death of Primus Waterly freed him of any final reins ComStar held. | ||
| − | They also discuss the fact (discovered three years ago) that the real Thomas Marik and his affiliates within the Word of Blake have been skimming a staggering fifteen percent of the League's finances, enough to fund the Word's enterprises fifty percent over. The money seems to go into charity, upgrades to the Word's military, the Terran Defense Program, the [[WarShip]] fleet. Blane reports that he is still investigating, but Cameron St. Jamais is dogging his every step. He also discovered that the ancient core diagnostics programs of the [[ | + | They also discuss the fact (discovered three years ago) that the real Thomas Marik and his affiliates within the Word of Blake have been skimming a staggering fifteen percent of the League's finances, enough to fund the Word's enterprises fifty percent over. The money seems to go into charity, upgrades to the Word's military, the Terran Defense Program, the [[WarShip]] fleet. Blane reports that he is still investigating, but Cameron St. Jamais is dogging his every step. He also discovered that the ancient core diagnostics programs of the [[Hyperpulse Generator]]s in which the "ComStar Clock" is embedded never represented the fact that the Word of Blake was centered on [[Gibson]] instead of [[Terra]], but curiously ComStar's diagnostics have shifted the focal point of their network to [[Tukayyid]]. |
===Part 7=== | ===Part 7=== | ||
:''published 07 March 2006 | :''published 07 March 2006 | ||
{{quote|''Loren brings us back to Outreach and the aftermath of [[Wayne Waco|Waco]]'s assault.''}} | {{quote|''Loren brings us back to Outreach and the aftermath of [[Wayne Waco|Waco]]'s assault.''}} | ||
| − | On 28 November 3067, Jason | + | On 28 November 3067, Jason Williams is confronted in a bar by [[Tara Lucas]] who is on the verge of leaving for the attack on Mars with [[Zeta Battalion]]. They argue because Jason is unhappy with his orders to stay behind, and may not join the Mars attack. They part with Jason calling after Tara to "Give them hell", to which she responds that "They don't get off that easy." |
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
| − | |||
* [[William Blane]] | * [[William Blane]] | ||
* [[Brian Cameron (31st c.)|Brian Cameron]] | * [[Brian Cameron (31st c.)|Brian Cameron]] | ||
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* [[Ranna Kerensky]] | * [[Ranna Kerensky]] | ||
* [[Alexander Kernoff]] | * [[Alexander Kernoff]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Tara Lucas]] |
* [[Isis Marik]] | * [[Isis Marik]] | ||
* [[Thomas Marik]] | * [[Thomas Marik]] | ||
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* [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]] | * [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]] | ||
* [[Jason Williamson]] | * [[Jason Williamson]] | ||
| − | |||
==Featured BattleTech== | ==Featured BattleTech== | ||
===BattleMechs=== | ===BattleMechs=== | ||
| − | + | *''[[Annihilator]]'' | |
| − | * ''[[Annihilator]]'' | + | *''[[Archer]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Archer]]'' | + | *''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' | + | *''[[BattleMaster]]'' |
| − | * ''[[BattleMaster]]'' | + | *''[[Black Knight]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Black Knight]]'' | + | *''[[Caesar]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Caesar]]'' | + | *''[[Clint]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Clint]]'' | + | *''[[Gallowglas]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Gallowglas]]'' | + | *''[[Guillotine]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Guillotine]]'' | + | *''[[Highlander IIC]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Highlander IIC]]'' | + | *''[[Hunchback]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Hunchback]]'' | + | *''[[Huron Warrior]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Huron Warrior]]'' | + | *''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)]]'' | + | *''[[No-Dachi]]'' |
| − | * ''[[No-Dachi]]'' | + | *''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' | + | *''[[Tarantula]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Tarantula]]'' | + | *''[[Thunderbolt]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' | + | *''[[War Dog]]'' |
| − | * ''[[War Dog]]'' | + | *''[[Warhammer]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Warhammer]]'' | + | *''[[Wolverine (BattleMech)|Wolverine]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Wolverine (BattleMech)|Wolverine]]'' | + | *''[[Wraith]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Wraith]]'' | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
===Vehicles=== | ===Vehicles=== | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Badger]] |
*[[Bandit]] | *[[Bandit]] | ||
*[[Kestrel (Combat Vehicle)|Kestrel Attack VTOL]] | *[[Kestrel (Combat Vehicle)|Kestrel Attack VTOL]] | ||
*[[Main Gauche]] | *[[Main Gauche]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Myrmidon]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Pegasus]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Rhino]] |
*[[Thang-Ta]] | *[[Thang-Ta]] | ||
| − | |||
===Other=== | ===Other=== | ||
| − | * ''[[Cameron (WarShip | + | *''[[Cameron (WarShip)|Cameron]]''-class WarShips ''[[Invisible Truth]]'', ''[[Ulric Kerensky (Cameron)|Ulric Kerensky]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Congress]]''-class WarShip ''[[Beowulf ( | + | *''[[Congress]]''-class WarShip ''[[Beowulf (Congress)|Beowulf]]'' (mentioned) |
| − | * ''[[Overlord]]'' (mentioned) | + | *''[[Overlord]]'' (mentioned) |
| − | * ''[[Union]]'' (mentioned) | + | *''[[Union]]'' (mentioned) |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | |||
[[Category:BattleCorps publications]] | [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] | ||
[[Category:Short Stories]] | [[Category:Short Stories]] | ||
[[Category:Works by Loren L. Coleman]] | [[Category:Works by Loren L. Coleman]] | ||