The Art of War

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The Art of War
Product information
Type Short story/Serial
Author Phaedra M. Weldon
Pages 208
Publication information
Publisher BattleCorps
First published 8 February 2005—14 August 2007
Content
Era Clan Invasion era
Timeline 26 September—12 November 3060

The Art of War is a multi-part story by Phaedra M. Weldon divided into five "books", published online on BattleCorps in altogether ten parts.

Plot summary


Book 1: Moral Law

Part 1

published 8 February 2005
Isis Marik, daughter to the Captain-General of the Free Worlds League, lost and hunted. This new serial by Phaedra M. Weldon starts the tale of Isis.

Part 2

published 5 April 2005
Far from being the Belle of the Ball, Isis Marik, one time heir to the FWL & Betrothed to the Celestial Wisdom, now hides on a world invaded by renegade forces.

Part 3

published 19 June 2005
Phaedra Weldon brings us the continuing story of Isis Marik and her run from the Blackwind Lancers.

Book 2: Heaven

Part 1

published 24 August 2005
Hunted by both the Blackwind Lancers and her Capellan protectors, Isis Marik has vanished! Phaedra Weldon now returns us to Hustaing for the next stage in the adventures of a princess in trouble way over her head.

Part 2

published 19 January 2006
CAPTURED! Isis is taken once again. Once more, her destiny seems written for her, can this Princess find her way? Story by Phaedra Weldon.

Book 3: Earth

Part 1

published 20 June 2006
"Earth comprises distances, great and small; danger and security; open ground and narrow passes." These factors are foremost on Isis Marik's mind, as the saga of her run from the Blackwind Lancers continues.

Part 2

published 24 July 2007
Aris Sung does not lose. But Isis Marik's captors are threatening to prove him wrong; the Fan K'uei are doing a very good job of blocking his way. In order to rescue Isis from her captors, Aris will need to take chances with life and death...

Book 4: Commander

Part 1

published 27 July 2007
Aris Sung has no choice but to trust in Richardson and his good graces, not if he wants to rescue Isis Marik from her captors. But he knows that Richardson will betray him at the earliest possible opportunity, knows that Richardson will try to kidnap Isis for his own purposes. But Richardson isn't the only one engaging in behind-the-scenes deals; the gang holding Isis has allies. Rescuing her will be harder than Aris had thought...

Part 2

published 31 July 2007
So far, everything has gone to Force Leader Richardson's plan. Even the gangs are keeping their hands off, as promised. But two dead guards provide proof positive that at least one kink has worked its way into the plan. It's not Aris Sung's handiwork—it can't be. So who else has joined the party... and what other roadblocks will they throw in Richardson's way?

Book 5: Method and Discipline

published 14 August 2007
Seven weeks is all Isis Marik spent on Hustaing. But for Isis, those seven weeks were a lifetime. She's finally leaving, returning to Sian in Aris Sung's company. But even though she's able to leave that hell behind, in many ways it will remain with her forever.

Nor is Isis the only Capellan haunted by ghosts of Hustaing...