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'''''The Killing Fields''''', by [[Loren L. Coleman]], is the second book in [[The Capellan Solution (series)|The Capellan Solution]] duology. It covers the last year of the [[Capellan-St. Ives War]] and its monstrous conclusion.
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'''''The Killing Fields''''', by [[Loren L. Coleman]], is the second book in [[The Capellan Solution (series)|The Capellan Solution]] duology. It covers the last year of the [[Capellan Civil War]] and its monstrous conclusion.
 
  
 
== From the back cover ==
 
== From the back cover ==
 
{{quote|''In hope of salvaging the embattled worlds of the renegade [[St. Ives Compact]], [[Chancellor]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] has launched a war that stretches far beyond the scope of military conquest. His mission: reunite St. Ives with his own [[Capellan Confederation]]. But after months of combat extend into years, the smash-and-destroy tactics have turned the crippled Compact into a bloody wasteland—and the Chancellor's costly victory into a virtual deathwatch.''
 
{{quote|''In hope of salvaging the embattled worlds of the renegade [[St. Ives Compact]], [[Chancellor]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] has launched a war that stretches far beyond the scope of military conquest. His mission: reunite St. Ives with his own [[Capellan Confederation]]. But after months of combat extend into years, the smash-and-destroy tactics have turned the crippled Compact into a bloody wasteland—and the Chancellor's costly victory into a virtual deathwatch.''
  
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''For the warriors of [[House Hiritsu]], and for the Capellan and Compact soldiers on the '[[Mech]]-shredded front lines Sun-Tzu's noble crusade has become a nightmare. And now, with his dream of glory slipping away, the Chancellor will make one last desperate gamble—a final solution to regain total control of a [[Capellan Civil War|civil war]] exploding out of control. No matter what the cost.''}}
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''For the warriors of [[Warrior House Hiritsu|House Hiritsu]], and for the Capellan and Compact soldiers on the '[[Mech]]-shredded front lines Sun-Tzu's noble crusade has become a nightmare. And now, with his dream of glory slipping away, the Chancellor will make one last desperate gamble—a final solution to regain total control of a [[Capellan Civil War|civil war]] exploding out of control. No matter what the cost.''}}
  
 
== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
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== Featured characters ==
 
== Featured characters ==
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* [[Chancellor]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]]
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* Duchess [[Candance Liao]]
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* [[Major]] [[Cassandra Allard-Liao]] of the [[2nd St. Ives Lancers]]
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* [[Isis Marik]]
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* [[Duke of St. Ives]] [[Kai Allard-Liao]]
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* [[Ion Rush]]
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* [[Kuan-Yin Allard-Liao]] (mentioned)
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* Company Commander [[Aris Sung]]
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* [[Quintus Allard-Liao]] (mentioned)
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* [[Petyr Andreyvich]]
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* [[Precentor]] [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]] [[Demona Aziz]] of the [[Word of Blake]] (mentioned)
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* [[Lord of the Realm|Lord]] [[Colonel]] [[Marcus Baxter]] of [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] (mentioned)
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* [[Precentor]] [[Darrel Burns]] of the [[Com Guards]]
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* [[Major]] [[Jahna Castillian]] of the [[Blackwind Lancers]]
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* [[Naomi Centrella]]
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* ''[[Warrior_House_Orders#Warrior_House_Ranking_Conventions|Ban-zhang]]'' [[Mikhail Chess]], Squad leader of [[Warrior House Hiritsu]]
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* ''[[Warrior_House_Orders#Warrior_House_Ranking_Conventions|Pai-zhang]]'' [[Raven Clearwater (Warrior House Hiritsu)|Raven Clearwater]], Lance Leader of [[Warrior House Hiritsu]]
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* [[Lieutenant_General#Armed_Forces_of_the_Federated_Suns|Leftenant General]] [[Simone Devon]]
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* ''[[Colonel#Capellan_Confederation_Armed_Forces|Sang-shao]]'' [[Ni Tehn Dho]] of the [[6th Confederation Reserve Cavalry|6th Confederation Reserve Cavalry (Hustaing Warriors)]]
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* [[Major]] [[Warner Doles (Blackwind Lancers)|Warner Doles]] of the [[Blackwind Lancers]]
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* [[Colonel#Notes|Brevet-Colonel]] [[Emanual]] of the [[St. Ives Janissaries]]
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* ''[[Major#Capellan_Confederation|Sao-shao]]'' [[Daniel Evans|Daniel "Danny" Evans]] of the [[6th Confederation Reserve Cavalry|6th Confederation Reserve Cavalry (Hustaing Warriors)]]
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* [[Captain]] [[Samuel Fang]] of the [[Blackwind Lancers]]
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* [[Lieutenant#Capellan_Confederation_Armed_Forces|Subcommander]] [[Maurice Fitzgerald|Maurice "Prowler" "Fitz" Fitzgerald]] of the [[St. Ives Compact]] Home Guard
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* ''[[Colonel#Capellan_Confederation_Armed_Forces|Sang-shao]]'' [[Amanda Gahn-Skeeng]] of the [[1st McCarron's Armored Cavalry|Nightriders (1st McCarron's Armored Cavalry)]]
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* Doctor [[Halburren]] of [[St. Loris]] [[Overtake Hospital]]
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* [[George Hasek (31st c.)|George Hasek]] (mentioned)
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* [[Marshal of the Armies]] [[Morgan Hasek-Davion]] (mentioned)
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* [[Leftenant General]] [[Torri Hughes]] of the [[7th FedCom RCT]]
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* ''[[Colonel#Capellan_Confederation_Armed_Forces|Sang-shao]]'' [[Michael Hyung-Tsei]], commander of the [[Death Commandos]]
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* ''[[Warrior_House_Orders#Warrior_House_Ranking_Conventions|Lien-zhang]]''  [[Jason James]], Company Leader of [[Warrior House Hiritsu]]
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* [[Coordinator of Worlds|Coordinator]] & [[First Lord of the Star League|First Lord]] [[Theodore Kurita (31st c.)|Theodore Kurita]] (mentioned)
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* [[Director of the Maskirovka]] [[Nancy Bao Lee]]
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* [[Colonel#Capellan_Confederation_Armed_Forces|Senior Colonel]] [[Trahn Soo Lee]] of the [[St. Ives Compact]] (mentioned)
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* [[Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation|Chancellor]] [[Aleisha Liao]] (mentioned)
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* [[Duke of St. Ives|Duchess of St. Ives]] [[Candace Liao]]
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* [[Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation|Chancellor]] [[Ilsa Liao]] (mentioned)
 
* [[Kali Liao]]
 
* [[Kali Liao]]
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* [[Sang-jiang-jun]] [[Talon Zahn]]
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* [[Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation|Chancellor]] [[Maximilian Liao]] (mentioned)
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* [[Ion Rush]], [[House Imarra|Imarra]] House Master
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* [[Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation|Chancellor]] [[Romano Liao]] (mentioned)
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* [[Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation|Chancellor]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]]
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* [[Mandrinn of Capella|Mandrinn]] [[Tormano Liao]]
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* [[Treyhang Liao]]
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* [[Lance Sergeant]] [[Cameron Long]] of the [[St. Ives Compact]] Home Guard
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* [[Elected Prince of the Free Rasalhague Republic|Prince]] [[Haakon Magnusson]] (mentioned)
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* [[President of the New Colony Region]] [[Sherman Maltin]] (mentioned)
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* ''[[Warrior_House_Orders#Warrior_House_Ranking_Conventions|Pai-zhang]]'' [[Jill McDaniels (Warrior House Hiritsu)|Jill McDaniels]], Lance Leader of [[Warrior House Hiritsu]]
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* [[Duchess]] [[Isis Marik]]
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* [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League]] [[Thomas Marik]] (mentioned)
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* [[Major]] [[Nevarr]] of the [[St. Ives Compact]] Home Guard
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* ''[[Warrior_House_Orders#Warrior_House_Ranking_Conventions|Shiao-zhang]]'' [[Ty Wu Non]], House Master of [[Warrior House Hiritsu]]
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* ''[[Colonel#Capellan_Confederation_Armed_Forces|Sang-shao]]'' [[Petyr Oravey]] of the [[3rd Confederation Reserve Cavalry]] (mentioned)
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* [[Colonel]] [[Leonid Perrin]] of the [[Blackwind Lancers]] (mentioned)
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* [[Major]] [[George Relant]] of [[Group W]]
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* [[Colonel]] [[Marko Rubinsky]] of [[Rubinsky's Light Horse]] of [[Khorsakhov's Cossacks]]
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* [[Captain]] [[Tamas Rubinsky]] of [[Rubinsky's Light Horse]] of [[Khorsakhov's Cossacks]]
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* ''[[Gao-shiao-zhang]]'' [[Ion Rush]] of [[Warrior House Imarra]]
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* ''[[Warrior_House_Orders#Warrior_House_Ranking_Conventions|Zhang-si]]'' [[Sainz]], MechWarrior of [[Warrior House Hiritsu]]
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* [[Hauptmann General]] [[Timothy Seiser]] of the [[7th FedCom RCT]] (mentioned)
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* [[Colonel#Capellan_Confederation_Armed_Forces|Senior Colonel]] [[Caroline Seng]] of the [[St. Ives Compact]]
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* [[Director of the Maskirovka]] [[Tsen Shang]] (mentioned)
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* [[David Sherman]] of the [[St. Ives Compact]] Home Guard
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* [[Protector of the Realm]] [[Grover Shraplen]]
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* Governer [[Siddara]] of [[Indicass]]
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* ''[[Warrior_House_Orders#Warrior_House_Ranking_Conventions|Pai-zhang]]'' [[Jene Silvers]], Lance Leader of [[Warrior House Hiritsu]]
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* [[Captain#Capellan_Confederation_Armed_Forces|Commander]] [[Danielle Singh]] of the [[St. Ives Compact]] Home Guard
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* ''[[Warrior_House_Orders#Warrior_House_Ranking_Conventions|Zhang-si]]'' [[Richard Smith (Warrior House Hiritsu|Richard Smith]], MechWarrior of [[Warrior House Hiritsu]]
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* ''[[Sergeant#Capellan_Confederation_Armed_Forces|Si-ben-bing]]'' [[Taho]] of the [[6th Confederation Reserve Cavalry|6th Confederation Reserve Cavalry (Hustaing Warriors)]]
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* Lady [[Ehn Wa'Ting]]
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* [[Major]] [[Trisha Smithson]] of the [[Blackwind Lancers]]
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* [[Arthur Steiner-Davion]] (mentioned)
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* [[Archon of the Lyran Commonwealth|Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion|Katherine "Katrina" Steiner-Davion]]
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* [[Precentor Martial of ComStar]] [[Victor Ian Steiner-Davion]] (mentioned)
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* [[Precentor Martial of the Word of Blake]] [[Cameron St. Jamais]] (mentioned)
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* ''[[Warrior_House_Orders#Warrior_House_Ranking_Conventions|Lien-zhang]]'' [[Aris Sung]], Company leader of [[Warrior House Hiritsu]]
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* Commander [[Anya Trovich]] of [[The Arcadians]]
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* MechWarrior  [[Jasmine Troy]] of [[Warrior House Hiritsu]]
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* [[Director of the Maskirovka]] [[Sasha Wanli]]
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* ''[[Warrior_House_Orders#Warrior_House_Ranking_Conventions|Pai-zhang]]'' [[Li Wynn]], Infantry platoon leader of [[Warrior House Hiritsu]]
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* ''[[Capellan_Confederation_Armed_Forces#Strategic_Military_Director|Sang-jiang-jun]]'' [[Talon Zahn]]
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{{div col end}}
  
 
== Featured places ==
 
== Featured places ==
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{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
 
* [[Ambergrist]]
 
* [[Ambergrist]]
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* [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]] (mentioned)
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* [[Capella]] (mentioned)
 
* [[Denbar]]
 
* [[Denbar]]
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* [[Detroit]] (mentioned)
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* [[Highspire]] (mentioned)
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* [[Hustaing]] (mentioned)
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* [[Indicass]]
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* [[Kaifeng]] (mentioned)
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* [[Kittery]] (mentioned)
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* [[Nashuar]]
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* [[Milos]] (mentioned)
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* [[Necromo]] (mentioned)
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* [[Sarna]] (mentioned)
 
* [[Sian]]
 
* [[Sian]]
 
* [[St. Ives]]
 
* [[St. Ives]]
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* [[St. Loris]]
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* [[Taga]]
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* [[Tantara]] (mentioned)
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* [[Tikonov]] (mentioned)
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* [[Warlock]] (mentioned)
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* [[Wei]] (mentioned)
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==Featured BattleTech==
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===BattleMechs===
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* [[Blackjack (BattleMech)|''Blackjack'']]
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* ''[[Cataphract]]''
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* ''[[Catapult]]''
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* ''[[Cestus]]''
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* CLNT-2-3U ''[[Clint]]''
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* ''[[Cossack (BattleMech)|Cossack]]''
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* ''[[Emperor]]''
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* ''[[Enfield]]''
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* ''[[Enforcer]]''
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* ''[[Griffin]]''
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* ''[[Helios (BattleMech)|Helios]]''
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* ''[[Hunchback]]''
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* ''[[Huron Warrior]]''
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* ''[[JagerMech]]''
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* ''[[JagerMech III]]''
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* ''[[Javelin]]''
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* ''[[Jinggau]]''
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* ''[[Marauder]]''
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* ''[[Marshal (BattleMech)|Marshal]]''
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* ''[[Men Shen]]''
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* ''[[Nightsky]]''
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* ''[[Ostscout]]''
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* ''[[Penetrator]]''
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* ''[[Pillager]]''
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* ''[[Raven]]''
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* ''[[Stealth]]''
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* ''[[Thunder (BattleMech)|Thunder]]''
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* ''[[Ti Ts'ang]]''
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* ''[[Victor]]''
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* ''[[Vindicator]]''
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* ''[[Wolverine]]''
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* ''[[Wraith]]''
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* ''[[Yu Huang]]''
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{{div col end}}
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===AeroSpace===
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* ''[[Lucifer]]''
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* ''[[Stuka]]''
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* ''[[Transit]]''
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===Vehicle===
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* [[Blizzard (Combat Vehicle)|Blizzard hover transport]]
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* [[Drillson|Drillson heavy hovertank]]
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* [[Galleon|Galleon light tank]]
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* [[J. Edgar|J. Edgar hovertank]]
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* [[Liu'yan|Liu'yan hover transport]]
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* [[LRM carrier]]
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* [[Maultier|Maultier infantry carrier]]
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* [[Pegasus (Combat Vehicle - Hovertank)|Pegasus scout hovercraft]]
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* [[Regulator|Regulator Hovertank]]
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* [[Savannah Master]]
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* [[Vedette|Vedette Medium Tank]]
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===Spacecraft===
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* ''[[Feng Huang]]''-class cruiser [[Elias Jung (Individual Feng Huang-class WarShip)]] of the [[Capellan Confederation]]
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* ''[[Fortress]]''-class DropShip [[Xiang-ya Lei]] of the [[St. Ives Compact]]
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* ''[[Overlord]]''-class DropShip ''[[Dainwu]]'' of [[Warrior House Hiritsu]]
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* ''[[Overlord]]''-class DropShip [[Jin-huáng-sèe Ji-dàn]]
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* ''[[Seeker]]''-class DropShip
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* ''[[Union]]''-class DropShip [[Death Blossom]] of the [[Capellan Confederation]]
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* unknown ''[[Intruder (DropShip class)|Intruder]]''-class DropShip
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* unknown class JumpShip [[You dú Xin-Zàng]] of the [[Capellan Confederation]]
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* unknown class DropShip [[Carthage (Individual DropShip)|Carthage]] of the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]]
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===Infantry===
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* [[Fa Shih|Fa Shih medium battle armor]]
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==Foreign-Language Editions==
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===German===
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A German edition, translated by [[Reinhold H. Mai]], was published by [[Heyne]] in 2000 as ''Die Natur des Kriegers'' (ISBN 9783453161856).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/95998707X ''Die Natur des Kriegers'']</ref>
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===Hungarian===
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A Hungarian edition, translated by Novák Gábor, was published by [[Beholder]] in 2006 as ''Harcmezők''.<ref>Beholder product page for [http://beholder.hu/?m=bolt&cikk=7939 ''Harcmezők'']</ref>
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==Covers==
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The Killing Fields.jpg|Original 1999 cover
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The Killing Fields-BT Legends cover.jpg|2016 "Legends" Reprint
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Die Natur des Kriegers.jpg|2000 German edition
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Harcmezők - Kapellán megoldás - 2006.jpg|2006 Hungarian edition
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==References==
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The Killing Fields.jpg
The Killing Fields
Product information
Type Novel
Author Loren L. Coleman
Pages 269
Cover Artwork Bruce Jensen
Publication information
Publisher Roc Books
First published 01 August 1999
ISBN-10 0451457536
ISBN-13 978-0451457530
Content
Era Civil War era
Timeline 3062
Series The Capellan Solution
Preceded by Threads of Ambition
Followed by (none)

The Killing Fields, by Loren L. Coleman, is the second book in The Capellan Solution duology. It covers the last year of the Capellan-St. Ives War and its monstrous conclusion.

From the back cover[edit]

“ In hope of salvaging the embattled worlds of the renegade St. Ives Compact, Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao has launched a war that stretches far beyond the scope of military conquest. His mission: reunite St. Ives with his own Capellan Confederation. But after months of combat extend into years, the smash-and-destroy tactics have turned the crippled Compact into a bloody wasteland—and the Chancellor's costly victory into a virtual deathwatch.

For the warriors of House Hiritsu, and for the Capellan and Compact soldiers on the 'Mech-shredded front lines Sun-Tzu's noble crusade has become a nightmare. And now, with his dream of glory slipping away, the Chancellor will make one last desperate gamble—a final solution to regain total control of a civil war exploding out of control. No matter what the cost.

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Summary[edit]

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Featured characters[edit]

Featured places[edit]

Featured BattleTech[edit]

BattleMechs[edit]

AeroSpace[edit]

Vehicle[edit]

Spacecraft[edit]

Infantry[edit]


Foreign-Language Editions[edit]

German[edit]

A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 2000 as Die Natur des Kriegers (ISBN 9783453161856).[1]

Hungarian[edit]

A Hungarian edition, translated by Novák Gábor, was published by Beholder in 2006 as Harcmezők.[2]

Covers[edit]

  • Original 1999 cover

  • 2016 "Legends" Reprint

  • 2000 German edition

  • 2006 Hungarian edition

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for Die Natur des Kriegers
  2. ↑ Beholder product page for Harcmezők

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