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* ''[[League]]'' (''[[Assagai]]'') | * ''[[League]]'' (''[[Assagai]]'') | ||
| − | * ''[[Union]]'' (''[[Gladius (Union)|Gladius]]'', | + | * ''[[Union]]'' (''[[Deimos (Union)|Deimos]]'', ''[[Gladius (Union)|Gladius]]'', ''[[Phobos (Union)|Phobos]]'') |
| − | * | + | * unspecified: ''[[Lancelot (DropShip)|Lancelot]]'', ''[[Alpha (DropShip)|Alpha]]'' |
===JumpShips=== | ===JumpShips=== | ||
* ''[[Merchant]]'' (''[[Invidious]]'') | * ''[[Merchant]]'' (''[[Invidious]]'') | ||
| + | * ''[[Star Lord]]'' (''[[Huntress (Star Lord)|Huntress]]'') | ||
| + | * unspecified: ''[[Rapacious (JumpShip)|Rapacious]]'' | ||
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| + | *The Gray Death Legion being hired specifically to conduct agressive campaigns into [[Capellan Confederation]] space demonstrates that the [[Concord of Kapteyn]], which had been signed for over five years, did not cause much of a detente between Houses Marik and Liao after all. | ||
| + | *While it is explicitly mentioned on pp. 17-18 that the ''Invidious'' and its two DropShips, "merchanters converted to troop transports", have become the Gray Death Legion's Transport Division, from this book onwards the Gray Death Legion's DropShips ''Phobos'' and ''Deimos'' are consistently described as ''[[Union]]''-class (pp. 29, 60, 78) whereas it had previously been established that they are refitted freighters outwardly resembling ''Union''-class vessels. (The original ''Phobos'' was confirmed to be a ''[[Danais]]''/''[[Trojan]]''-class vessel, strongly implying its sister ship ''Deimos'' was of the same class.) Both the ''Phobos'' and the ''Deimos'' are firing [[autocannons]] on p. 89, a weapon system not found on ''Danais''/''Trojan'' vessels but part of a ''Union'''s standard loadout). To explain this apparent inconsistency it can be assumed that two ''Union''-class DropShips also named ''Phobos'' and ''Deimos'' are serving with the Gray Death Legion as of the Sirius campaign in addition to the original refitted freighters (which are not deployed at Sirius, and may have remained at the staging point at [[Graham IV]]). | ||
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== Covers == | == Covers == | ||
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| The Price of Glory | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Novel |
| Author | William H. Keith, Jr. |
| Pages | 321 (original) 384 (reprint) |
| Cover Artwork | David R. Dietrick (original) Boris Vallejo (reprint) |
| Interior Artwork | Jane Aulisio |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | FASA (original) Roc Books (reprint) |
| First published | October 1987 (original) January 1993 (reprint) |
| ISBN-10 | 0451452178 |
| Content | |
| Era | Succession Wars era |
| Timeline | 3027 – 3028 |
| Series | Saga of the Gray Death Legion |
| Preceded by | Mercenary's Star |
| Followed by | Blood of Heroes |
The Price of Glory, by William H. Keith, Jr., is the third book of the Saga of the Gray Death Legion. An established mercenary command by now, the Gray Death Legion suddenly find themselves framed for atrocious war crimes and in the end forge an unlikely cooperation with their old nemesis, Duke Hassid Ricol.
The novel was made available on BattleCorps on 26 October 2010 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 (1993 edition)
| “ | The Gray Death Legion is in the employ of the Free Worlds League and has even been given a landhold on the planet Helm. But dark forces conspire against them and the Legion soon finds themselves declared renegade, fair game for anyone to attack.
Now they are on the run on their home planet, trying desperately to reach safety before the might of House Marik falls upon them. They are about to discover the true motives of those who engineered their downfall. And what they discover will change the Inner Sphere forever. |
” |
Summary
The Gray Death Legion is employed by the Free Worlds League against the Capellan Confederation. After the completion of a campaign, they are to be awarded the planet Helm as a reward. Helm has an ancient Star League cache on it though, and ComStar, in league with radical elements of the Free Worlds League , try to frame The Gray Death Legion for a massacre so they can take possession of the treasure: a Star League Memory Core. The Gray Death Legion escapes with help from Duke Ricol.
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Featured characters
- Grayson Carlyle
- Lori Kalmar
- Duke Hassid Ricol
- Precentor Emilio Rachan
- Martin Graff
- Lord Garth, Duke of Irian
Featured places
Featured BattleTech
BattleMechs
- Archer
- Assassin
- Centurion
- Commando
- Crusader
- Griffin
- Locust
- Marauder
- Panther
- Phoenix Hawk
- Rifleman
- Shadow Hawk
- Stinger
- Thunderbolt
- Warhammer
- Wasp
- Wolverine
Vehicles
- Boomerang spotter plane
- Demolisher
- Galleon
- Mobile HQ
- Packrat (modified ECM vehicles)
- Vedette
- unspecified hovercraft and APCs
DropShips
JumpShips
Notes
- The Gray Death Legion being hired specifically to conduct agressive campaigns into Capellan Confederation space demonstrates that the Concord of Kapteyn, which had been signed for over five years, did not cause much of a detente between Houses Marik and Liao after all.
- While it is explicitly mentioned on pp. 17-18 that the Invidious and its two DropShips, "merchanters converted to troop transports", have become the Gray Death Legion's Transport Division, from this book onwards the Gray Death Legion's DropShips Phobos and Deimos are consistently described as Union-class (pp. 29, 60, 78) whereas it had previously been established that they are refitted freighters outwardly resembling Union-class vessels. (The original Phobos was confirmed to be a Danais/Trojan-class vessel, strongly implying its sister ship Deimos was of the same class.) Both the Phobos and the Deimos are firing autocannons on p. 89, a weapon system not found on Danais/Trojan vessels but part of a Union's standard loadout). To explain this apparent inconsistency it can be assumed that two Union-class DropShips also named Phobos and Deimos are serving with the Gray Death Legion as of the Sirius campaign in addition to the original refitted freighters (which are not deployed at Sirius, and may have remained at the staging point at Graham IV).
Covers
Original 1987 cover. Art by David R. Dietrick.
1993 reprint. Art by Boris Vallejo.
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