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| series = [[Proliferation Cycle]] | | series = [[Proliferation Cycle]] | ||
| precededby = [[A Dish Served Cold]] | | precededby = [[A Dish Served Cold]] | ||
| − | | followedby = | + | | followedby = [[The Trickster]] |
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''''The Spider Dances (Proliferation, Part VI)''''' (full title), by [[Jason Schmetzer]], is the sixth | + | '''''The Spider Dances (Proliferation, Part VI)''''' (full title), by [[Jason Schmetzer]], is the sixth story in the [[Proliferation Cycle]] and narrates how the [[Capellan Confederation]] first obtained [[BattleMech]] technology. It was released together with a BattleCorps Exclusive bonus, a [[Technical Readout]] for the ''[[Dragonfire]]'' [[aerospace fighter]] featured in the story. |
| − | The original sixth story in the series, ''Machine Nations'', was submitted by [[Loren Coleman]] but it reportedly fell through due to an unspecified | + | The original sixth story in the series, ''Machine Nations'', was submitted by [[Loren Coleman]] but it reportedly fell through due to an unspecified fact-checking problem and could not be salvaged. The story had already been announced as the final installment of the series and became one of the more prominent cases of BattleTech [[vaporware]] until it was formally replaced by ''The Spider Dances'' after six years. |
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== Featured characters == | == Featured characters == | ||
| − | * Senior Technician Robert Esterhazy | + | * Senior Technician [[Robert Esterhazy]] |
| − | * Inspectorate (NIA) Colonel Parsifal Nehru | + | * Inspectorate (NIA) Colonel [[Parsifal Nehru]] |
* General Vocaine (section commander) | * General Vocaine (section commander) | ||
| − | * General Reginald Bangs (base commander) | + | * General [[Reginald Bangs]] (base commander) |
| − | * Halle Ostend | + | * [[Halle Ostend]] |
| − | * Hector Little | + | * [[Hector Little]] |
| − | * Nicholas Drake | + | * [[Nicholas Drake]] |
| − | * Sasha Feodoreyva | + | * [[Sasha Feodoreyva]] |
| − | * Ned Reyes | + | * [[Ned Reyes]] |
| − | * Fyodor Danilov | + | * [[Fyodor Danilov]] |
| − | * Edgar Tibbetts | + | * [[Edgar Tibbetts]] |
| − | * Ssu-ma Kane | + | * [[Ssu-ma Kane]] |
* Quinn | * Quinn | ||
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*[[Regulus]] (mentioned) | *[[Regulus]] (mentioned) | ||
| − | [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] | + | [[Category:BattleCorps publications|Spider Dances, The]] |
| − | [[Category:Short Stories]] | + | [[Category:Short Stories|Spider Dances, The]] |
| − | [[Category:Works by Jason Schmetzer]] | + | [[Category:Works by Jason Schmetzer|Spider Dances, The]] |
| + | [[Category:Novellas|Spider Dances, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:22, 21 January 2024
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| The Spider Dances | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Novella |
| Author | Jason Schmetzer |
| Pages | 70 |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | BattleCorps |
| First published | 18 May 2011 |
| Content | |
| Era | Star League era (Age of War) |
| Timeline | 2466 |
| Series | Proliferation Cycle |
| Preceded by | A Dish Served Cold |
| Followed by | The Trickster |
The Spider Dances (Proliferation, Part VI) (full title), by Jason Schmetzer, is the sixth story in the Proliferation Cycle and narrates how the Capellan Confederation first obtained BattleMech technology. It was released together with a BattleCorps Exclusive bonus, a Technical Readout for the Dragonfire aerospace fighter featured in the story.
The original sixth story in the series, Machine Nations, was submitted by Loren Coleman but it reportedly fell through due to an unspecified fact-checking problem and could not be salvaged. The story had already been announced as the final installment of the series and became one of the more prominent cases of BattleTech vaporware until it was formally replaced by The Spider Dances after six years.
Contents
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| “ | Alone of the Great Houses, House Liao lacks BattleMech technology. The Maskirovka is willing to expend any sum--any asset--to secure the war machines for the Chancellor's armies. | ” |
Plot summary[edit]
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Featured characters[edit]
- Senior Technician Robert Esterhazy
- Inspectorate (NIA) Colonel Parsifal Nehru
- General Vocaine (section commander)
- General Reginald Bangs (base commander)
- Halle Ostend
- Hector Little
- Nicholas Drake
- Sasha Feodoreyva
- Ned Reyes
- Fyodor Danilov
- Edgar Tibbetts
- Ssu-ma Kane
- Quinn
Featured BattleTech[edit]
- Mackie
- Icarus (mentioned)
- Dragonfire
- Traveler-class shuttle ("mail boat")
Featured planets[edit]
- Xanthe III
- Regulus (mentioned)