Editing Dagger Point

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| author              = [[Thomas S. Gressman]]
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| pages               = 256
| cover               = [[Peter Peebles]]
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| publisher           = [[Roc Books]]
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| year                = 10 April 2000
| ISBN10              = 0451457838
| ISBN13              = 978-0451457837
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| era                 = [[Clan Invasion era]]
| timeline            = 15 July [[3061]] &ndash; [[3062]]
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'''''Dagger Point''''', by [[Thomas S. Gressman]], is a story of the [[Capellan-St. Ives War]] from the point-of-view of reluctant "peacekeepers", the famed [[Eridani Light Horse]].

{{BCNovel|on 12 January 2011}}
== From the back cover ==
{{quote|''[[Edwin Amis]], new commander of the [[Eridani Light Horse]], faces a tough decision: Should he openly defy the [[First Lord]] of the [[Star League]]? [[Sun-Tzu Liao]], the First Lord, has sent Star League troops as "peace-keepers" to the [[St. Ives Compact]] to prevent open rebellion by angry citizens&mdash;but they're not seeking peace.''

''Amis knows the mission is only a guise for reclaiming territory for the [[Capellan Confederation]], and he's ready to station counterforces on [[Milos]], close to the heart of the Capellan [[Sian|capital]]. But on Milos, things are already escalating&mdash;[[Death Commando]] [[Chen Shao]] and his ruthless partner, [[Nessa Ament]], have secretly murdered a dissident's family in cold blood. Now, in what could erupt into full-scale [[Capellan-St. Ives War|war]], both forces are at each other's throats...''}}

== Summary ==
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== Featured characters ==
* [[Zhong-shao]] [[Chen Shao]]
* [[Dana Messner]]
* [[Lieutenant General]] [[Edwin Amis]]
* [[Julia Pareme]]
* [[Nessa Ament]]
* [[Rawley Markotan]]
* [[Steven Young]]
* [[Chancellor]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]]

== Featured places == 
* [[Dieron]]
* [[Huntress]] (mentioned)
* [[Kittery]]
* [[Maladar]]
* [[Milos]]
* [[Sendai]] (mentioned)
* [[Sian]]

==Featured BattleTech==
===Featured BattleMechs===
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* ANV-3M ''[[Anvil]]''
* ''[[Atlas]]''
* ''[[Battle Hawk]]''
* ''[[Bombardier]]''
* ''[[Cataphract]]''
* ''[[Ebon Jaguar (Cauldron-Born)]]''-B
* ''[[Centurion]]''
* CHP-2N ''[[Champion]]''
* ''[[Cicada]]''
* ''[[Commando]]''
* CP-11-A ''[[Cyclops]]''
* DV-7D ''[[Dervish]]''
* ''[[Enfield]]''
* ''[[Enforcer]]''
* ''[[Exterminator]]''
* ''[[Falcon]]''
* ''[[Hammer (BattleMech)|Hammer]]''
* ''[[Hercules (BattleMech)|Hercules]]''
* ''[[Hermes II]]''
* ''[[JagerMech]]''
* ''[[Javelin]]''
* ''[[Jenner]]''
* ''[[Kintaro]]''
* ''[[Mongoose]]''
* ''[[Raven]]''
* ''[[Sentinel]]''
* ''[[Stalker]]''
* ''[[Thug]]''
* ''[[Trebuchet]]''
* VTR-9B ''[[Victor]]''
* ''[[Vindicator]]''
* ''[[Watchman]]''
* ''[[Wolf Trap]]''
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===Vehicle===
* [[Blizzard (Combat Vehicle)|Blizzard hover transport]]
* [[LRM Carrier]] (mentioned)
* [[Manticore|Manticore Heavy Tank]]
* [[Maxim|Maxim Hover Transport]]
* [[Mobile HQ]]
* [[Mobile Long Tom|Long Tom artillery]] (mentioned)
* [[Po|Po Main Battle Tank]]
* [[Thumper (Combat Vehicle)|Thumper artillery]] (mentioned)

===AeroSpace===
* ''[[Hammerhead]]''
* ''[[Stuka]]''
* TR-10 ''[[Transit]]''
* ''[[Visigoth]]''-A

===Spacecraft===
* ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser ''[[Avenging Sword (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|Avenging Sword]]'' and ''[[Hollings York (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|Hollings York]]'' of the [[Com Guards]] (mentioned)
* ''[[Avalon]]''-class cruiser ''[[Melissa Davion (Individual Avalon-class WarShip)|Melissa Davion]]''
* ''[[Avenger (DropShip class)|Avenger]]''-class DropShip (mentioned)
* ''[[Feng Huang]]''-class cruiser [[Elias Jung (Individual Feng Huang-class WarShip)]] of the [[Capellan Confederation]]
* ''[[Invader]]''-class JumpShip ''[[Circe (Individual Invader-class JumpShip)|Circe]]'' of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
* ''[[KR-61]]'' Long-Range Shuttle of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
* ''[[Leopard]]''-class DropShip (mentioned)
* ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer ''[[SLS Faithful]]'' of [[Clan Nova Cat]] (mentioned)
* ''[[Mark VII Landing Craft]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
* ''[[Monolith]]''-class JumpShip ''[[Gettysburg (Individual Monolith-class JumpShip)|Gettysburg]]'' of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
* ''[[Overlord]]''-class DropShips ''[[Hussar(Individual Overlord-class DropShip)|Hussar]]'' of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
* ''[[Overlord]]''-class DropShip ''[[Red Legs]]'' of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
* ''[[Star Lord (JumpShip class)|Star Lord]]''-class JumpShip ''[[Forrest]]'' of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
* ''[[Union]]''-class DropShip ''[[Farwell (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Farwell]]'' of the [[2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry|2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry (Angel's Regiment)]]

===Infantry===
* [[Infiltrator|Infiltrator, Gray Death Legion light scout battle armor]]

==Foreign-Language Editions==
===German=== 
A German edition, translated by [[Reinhold H. Mai]], was published by [[Heyne]] in 2000 as ''Die Spitze des Dolches'' (ISBN 9783453161979).<ref>Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for [https://d-nb.info/960514856 ''Die Spitze des Dolches'']</ref>

==Covers==
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Image:Dagger Point.jpg|Original 2000 cover. Art by [[Peter Peebles]].
Image:Spitze des Dolches.jpg|2000 German edition.
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==References==
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 == Featured characters ==
-{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
+* [[Zhong-shao]] [[Chen Shao]]
-* [[Major]] [[Nicole Allings]], commander of the [[Blackwind Lancers]] 1st Battalion
+* [[Dana Messner]]
-* [[Nessa Ament]] of the [[Death Commandos]]
+* [[Lieutenant General]] [[Edwin Amis]]
-* [[Lieutenant General]] [[Edwin Amis|Edwin "Ed" Amis]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]], ELH High Command
+* [[Julia Pareme]]
-* [[Colonel]] [[Charles Antonescu|Charles "Magyar" Antonescu]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]], [[151st Light Horse Regiment]] (Dark Horse Regiment)
+* [[Nessa Ament]]
-* ''[[Captain#Capellan_Confederation_Armed_Forces|Sang-wei]]'' [[Arai (2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry)|Arai]] of the [[2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry|2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry (Angel's Regiment)]]
+* [[Rawley Markotan]]
-* Technical Sergeant [[Mike Aston]] of the [[Blackwind Lancers]] 1st Battalion
+* [[Steven Young]]
-* [[Colonel]] [[Sandra Barclay|Sandra "Sandy" Barclay]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]], [[71st Light Horse Regiment]] (White Horse Regiment) (mentioned)
+* [[Chancellor]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]]
-* ''[[Lieutenant#Capellan_Confederation_Armed_Forces|Sao-wei]]'' [[Claus Basara]] of the Capellan [[116th Home Guard Regiment]] & [[Maskirovka]]
-* [[Primus of ComStar|Primus]] [[Jerome Blake]] (mentioned)
-* [[Colonel]] [[Paul Calvin|Paul "Tiger" Calvin]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]], [[19th Cavalry Regiment]] (The Equine Phoenix)
-* ''[[Colonel#Capellan_Confederation_Armed_Forces|Sang-shao]]'' [[Samuel Christobal]] of the [[2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry|2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry (Angel's Regiment)]]
-* [[Sergeant]] [[Chilzer]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]], [[151st Light Horse Regiment]] (Dark Horse Regiment)
-* [[Private]] [[Daniel Colonna|Daniel "Danny" Colonna]] of the [[Blackwind Lancers]] 1st Battalion
-* [[Private]] [[Davis (Eridani Light Horse)|Davis]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
-* [[Lieutenant]] [[Sebastian DiGiovanni]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]], ELH High Command
-* [[Warrant Officer]] [[Ian Douglass|Ian "Kip" Douglass]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]] (mentioned)
-* [[Colonel]] [[Eveline Eicher|Eveline "Evie" Eicher]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]], [[21st Striker Regiment]] (Four Horsemen)
-* [[Major]] [[Kent Fairfax]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]], [[151st Light Horse Regiment]] (Dark Horse Regiment)
-* [[Lieutenant]] [[Anthony Fesh]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
-* Doctor [[Fuehl]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
-* ''[[Lieutenant#Capellan_Confederation_Armed_Forces|Sao-wei]]'' [[Fuller (2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry)|Fuller]] of the [[2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry|2nd McCarron's Armored Cavalry (Angel's Regiment)]]
-* [[Warrant Officer]] [[W. O. Gehr]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]] (mentioned)
-* [[Major]] [[Ted Goslen]], AeroSpace pilot of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
-* [[Lieutenant]] [[Carol Govi]], Captain of the ''[[Red Legs]]'' of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
-* [[Captain]] [[Thomas Graeme|Thomas "Tommy" Graeme]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]], [[19th Cavalry Regiment]] (The Equine Phoenix)
-* [[Captain]] [[Frances Hayford]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]], [[151st Light Horse Regiment]] (Dark Horse Regiment)
-* [[Captain]] [[Solomon Hendrich]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]], [[19th Cavalry Regiment]] (The Equine Phoenix)
-* ''[[Lieutenant#Capellan_Confederation_Armed_Forces|Sao-wei]]'' [[Hribal]] of the Capellan [[116th Home Guard Regiment]]
-* [[Jones (Pathfinders)|Jones]] of the [[Pathfinders]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
-* [[Captain]] [[Robert Jones]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]], [[19th Cavalry Regiment]] (The Equine Phoenix)
-* ''[[Captain#Capellan_Confederation_Armed_Forces|Kong-sang-wei]]'' [[Tullio Kar]] of the [[Elias Jung (Individual Feng Huang-class WarShip)]] of the [[Capellan Confederation]]
-* [[Lieutenant]] [[Erica Keffer|Erica "Hurricane" Keffer]], AeroSpace pilot of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
-* [[Sergeant]] [[Kilgore]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
-* [[Captain]] [[Bill Kole]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]], [[19th Cavalry Regiment]] (The Equine Phoenix)
-* [[Captain]] [[Petar Kredic]] of the [[Milos Home Guard]]
-* [[Coordinator of Worlds|Coordinator]] & [[First Lord of the Star League|First Lord]] [[Theodore Kurita (31st c.)|Theodore Kurita]] (mentioned)
-* [[Sergeant]] [[Tae Je Kwan]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
-* [[Captain]] [[William Kyle|William "Bill" Kyle]], Commander of the [[Pathfinders]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
-* [[Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation|Chancellor]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]]
-* [[Jeremy Markotan]], son of Rawley & Liza
-* [[Liza Markotan]], wife of Rawley
-* Doctor [[Rawley Markotan]] of the University of Touchstone on [[Milos]]
-* [[Captain]] [[Dana Messner]] of the [[Blackwind Lancers]] 1st Battalion
-* [[Precentor]] [[Jamie Micone]] of [[ComStar]] (mentioned)
-* [[Captain]] [[Kimberly Morningstar]], Captain of the ''[[Circe (Individual Invader-class JumpShip)|Circe]]'' of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
-* [[Lieutenant]] [[John Morosoni]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]], [[19th Cavalry Regiment]] (The Equine Phoenix)
-* [[Rear Admiral]] [[David Natale|David "The Captain" Natale]], Captain of the ''[[Gettysburg (Individual Monolith-class JumpShip)|Gettysburg]]'' of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
-* [[Major]] [[Dane Nichols]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]], ELH High Command
-* [[Major]] [[I. K. Njemanze]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
-* [[Zampolit]] [[Desmond Oroz]] of [[Maladar]]
-* [[Warant Officer]] [[Daniel Osier|Daniel "Danny" Osier]], AeroSpace pilot of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
-* [[Gregory Ostroff|Gregory "Greg" Ostroff]], Training Commandant of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
-* ''[[Sergeant#Capellan_Confederation_Armed_Forces|Si-ben-bing]]'' [[Tolland Ou]] of the [[Death Commandos]]
-* Housekeeper [[Julia Pareme]]
-* [[Major]] [[Benedetto Porliss]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]], [[151st Light Horse Regiment]] (Dark Horse Regiment)
-* [[Jin Racan]] of the [[Death Commandos]]
-* [[Captain]] [[Redmond (Eridani Light Horse)|Redmond]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
-* [[Corporal]] [[Majori Rhom]] of the [[Blackwind Lancers]] 1st Battalion
-* [[Major]] [[Gary Ribic|Gary "Rib" Ribic]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]], [[151st Light Horse Regiment]] (Dark Horse Regiment)
-* Reporter [[Albert Rush]]
-* [[Sergeant]] [[Lisa Rolls]], Commander of the [[Pathfinders]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
-* ''[[Lieutenant_Colonel#Capellan_Confederation_Armed_Forces|Zhong-shao]]'' [[Chen Shao]] of the [[Death Commandos]] & Capellan [[116th Home Guard Regiment]]
-* [[Lieutenant]] [[Chatham Siwula]] of the [[Pathfinders]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
-* [[Precentor Martial of ComStar]] [[Victor Ian Steiner-Davion]]
-* [[Leftenant General]] & [[Prince's Champion]] [[Ardan Sortek]]
-* [[Traud]] of the [[Milos Home Guard]]
-* Pilot [[Walthrop]] of the ''[[Circe (Individual Invader-class JumpShip)|Circe]]'' of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
-* [[Director of the Maskirovka]] [[Sasha Wanli]] (mentioned)
-* [[Lieutenant]] [[James Wilk]], 1st officer of the ''[[Gettysburg (Individual Monolith-class JumpShip)|Gettysburg]]'' of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
-* [[Brevet General]] [[Ariana Winston|Ariana "Ria" Winston]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]] (mentioned)
-* ''[[Corporal#Capellan_Confederation_Armed_Forces|San-ben-bing]]'' [[Akai Yeng]] of the [[Death Commandos]]
-* ''[[Lieutenant#Capellan_Confederation_Armed_Forces|Kong-sao-wei]]'' [[Yip (Elias Jung)|Yip]] of the [[Elias Jung (Individual Feng Huang-class WarShip)]] of the [[Capellan Confederation]]
-* [[Sergeant Major|Regimental Sergeant Major]] [[Steven Young|Steven Young Jr.]] of the [[Eridani Light Horse]]
-* ''[[Capellan_Confederation_Armed_Forces#Strategic_Military_Director|Sang-jiang-jun]]'' [[Talon Zahn]]
-{{div col end}}
 == Featured places ==