Dagger Point
Dagger Point | |
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Product information | |
Type | Novel |
Author | Thomas S. Gressman |
Pages | 256 |
Cover Artwork | Peter Peebles |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Roc Books |
First published | 10 April 2000 |
ISBN-10 | 0451457838 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0451457837 |
Content | |
Era | Clan Invasion era |
Timeline | 15 July 3061 – 3062 |
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.
The novel was made available on BattleCorps on 12 January 2011 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
“ | 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—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 capital. But on Milos, things are already escalating—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 war, both forces are at each other's throats... |
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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
Featured BattleTech
Featured BattleMechs
- ANV-3M Anvil
- Cataphract
- CP-11-A Cyclops
- DV-7D Dervish
- Enforcer
- Vindicator
Featured Aerospace
- Avalon-class cruiser Melissa Davion
- Feng Huang-class cruiser Elias Jung
- Invader-class JumpShip Circe
- KR-61 Long-Range Shuttle
- Lola III-class destroyer SLS Faithful (mentioned)
- Monolith-class JumpShip Gettysburg
- Overlord-class DropShips Hussar and Red Legs
- Star Lord-class JumpShip Forrest
- Union-class DropShip Farwell
- Visigoth-A
- Avenging Sword and Hollings York (mentioned)
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).[1]
Covers
Original 2000 cover. Art by Peter Peebles.
References
- ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for Die Spitze des Dolches