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'''''Der Erbe''''' ("The Heir"), subtitled '''''Adel vernichtet 1''''' ("Nobility destroys", a play on "Adel verpflichtet", German for ''[[w:Noblesse oblige|Noblesse oblige]]''), is the 29th of the [[FanPro Novels|German-language Classic BattleTech Novels]] published by [[FanPro]]. Written by [[Jochen Hahn]] and [[Karsten Kaeb]], it was published on 18 November 2015.
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'''''Der Erbe''''' ("The Heir"), subtitled '''''Adel vernichtet 1''''' ("Nobility destroys", a play on "Adel verpflichtet", German for ''[[w:Noblesse oblige|Noblesse oblige]]''), is the 29th of the [[FanPro Novels|German-language Classic BattleTech Novels]] published by [[FanPro]]. Written by [[Jochen Hahn]] and [[Karsten Kaeb]] and published on 18 November 2015, it is the first part of the ''Adel vernichtet'' series and ends on a "to be continued" note.
  
 
== Canonicity ==
 
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== From the back cover (translated from German) ==
 
== From the back cover (translated from German) ==
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{{quote|''The [[Federated Commonwealth]] has to cope with a serious loss. [[Hanse Davion]], [[First Prince]] of the [[Federated Suns]] and one of the main architects of the unification between [[House Davion]] and [[House Steiner]], is dead.''
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{{quote|''The [[Federated Commonwealth]] has to cope with a serious loss. [[Hanse Davion]], [[First Prince]] of the [[Federated Suns]] and one of the main architects of the unification between [[House Davion]] and [[House Steiner]], is dead. New power struggles and new intrigues immediately erupt in the politically unstable [[Capellan March]].''
  
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''New power struggles immediately erupt in the politically unstable [[Capellan March]]. On the planet [[Cammal]], the arrival of a legitimate heir to the ducal throne which has been vacant since the [[Fourth Succession War]] is eagerly anticipated by the people. But instead of integrating the civil government and the [[Youngblood Renegades]] mercenaries, new rifts open up. Friends and allies find themselves in opposing camps as the planet slithers ever deeper into a crisis.''
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''On the planet [[Cammal]], the people place great hope in the arrival of a legitimate heir to the ducal throne which has been vacant since the [[Fourth Succession War]]. But instead of uniting the civil government and the [[Youngblood Renegades]] mercenaries, new rifts open up. Friends and allies find themselves in opposing camps as the planet tumbles ever deeper into a crisis.''
  
 
''Veteran [[Colonel]] [[Jason Craig Youngblood]] soon wonders if the troubled past has really been overcome yet.''}}
 
''Veteran [[Colonel]] [[Jason Craig Youngblood]] soon wonders if the troubled past has really been overcome yet.''}}
  
 
== Plot Summary ==
 
== Plot Summary ==
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A [[Capellan Confederation]] counterattack during the Fourth Succession War inflicted heavy damage on the infrastructure on Cammal and killed the popular incumbent Duke Manuel de Leon and his family. However, the law firm representing his House (Cummings Law-and-Justice) blocked the appointment of a successor and kept searching for a legitimate heir for decades. Meanwhile, the ducal guards became the core of a mercenary unit named the Lionhearts, and on Cammal the power vacuum was filled by the enigmatic Winterland Enterprises corporation, a titanic firm working in many fields including weapon technology who quickly became the world's single largest employer. Unbeknownst to outsiders, they operate "weather satellites" armed for orbital bombardment and are researching into [[Star League era]] technolgy, drone tanks, and stealth [[aerospace fighter]]s.
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In 3053 a Cummings lawyer named Richard Foster-Drake reports finding a legitimate heir to the throne of Cammal after all: [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] Lance Sergeant Michael Razza of the [[1st Kittery Borderers]], who, as it turns out, has lost all memories of who he is after suffering head injuries when ejecting from his ''[[Warhammer]]'' in a battle with periphery pirates. As he travels to Cammal with Foster-Drake and his medical supervisor Dr. Faber, the Lionhearts, under their old Colonel Santini, return from their mercenary assignment in the [[Free Worlds League]] to become his ducal guard again.
 
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==Featured BattleTech==
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===BattleMechs===
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*''[[Archer]]''
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*''[[Assassin]]''
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*''[[Awesome]]''
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*''[[BattleMaster]]''
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*''[[Bushwacker]]''
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*''[[Catapult]]''
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*''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]''
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*''[[Clint]]''
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*''[[Commando]]''
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*''[[Crusader]]''
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*''[[Dervish]]''
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*''[[Falcon]]''
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*''[[Grand Dragon]]''
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*''[[Hunchback]]''
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*''[[Locust]]''
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*''[[Marauder]]''
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*''[[Orion]]''
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*''[[Ostroc]]''
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*''[[Phoenix Hawk]]''
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*''[[Quickdraw]]''
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*''[[Raven]]''
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*''[[Rifleman]]''
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*''[[Scorpion (BattleMech)|Scorpion]]''
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*''[[Shadow Hawk]]''
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*''[[Stalker]]''
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*''[[Stinger]]''
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*''[[Titan II|Titan]]'' (custom built)
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*''[[Trebuchet]]''
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*''[[Valkyrie]]''
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*''[[Victor]]''
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*''[[Warhammer]]''
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*''[[Warhawk (Masakari)]]'' (mentioned)
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*''[[Wasp]]''
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*''[[Wolfhound]]''
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*''[[Wolverine]]''
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===Aerospace Fighters===
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*''Ghost'' stealth aerospace fighter
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===Vehicles===
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*[[Chaparral]] (mentioned)
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*[[Demon (Combat Vehicle)|Demon]]
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*[[Ferret]] VTOL
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*[[Fury (Combat Vehicle)|Fury]]
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*[[Goblin]]
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*[[Karnov]] VTOL
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*[[Kestrel]] VTOL
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*[[LRM Carrier]] (modified to carry [[Arrow IV]] launchers)
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*[[Manticore]]
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*[[Padilla]] (mentioned)
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*[[Pegasus]]
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*[[Puma (Combat Vehicle)|Puma]]
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*[[Saracen]]
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*[[Scimitar]]
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*[[Sprint]] VTOL
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*[[Striker]]
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*[[Warrior H-7]] VTOL
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===DropShips===
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*''[[Avenger]]''
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*''[[Monarch]]'' (''Bright Star'')
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*''[[Overlord]]'' (''Yorktown'', ''Intrepid'')
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===JumpShips===
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*unspecified JumpShip ''Delphi I''
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 18:58, 13 January 2016

DerErbeCover.jpg
Der Erbe
Product information
Type Novel
Author Jochen Hahn
Karsten Kaeb
Pages 312
Cover Artwork Karsten Schreurs
Publication information
Publisher Ulisses Spiele GmbH
Product code 41035
First published 18 November 2015
ISBN-13 978-3957520876
MSRP 11,50 €
Content
Era Clan Invasion era
Timeline 3053
Series Adel vernichtet
Followed by Kalkuliertes Chaos

Der Erbe ("The Heir"), subtitled Adel vernichtet 1 ("Nobility destroys", a play on "Adel verpflichtet", German for Noblesse oblige), is the 29th of the German-language Classic BattleTech Novels published by FanPro. Written by Jochen Hahn and Karsten Kaeb and published on 18 November 2015, it is the first part of the Adel vernichtet series and ends on a "to be continued" note.

Canonicity

Written in German and exclusively published in that language so far, Der Erbe does not meet the current criteria for Canon in the BattleTech universe. As an official product published under a valid license, it should be regarded as apocryphal.

From the back cover (translated from German)

“ The Federated Commonwealth has to cope with a serious loss. Hanse Davion, First Prince of the Federated Suns and one of the main architects of the unification between House Davion and House Steiner, is dead. New power struggles and new intrigues immediately erupt in the politically unstable Capellan March.

On the planet Cammal, the people place great hope in the arrival of a legitimate heir to the ducal throne which has been vacant since the Fourth Succession War. But instead of uniting the civil government and the Youngblood Renegades mercenaries, new rifts open up. Friends and allies find themselves in opposing camps as the planet tumbles ever deeper into a crisis.

Veteran Colonel Jason Craig Youngblood soon wonders if the troubled past has really been overcome yet.

”

Plot Summary

A Capellan Confederation counterattack during the Fourth Succession War inflicted heavy damage on the infrastructure on Cammal and killed the popular incumbent Duke Manuel de Leon and his family. However, the law firm representing his House (Cummings Law-and-Justice) blocked the appointment of a successor and kept searching for a legitimate heir for decades. Meanwhile, the ducal guards became the core of a mercenary unit named the Lionhearts, and on Cammal the power vacuum was filled by the enigmatic Winterland Enterprises corporation, a titanic firm working in many fields including weapon technology who quickly became the world's single largest employer. Unbeknownst to outsiders, they operate "weather satellites" armed for orbital bombardment and are researching into Star League era technolgy, drone tanks, and stealth aerospace fighters.

In 3053 a Cummings lawyer named Richard Foster-Drake reports finding a legitimate heir to the throne of Cammal after all: MechWarrior Lance Sergeant Michael Razza of the 1st Kittery Borderers, who, as it turns out, has lost all memories of who he is after suffering head injuries when ejecting from his Warhammer in a battle with periphery pirates. As he travels to Cammal with Foster-Drake and his medical supervisor Dr. Faber, the Lionhearts, under their old Colonel Santini, return from their mercenary assignment in the Free Worlds League to become his ducal guard again.


Featured BattleTech

BattleMechs

Aerospace Fighters

  • Ghost stealth aerospace fighter

Vehicles

DropShips

JumpShips

  • unspecified JumpShip Delphi I

References

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