Früchte voll Bitterkeit
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| Früchte voll Bitterkeit | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Novel |
| Author | Hermann Ritter Erik Schreiber |
| Pages | 320 |
| Cover Artwork | Swen Papenbrock |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Fantasy Productions GmbH |
| Product code | 31011 |
| First published | 2006 |
| ISBN-10 | 3890644589 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-389064585 Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: length |
| MSRP | 9,00 € |
| Content | |
| Era | Star League era |
| Timeline | 19 April 2604—01 May 2605 |
| Series | Classic BattleTech Novels |
Früchte voll Bitterkeit ("Fruits (full) of bitterness"), co-written by Hermann Ritter and Erik Schreiber, is a German-language BattleTech novel published by FanPro in 2006 as the 10th in their line of Classic BattleTech Novels. It has not been translated into English so far.
Contents
Overview
Set between 19 April 2604 and 01 May 2605, the novel depicts a sect leader's bid for power by attempting to abduct the 7-year-old son of Captain-General Brion Marik when he is sent to Tamarind incognito to meet his grandparents.
Canonicity
Written in German and exclusively published in that language so far, Früchte voll Bitterkeit does not technically 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 instead.
From the back cover (translated from German)
| “ | Uproar in the Marik realm: Provincial planet Tamarind's capital city is the target of an attack by religious fanatics—well armed, highly motivated, unscrupulous. Their leader wants to get hold of a member of the Marik family. Everything seems to be going by plan until the "Mech Friends" show up, a group of juvenile BattleMech fans. With the help of some washed-up officers, they attempt to avert the disaster and mount resistance. An enthralling race against time begins... |
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Plot Summary
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Characters
- Captain-General Brion Marik II
- Lieutenant General Maurice Dekobra
- Inspector Katharina Wlaschek
Featured places
- Anegaski (mentioned)
- Atreus
- Betholonog (mentioned)
- Kosciusko (mentioned)
- Millungera (mentioned)
- Saltitto (mentioned)
- Tamarind
Featured BattleTech
BattleMechs
Vehicles
Other
- Spad-class courier boat
- Lola III destroyer (mentioned; presumably in error, see Notes below)
- Vincent Mark XXV corvette
Notes
- Dekobra's flagship, the Vlad Tepes, is initially introduced on p. 81 as a Lola III-class destroyer, which is impossible as this class first entered service in 2662. In a later chapter on p. , it is described as a Vincent Mark XXV corvette and the vessel's length is given as "over 400 meters" (accurate for a 402 meter Vincent)