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'''''From the Ruins''''' is a short story by [[Christopher Purnell]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 5 December 2009.
 
'''''From the Ruins''''' is a short story by [[Christopher Purnell]] that was published online on [[BattleCorps]] on 5 December 2009.
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==Plot summary==
 
==Plot summary==
''From the Ruins'' follows Feodor Kazmanov, an assembly line worker at the [[Earthwerks Incorporated]] plant on [[Tikonov]], shortly after the planet fell to the [[Federated Suns]] during the [[Fourth Succession War]]. The [[House Davion]] assault damaged the capital city of Tikograd, and Kazmanov struggles to deal with living in a war-torn city while the new government institutes sweeping social and economic changes in everyday life.  
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''From the Ruins'' follows Feodor Kazmanov, an assembly line worker at the [[Earthwerks Incorporated]] plant on [[Tikonov]], shortly after the planet fell to the [[Federated Suns]] during the [[Fourth Succession War]]. The [[House Davion]] assault damaged the capital city of Tikograd, and Kazmanov struggles to deal with living in a war-torn city while the new government institutes sweeping social and economic changes in everyday life. In the end a few factory workers including Feodor resolve to resist the Davion occupation by delivering subtly sub-standard production.
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
*[http://battlecorps.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=6073 Author's commentary]
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* [http://battlecorps.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=6073 Author's commentary] (dead link)
  
 
[[Category:BattleCorps publications]]
 
[[Category:BattleCorps publications]]
 
[[Category:Short Stories]]
 
[[Category:Short Stories]]
 
[[Category:Works by Christopher Purnell]]
 
[[Category:Works by Christopher Purnell]]

Latest revision as of 18:18, 11 November 2023

From the Ruins
Product information
Type Short story
Author Christopher Purnell
Pages 26
Publication information
Publisher BattleCorps
First published 5 December 2009
Content
Era Succession Wars era
Timeline 28-29 February 3029
Series Operation Rat
Followed by The Totalitarian Mind

From the Ruins is a short story by Christopher Purnell that was published online on BattleCorps on 5 December 2009.

Teaser text[edit]

OPERATION RAT: The cost of war is not borne only by men and women in uniform, nor by the treasuries of nations and sacrifices of armies. It is also borne by men and women in the everyday life of recovery and struggle.

Plot summary[edit]

From the Ruins follows Feodor Kazmanov, an assembly line worker at the Earthwerks Incorporated plant on Tikonov, shortly after the planet fell to the Federated Suns during the Fourth Succession War. The House Davion assault damaged the capital city of Tikograd, and Kazmanov struggles to deal with living in a war-torn city while the new government institutes sweeping social and economic changes in everyday life. In the end a few factory workers including Feodor resolve to resist the Davion occupation by delivering subtly sub-standard production.

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