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Revision as of 11:34, 3 October 2023
The Hunters | |
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Product information | |
Type | Novel |
Author | Thomas S. Gressman |
Pages | 336 |
Cover Artwork | Bruce Jensen |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Roc Books |
First published | 01 December 1997 |
ISBN-10 | 0451456246 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0451456243 |
Content | |
Era | Clan Invasion era |
Timeline | 12 August 3058 – 3 January 3060 |
Series | Twilight of the Clans |
Preceded by | Grave Covenant |
Followed by | Freebirth |
The Hunters, by Thomas S. Gressman, is the third book in the Twilight of the Clans series.
The novel was made available on BattleCorps on 27 October 2009 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
“ | "Carry the fight to the Clans!" has become the rallying cry for the armies of the Successor States. Now, as the Great Houses launch an offensive against the Clan Occupation Zone, a combined armed task force, drawn from across the Inner Sphere, begins its own desperate journey.
Following the road marked out for them by a Clan defector, Task Force Serpent sets out to strike a blow at the heart of the Clans, at their home worlds. For so many years, the Inner Sphere has been the prey of the Clans. Now, in a war to end all wars, the hunted have become the hunters. |
” |
Summary
Featured characters
- Sho-sa Martin Chisei
- Major Roger Montjar
- Marshal of the Armies Morgan Hasek-Davion
- Sho-sho Hideki Ishmaru
- General Andrew Redburn
- Colonel Scott Hinesick
- General Ariana Winston
- Tai-i Michael Ryan
Featured places
- Alpheratz
- Arcadia (mentioned)
- Atreus
- Bangor
- Defiance
- Huntress (mentioned)
- Kentares (mentioned)
- Kikuyu
- Lee Shore
- Maldonado (mentioned)
- Meribah (Eleuthera)
- Mogyorod (mentioned)
- Pajarito
- Peacock (mentioned)
- Pesht
- Sendai (mentioned)
- Strana Mechty (mentioned)
- Sudeten (mentioned)
- Tharkad (mentioned)
- Tsamma (mentioned)
- Waypoint Juniper
- Weldon
Featured BattleTech
BattleMechs
- Archer (mentioned)
- Assassin
- Atlas
- Blackjack
- Black Knight
- CPLT-C3 Catapult (mentioned)
- Ebon Jaguar (Cauldron-Born)
- Centurion
- Cicada
- Commando
- CP-11-C Cyclops
- Dire Wolf (Daishi)
- Viper (Dragonfly)
- Enforcer
- Firestarter
- Dervish
- Gargoyle (Man O' War)
- Griffin
- Hermes II
- Hellbringer (Loki)
- Highlander
- Hunchback
- JagerMech
- Javelin (mentioned)
- Jenner
- King Crab
- Locust
- Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)
- ON1-M Orion
- Phoenix Hawk
- Adder (Puma)
- Quickdraw
- Raven
- Stormcrow (Ryoken)
- Sunder
- Thug
- Kit Fox (Uller)
- Valkyrie
- Victor
- Warhawk (Masakari)
- Watchman
- Whitworth
- Wolverine
- Zeus
Vehicles
AeroSpace
- GTHA-500 Gotha
- Hammerhead
- Hellcat
- Rapier
- F-700R Riever
- Sabutai
- SL-17R Shilone
- SL-15R Slayer
- Thrush (mentioned)
- Thunderbird
- Turk
- Visigoth
DropShips and Small Craft
- Achilles-class DropShip Bisan of the Draconis Combine
- Avenger-class DropShip DCS Dojo of the Draconis Combine
- Avenger-class DropShip DCS Hainan of the Draconis Combine
- Broadsword-class DropShip Ice Dart (Stiletto) of Clan Ghost Bear
- Hannibal-class DropShip
- KR-61 Long-Range Shuttle
- Leopard-class DropShip
- Mammoth-class DropShip
- Mule-class DropShip
- Nagumo-class DropShip
- NL-42 "Battle Taxi"
- Overlord-class DropShip
- Overlord-class DropShip Lancer of the Eridani Light Horse
- Union-class DropShip Cossack of the Eridani Light Horse
- Union-class DropShip Honor of ComStar
- Union-class DropShip Integrity of ComStar
- Union-C-class DropShips
- unknown class Dropship Hussar of the Eridani Light Horse (probably Overlord)
JumpShips and WarShips
- Cameron-class battlecruiser SLS Invisible Truth of ComStar
- Cameron-class battlecruiser StarSword of ComStar (mentioned)
- Congress-class frigate Shining Claw of Clan Ghost Bear
- Essex-class destroyer Emerald of ComStar
- Essex-class destroyer Starlight of ComStar
- Fox-class Corvette Antrim of the Federated Commonwealth
- Fox-class Corvette Rostock of the Federated Commonwealth
- Invader-class JumpShip Alkmarr of the Federated Commonwealth
- Invader-class JumpShip Circe of the Eridani Light Horse
- Invader-class JumpShip Ericsson of the 1st Kathil Uhlans
- Invader-class JumpShip Winter Wind of Clan Ghost Bear
- Kyushu-class frigate DCS Haruna of the Draconis Combine
- Lola III-class Destroyer Ranger of ComStar Com Guards
- McKenna's Pride (mentioned)
- Monolith-class JumpShip Gettysburg
- Monolith-class JumpShip Banbridge of ComStar
- Star Lord-class JumpShip Bernlad of the Knights of the Inner Sphere
- Star Lord-class JumpShip Buford of the Eridani Light Horse
- Whirlwind-class destroyer CGB Fire Fang of Clan Ghost Bear
- Whirlwind-class destroyer CGB Ursus of Clan Ghost Bear
- unknown class Asturias of ComStar
Infantry Equipment
- Kage suit
Foreign-Language Editions
German
A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 1999 as Die Jäger (ISBN 9783453139886).[1] This was republished as an EPUB by Ulisses Spiele in 2021 as BattleTech Legenden 40 : Die Jäger (ISBN 9783963317965).[2]
Hungarian
A Hungarian edition, translated by Zseli Ferenc, was published by Beholder in 2003 as Vadászok.[3]
Russian
A Russian edition, translated by I. Gavrilov, was published by Дрофа (Drofa) in 2003 as Охотники (ISBN 5710769614) as part of a series produced in collaboration with Армада-пресс (Armada-Press). [4] [5]
Spanish
A Spanish edition, translated by Jaime de Marcos Andreu, was published by Timun Mas in 1999 as La caza de los jaguares.
Covers
Notes
Trivia
The novel's author Thomas S. Gressman, a native of Pennsylvania, appears to poke fun at his neighboring state of New Jersey by taking the opportunity to have a minor portmaster character describe Jerseyville, the capital of Defiance VII as "the ugliest, hottest, smelliest, and all around-nastiest post I've ever had." To which Kasugai Hatsumi replies "What did you do to get yourself assigned to this garden spot?" It is a running (though not necessarily true) joke in America, particularly in the states surrounding New Jersey, to describe the state as having all of the qualities mentioned by the portmaster (in part due to its industrial ports), despite the state nickname being "The Garden State."