Assumption of Risk
by Michael A. Stackpole
BattleTech Novel Reading Order (20), BattleTech (DE) (21), BattleTech (CAT36052)
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ONE MAN'S DESTINY...Solaris VII, the Game World, is the Inner Sphere in microcosm, and Kai Allard-Liao is its champion. Veteran of the war against the Clans, he engages in free-form battles against challengers who wish to claim his crown.
There is no place he would rather be.
Then the political realities of the Federated Commonwealth intrude on Solaris. Ryan Steiner, a man sworn to dethrone Victor Steiner-Davion, comes to Solaris to orchestrate his rebellion. Tormano Liao, Kai's uncle, show more redoubles efforts to destroy the Capellan Confederation, and Victor Steiner-Davion plots to revenge his mother's assassination.
Soon Kai's past, present, and future converge on him, forcing him to do things he had come to Solaris to avoid. If he succeeds, no one will ever know, but if he fails, the blood of billions will be on his hands...
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Stackpole is a fantastic character writer and his Battletech novels are some of my favorites. Assumption of Risk is no different. I really enjoyed reading about Kai on Solaris as well as the espionage happening in the Federated Commonwealth. Politics in the future is much more interesting than the present.
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Michael A. Stackpole started his career as a role-playing and computer game designer before turning to writing. He lives in Arizona. (Publisher Provided) Science fiction and fantasy author Michael Stackpole was born in Wausau, Wisconsin in 1957. In 1977, he sold his first gaming project to Flying Buffalo Inc. He received a BA in history from the show more University of Vermont in 1979. Before becoming an author, he was a role-playing and computer game designer. In 1987, FASA Corporation hired him to write the Warrior trilogy of Battletech novels. Besides the Battletech novels, he is best known for his Star Wars and Dragoncrown War Cycle novels. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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BattleTech Novel Reading Order
101 works (20)
BattleTech (DE)
62 works (21)
BattleTech
123 works (CAT36052)
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- Canonical title
- Assumption of Risk
- Original title
- Assumption of Risk
- Alternate titles
- Battletech: Assumption of Risk
- Original publication date
- 1993-09-01
- People/Characters
- Victor Steiner-Davion; Kai Allard-Liao; Ryan Steiner; Melissa Steiner-Davion; Justin Allard; Jimmy Kefaveur (show all 106); Quintus Allard; King Arthur; Charlemagne; Stefan Amaris; Hanse Davion; Peter Armstrong; Philip Capet; Salome Ward (Salome Kell); Phelan Kell; Morgan Kell; Maximilian Liao; Taman Malthus; Daniel Allard; Anastasius Focht; Candace Liao; Deirdre Lear; Galen Cox; Katherine Steiner-Davion; Omiko Kurita (Omi Kurita); Caitlin Kell; Misha Auburn; Patrick Kell; Katrina Steiner; Arthur Luvon; Peter Steiner-Davion; Kingsley Gardner; Ragnar Magnusson; Tormano Liao; Romano Liao; Karla Hsing; Theodore Gross; Thomas DeLon; Theodore Kurita; Jiro Ishiyama; David Hanau; Sven Newmark; Morasha Kelswa; Vito Oonthrax; Wu Deng Tang; Urizen Kurita; Hohiro Kurita; Takashi Kurita; Roy Lear; David Lear; Marylyn Lear; Ah Chen; Robin Hood; Sun-Tzu Liao; Hanya No Cha; Nancy Bao Lee; Wu Kang Kuo; Thomas Marik; Isis Marik; Joshua Marik; Fuh Teng; Jason Block; Tanya O'Bannon; Larry Acuff; Jason Bloch; Keith Smith; Glenn Edenhoffer; Rick Bradford; Anne Thompson; Cathy Hanney; Eric Crowe; Arthur Steiner-Davion; Yvonne Steiner-Davion; Fiona Loudon; George Yang; Drew Hasek-Davion; Michael Hasek-Davion; Roger Tandrek; Winslow Kindt; Wynn Goddard; Victor Vandergriff; Jimmy Looduc; Carol Bradford; Aldo Lestrade; Alessandro Steiner; Quentin Clark; Kristina Houpe; Caren Fung; Donny Li; Billy Hsing; Richard Steiner; Gray Noton; Ian Davion; Grayson Death Carlyle; Wilhelm von Bulow; Tod Chandler; Alexi Mallory; Feng Chiang; Andra McGwire; Tsen Teng; Sergei Chou; Cathy Kessler; Dick Thunder; Nikolai Khorsakov; Napoleon Bonaparte; Curaitis
- Important places
- New Avalon (Crucis March, Federated Suns); Arc-Royal (District of Donegal, Federated Commonwealth); Tharkad (District of Donegal, Federated Commonwealth); Tetersen (District of Donegal, Federated Commonwealth); Porrima (Isle of Skye, Federated Commonwealth); Odell (Crucis March, Federated Commonwealth) (show all 50); Solaris VII (Tamarind March, Federated Commonwealth); Zurich (Sarna March, Federated Commonwealth); Lyons (Isle of Skye, Federated Commonwealth); Poulsbo (Periphery March, Federated Commonwealth); Shiloh (Free Worlds League); Donegal (Federated Commonwealth); Skye (Federated Commonwealth); Sarna (Federated Commonwealth); St. Ives (St. Ives Compact); Outreach (Federated Commonwealth); Alyina (Jade Falcon Occupation Zone); Kestrel (Federated Commonwealth); Tamarind (Free Worlds League); Sian (Capellan Confederation); Ginestra (Federated Commonwealth); Rasalhague (Free Rasalhague Republic); Colinas (Federated Commonwealth); Tamar (Federated Commonwealth); Laurent (Clan Wolf Occupation Zone); Luthien (Draconis Combine); Teniente (Draconis Combine); Thuban (Federated Commonwealth); Bell (Federated Commonwealth); Algol (Capellan Confederation); Trell I (Jade Falcon Occupation Zone); Twycross (Jade Falcon Occupation Zone); Aldebaran (Federated Commonwealth); Styk (Federated Commonwealth); Gan Singh (Federated Commonwealth); New Syrtis (Federated Commonwealth); Terra; Kathil (Federated Commonwealth); Glengarry (Federated Commonwealth); Helm (Free Worlds League); Tukayyid (Free Rasalhague Republic); Zaniah (Federated Commonwealth); Tikonov (Federated Commonwealth); New Kyoto (Federated Commonwealth); Rahne (Federated Commonwealth); Algorab (Federated Commonwealth); Fianna (Federated Commonwealth); Tsitsang (Federated Commonwealth); Hunan (Federated Commonwealth); Kansu (Federated Commonwealth)
- Dedication
- To William Cox, John Watts, Sr., and John Watts, Jr.
for helping three guys who never assumed the risk but got saddled with it anyway. - First words
- Justin Allard watched his six-year-old son march into his study like a soldier reporting for disciplinary action.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"It's time I introduce you to your son."
- Publisher's editor
- Ippolito, Donna
- Original language
- English
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 813.5
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- Reviews
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- Languages
- English, German, Hungarian
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
- 1
