Bred for War
by Michael A. Stackpole
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TO KEEP THE PEACE...Along with the throne of the Federated Commonwealth, Prince Victor Steiner-Davion inherited a number of problems. Foremost among them is the Clans' threat to the peace of the Inner Sphere—and a treacherous sister who wants to supplant him. The expected demise of Joshua Marik—heir to the Free Worlds League, whose very presence maintained peace—also endangers harmony. Victor's idea is to use a double for Joshua, a necessary deception to prevent all-out war.
But show more secret duplicity is hard to maintain, and conflict erupts anyway, splitting the Inner Sphere and leaving the Federated Commonwealth defenseless. And when Victor thinks things can get no worse, word comes that the Clans, once again, have brought war to the Inner Sphere...
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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 (26)
BattleTech (DE)
62 works (25)
BattleTech
123 works (CAT36053)
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- Canonical title
- Bred for War
- Original title
- Bred for War
- Alternate titles
- Battletech: Bred for War
- Original publication date
- 1995-01
- People/Characters
- Victor Steiner-Davion; Katherine Steiner-Davion; Galen Cox; Ulric Kerensky; Natasha Kerensky; Phelan Kell (show all 135); Thomas Marik; Joshua Marik; Sun-Tzu Liao; Larry Acuff; Dancing Joker (Noble Thayer); Joseph Harper; Isis Marik; Caitlin Kell; Ryan Steiner; Morgan Kell; Salome Ward; Melissa Steiner-Davion; Felicity de Gambier; Peter Steiner-Davion; Hanse Davion; Arthur Steiner-Davion; Yvonne Steiner-Davion; Grayson Death Carlyle; Kenneth Fox; Deirdre Lear; David Lear; Sophina Marik (Sophina Desiree); Candace Liao; Kai Allard-Liao; Janos Marik; Takashi Kurita; Romano Liao; Tormano Liao; Missy Cooper; Alexi Mallory; Daniel Allard; Taman Malthus; Jason Block; Meta Hoglind; Phoebe Derden; George Pinkney; Anne Acuff; Hohiro Kurita; David Hanau; Jeana Clay; Selvin Kelswa III; Dalk Carns; Athen Kederk; Alita Winson; Vladimir Ward; Nicholas Kerensky; Nekane Hazen (Red Corsair); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Cassandra Allard-Liao; Kuan-Yin Allard-Liao; Omiko Kurita; Theodore Kurita; Cathy Hanney; Richard Bradford; Carol Bradford; Anne Thompson; Ranna Kerensky; Clark Tsu-Chan; Luise Waskiewicz; Jerome Blake; Dylan Thomas; Buddy Korren; Vincent van Gogh; Rembrandt van Rijn; Michael Whelan; Henri Matisse; Keith Parkinson; Maximilian Liao; Justin Allard; Kali Liao; Christian Kell; Sven Newmark; Ragnar Magnusson; Marialle Radick; Cyrilla Ward; Conal Ward; Stefan Amaris; Adolf Hitler; Judas Iscariot; Morasha Kelswa; William Blane; Francesca Jenkins; Connie Whynn; Immortal Warrior; Stefan Jirik; Adrianne Jirik; Paul Marik; Theresa Marik; Kristen Marik; Corinne Marik; Francis Bacon (1561-1626); Vandervahn Chistu; Elias Crichell; Lincoln Osis; Leo Showers; Anastasius Focht; Aleksandr Kerensky; Xu Ning; Charlie Moore; Sophocles; Elizabeth O'Bannon; Adam Wiley; Serena Fetladral; Ada Gubser; Christopher Wobbe; Thorinn Wobbe; Richard Burr; Ian Davion; Katrina Steiner; Darren Fetladral; Marco Hall; Ramon Sender; Werner Chou; Roland Carpenter; Fabian Wilson; Rose Wilson; Angeline Mattlov; Ravill Pryde; Joshua Wolf; Anton Marik; Gina Winters; Karl Jirik; Kusunoki Masashige; Carew Nygren; Spider Hearst; Dolores Larson; Kip Cooper; Myndo Waterly; Curaitis
- Important places
- New Avalon (Crucis March, Federated Commonwealth); Tharkad (District of Donegal, Federated Commonwealth); Zurich (Sarna March, Federated Commonwealth); Atreus (Marik Commonwealth, Free Worlds League); Woodstock (Sarna March, Federated Commonwealth); Tamar (Wolf Clan Occupation Zone) (show all 82); Arc-Royal (District of Donegal, Federated Commonwealth); Zoetermeer (Jade Falcon Occupation Zone); Sian (Sian Commonality, Capellan Confederation); Wotan (Jade Falcon Occupation Zone); Leskovik (Wolf Clan Liberation Zone); Denizli (Wolf Clan Liberation Zone); Morges (Tamar Domains, Lyran Alliance); Twycross (Steel Viper Occupation Zone); Butler (Jade Falcon Occupation Zone); Nanking (Capellan Confederation); Terra; Solaris VII (Federated Commonwealth); Donegal (Federated Commonwealth); Skye (Federated Commonwealth); Sarna (Federated Commonwealth); Tikonov (Federated Commonwealth); Glengarry (Federated Commonwealth); Garrison (Federated Commonwealth); Hyde (Federated Commonwealth); St. Ives (St. Ives Compact); Oceana (Free Worlds League); Alyina (Federated Commonwealth); Styk (Federated Commonwealth); Acamar (Federated Commonwealth); Fletcher (Federated Commonwealth); Gan Singh (Federated Commonwealth); Liao (Federated Commonwealth); Teniente (Draconis Combine); Tukayyid (Free Rasalhague Republic); Outreach (Federated Commonwealth); Zaniah (Federated Commonwealth); Turtle Bay (Draconis Combine); Kathil (Federated Commonwealth); Wrociaw (Federated Commonwealth); Castor (Free Worlds League); Strana Mechty (Clan Homeworlds); Luthien (Draconis Combine); New Syrtis (Federated Commonwealth); New Home (Federated Commonwealth); Keid (Federated Commonwealth); Caph (Federated Commonwealth); Northwind (Federated Commonwealth); Colmar (Jade Falcon Occupation Zone); Quarell (Jade Falcon Occupation Zone); Rasalhague (Free Rasalhague Republic); Dompaire (Jade Falcon Occupation Zone); Sudaten (Jade Falcon Occupation Zone); Callison (Federated Commonwealth); Denebola (Federated Commonwealth); Marcus (Federated Commonwealth); Talitha (Federated Commonwealth); Van Diemen IV (Federated Commonwealth); Wasat (Federated Commonwealth); Zion (Free Worlds League); Achernar (Alpha Eridani - Federated Commonwealth); Hsien (Federated Commonwealth); Poulsbo (Lyran Alliance); Loric (Lyran Alliance); Barcelona (Lyran Alliance); Epsilon Indi (Federated Commonwealth); Perdido (Federated Commonwealth); Nagel (Federated Commonwealth); Lyons (Federated Commonwealth); Baker 3 (Jade Falcon Occupation Zone); Devin (Jade Falcon Occupation Zone); Dieron (Draconis Combine); Mallory's World (Federated Suns); Apolakkia (Jade Falcon Occupation Zone); Evciler (Jade Falcon Occupation Zone); Butler (Jade Falcon Occupation Zone); Graus (Steel Viper Occupation Zone); Babaeski (Lyran Alliance); Antares (Steel Viper Occupation Zone); Bell (Federated Commonwealth); Kooken's Pleasure Pit (Lyran Alliance); Koniz (Lyran Alliance)
- Important events
- Operation Guerrero; Refusal War
- Epigraph
- A single death is a tragedy. A million deaths are a statistic. —Joseph Stalin
Nothing is ever done in this world until men are prepared to kill one another if it is not done. —George Bernard Shaw, Major Barbara
Neutrals never dominate events. They always sink. Blood alone moves the wheels of history. —Benito Mussolini
Peace, n. In international affairs, a period of cheating between two periods of fighting. - Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary
As peace is of all goodness, so war is an emblem, a hieroglyphic, of all misery. - John Donne, Devotions
It is but seldom that any one overt act produces hostilities between two nations; there exists, more commonly, a previous jealousy and ill will, a predisposition to take offense. -Washington Irving, The Sketch Book of Geoffre... (show all)y Crayon
This maiden she lived with no other thought than to love and be loved by me. — Edgar Allen Poe, Annabel Lee
Soldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer. —Lord Burghley, Advice to His Son
An ally has to be watched just like an enemy. — Leon Trotsky
Do not repeat the tactics that have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances. — Sun Tzu, The Art of War
O! what a fall was there, my countrymen; Then I, and you, and all of us fell down, Whilst bloody treason flourish'd over us. — William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
Better a known enemy than a forced ally. — Napoleon Bonaparte, Political Aphorisms
They say soldiers and lawyers could never thrive both in one shire. - Barnaby Rich, The Anatomy of Ireland
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
An evil soul, producing holy witness.
Is like a villain with a smiling cheek,
A goodly apple rotten at the heart.
O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath! —William S... (show all)hakespeare, Merchant of Venice
Let him who desires peace prepare for war. - Vegetius, De Re Miutari
Diplomacy without arms is like music without instruments. - Frederick the Great
... Self-preservation, the first law of states even more than of men; for no government is empowered to assent to that last sacrifice, which the individual may make for the noblest of motives. —Alfred Thayer Mahan, The Infl... (show all)uence of Sea Power upon History
No plan survives contact with the enemy. —Helmuth von Moltke
I am more afraid of our mistakes than our enemies' designs. - Pericles
Wars are caused either by women or priests. — Czech proverb
It is the fashion these days to make war, and presumably it will last a while yet. — Frederick the Great in a letter to Voltaire
A little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. - Thomas Jefferson, Works, Vol. VI
To delight in war is a merit in a soldier, a dangerous quality in the captain, and a positive crime in the statesman. - George Santayana, The Life of Reason
The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike at him as hard as you can, and keep moving on. - Ulysses S. Grant
The steady operations of war against a regular and disciplined army can only be successfully conducted by a force of the same kind. - Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist, 1787, XXV
I have never met or heard of troops who can withstand a night attack from the rear. - Bernard Newman, The Cavalry Came Through
Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy. — Winston Churchill, A Roving Commission
How different the new order would be if we could consult the veteran instead of the politician. — Henry Miller, The Wisdom of the Heart
War is much too serious a business to be left to military men. - Attributed to Tallyrand
Force, and fraud, are in war the two cardinal virtues. - Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
An army is of little value in the field unless wise counsels prevail at home. - Cicero, De Officiis
You may be obliged to wage war, but you are not obliged to use poisoned arrows. — Baltasar Gracian Y Morales, The Art of Worldly Wisdom
An army of deer led by a lion is more to be feared than an army of lions led by a deer. - Attributed to Chabrais
The conventional army loses if it does not win, the guerilla wins if he does not lose. — Henry Kissinger, 20th century diplomat
The unknown is the governing condition of war. — Ferdinand Foch, Principles of War
I don't know what effect these men will have on the enemy, but, by God, they frighten me. — The Duke of Wellington, Irish-born military leader and statesman
The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. — Douglas MacArthur
How are the mighty fallen in the midst of battle! - II Samuel I.XXV
Guerrilla war is far more intellectual than a bayonet charge. — T.E. Lawrence, The Science of Guerrilla Warfare
Between a battle lost and a battle won, the distance is immense and there stand empires. — Napoleon Bonaparte
A battle sometimes decides everything; and sometimes the merest trifle decides a battle. — Napoleon Bonaparte, Letter to Barry E. O'Meara, 9 November 1816
There are two gates of Sleep, one of which is held made of horn and by it real ghosts have easy egress; the other shining fashioned of gleaming white ivory, but deceptive are the visions the Underworld sends that way to the l... (show all)ight. — Virgil, Aeneid
History will absolve me. — Fidel Castro
But the Persians suffered from that most dangerous tendency in war: a wish to kill but not to die in the process. - Herodotus
There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. - Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Nothing helps a fighting force than correct information. Moreover it should be in perfect order and done well by capable personnel. - Che Guevara, Memorandum
Nobody blunders twice in war. - Latin proverb
The military value of a partisan's work is not measured by the amount of property destroyed or the number of men killed or captured, but in the number he keeps watching. — John Singieton Mosby, War Reminiscences
Loyalty is the marrow of honor. — Paul von Hindenburg, Out of My Life
Laws are dumb in time of war. - Cicero, Pro Milone
Military action without politics is like a tree without roots. — Attributed to Ho Chi Minh
Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow-creatures is amusing in itself. — James Anthony Froude, Oceana
There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is: to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wounds, death and destruction on the enemy in the minimum of time. — George S. Patton, Jr... (show all)., War As I Knew It
The reluctant obedience of distant provinces generally costs more than it is worth. — Thomas Babington Macaulay
He who bears the brand of Cain shall rule the earth. - George Bernard Shaw, Back to Methuselah
We have not yet lost this war, but we are overdrawn on the Bank of Miracles. - W. J. Brown
Of war men will ask its outcome, not its cause. - Seneca, Hercules Furens
He who is the author of a war lets loose the whole contagion of hell and opens a vein that bleeds a nation to death. - Thomas Paine, The American Crisis - Dedication
- To Brain Fargo, the only man I have met with the vision to see the future and the skills necessary to realize it.
- First words
- Though Galen Cox had killed many an enemy in his career as a Mech Warrior, this was the first time he had ever felt like a murderer.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)If this is the omen that marks 3058, it'll definitely be an interesting year."
- Publisher's editor
- Ippolito, Donna
- Original language
- English
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 813.5
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