Wolf Hunters
by Kevin Killiany
MechWarrior: Dark Age (#22), BattleTech Novel Reading Order (86), BattleTech (MWDA #22)
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Anastasia Kerensky has declared the Steel Wolf Clan to be mercenaries, re-christening them Wolf Hunters. The combination of autonomy and wealth will make them more than a match for any MechWarrior battalion suicidal enough to challenge them. But the real challenge comes from within the Clan. Star Colonel Varnoff believes Kerensky has betrayed them all - and with a loyal faction of Steel Wolves at his side vows to destroy all the Wolf Hunters.Tags
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Wolf Hunters is Kevin Killiany's first novel, but you wouldn't know it from reading it. (Admittedly, he's not new to fiction writing, or even to the BattleTech universe; he's been writing short fiction set in this universe for the past two years, released through BattleCorps.) In the novel, he does an excellent job of recapturing the characters developed by others (including Loren L. Coleman and Martin Delrio), even as he rebuilds them to fit the changing miniatures game.
Anastasia Kerensky has been perhaps the most maddeningly inconsistent character in the universe, with only Katie S-D giving her a run for her money. But in Wolf Hunters, Kevin Killiany embraced that inconsistency; his Anastasia runs the gamut, from hardline Clanner to show more indulgent Spheroid. And yet, she really doesn't; she puts on whatever face will get her what she needs: the survival of her Wolves.
The book details the evolution of the Steel Wolves of prior novels into the Wolf Hunters of the future. As is to be expected whenever a Clan unit undergoes change, there are objectors, which results in fights. Most of these are well-depicted; the very last one being the exception, in that it feels like significant parts of it were skipped over. The reader's still able to follow the plot; it just felt like the battle happened almost entirely offscreen, for whatever reason.
But the multitude of battles, ranging from infantry to 'Mechs to aerospace, aren't the point of the book. That would be Anastasia's journey—nay, the Steel Wolves' journey—as they transform themselves into the Wolf Hunters who will be appearing in future novels. And (leaving the process obscured) it's an enjoyable, believable ride. Characters old and new are presented sympathetically, leaving the reader wanting to root for all sides—and managing to satisfy the reader no matter which they pick, I think.
Kevin Killiany's book continues the trend of good novels the series has managed to keep for the past several years. Wolf Hunters left me looking forward both to the return of the Wolf Hunters, and to Killiany's return to the line. show less
Anastasia Kerensky has been perhaps the most maddeningly inconsistent character in the universe, with only Katie S-D giving her a run for her money. But in Wolf Hunters, Kevin Killiany embraced that inconsistency; his Anastasia runs the gamut, from hardline Clanner to show more indulgent Spheroid. And yet, she really doesn't; she puts on whatever face will get her what she needs: the survival of her Wolves.
The book details the evolution of the Steel Wolves of prior novels into the Wolf Hunters of the future. As is to be expected whenever a Clan unit undergoes change, there are objectors, which results in fights. Most of these are well-depicted; the very last one being the exception, in that it feels like significant parts of it were skipped over. The reader's still able to follow the plot; it just felt like the battle happened almost entirely offscreen, for whatever reason.
But the multitude of battles, ranging from infantry to 'Mechs to aerospace, aren't the point of the book. That would be Anastasia's journey—nay, the Steel Wolves' journey—as they transform themselves into the Wolf Hunters who will be appearing in future novels. And (leaving the process obscured) it's an enjoyable, believable ride. Characters old and new are presented sympathetically, leaving the reader wanting to root for all sides—and managing to satisfy the reader no matter which they pick, I think.
Kevin Killiany's book continues the trend of good novels the series has managed to keep for the past several years. Wolf Hunters left me looking forward both to the return of the Wolf Hunters, and to Killiany's return to the line. show less
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- Canonical title
- Wolf Hunters
- Original title
- Wolf Hunters
- Alternate titles
- Mechwarrior Dark Age: Wolf Hunters; Wolf Hunters: A Battletech Novel
- Original publication date
- 2006-11-07
- People/Characters
- Anastasia Kerensky; Varnoff Fetladral; Yulri Wolf; Jasmine duMartre; Jonah Levin; Jerry Jamison (show all 90); Thaddeus Marik III (32nd c.); William Butler Yeats (Historical figure); Tyrina Drummond; Anders Kessel; Victor Steiner-Davion; Ian Murchison; Bernard Carter; Alexia Wolf; Verena Wolf; Kyle Wolf; Rob Juergens; Mako DuBois; Yvgenny Kubayshev; Darnelle Helchi; Georgio Quentin; Urvane Quinneton; Vladimir Ward; Devlin Stone; Phelen Kell; Xera of the Ch'in; Nikola Demos; Antonio Blatz; Frederik Syrmar; Ramon Martinez; Ichiyo Rusch; Katana Tormark; Therese Ptolemeny; Michael Riktofven; Sabine Hughes; Don Avison; Tal Sender; Fiona Cooper-Jamison; Aziz Wolf; Bailor Wolf; Darcy Yarrow; Tommy Gunn; Gwen Klornax; David Parmenter; Damien Redburn; Sasha Korkova; David McKinnon; Otto Mandela; Simien Fox; Tarnell Amiton; Anson Monteith; Nyota Liberdade; Johnny Harrison; Tybalt Garnet; Jayson Zeander; Leigh Bahram; Jon Greene; Illya Patel; Broil Wolf; Malvina Hazen; Preston Petrokovich; Piotr Illiarveski; Daren Yarrow; Marcus Rowanda; Wesisa Kisa; Julia Wallace; Adella Stevenson; Molly Lingstrom; Samuel Abu Bakar; Frederick Marik II; Taz Arman; Philip Roan; Herbert Jordan; Fatima Petrovitch; Arstide Hiser; Petr Kalasa; Kai Allard-Liao; Albert Einstein; Daniel Morrison; Trelane Brody; Jessica Cambridge; Jackson Silverlake; Jenny Matheson; Sardin Wolf; Suki Chin; Charlie Petersen; Pele Wolf; Liam Leroux; Carlos Mehta; Renee Beauchamp
- Important places
- Terra (Republic of the Sphere); Galatea (Republic of the Sphere); Shiloh (Republic of the Sphere); Irian (Republic of the Sphere); Solaris VII (Lyran Commonwealth); Wasat (Republic of the Sphere) (show all 56); Rochelle (Republic of the Sphere); Laiaka (Republic of the Sphere); Phecda (Republic of the Sphere); Avellaneda (Republic of the Sphere); Kalidasa (Republic of the Sphere); Carnwath (Jade Falcon Occupation Zone); Zebeneschamali (Jade Falcon Occupation Zone); Hsien (Republic of the Sphere); Miaplacidus (Republic of the Sphere); New Canton (Republic of the Sphere); Stewart (Republic of the Sphere); New Aragon (Republic of the Sphere); Seginus (Republic of the Sphere); Skye (Republic of the Sphere); Outreach (Chaos March); Acamar (Republic of the Sphere); Northwind (Republic of the Sphere); Milton (Republic of the Sphere); Wing (Republic of the Sphere); Alhena (Republic of the Sphere); Gacrux (Republic of the Sphere); Alchiba (Republic of the Sphere); Arc-Royal (Lyran Commonwealth); Saffel (Republic of the Sphere); Park Place (Republic of the Sphere); Augustine (Republic of the Sphere); Alphard (Republic of the Sphere); New Avalon (Federated Suns); Unzmarkt (Free Rasalhague Republic); Rasalhague (Free Rasalhague Republic); Kyrkbacken (Republic of the Sphere); Andurien (Duchy of Andurien); Tall Trees (Republic of the Sphere); Tigress (Republic of the Sphere); Alkes (Republic of the Sphere); New Hope (Republic of the Sphere); Gulf Breeze (Lyran Commonwealth); Izar (Jade Falcon Occupation Zone); Unukalhai (Republic of the Sphere); Nathan (Republic of the Sphere); Connaught (Republic of the Sphere); Oriente (Oriente Protectorate); Elgin (Republic of the Sphere); Saiph (Republic of the Sphere); Menkalinan (Republic of the Sphere); Zurich (Republic of the Sphere); Aldebaran (Republic of the Sphere); Genoa (Republic of the Sphere); Nanking (Republic of the Sphere); Sarmaxa (Capellan Confederation)
- First words
- Thaddeus Marik rested his hands on the cool stone of the balcony railing and stared out over the walled garden.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"And our purpose has not changed."
- Publisher's editor
- Mulvihill, Sharon Turner
- Original language
- English
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 813.5
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