Während die Auseinandersetzung zwischen den Anhängern Katrina Steiner-Davions und denen ihres Bruders Victor einem Höhepunkt entgegentreibt, deuten Konflikte an der Peripherie der Inneren Sphäre auf einen neuen Krieg hin - einen Krieg, wie ihn selbst die BattleMechs noch nicht erlebt haben.
Mech Krieger Zane flieht aus den Clan-Heimatwelten in die Innere Sphäre, um die Politik seines Clans zu reformieren und ihn wieder zu alter Größe zu führen. Plötzlich drohen jedoch dunkle Mächte die Stabilität der gesamten Inneren Sphäre zu gefährden.
Erster Band der Clangründer-Trilogie vom US-Star-Autor Randall Bills.§§Dieser Classic BattleTech Roman handelt zur Zeit des Sternenbundes und erscheint exklusiv nur auf deutsch!§§Andrej Kerensky steht auf der Brücke der McKennas Stolz, neben ihm der Große General, der Held, der Visionär, Aleksandr Kerensky: sein Vater. Der Sternenbund ist zusammengebrochen und Kerenskys gigantische Flotte verlässt die Innere Sphäre. Er hat eine Vision: den Sternenbund im Exil neu erstehen zu lassen.§Doch Korruption und Neid, die den Sternenbund zerstört haben, kann man nicht so einfach ausmerzen. Unlösbare Konflikte entstehen zwischen General Kerensky, Andrej und seinem älteren Bruder Nicholas. §Als ein neuer Krieg droht, hat Nicholas eine Vision, um diejenigen zu retten, die loyal zum Traum seines Vaters stehen.§Eine Vision, die sich ohne Andrej nicht verwirklichen lässt.
Der Traum vom Sternenbund im Exil ist ausgeträumt. Nicholas Kerensky ist nicht in der Lage, den Krieg zu verhindern, der von den Pentagon-Welten herüberschwappt. Er entschließt sich, seine Gefolgsleute auf den zweiten Exodus zu führen – wie einst sein Vater, der mit seiner Flotte die Innere Sphäre verließ. Aber Nicholas wählt einen anderen Weg: Er will all das vernichten, was einmal war, und träumt davon, eine völlig neue Gesellschaftsordnung zu schaffen. Doch ohne die Hilfe seines Bruders Andrej ist das ganze Vorhaben zum Scheitern verurteilt, denn nicht jeder hat den selben Traum. Die Fesseln Jahrtausende alter Gesellschaften kann man nicht so einfach abstreifen. Widerstände müssen überwunden werden und Blut muss fließen, bevor Nicholas' Vision wahr werden kann.
FLIGHT INTO THE UNKNOWN...100 million dead.500 million wounded.One billion homeless.The worst war in human history is over-and has left the Star League shattered. Jealousy and infighting from the five Great House Lords over who will be the next First Lord has the entire Inner Sphere already teetering on the brink of all-out conflict again.Against this grim backdrop, Aleksandr Kerensky, commanding general of the Star League Defense Force, faces a terrible choice. Stay, and see the mightiest military ever known subsumed into the Great Houses, lighting a conflagration that may burn even brighter than the terrible Amaris Coup. Or do the unthinkable...To save the Inner Sphere, Aleksander-along with his sons, Nicholas and Andery-must leave it behind. He marshals the largest fleet ever assembled to carry millions of people on thousands of JumpShips to head into the unknown. Exodus!But though the Great General strives to make a fresh start for his people far from the Inner Sphere, old habits and allegiances are difficult to leave behind. Soon the Kerenskys and their followers face threats both external and internal as they search the endless black for a new world upon which they can forge a Star League-in-Exile...or die trying.
On 25 October 3069, t he extremist Word of Blake attacked the capital of the Free Worlds League and declared the League's leader, Captain-General Thomas Marik, a fraud. House Marik fell into disgrace, and after eight centuries of existence, the Free Worlds League shattered.Three captains-general now vie to reunite the realm: Anson Marik of the Marik-Stewart Commonwealth prides himself on possessing Marik blood and seeks to rule on its strength. Lester Cameron-Jones of the Regulan Fiefs knows the Marik bloodline is defunct; only a new royal house can resurrect the League. Jessica Marik of the Oriente Protectorate is on a mission to redeem her father's name: the false Thomas Marik, the man who helped destroy the League. The world of Marik becomes a battleground as the three contenders prove that they will go to any lengths to further their causes. Only Jessica Marik appears to remember that the Free Worlds League was forged not through military might alone, but also through alliances of trust. They will all find the price for their ambitions is higher than they could ever have imagined. Who will be willing to pay?
Centuries ago, Minoru Kurita abandoned his noble name and heritage when he was adopted by Clan Nova Cat, who utilized Minoru's psychic abilities to create a powerful new breed of warrior: the Mystic Caste, a secretive spiritual branch of the Clan led by their exalted Oathmaster...From the moment Kisho left the Iron Womb, he has been trained in the Mystic Caste with one goal in mind: to forge his entire being into a tool - not simply as a weapon to fight the Clan's enemies, but as an instrument of strength to bring glory to Clan Nova Cat through his visions. Now he has been chosen by the Oathmaster himself to be his protégé and possible successor. But Kisho's great pride masks a greater deception: He does not believe any of it. He has walked the path all his life, yet he has no faith in the gifts the Mystic Caste supposedly possesses and he is running out of time.For Kisho is about to be sent into battle with his warrior brethren to fight alongside the forces of the controversial Warlord Katana Tormak - and the faith he has so long denied may be the only thing that can save them...
State of the ArtLostech.Across the Inner Sphere, the term conjures images of unstoppable weapons, impenetrable armor and other relics of lost technology, advanced equipment forgotten to mankind since the collapse of the Star League some 300 years ago. The awesome power of lostech - and much, much more - is at your fingertips in this illustrated guide to personal gear in the BattleTech universe. Lostech: The Mechwarrior Equipment Guide includes descriptions and Mechwarrior, Third Edition game rules for more than a hundred new items, featuring a detailed treatment of powered battle armor that includes a full technical readout covering all 20 known models.
