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Founding of the Clans #1
Clangründer Abkehr
Timeline: 2784-2785
First part of the Founding of the Clans trilogy that was written in English, but translated and published in German before being published in English (via BattleCorps). English title: Founding of the Clans: Fall from Glory.
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.
First part of the Founding of the Clans trilogy that was written in English, but translated and published in German before being published in English (via BattleCorps). English title: Founding of the Clans: Fall from Glory.
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.
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333 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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April 3, 2021
An interesting book, first of the Clan Founding trilogy. Story of Andery (sic!) Kerensky finding his place among the exiled SLDF, his father and his brother intertwines with flashbacks from Amaris occupied Moscow. This book would be a 4 star, if not for using a foreign language the wrong way and sudden teleportation of A's mother from ACW Moscow straight to her grave on Eden.
Casus belli eterni in Battletech lacks the supernatural and xenophobic explanation that works for the grim dark future, and sometimes it shows in this book, but I accept that the author's hands were quite tied by already existing lore.
Casus belli eterni in Battletech lacks the supernatural and xenophobic explanation that works for the grim dark future, and sometimes it shows in this book, but I accept that the author's hands were quite tied by already existing lore.
May 31, 2025
Not My Favorite
The book is exactly what the author promised in his Introduction: a historical gap filler about the rise of the Clans. It is mostly character development and, as such, can get tedious at times. The story is well written but “action packed” it is _not_. The origin of the phrase “aff” conflicts with that of a previous novel but that’s the only gaffe I found.
The book is exactly what the author promised in his Introduction: a historical gap filler about the rise of the Clans. It is mostly character development and, as such, can get tedious at times. The story is well written but “action packed” it is _not_. The origin of the phrase “aff” conflicts with that of a previous novel but that’s the only gaffe I found.
September 9, 2022
Interesting read
Very interesting read about the SLDF exodus viewed from the younger Andrey Kerensky from leaving The Draconis Combine leading to the Pentagon worlds and the early years of the colonies with flash backs to the Amaris Civil War.
Very interesting read about the SLDF exodus viewed from the younger Andrey Kerensky from leaving The Draconis Combine leading to the Pentagon worlds and the early years of the colonies with flash backs to the Amaris Civil War.
April 14, 2021
A new view on the Kerensky dynasty. Interesting stuff.
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April 17, 2024
Very interesting insight into the Kerensky family. To me so, far seems like a good intro into the SLDF and the Star League in Exile that turns into the Clans.
December 2, 2025
2.5 stars.
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