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Eridani Light Horse Chronicles #1
BattleTech: Conflicts of Interest
TRADITIONS RUN DEEP…
Other mercenary units fly flags at two flagpoles at their headquarters, one with their unit’s flag, and other bearing the flag of their current employer. However, the Third Regimental Combat Team—a.k.a. the Eridani Light Horse—leaves one flagpole bare, as a reminder of the death of the Star League, and the other pole flies the Light Horse’s unit and regimental flags at half-mast.
What triumphs and tragedies shaped the Eridani Light Horse and its traditions? What drove them to become a force to be reckoned with, an elite mercenary unit with one of the longest histories and the deepest traditions in the Inner Sphere? Witness the unit’s origins in the Star League and follow their evolution all the way through the Succession Wars and the Clan Invasion to their downfall in the Dark Age and their resurrection in the uncertain future of the ilClan era.
Part Conflicts of Interest by Joel As part of the Star League Defense Force, the Eridani Light Horse battled the army of a madman for a dozen years, and helped bring peace to the Inner Sphere. But a new threat is rising as House Lords jockey for position and power, and soon the men and woman of the ELH face another terrible decision—stay and try to protect the Inner Sphere from being engulfed in war again, or leave...perhaps forever...
Other mercenary units fly flags at two flagpoles at their headquarters, one with their unit’s flag, and other bearing the flag of their current employer. However, the Third Regimental Combat Team—a.k.a. the Eridani Light Horse—leaves one flagpole bare, as a reminder of the death of the Star League, and the other pole flies the Light Horse’s unit and regimental flags at half-mast.
What triumphs and tragedies shaped the Eridani Light Horse and its traditions? What drove them to become a force to be reckoned with, an elite mercenary unit with one of the longest histories and the deepest traditions in the Inner Sphere? Witness the unit’s origins in the Star League and follow their evolution all the way through the Succession Wars and the Clan Invasion to their downfall in the Dark Age and their resurrection in the uncertain future of the ilClan era.
Part Conflicts of Interest by Joel As part of the Star League Defense Force, the Eridani Light Horse battled the army of a madman for a dozen years, and helped bring peace to the Inner Sphere. But a new threat is rising as House Lords jockey for position and power, and soon the men and woman of the ELH face another terrible decision—stay and try to protect the Inner Sphere from being engulfed in war again, or leave...perhaps forever...
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66 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 30, 2021
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May 1, 2021
Well told story.
As stated this story is well told. Touching upon the themes of duty and honor. If you're a fan of the setting I recommend it. It highlights a less explored era in the franchises history. But I won't consider it an introduction to BattleTech. That's not it's purpose. Overall a good quick read.
As stated this story is well told. Touching upon the themes of duty and honor. If you're a fan of the setting I recommend it. It highlights a less explored era in the franchises history. But I won't consider it an introduction to BattleTech. That's not it's purpose. Overall a good quick read.
May 1, 2021
An Emotional Choice
This story is set before and around the time of exodus, and the author does a wonderful job of conveying the emotional tumult playing out around an SLDF command trying to come to grips with the aftermath of the war to defeat Amaris and their place in the Innee Sphere. Must read for ELH fans and Battletech history junkies.
This story is set before and around the time of exodus, and the author does a wonderful job of conveying the emotional tumult playing out around an SLDF command trying to come to grips with the aftermath of the war to defeat Amaris and their place in the Innee Sphere. Must read for ELH fans and Battletech history junkies.
February 14, 2024
The Eridani Light Horse is a very well-known mercenary organization in the Inner Sphere and I'm rather excited about how this series of novellas will flesh out their back story more. And this first story goes all the way back to the Star League, their participation in dealing with Amaris the Usurper, and ending with the Exodus. Solid stuff that I wish went on longer, but it's still good.
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