Giving up the Ghost
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| Giving up the Ghost | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Novella |
| Author | Bryan Young |
| Pages | 99 |
| Cover Artwork | Tan Ho Sim (art) David Allen Kerber (design) |
| Interior Artwork | Alan Blackwell Chris Lewis Anthony Scroggins |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Catalyst Game Labs |
| First published | 3 May 2023 (Backer) 30 November 2023 (Retail) |
| MSRP | $2.99 |
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| Era | ilClan era |
| Timeline | 5 September—1 October 3146 |
| Series | Fortunes of War |
| Followed by | Blood Rage |
Giving up the Ghost, subtitled Fortunes of War #1, is a novella by Bryan Young. The story is the first entry in the Fortunes of War fiction series announced by Catalyst Game Labs as unlockable stretch goals for the 2023 Mercenaries Crowdfunding Campaign. It was the $200,000 stretch goal, provided for free to all backers. The title was released digitally for Mercenary campaign backers on 3 May 2023, prior to being offered for retail purchase as electronic EPUB format on 30 November 2023.
From the Back Cover
| “ | A NEW BEGINNING...
Hank Mallory runs the Wolfhounds, an elite, self-sufficient company of the fabled Kell Hounds mercenary unit. But when Callandre Kell gives the order for the Hounds to scatter in the wake of vicious attacks from the Jade Falcons, Mallory and his unit must transform overnight into a brand-new unit or risk being hunted down themselves. Naturally, they head to the Mercenary's Star, Galatea, to eradicate their previous identity and do whatever it takes to transform into something new…no matter what unusual missions that transformation may require... |
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Plot Summary
After fighting off the Jade Falcons on Carsphairn, The "Wolfhounds" - the Second Company of the Second Kell Hounds Battalion find out rather abruptly that the Kell Hounds are disbanding and struggle to meet that challenge by adopting a new unit persona.
Featured Characters
- Major/Colonel Hank Mallory, commander of the Ghost Dogs
- Captain/Major Ilsa Escalera, XO of the Ghost Dogs attached to "Alpha Lance" of the Ghost Dogs
- Captain Raven Davis, commanding "Bravo Lance" of the Ghost Dogs
- Captain Rufo Nguyen, commanding "Charlie Lance" of the Ghost Dogs
- Star Commmander Violet Ustone of Clan Jade Falcon
- Millie Boardman
- Callum Dean
- Riley Easton
- Raphael Pate
- Callandre Kell (mentioned)
- Marion
- The Salamander
Featured Units
Featured Places
- Carsphairn
- Galatea
- Arc-Royal (mentioned)
- Summer (mentioned)
Featured BattleTech
BattleMechs
DropShips
- Union-class 'Mech carrier DropShip, Houndstooth (renamed The Flying Dutchman)