Monster
Monster | |||
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| Short story by Jason Schmetzer | |||
| Publication | |||
| Published | 13 December 2007 | ||
| Publisher | BattleCorps | ||
| Pages | 13 | ||
| Chronology | |||
| Era | Jihad era | ||
| Timeline | 12 March 3068 | ||
| Series | |||
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Monster is a short story by Jason Schmetzer that was first published online on BattleCorps on 13 December 2007. In 2012, the story was republished in EPUB/MOBI format in the BattleCorps anthology The Edge of the Storm.
It is the third story about the mercenary unit Lennox's Light Horse.[see notes]
Teaser Text
| “ | To the victor goes the spoils, right? It was supposed to be a simple salvage recovery operation of a dead ship. But when has simple and war ever gone together? | ” |
Plot Summary
An infantry squad from Lennox's Light Horse are tasked with salvaging a damaged Word of Blake Leopard-class 'Mech carrier DropShip at the nadir jump point of the New Canton system, left drifting after a battle in the system. Marine Sergeant Osward "Oz" Stearns soon finds his men being hunted through the ship by an injured but deadly Manei Domini intent on sacrificing them all for the greater glory of Blake and The Master.
Featured Characters
- Marine Sergeant Osward Stearns
- Captain Paul Nealsson
- Major Andrew Lennox (mentioned)
- The Master (mentioned)
- Jerome Blake (mentioned)
Featured Units
Featured Places
- New Canton
- Ziliang (mentioned)
Featured BattleTech
DropShips
- Leopard-class 'Mech carrier DropShip
Small Craft
Firearms
Notes
- ^ Chronologically, it is the third Lennox's Light Horse story, although it was published online on BattleCorps two weeks before the prequel story Sound and Fury, which is set earlier in 3067.