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Mechwarrior - Dark Ages 14
Target of Opportunity (2005)

14 - Target ofOpportunity(2005)


Synopsis
Knight Errant Alexi Holt must protect the planet Wyatt for the Republic. But her biggest challenge is saving
Tucker Harwell-a genius possessing unmatched HPG skills-from the invaders who want to kidnap him
for his knowledge.
A reactivated HPG makes Wyatt a target for both the Oriente Protectorate and Clan Spirit Cat. But
unsavory characters will seek to control the biggest prize of all-the man who can fix an HPG-Tucker
Harwell.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the authorтАЩs imagination or
are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales
is entirely coincidental.
Target ofOpportunity
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Electronic edition: April, 2005

To my alma mater,CentralMichiganUniversity,
and to my family. Peace of Focht be with you all. . . .

Prologue
ComStar Research and Development Division
Stuttgart,Terra
PrefectureX, The Republic
26 January 3135
Tucker Harwell took a deep breath, tried to force a smile to his face, and stepped into the office. Be
calm, he told himself. This is a great opportunity. DonтАЩt talk too fast. DonтАЩt act too eager. He was
concentrating so hard on what to say and how to say it that he stood like a tall, gawking statue in the
doorway. His skinny build belied his appetite, and his medium-length black hair appeared to have been
styled with a blender, the combined result of a cowlick on the crown of his head and a lack of interest in
the way his hair looked.
The man behind the burnished cherrywood desk, Precentor Malcolm Buhl, looked up and waved him
forward. тАЬMr. Harwell, come in.тАЭ Buhl was an older man, balding, slightly overweight. Tucker