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The Amtrak Wars - Book 3 - Iron Master

By: Patrick Tilley

Synopsis:

The year: 2990 AD. The centuries old conflict between the hi-tech

underground world of the Trackers and the primitive, surface-dwelling

Mutes continues with unabated ferocity. Steve Brickman, a Tracker

wingman whose heart and mind is torn between the two cultures, embarks

upon his most dangerous mission yet: the rescue of Cadillac and

Clearwater, two gifted Plainfolk Mutes held captive by the mysterious

Iron Masters. It is a nightmare journey into the unknown but, once

again, a shadowy presence guides Steve's footsteps and endows him with

superhuman speed and strength in moments of mortal danger...

Also by Patrick Tilley."

PATRICK TILLEY MISSION THE AMTRAK WARS BOOK 1: CLOUD WARRIOR THE

AMTRAK WARS BOOK 2: FIRST FAMILY THE AMTRAK WARS BOOK 4: BLOOD RIVER

THE AMTRAK WARS BOOK: 5: DEATH-BRINGER THE AMTRAK WARS BOOK 6:

EARTH-THUNDER AMTRAK WARS: ILLUSTRATED GUIDE FADEOUT

STAR WARTZ

The Amtrak Wars Book 3." Iron Master

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For Sophie, Mike and Adrienne

An Orbig Book First published in Great Britain by Sphere Books Ltd

1987

Reprinted 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991

Reprinted by Warner Books 1993

Reprinted 1993, 1995

Reprinted by Orbit 1998

of the Border' on p. 293

) Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd

Reprinted by permission of EMl Publishing Ltd, London we2H OLD All

rights reserved.

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval

system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior

permission in writing of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in

any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published

and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed

on the subsequent purchaser.

ISBN I 8723 537 1

Printed in England by Clays Ltd. St Ives plc

Orbit

A Division of Little, Brown and Company (ilK) Brcttenham House

Lancaster Place

London we2E 7EN

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The following list is a guide to the names given by

major towns and locations in Book 3.

Aribani Albany. NY Keipakoda Aridina Reading. Pa Koneitika

Arigeni Allegheny River Manatana Arisaba Harrisburg, Pn Mnh-ina

Arongiren Long Island. NY Marnbara Atirantikkasita Atlantic City,

NJ Masachusa Awashitana Washington, DC Meisuri Awirikasaba Wilkes

Bane, Penn Midiritana Awirimasaporo Williamsport. Penn Mirawoki

Awoseisa Worcester, Mass Mi-shiga Barukarina Brooklyn, NY

Nofoskosha Baritimoro Baltimore. Md Nyagara Basatana Boston. Mass

Nyojasai Bei-sita Bay City, Mi Nyoporo Bu-faro Buffalo. NY

Nyoyoko Du-aruta Duluth. Minn Orienita En-siren Ellis Island

Ohiyo Fin Philadelphia. Penn Porofidanisa Fyahjina Virginia

Pi-saba Gofo-nasa Governor's 1. NY Rodiren Hui-niso Windsor,

Ontario Sa-piryo lri Lake Erie Sarakusa lyunisteisa United States

Skaratana (of America) Statana Karn-li Carlisle. Penn Taro-ya

Karifaran Cleveland, Ohio Udasona Karorina Carolina Uti-kn the Iron

Masters to

Cape-Cod. Mass Connecticutt River Manhattan I. NY Maine Marlboro.

Mass Massachusetts Missouri River Middletown. Penn Milwaukee. Minn

Lake Michigan Nova Scotia Niagarn Falls New Jersey Newport, RI New York

City. NY Orient Pt. LI Ohio River Providence. RI Pittsburgh. Penn

Rhode Island Lake Superior Syracuse. NY Scranton. Penn Staten 1. NY

Troy, NY Hudson River Utica. NY THE SEVENTEEN DOMAINS OF NE-ISSAN

2990

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The following extract is drawn from the First Family's private

archives stored within COLUMBUS, the guiding intelligence of the

Federation.

RELEASE LEVEL: it-1 thru 5 ONLY

IRON MASTER/S (generic noun of Mute origin) A race of clear-skinned

hairless anthropoids inhabiting the eastern coastal strip of America

from Maine to North Carolina. The overground area under their control

(known as Ne-Issan) includes the western flank of the Appalachian

mountain range and extends across the Ohio state line as far as

CleveAand, a navref point on the shores of Lake Erie.

Iron Masters have their roots in illegal immigrant communities of

various asiatic sub-types that managed to infiltrate the major

north-eastern urban centres during the pre-Holocaust era. Between AD

2300 and 2400, there was a small but significant influx of

'boat-people'; asiatics who spoke a language known as 'Japanese'.

Allying themselves with the resident groups of similar origin, the

boat-people rapidly seized power and have remained the dominant racial

group ever since.

On the evolutionary scale, Iron Masters are positioned halfway between

the Trackers and the Mutes, who are inferior to both. Officially

categorised as a subhuman species, Iron Masters are, nevertheless,

literate, numerate individuals with a high degree of manipulative

skills, proficient in agriculture, fishing, wood- and metal-working

(esp: weapons), weaving and building with dressed stone.

Through a process of genetic mutation common to all sub-human species

and the lower animal orders, Iron

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Masters have become immune to

atmospheric radiation but, once again, acquisition of immunity has had

a negative impact on other vital functions. In the case of the Iron

Masters, the most obvious side-effects are their diminutive stature,

yellow-tinted skin, and total lack of body hair, but the greatest

damage has been to the circulatory system. This manifests itself in a

high incidence of haemophilia, and weak-walled blood vessels which can

rupture under stress, bringing about a fatal haemorrhage.

Through bushido (see following reference) these inherent defects have

acquired positive values, engendering a calm, disciplined approach to

life and an unquestioning acceptance of death.

Iron Master society is a pyramidal class structure based on a

17th-century model ruled by warriors (samurai). Below them, in

descending order, are - administrators and scribes, craftmasters,

merchants, farmers. The base of this pyramid is underpinned by a large

reservoir of slave labour; Mutes obtained through barter deals. At all

levels of society, women are allocated a secondary, subservient role as

consorts, housekeepers and child-bearers.

Supreme power is vested in the shogun, head of the leading samurai

family and titular head of the government (bakufu). The shogun is, in

theory, supported by the heads of the other samurai families who hold

the title of domain-lords.

As their title suggests, these individuals derive their power and

wealth from their territorial possessions and the population under

their direct control. They also lead and maintain private armies

pledged (again in theory) to the service of the shogun and the

maintenance of law and order.

As expected, the main features of such a society are (a) its martial

character and (b) its respect for authority and tradition. Over the

years, these attitudes have been codified into a belief-system

(bushido) which lays great emphasis on duty/obligation to one's

superiors (giro, to which any human feeling (ninjo) takes second

place.

The result is unquestioning obedience and loyalty, first to one's own

domain-lord and through him to the shogun.

Succession is through the male line, and some shogunates hold sway for

several generations before being displaced by a stronger rival. As the

leadership of the First Family is unchallenged and inviolate, the

systematised impermanence requires clarification. For Iron Masters,

the shogun is regarded as 'first among equals'; a domain-lord whose

family has won pre-eminence by the consent of his peers or by force of

arms. As a result, the power of the shogunate ultimately depends on,

and is maintained by, alliances with other domain-lords whose loyalty

is spiced with a large measure of self-interest - a pernicious

by-product of all 'open' systems.

Although ruled by a warrior caste, the Iron Master's principal activity

is internal trade. Mineral resources, agricultural produce and

manufactured items are shipped on a supply-and-demand basis from one

area to another.

All domain-lords are required to make annual support payments (taxes)

to the shogunate. The amount paid by each represents a percentage of

the assets of their domain. Since the valuation is carried out by

government agents, this has, in the past, proved to be a potent source

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