Shared/Images/Product/BattleTech-Interstellar-Operations/Interstellar-Operations.jpg?bh=250' alt='Battletech Interstellar Operations Pdf' title='Battletech Interstellar Operations Pdf' />List of Battle. Tech print novels. This article concerns itself with print novels and anthologies only. Additional novels, novellas and short stories which have been published in electronic format do not fall under this articles purview. See also Category Novelsand. Category Short Stories. A multitude of print novels have been published for the Battle. Tech universe since 1. Originally published directly by FASA, Battle. Techs initial developer, the novels have been published by Roc Books since 1. In 2. 00. 4, In. Media. Res launched Battle. MechCommander 2 is a realtime tactics video game based on the BattleTechMechWarrior franchise, developed by FASA Interactive and distributed by Microsoft. We make Mechs out of molehills The Scrapyard features news, commentary, and unofficial content for Battletech, a Science Fiction miniatures game. The Zeerust trope as used in popular culture. Something a character design, a building, anything used to be someones idea of futuristic. A multitude of print novels have been published for the BattleTech universe since 1986, fleshing out the universe, establishing and continuing an ongoing. I/514SQCKRG0L.jpg' alt='Battletech Interstellar Operations Pdf Download' title='Battletech Interstellar Operations Pdf Download' />Corps, a subscription based website dedicated to publishing new Battle. Tech fiction. Through their Catalyst Game Labs imprint they have published print anthologies of Battle. Corps short stories as well as other publications with Battle. Tech short stories. Battle. Corps has re published most print novels in PDF format, although they typically contain a disclaimer stating that the PDF was created from a pre final draft and that canon wise, the print edition takes precedence in case of any differences between editions. The novels published by Roc and previously, FASA in the United States are fully canonical, as are the IMRCGL publications. Battle. Tech books have been translated into at least fifteen languages. Several original foreign language Battle. Tech novels were written in German, but were not translated into English so far. As foreign language publications, they do not meet the current criteria for Canon. The first twelve Battle. I/51RQST733FL.jpg' alt='Battletech Interstellar Operations Pdf' title='Battletech Interstellar Operations Pdf' />Tech novels which were published directly by FASA are often considered the bedrock of the universe. They portray the classic era set around the year 3. Succession Wars era up until the beginning the Clan Invasion era. Decision at Thunder Rift Saga of the Gray Death Legion 1, by William H. Keith, Jr. Published June 1. Timeline 3. 02. 4On Trell I, Carlyles Commandos, the House Steiner garrison, are destroyed in a sneak attack by Oberon Confederation forces that were supposed to reinforce the garrison. The Draconis Combines Red Duke Hassid Ricol is revealed to be behind the plot, attempting to gain control of Trell I. Grayson Death Carlyle, the commanders son, must help the people of Trell throw off the invading forces while trying to live up to his fathers legacy. The Sword and the Dagger, by Ardath Mayhar. Published April 1. Timeline 3. 02. 5Ardan Sortek stumbles upon a plot to replace Hanse Davion, First Prince of the Federated Suns, with a double under the control of Maximilian Liao, Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation and sworn enemy of the Davion family. Mercenarys Star Saga of the Gray Death Legion 2, by William H. Keith, Jr. Published June 1. Timeline 3. 02. 5 3. The fledgling Gray Death Legionmercenary unit, formed in the fighting on Trell I and desperate for money, takes on their first mercenary contract train the rebellious people of Verthandi to fight their Draconis Combine overlords. The Price of Glory Saga of the Gray Death Legion 3, by William H. Keith, Jr. Published October 1. Timeline 3. 02. 7 3. Stereology Software more. Outlawed for an atrocious war crime that they did not commit, the Gray Death Legion find that they unknowingly held the key to an immeasurably valuable treasure for which they are now hunteda fully functional Star League era library, the Helm Memory Core. En Garde The Warrior Trilogy 1, by Michael A. Stackpole. Published August 1. Timeline 3. 02. 6 3. False accusations and a sham trial exile Justin Xiang Allard from the Federated Suns. The resourceful Warrior finds a new home in the Capellan Confederation. Meanwhile, someone has kidnapped Melissa Steiner, heir to the throne of the Lyran Commonwealth and betrothed of Hanse Davion, First Prince of the Federated Suns. Daniel Allard and the Kell Hounds mercenary unit must face a foe from their past to rescue her. Riposte The Warrior Trilogy 2, by Michael A. Stackpole. Published October 1. Timeline 3. 02. 7 3. On the eve of his wedding to Melissa Steiner, Hanse Davion declares war on the Capellan Confederation, launching the Fourth Succession War. The renewed war also fans the flames of the feud between the Kell Hounds and Yorinaga Kurita. Wolves on the Border, by Robert N. Charrette. Published March 1. Timeline 3. 02. 3 3. The famous Wolfs Dragoonsmercenaries become the target of a plot by an ambitious and devious Draconis Combine Warlord to control them permanently. Their liaison with the Combine, Minobu Tetsuhara, is an honest man and a friend to the Dragoons leader, Colonel Jaime Wolf, and is caught between duty and friendship as war looms. Coup The Warrior Trilogy 3, by Michael A. Stackpole. Published April 1. Timeline 3. 02. 9 3. The Capellan Confederation, weakened from within by treason and a Davion agent, is shattered in the Fourth Succession War while the Kell Hounds prepare for a final showdown with Yorinaga Kurita. Heir to the Dragon, by Robert N. Charrette. Published August 1. Timeline 3. 01. 8 3. Theodore Kurita, only son of the Draconis Combines reigning Coordinator. Takashi Kurita, has grandiose ideas about the future of his nation but he is hindered by his fathers conservative nature and fear of change, and must prove himself on the battlefield as well as the treacherous waters of the Combine court. Lethal Heritage Blood of Kerensky Trilogy 1, by Michael A. Stackpole. Published September 1. Timeline 3. 04. 9 3. Gerber Guardian 2 Serial Numbers. Two decades after the Fourth Succession War that forever altered the balance of power in the Inner Sphere, a new generation of leaders faces an entirely new threat Mysterious invaders from beyond the Periphery threaten everything they know and love. Blood Legacy Blood of Kerensky Trilogy 2, by Michael A. Stackpole. Published December 1. Timeline 3. 05. 1 3. The invading Clans have been stopped temporarily, but old prejudices and hatreds still stand in the way of a cooperative Inner Sphere defense. Luthien, capital world of the Draconis Combine, may fall, a risk the Inner Sphere cannot afford to take. Lost Destiny Blood of Kerensky Trilogy 3, by Michael A. Stackpole. Published September 1. Timeline 3. 05. 2Despite some small victories, the Inner Sphere seems helpless to stop the renewed onslaught of the Clan juggernaut. At this time of greatest need, Com. Star steps forward to fulfill their destiny as the saviors of humanity and reveals a hidden army that will duel with the Clans in a proxy fight for Terra on the backwater world of Tukayyidthe cataclysmic Battle of Tukayyid. Shrapnel. Published 1. Timeline ca. 2. 98. Published by FASA as part of their line of Battle. Tech sourcebooks and game supplements instead of novel format, the Shrapnel anthology contains a number of standalone short stories including a Gray Death Legion story by William H. Keith, Jr. and a story about Kell Hounds co founder Patrick Kell by Michael A. Stackpole. Roc BookseditIn 1. Roc Books took over the ongoing novel line from FASA. They later also launched the Mech. Warrior and Mech. Warrior Dark Age novel lines. Battle. Tech novelseditRoc Books continued the FASA line of Battle. Tech novels and also reprinted all FASA novels save for The Sword and the Dagger, which was written under a different contract from all others with new cover art. This classic line of Battle. Tech books was concluded with novel 5. Endgame, in 2. 00. Roc Books voiced no interest in continuing the classic line beyond that point. Way of the Clans Legend of the Jade Phoenix trilogy 1, by Robert Thurston. Published August 1. Timeline ca. 3. 03.