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The first official BattleTech novel was William H. Keith's Decision at Thunder Rift (1986) written for FASA. Loren L. Coleman's Endgame (2002), for Roc Books, would be the last canon "Classic" BattleTech novel to be released for the next 13 years, while Roc Books worked on its "MechWarrior: Dark Age" series. Endgame would fix plot lines and ...
BattleTech's fictional history covers the approximately 1,150 years from the end of the 20th century to the middle of the 32nd. Most works in the series are set during the early to middle decades of the 31st century, though a few publications concern earlier ages. [4] MechWarrior: Dark Ages and its related novels take place in the mid 3100s. [5]
Michael Austin Stackpole (born November 27, 1957) [1] is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his Star Wars and BattleTech books. He was born in Wausau, Wisconsin, but raised in Vermont.
BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction is a non-fiction book published by Catalyst Game Labs in 2009 about the science fiction wargame BattleTech.It includes artwork, a description of the development of the game, an historical timeline of in-game history, and twenty pieces of fiction by authors such as Michael A. Stackpole, Robert Charrette and Victor Milán.
Wolfpack (Battletech #4, 1989, ISBN 978-0451451507) Wolves on the Border (Battletech #25, March 1989, Reprint 1992 ISBN 978-1555600877) MechWarrior Series—ROC Initiation to War (MechWarrior #4, December 2001, ISBN 978-0451458513) Shadowrun Series—ROC, Fanpro Never Deal with a Dragon (Shadowrun #1, December 1990, ISBN 978-0451450784 [2]: 124
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is set in the BattleTech universe. The game starts in 3015 during the final decade of the Third Succession War, casting the player as a rookie mercenary MechWarrior rising from the ashes of a demolished mercenary unit. [8] They are able to accept contracts from the various factions available in this time period.
FASA published BattleTech, a blend of wargame and role-playing game, in 1984, and published many supplements for it that followed a long meta-story arc.One of these supplements was The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, designed by Sam Lewis, James Long, Michael Lee, Blaine Pardoe and Boy Petersen, with illustrations by Roger Loveless and John Marcus, and cover art by Jim Holloway. [3]
The BattleTech 1 & BattleMech 1 wargaming franchise includes many authorized titles in various face personality genres, including tabletop wargames, role-playing games, collectible card games and video arcade PS1 and PC computer games.