Legacy (Anthology)

Legacy (Anthology)
Product information
Type	Anthology
Author	Alan Brundage Aaron Cahall Alex Fauth Jason Hansa Travis Heermann Chris Hussey Robert Jeschonek Kevin Killiany Philip A. Lee Darrell Myers Craig A. Reed Geoff Swift
Development	John Helfers (Editor) Philip A. Lee (Editor)
Pages	280
Cover Artwork	Des Hanley
Interior Artwork	Franz Vohwinkel
Publication information
Publisher	Catalyst Game Labs
Product code	35826
First published	17 August 2017
ISBN-13	978-1941582312
MSRP	11.95 US$
Content
Era	(see text)

Legacy (subtitle: A BattleTech Anthology) is a print anthology of thirteen short stories from different authors, plus a foreword by editor Philip A. Lee and an "About the Authors" section.

Although described as an anthology, it can arguably be described as a serial novel as the individual short story episodes narrate the overarching story of a single individual BattleMech as it is passed down from one MechWarrior to the next over a span of three centuries.

From the back cover

“

LIFE IS CHEAP. BATTLEMECHS ARE NOT. A Draconis Combine warrior struggles with immoral orders in the First Succession War. A House Davion MechWarrior participates in a risky heist as part of Operation Guerrero. A history buff battles the Word of Blake during the Liberation of Terra. What do these MechWarriors have in common? Each one pilots the same BattleMech, a survivor that has been repaired and rebuilt countless times throughout its long and bloody 300-year lifespan. The seventy-ton GHR-5H Grasshopper can outmaneuver and outlast some of the most fearsome enemy 'Mechs, making it an invaluable asset to battlefield commanders. Even an incapacitated Grasshopper will be rebuilt to fight another day, with a new pilot at its controls, because MechWarriors can be replaced, but 'Mechs cannot. In BattleTech: Legacy, thirteen all-new stories chronicle the fortunes and tragedies of a single 'Mech across several tumultuous points in its wide-ranging combat history. Veteran BattleTech authors Kevin Killiany and Craig A. Reed, Jr. bookend this exciting collection, while other familiar names and new blood explore important moments in this 'Mech's history of constant, unmitigated warfare that leaves no corner of the Inner Sphere untouched.

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Stories

• What's in a Name, by Kevin Killiany
• Swords of Light and Darkness, by Travis Heermann
• Fates and Fortunes, by Darrell Myers
• The Forgotten Places, by Alan Brundage
• One Man's Trash, by Philip A. Lee
• Lightning Strike, by Geoff Swift
• Choices and Chances, by Chris Hussey
• The Third Pillar, by Jason Hansa
• Earthbound, by Aaron Cahall
• Underfoot, by Robert Jeschonek
• Homecoming, by Alex Fauth
• End of the Road, by Craig A. Reed
• Epilogue: Where Legends Come to Rest, by Philip A. Lee