List of BattleTech Print Novels and Anthologies

More than seventy full-length BattleTech or MechWarrior novels have been published (originally by FASA, currently by Roc Books) and translated into at least fifteen languages. The last FASA novel was Loren L. Coleman's Endgame in 2002, which wrapped up plot-lines and character arcs dating back to the original novels beginning in 1986. The novels then jumped ahead chronologically to accompany MechWarrior: Dark Age, with Michael Stackpole's Ghost War.

* Interpreted list of the books in chronological order

Contents

Classic BattleTech Novels

Decision at Thunder Rift

Book One of the Saga of the Gray Death Legion. Grayson Death Carlyle is the young son of the commander of Carlyle's Commandos, a mercenary unit employed by the Lyran Commonwealth. When the Commandos are destroyed in a sneak attack on the planet Trell I, Grayson must help the people of Trell throw off the invading forces while trying to live up to his father's legacy.

The Sword and the Dagger

  • Author: Ardath Mayhar
  • Publication Date: 4/1987
  • ISBN 0-931787-77-7

Ardan Sortek stumbles upon a plot to replace Hanse Davion, First Prince of the Federated Suns, with a clever double under the control of Maximilian Liao, Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation and sworn enemy of the Davion family.

Mercenary's Star

Book Two of the Saga of the Gray Death Legion. The fledgling Gray Death Legion, formed in the fighting on Trell I, takes on their first assignment: train the inhabitants of Verthandi to fight their Draconis Combine overlords. But what starts as just a job for Grayson Carlyle and his unit soon becomes personal.

The Price of Glory

Book Three of the Saga of the Gray Death Legion. Grayson Death Carlyle has gone from being the young son of a mercenary commander to the leader of his very own unit in just a few short years. Now under contract to the Free Worlds League, the Gray Death Legion falls prey to political machinations and secret agreements between ambitious men and stands accused of a horrific crime. In a race against time, they must find a way off the planet Helm before they are utterly destroyed.

Warrior: En Garde

27 Nov 3026-10 Jun 3027

Book One of the Warrior Trilogy. Justin Xiang Allard is exiled from the Federated Suns and makes his way to Solaris VII, the Gaming World, where he catches the eye of agents from the Capellan Confederation. With his former life in ruins, Justin pledges himself to the Capellan Chancellor. 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.

Warrior: Riposte

10 Oct 3027-02 Feb 3029.

Book Two of the Warrior Trilogy. The wedding of Hanse Davion and Melissa Steiner is fast approaching and tensions are rising throughout the Inner Sphere. Morgan Kell, co-founder of the Kell Hounds mercenary unit, is recalled from his self-imposed exile to take up command once more as the Hounds gear up for war. At the climax of the wedding ceremony on Terra, attended by dignitaries from across human space, Hanse Davion declares war on the Capellan Confederation. The Fourth Succession War begins.

Wolves on the Border

Wolf's Dragoons is one of the most feared and respected mercenary units in the entire Inner Sphere. Currently under contract to the Draconis Combine, they become the target of a plot by an ambitious and devious Warlord to gain their services 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.

Warrior: Coupé

03 Mar 3029-15 Dec 3029.

Book Three of the Warrior Trilogy. As the Fourth Succession War continues, Morgan Kell and his Kell Hounds race towards a final showdown with Yorinaga Kurita. Justin Xiang Allard, now a high-ranking member of Capellan intelligence, tries to hold back the invading Davion forces but is hampered at every turn. And to make matters worse, he may have a spy within his office!

Heir to the Dragon

Honor and respect towards ones elders is an important part of the Japanese-influenced culture of the Draconis Combine. Theodore Kurita, only son of the reigning Coordinator, has grandiose ideas about the future of his nation but he is hindered by his father's conservative nature and fear of change. During the chaos of the Fourth Succession War and the War of 3039, Theodore not only must survive on the battlefield, he must also navigate the treacherous waters of the Combine court. Can father and son reconcile for the good of their people?

Lethal Heritage

Book One of the Blood of Kerensky Trilogy. A new generation of characters makes its debut in this series. Victor Steiner-Davion, heir to the throne of the Federated Commonwealth, is fresh from the academy and posted to the back end of nowhere. Kai Allard-Liao, son of the great Justin Xiang Allard and Candace Liao, fears he can never live up to the tremendous legacy of his parents. Shin Yodama is a yakuza soldier in the army of the Draconis Combine, assigned to safeguard the grandson of Coordinator Takashi Kurita. Phelan Kell has followed in his father Morgan's footsteps and serves in the mercenary Kell Hounds. All four of these young men must face dangers both internal and external when a mysterious invader from beyond the Periphery threatens everything they know and love.

Blood Legacy

Book Two of the Blood of Kerensky Trilogy. The Clans have been stopped temporarily through the sacrifice of a young pilot. Jaime Wolf, commander of the mysterious and elite Wolf's Dragoons mercenary unit, takes the opportunity to reveal the origin of this new menace: they are the descendants of the Star League Defense Force, which left the Inner Sphere over two hundred years ago after the collapse of the League. The Dragoons, themselves former Clanners, intend to train the heirs of the Successor States to fight and defeat the Clans, if old prejudices and hatreds don't tear the Inner Sphere apart first. The first real test of this new-found sense of cooperation is the defense of Luthien, capital world of the Draconis Combine. But just what is the ultimate objective of the Clans?

Lost Destiny

Book Three of the Blood of Kerensky Trilogy. The man once known as Phelan Kell has risen through the ranks in Clan Wolf and now stands to win a coveted Bloodname, the highest honor the Clans can bestow. Kai Allard-Liao is missing and presumed dead in the wake of a Clan Jade Falcon attack. Victor Steiner-Davion must mount a rescue of a man who once would have been considered his mortal enemy: Hohiro Kurita. And behind it all, ComStar lurks, ready to betray their Clan allies for the chance to fulfill their destiny as the saviors of humanity.

Way of the Clans

Book one of the Legend of the Jade Phoenix trilogy. Cadet Aidan of Clan Jade Falcon dreams of one day being a Warrior and contributing his genetic material to his Clan's breeding program. But first he has to make it out of the sibko, not an easy task when he has to compete against his fellow cadets and endure the scorn of Falconer Joanna.

Bloodname

Book two of the Legend of the Jade Phoenix trilogy. Aidan is a Warrior, though his path to this role was not one he ever would have imagined. Masquerading as a freeborn named Jorge, he has to hide his true self for fear of his Clan's reaction. When an opportunity to prove his value comes, Aidan leaps to take advantage of the glory he wins and claim his rightful place among the trueborn Warriors of Clan Jade Falcon.

Falcon Guard

Book three of the Legend of the Jade Phoenix trilogy. Star Colonel Aidan Pryde has achieved many of the dreams he once had for himself. But the path he took to reach his goals has made him a pariah within the ranks of Clan Jade Falcon, begrudgingly accepted because of the need for as many Warriors as possible to feed the progress of the Clans' invasion of the Inner Sphere. When ComStar challenges the Clans to one final decisive battle on the planet Tukayyid, Aidan gets one last shot at redemption.

Wolf Pack

Wolf's Dragoons have seen and done it all. With their true identity and purpose revealed during the Clan Invasion, they have begun to rebuild both their reputation and their forces. However, an overly-ambitious former Clanner and the insecure scion of Jaime Wolf's own family threaten to undo everything the Dragoons have achieved in their half-century as mercenaries. Jaime Wolf and his Dragoons must decide once and for all if they belong to the Clans or the Inner Sphere... or perhaps are something different from either.

Natural Selection

Raiders equipped with Clan weaponry are hitting worlds along the Clan Occupation Zone/Federated Commonwealth border. Archon-Prince Designate Victor Steiner-Davion and Khan Phelan Ward of Clan Wolf agree to jointly defeat the raiders despite their differences. Melissa Steiner is assassinated by a bomb blast, adding to the tension of the raids.

Decision at Thunder Rift (Reprint)

Book One of the Saga of the Gray Death Legion. Grayson Death Carlyle is the young son of the commander of Carlyle's Commandos, a mercenary unit employed by the Lyran Commonwealth. When the Commandos are destroyed in a sneak attack on the planet Trell I, Grayson must help the people of Trell throw off the invading forces while trying to live up to his father's legacy.

Mercenary's Star (Reprint)

Book Two of the Saga of the Gray Death Legion. The fledgling Gray Death Legion, formed in the fighting on Trell I, takes on their first assignment: train the inhabitants of Verthandi to fight their Draconis Combine overlords. But what starts as just a job for Grayson Carlyle and his unit soon becomes personal.

The Price of Glory (Reprint)

Book Three of the Saga of the Gray Death Legion. Grayson Death Carlyle has gone from being the young son of a mercenary commander to the leader of his very own unit in just a few short years. Now under contract to the Free Worlds League, the Gray Death Legion falls prey to political machinations and secret agreements between ambitious men and stands accused of a horrific crime. In a race against time, they must find a way off the planet Helm before they are utterly destroyed.

Ideal War

Paul Masters is a MechWarrior of House Marik, closely associated with Captain-General Thomas Marik. When Thomas gives him a copy of Le Morte d'Arthur, he becomes part of the newly-formed Knights of the Inner Sphere. He is then dispatched to Gibson, where he falls into a political trap between the noble ruler, the rebellious locals, and the Word of Blake, all fighting a Vietnam-like counter insurgency, complete with body counts. The mounting fighting brings in Captain-General Marik, leading him to invade and settle the argument. The rebels bring in nuclear weapons at the climax and Masters is installed as the noble ruler.

Main Event

  • Author: James D. Long
  • Publication Date: 5/1993
  • ISBN 0-451-45245-3

The Black Thorns, a newly minted mercenary company, accepts a garrison contract on the backwater world of Borghese after brutal fighting on the world of Galatea. What seems like a normal tour of duty is punctuated by political infighting and a Clan invasion. Will their charismatic leader lead them to victory against the Clans, or will he lose his command again?

Blood of Heroes

  • Author: Andrew Keith
  • Publication Date: 7/1993
  • ISBN 0-451-45259-3

After an historic exhibition match between Grayson Death Carlyle and Jaime Wolf, an assassination attempt almost takes the lives of the Gray Death command. Soon after, an enemy invasion force lands on their hold, and Alexander Carlyle, the son of Lori Kalmar and Grayson Death Carlyle, must go into battle to save his homeworld. However, once the dust settles, there's an indication that this conflict may be a symptom of something larger in the Lyran Alliance.

Far Country

  • Author: Peter Rice
  • Publication Date: 10/1993
  • ISBN 0-451-45291-7

A DEST (Draconis Elite Strike Team) group, accompanied by a small mercenary group, make a misjump from Kurita space and land on a planet inhabited by 500-year-old colonists and a mysterious alien lifeform. Amidst their battles to survive and return to the Inner Sphere, they form a bond with the highly intelligent birds who see them as the fulfillment of their own prophecy.

Assumption of Risk

Kai Allard-Liao has returned to the world that made his father famous, the gaming planet of Solaris VII. But being the Gaming World's Champion is the least of his worries as conflicts abound, from the arrival of a former lover to the assassination plot of a political leader.

D.R.T.

  • Author: James D. Long
  • Publication Date: 5/1994
  • ISBN 0-451-45366-2

The Black Thorns, fresh from their victory at Borghese (but lacking funds) take a high-profile contract on the world of Wolcott, a Draconis Combine world deep within the holdings of Clan Nova Cat and Clan Smoke Jaguar. Prompted by their fiscal desperation, they take on a risky contract that will lead them deep into the Clans. Can they make it out alive, or will they be swallowed by a superior Clan force?

Close Quarters

  • Author: Victor Milán
  • Publication Date: (09/1994)
  • ISBN 0-451-45378-6

First of the Camacho's Caballeros novels. Hired to provide protection for Chandrasekhar Kurita's business holdings on Hachiman, Camacho's Cablleros and Cassie Suthorn begin to feel out a plot to take down the high-ranking noble. When an alliance between his foes threatens Chandrasekhar's interests, Cassie and the Caballeros face a tough battle between their friends in the Ninth Ghost Regiment and Ninyu Kerai Indrahar, the spymaster manipulating the whole conflict.

I Am Jade Falcon

Star Commander Joanna and Khan Natasha Kerensky face off on the planet Twycross during the Refusal War between the Jade Falcons and the Wolves. For Natasha Kerensky, it is an opportunity to bog down the Falcons while elements of the Wolves flee to the Inner Sphere. For Joanna, it may be her last opportunity to die in battle before being transferred back to the Clan homeworlds.

Highlander Gambit

During the Fourth Succession War, the famed Northwind Highlanders were granted their homeworld by the Federated Suns in return for breaking ties with their employer, the Capellan Confederation. Now thirty years later, an elite Death Commando and descendant of a Highlander is ordered by his ruler to sacrifice everything he is and everything he has to destroy the bonds between the Federated Commonwealth and the Highlanders, even if it means the Highlanders' destruction.

Tactics of Duty

A Gray Death Legion novel.

Lethal Heritage (Reprint)

Book One of the Blood of Kerensky Trilogy. A new generation of characters makes its debut in this series. Victor Steiner-Davion, heir to the throne of the Federated Commonwealth, is fresh from the academy and posted to the back end of nowhere. Kai Allard-Liao, son of the great Justin Xiang Allard and Candace Liao, fears he can never live up to the tremendous legacy of his parents. Shin Yodama is a yakuza soldier in the army of the Draconis Combine, assigned to safeguard the grandson of Coordinator Takashi Kurita. Phelan Kell has followed in his father Morgan's footsteps and serves in the mercenary Kell Hounds. All four of these young men must face dangers both internal and external when a mysterious invader from beyond the Periphery threatens everything they know and love.

Blood Legacy (Reprint)

Book Two of the Blood of Kerensky Trilogy. The Clans have been stopped temporarily through the sacrifice of a young pilot. Jaime Wolf, commander of the mysterious and elite Wolf's Dragoons mercenary unit, takes the opportunity to reveal the origin of this new menace: they are the descendants of the Star League Defense Force, which left the Inner Sphere over two hundred years ago after the collapse of the League. The Dragoons, themselves former Clanners, intend to train the heirs of the Successor States to fight and defeat the Clans, if old prejudices and hatreds don't tear the Inner Sphere apart first. The first real test of this new-found sense of cooperation is the defense of Luthien, capital world of the Draconis Combine. But just what is the ultimate objective of the Clans?

Lost Destiny (Reprint)

Book Three of the Blood of Kerensky Trilogy. The man once known as Phelan Kell has risen through the ranks in Clan Wolf and now stands to win a coveted Bloodname, the highest honor the Clans can bestow. Kai Allard-Liao is missing and presumed dead in the wake of a Clan Jade Falcon attack. Victor Steiner-Davion must mount a rescue of a man who once would have been considered his mortal enemy: Hohiro Kurita. And behind it all, ComStar lurks, ready to betray their Clan allies for the chance to fulfill their destiny as the saviors of humanity.

Bred for War

Desperate to keep the Free Worlds League producing 'Mech upgrades for use against the Clan threat, inexperienced Prince Victor Steiner-Davion uses a double for the dying Joshua Marik. When the ruse is discovered, Houses Marik and Liao, along Victor's treacherous sister, use the deception as a pretext to tear the Federated Commonwealth apart. Just when Victor thinks things can get no worse comes news that the entire might of two of the most fearsome Clans, the Jade Falcons and the Wolves, are fighting to the death.

Star Lord

An heir to the Usurper Stefan Amaris appears deep in the Periphery, and it's up to a crack team of Free Worlds League troops to infiltrate his operation and assassinate the would-be Star Lord. There's only one catch: between them and him lie hundreds of BattleMechs, with no way home!

Malicious Intent

Set right after the refusal war between Clan Jade Falcon and Clan Wolf, this novel focuses on Clan Jade Falcon's attack on Coventry, which has the unintended side effect of uniting disparate elements of the Inner Sphere. Vlad of Clan Wolf attempts to rebuild his clan with political intrigue.

Wolves on the Border (Reprint)

Wolf's Dragoons is one of the most feared and respected mercenary units in the entire Inner Sphere. Currently under contract to the Draconis Combine, they become the target of a plot by an ambitious and devious Warlord to gain their services 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.

Hearts of Chaos

  • Author: Victor Milán
  • Publication Date: 6/1996
  • ISBN 0-451-45523-1

Camacho's Caballeros are sent to the planet Towne, where hints of a plot against the Combine continue to surface. Once there, they find the planet split between support for the local Davionists, and the desire for stability among the Draconis Combine. Behind the Combine troops, however, lie the Kokuryu-kai, a mysterious organization that wants to overthrow the Coordinator of the Combine. Can the Caballeros quell this rebellion, or will they be crushed under the tide of discontent?

Operation Excalibur

The Gray Death Legion detaches themselves from the planet Glengarry, and takes service with their erstwhile enemy, the rebellious governor of Hesperus II. Under the guise of turncoats, they play a dangerous game of brinkmanship that culminates in a battle among the 'Mech factory itself. Can they bring Hesperus back into the Lyran Alliance, or will they destroy the factory they swore to protect?

Heir to the Dragon (Reprint)

Honor and respect towards ones elders is an important part of the Japanese-influenced culture of the Draconis Combine. Theodore Kurita, only son of the reigning Coordinator, has grandiose ideas about the future of his nation but he is hindered by his father's conservative nature and fear of change. During the chaos of the Fourth Succession War and the War of 3039, Theodore not only must survive on the battlefield, he must also navigate the treacherous waters of the Combine court. Can father and son reconcile for the good of their people?

Black Dragon

  • Author: Victor Milán
  • Publication Date: 11/1996
  • ISBN 0-451-45528-2

On the Coordinator's Birthday, Camacho's Caballeros are invited to Luthien to be honored for their work on the planet Towne. However, while they wait for their honors, Cassie Suthorn begins to unravel a plot to kill the coordinator. With Ninyu Kerai-Indrahar's help, she finds the Kokuryu-kai plotting a nefarious scheme to kill the Coordinator with his own bodyguards. If they interfere, the Caballeros could be branded murderers, but if they don't, the future of the Combine could be in jeopardy.

Impetus of War

The Draconis Combine hires out the famous Northwind Highlanders for a daring mission into clan space. 'Cat' Stirling and Loren Jaffrey take the Stirling Fusilers to the planet of Wayside V deep behind clan lines for a strike on the Clan Smoke Jaguar's supply lines.

Double-Blind

Binding Force

February 3058 - The year of the Horse. The Capellan Confederation is trying to "pacify" the Chaos March - starting with the Sarna Supremacy. House Hiritsu is assigned to take Sarna, but the House Master is assassinated at the time they arrive into the system. Aris Sung - a young MechWarrior - fights his way trough the campaign, trying to find the killer of the House Master, survive the war - and prove that the will of the House Master is the will of the House.

Exodus Road

Book I of the Twilight of the Clans series.

The Smoke Jaguars are one of the the most powerful Clans, yet the most savage and demanding on their people. When one MechWarrior Trent feels that his Clan has betrayed him, a captured ComStar agent convinces him to travel the Exodus Road not once, but twice, and returns with a prize worthy of the Inner Sphere: Huntress, the capital of Clan Smoke Jaguar!.

Grave Covenant

Book II of the Twilight of the Clans series.

The states of the Inner Sphere have reformed the Star League, and begin the campaign to destroy Clan Smoke Jaguar, while the Clans plan to continue the invasion. Within the Clans, however, warden and crusader tensions may doom a resumption before it starts. Can Lincoln Osis lead the Smoke Jaguars to victory, or will they be annihilated, tooth and claw?

The Hunters

Book III of the Twilight of the Clans series.

Task Force Serpent has the Eridani Light Horse, MacLeod's Regiment of the Northwind Highlanders, 1st Kathil Uhlans, 11th Lyran Guards, ComGuards, Kingston's Rangers, 1st Knights of the Inner Sphere, and two Special Forces teams. Not to mention its WarShips, and Space Craft; all commanded by Marshal of the Armies Morgan Hasek-Davion. Its mission is to reduce Huntress, homeworld of Clan Smoke Jaguar, to rubble. But how can these once-rival forces combine, and are there enemies lurking amongst them?

Freebirth

Book IV of the Twilight of the Clans series.

Star Captain Horse arrives at Huntress to inspect the small Clan Jade Falcon outpost named Falcon's Eyrie. He and his troops are taken prisoners of Clan Smoke Jaguar. During the breakout, he finds evidence of a secret cooperation between the Jade Falcon and Smoke Jaguar scientist castes. He has to fight for Clan Smoke Jaguar against Jade Falcon warriors in a Mech-duell to regain his honor...

Warrior: En Garde (Reprint)

27 Nov 3026-10 Jun 3027.

Book One of the Warrior Trilogy. Justin Xiang Allard is exiled from the Federated Suns and makes his way to Solaris VII, the Gaming World, where he catches the eye of agents from the Capellan Confederation. With his former life in ruins, Justin pledges himself to the Capellan Chancellor. 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.

Warrior: Riposte (Reprint)

10 Oct 3027-14 Feb 3029.

Book Two of the Warrior Trilogy. The wedding of Hanse Davion and Melissa Steiner is fast approaching and tensions are rising throughout the Inner Sphere. Morgan Kell, co-founder of the Kell Hounds mercenary unit, is recalled from his self-imposed exile to take up command once more as the Hounds gear up for war. At the climax of the wedding ceremony on Terra, attended by dignitaries from across human space, Hanse Davion declares war on the Capellan Confederation. The Fourth Succession War begins.

Sword and Fire

Book V of the Twilight of the Clans series.

Huntress, the capital of the Smoke Jaguars. After the death of Marshal Morgan Hasek-Davion, Ariana Winston, the General in charge of the Eridani Light Horse, is chosen to lead Task Force Serpent. As they wind their way among the stars, they finally reach their goal and begin the pacification. However, a new wave of Jaguars is on its way from the Inner Sphere, pushed out by Victor Steiner-Davion's Operation Bulldog. Can they survive this new influx of Clan troops, or has their task been doomed all along?

Shadows of War

Book VI of the Twilight of the Clans series.

Morgan Hasek-Davion is dead. Arianna Winston is leading a desperate defensive on Huntress while enraged Clan Smoke Jaguar troops flood the field. As the Serpent forces lose more and more men, death seems certain. But in the knick of time, Operation Hunter arrives and eradicates the last of the Smoke Jaguars. But in the wake of their victory, Victor Steiner-Davion reveals the true goal of their fight: Strana Mechty, the homeworld of the Clans, itself!

Warrior: Coupé (Reprint)

03 Mar 3029-15 Dec 3029.

Book Three of the Warrior Trilogy. As the Fourth Succession War continues, Morgan Kell and his Kell Hounds race towards a final showdown with Yorinaga Kurita. Justin Xiang Allard, now a high-ranking member of Capellan intelligence, tries to hold back the invading Davion forces but is hampered at every turn. And to make matters worse, he may have a spy within his office!

Prince of Havoc

Book VII of the Twilight of the Clans series.

Victor Steiner-Davion leads his battered, but victorious forces to Strana Mechty, and begins the bidding process for the Clan invasion itself. The Inner Sphere MechWarriors fight for honor, for hope, and for their lives, and in the end emerge victorious. But Clan Wolf Khan Vlad Ward lets off a parting shot as the coalition forces leave his homeworld: the Inner Sphere may not be as stable as when they left.

Falcon Rising

Book VIII of the Twilight of the Clans series.

The coalition forces arrive back in the Inner Sphere, years after they left, and find a changed landscape. Archon Katherine Steiner-Davion has taken over the Federated Commonwealth and left her brother, Victor Steiner-Davion, without a throne. Will Victor begin another bloody war to reclaim his birthright, or will he leave the Inner Sphere with a lasting peace?

Threads of Ambition

Book one of the Capellan Solution.

The Killing Fields

Book two of the Capellan Solution.

Ghost of Winter

Set on a snowy backwater planet where raiders have discovered that a cache of Clan OmniMechs remains hidden. The nearly non-existent militia must not only find it first, but then figure out of a way to get the raiders off their planet.

Roar of Honor

A novel about a conflict between Clan Ghost Bear and Clan Wolf.

By Blood Betrayed

A MechWarrior series book focusing around a backwater planet in the Rim Collection and a young MechWarrior's quest to find his brother's betrayer.

Dagger Point

The Eridani Light Horse are deployed to the St. Ives Compact as Star League peacekeepers in the small nation's ongoing going conflict with the Capellan Confederation. What does the Compact hold for the ELH and do the citizens of the Compact what to be saved?

Measure of a Hero

First Archer Christifori novel. A novel of the FedCom Civil War.

Path of Glory

A novel about an alliance between Clan Nova Cat and the Draconis Combine at the beginning of the FedCom Civil War.

Illusions of Victory

A novel of the FedCom Civil War centering around a Solaris VII fighter.

Flashpoint

A novel of the FedCom Civil War set on Kathil.

Test of Vengeance

  • Author: Bryan Nystul
  • Publication Date: 6/2001
  • ISBN 0-451-45836-2

A book centering around Clan Ghost Bear and an Elemental's attempt to rise in rank within the Clan.

Patriots and Tyrants

A novel of the FedCom Civil War.

Call of Duty

Second Archer Christifori novel. A novel of the FedCom Civil War that dealt with Christifori's conflict with Snord's Irregulars.

Initiation to War

Another novel in the MechWarrior series, this one dealing with a young militia warrior learning what it is to be a MechWarrior on Epsilon Eridani.

The Dying Time

Grayson Death Carlyle was the young son of the commander of Carlyle's Commandos, a mercenary unit employed by the Lyran Commonwealth. Now he goes on his death bed, after years of radiation and unimaginable wounds from the Mech cockpit. His wife takes up the reigns as the Gray Death Legion embark on their greatest challenge since their birth. The Gray Death Legion returned to Hesperus II, but this time to protect the facility during the ravages of the FedCom Civil War, once Skye Separatist launch a major assault, their survival, even as Katherine’s most beloved merc unit comes into question.

Imminent Crisis

A novel of the FedCom Civil War set around the Capellan March and its internal struggles.

Storms of Fate

A novel of the FedCom Civil War.

Operation Audacity

Third Archer Christifori novel. During the FedCom Civil War, Clan Jade Falcon attacks and seizes planets in the Lyran Alliance. Prince Victor Steiner-Davion sends Major General Archer Christifori to check the Clan advance by taking Clan worlds behind those recently captured.

Endgame

Prince Victor Steiner-Davion and his allies attempt to crush the Loyalists under Victor's sister, Katrina and bring an end to the FedCom Civil War.

The Legend of the Jade Phoenix

A omnibus reprint of Way of the Clans, Bloodname, and Falcon Guard.

Shrapnel

This is an anthology and not a proper novel. The book contains an introduction by Jordan K. Weisman, 13 short stories from various authors and some graphic artwork, all set in the Classic BattleTech era of approximately 3025.

MechWarrior: Dark Age Novels

Ghost War

Sam Donnelly investigates a terrorist organization on the planets Helen and Basalt.

A Call to Arms

Customs officer Raul Ortega must deal with a Steel Wolf attack on the planet Achernar, one of the few worlds with a working HPG station.

The Ruins of Power

War comes to Mirach, and the pacifistic governor wants none of it. His son Austin must take up the sword instead.

A Silence in the Heavens

  • Author: Martin Delrio
  • Publication Date: 6/2003
  • ISBN 0-451-45932-6

Book One of The Proving Grounds Trilogy. The Steel Wolves, led by Anastasia Kerensky, assault Northwind. They are opposed by Tara Campbell and her Highlanders, as well as Paladin Ezekiel Crow.

Truth and Shadows

  • Author: Martin Delrio
  • Publication Date: 8/2003
  • ISBN 0-451-45938-5

Book Two of The Proving Grounds Trilogy. While Tara Campbell and Ezekiel Crow grow closer, Anastasia Kerensky makes another attempt on Northwind. Meanwhile, a dark secret threatens to unravel the alliance against the Steel Wolves.

Service for the Dead

  • Author: Martin Delrio
  • Publication Date: 11/2003
  • ISBN 0-451-45943-1

Book Three of The Proving Grounds Trilogy. Twice repulsed from Northwind, Anastasia Kerensky leads her Steel Wolves to Terra, the capital of the Republic of the Sphere. Tara Campbell not only must stop the Wolf leader, but also confront a traitor closer to home.

By Temptations and By War

The planet Liao holds special significance to the Capellan Confederation and its ruling House Liao. Chancellor Daoshen Liao sends an agent to regain the planet from the Republic and resurrect a long-dead Warrior House. The mystery of the Betrayer of Liao is resolved.

Fortress of Lies

Duke Aaron Sandoval uses his nephew Erik to make alliances and oppose the Capellan advance into the Republic.

Patriot's Stand

  • Author: Mike Moscoe
  • Publication Date: 4/2004
  • ISBN 0-451-45970-9

When an unscrupulous businessman hires Hansen's Roughriders to help him conquer the planer Alkalurops, the determined natives must put their fate in the hands of a rag-tag group of mercenaries.

Flight of the Falcon

  • Author: Victor Milán
  • Publication Date: 6/2004
  • ISBN 0-451-45983-0

Clan Jade Falcon enters the fray as the Hazen sibkin, Malvina and Alex, lead an incursion into the Republic. Their target: Skye.

Blood of the Isle

An unlikely alliance has arisen between the loyal Highlanders, the secessionist Stormhammers and the predatory Steel Wolves to protect the planet Skye against Clan Jade Falcon.

Hunters of the Deep

Clan Sea Fox roams the spacelanes like interstellar gypsies, buying and selling at every world and living almost entirely on their enormous ArcShips and CargoShips. In the midst of his regular duties, ovKhan Petr Kalasa of Delta Aimag uncovers intrigue among his fellow merchants.

The Scorpion Jar

The death of a legendary hero triggers further crisis in the Republic of the Sphere. With all of his fellow Paladins gathered on Terra to elect a new Exarch, Jonah Levin investigates the mystery behind this tragic murder and uncovers a conspiracy that could bring the Republic to the brink of destruction.

Target of Opportunity

ComStar once ruled the realm of interstellar communications throughout the Inner Sphere. Then came the Jihad, launched by a fanatical splinter group. The organization rebuilt, but the crash of the Hyperpulse Generator net nearly three years ago may just be the fatal blow for ComStar. One young Adept thinks he may have the answer to restoring communications, but will he be allowed to test his theory or will he become the pawn of warring factions?

Sword of Sedition

Book One of the Fortress Republic duology. Strife continues to build in the Republic government and the new Exarch struggles to repair the damage. With dignitaries from across human space arriving to honor a fallen hero, Terra becomes a pressure cooker that may just explode and bring devastation to everyone.

Daughter of the Dragon

  • Author: Ilsa J. Bick
  • Publication Date: 6/2005
  • ISBN 0-451-46034-0

Katana Tormark was once a powerful figure in the Republic until the crash of the HPG system brought out her true allegiance. Now she conquers in the name of the Draconis Combine. But does Coordinator Vincent Kurita support or despise her?

Heretic's Faith

Clan Nova Cat is known for following their mystical visions, even when the path appears strange to outsiders. Led by the visions of the Mystic Caste, the Nova Cats take up an offer of alliance extended to them by Katana Tormark, now Warlord of Dieron. Will they take the opportunity to reconnect with their sundered brethren in the Republic? Or destroy them?

Fortress Republic

Book Two of the Fortress Republic duology. With more and more threats appearing on his doorstep, Exarch Jonah Levin has a tough decision to make. Will his attempts to save the Republic doom it instead? Meanwhile, Julian Davion, stripped of his position as Prince's Champion, leads a multinational force against the Senatorial rebellion and Caleb Davion assumes control of the Federated Suns.

Blood Avatar

  • Author: Ilsa J. Bick
  • Publication Date: 12/2005
  • ISBN 0-451-46074-X

The first body that turns up in Farway, a secluded town on the planet Denebola, is from out of town. When the Denebola Bureau of Investigation and the legate’s office from half the planet away decide to help identify the murder victim, Sheriff Hank Ketchum knows he’s in over his head. Enter the infamous Detective Jack Ramsey. With the help of the talented and beautiful local medical examiner, Amanda Slade, Ramsey digs into the case and discovers evidence that puts Farway at the heart of a conspiracy. But who’s the greater threat—the Clans, the Word of Blake or the legate’s intelligence operative?

Trial by Chaos

The Raging Bears have begun their occupation of the planet Vega with the hope of restoring order on a planet beset by violence and civil ruin. But their bold move to stabilize Prefecture I for the Republic of the Sphere may prove to be the chance their enemies have waited for...

While the military takeover of Vega was no great challenge, setting up a new planetary government and restoring the infrastructure of civilization has proven to be far more difficult for the peacekeeping forces of the Rasalhague Dominion. There remains an underground resistance that refuses to cease fire, and the Bears suspect that the Draconis Combine is secretly supporting the rebellion. As the Combine threatens them from without, the Bears also find themselves plagued by betrayal and deception from within. Unless they can expose the rival elements in their Clan, they may end up as fodder for destruction…

Principles of Desolation

For more than a year, "divine leader" Daoshen Liao has relentlessly pushed his Capellan Confederation forces in their invasion of the Republic. Now the time has come for the next stage of his conquest - a conquest that will begin not with an enemy, but with his own family....

Raised among royalty in the Magistracy of Canopus, where the superiority of women is a cultural axiom, Danai Liao-Centrella possesses all the confidence necessary for her to ascend through the confederacy ranks, despite having to contend with the constant machinations of her maniacal brother, Daoshen.

But when her latest mission ends in defeat and personal disgrace, Danai will face the greatest challenge of her life. Chancellor Daoshen rewards her failure by giving her a battalion of her own and a brand-new battlefield. And Danai is about to learn that in service to the state, even family comes second to safeguarding the Capellan Confederation.

Wolf Hunters

LONE WOLVES DIE ALONE.

BUT THE PACK LIVES FOREVER.

Anastasia Kerensky has declared the Steel Wolf Clan to be mercenaries, re-christening them Wolf Hunters. The combination of autonomy and wealth will make them more than a match for any MechWarrior battalion suicidal enough to challenge them. But the real challenge comes from within the Clan. Star Colonel Varnoff believes Kerensky has betrayed them all-and with a loyal faction of Steel Wolves at his side vows to destroy all the Wolf Hunters.

Surrender Your Dreams

Beyond the Walls...

They are the Fidelis, a brotherhood of warriors whose devotion to honor and courage on the battlefield is unmatched. Their existence known only to a former exarch, they are a fighting force to be reckoned with – a force three knights must consider as they undertake missions that could save the Republic…or cripple it.

Land Synd embodied the vision of the knight-errant. Devoted wholeheartedly to the Republic and its citizens, she believes in her mission. But what she must do to accomplish it will test her mettle as a knight – and as a human being.

Hunter Mannheim is descended from a long line of military leaders and feels he must continue the tradition of excellence in service and sacrifice in battle. But what he must sacrifice in the name of duty may be more than he can bear.

Kristoff Erbe is a man burdened by shame. His grandfather was a collaborator who served as a commander of “reeducation camp” for those that defied the fanatical Word of Blake. To this day Kristoff searches for a way to redeem his family honor.

Three knights. Three dreams. For each, one chance lies outside the walls of the Fortress Republic.

Dragon Rising

  • Author: Ilsa J. Bick
  • Publication Date: 2/2007
  • ISBN 978-0451461414

Sequel to Daughter of the Dragon.

Masters of War

Clan Wolf decides to pick up and move halfway across the Inner Sphere. How will this decision affect Alaric Wolf (an adopted warrior whose parentage is surprising), Anastasia Kerensky (one-time leader of the Steel Wolves, now commander of the mercenary Wolf Hunters), and Verena (a Clan Wolf-in-Exile warrior who was tossed out of the Steel Wolves by Anastasia)?

A Rending of Falcons

  • Author: Victor Milán
  • Publication Date: 6/2007
  • ISBN 978-0451461599

Sequel to Flight of the Falcon wherein Malvina Hazen begins a civil war against Khan Jana Pryde.

Pandora's Gambit

Sequel to Principles of Desolation that focused on the successor states to the broken Free Worlds League. Ties together Bills' Dark Age novels by including Clan Sea Fox and the Spirit Cats.

Fire at Will

About the Lyran Commonwealth and Archon Melissa Steiner II.

The Last Charge

To Ride the Chimera

  • Author: Kevin Killany
  • Publication Date: 2/2008
  • ISBN 978-0451461940


German-Language BattleTech Novels

Phoenix

  • Author: Peter Heid
  • Publication Date: (2001)
  • ISBN 3-453-18790-3

Wahnsinn und Methode

  • Author: Michael Diel
  • Publication Date: (2004)
  • ISBN 3-89064-592-5

Clangründer: Abkehr

Book One of the Clangründer Trilogy.

Über dem Gesetz

  • Author: Michael Diel
  • Publication Date: (01/2005)
  • ISBN 3-89064-517-8

Clangründer: Traum

Book Two of the Clangründer Trilogy.

Die Albatros-Akte

Clangründer: Bande

Book Three of the Clangründer Trilogy.

Früchte voll Bitterkeit

Wiege der Basilisken

In Ungnade

Titled "Fall From Grace" in English; a Marik story set during the early Star League (2571-2616)



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