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| name = Shattered Sphere
 
| name = Shattered Sphere
| product development = [[Randall N. Bills]] <br /> [[Bryan Nystul]]
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| development = [[Randall N. Bills]]<br>[[Bryan Nystul]]
| primary writing = [[Diane Piron-Gelman]] <br /> [[Dan Grendell]] <br /> [[Michael A. Stackpole]]
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| primarywriting = [[Diane Piron-Gelman]]<br>[[Dan Grendell]]<br>[[Michael A. Stackpole]]
 
| cover = [[Chris Moeller]]
 
| cover = [[Chris Moeller]]
| illustrations = [[Clint Langley]] <br /> [[Scott James]] <br /> [[Chris Moeller]] <br /> [[Jim Nelson]] <br /> [[Matthew Plog]] <br /> [[Steve Prescott]] <br /> [[Loston Wallace]]
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| illustrations = [[Clint Langley]]<br>[[Scott James]]<br>[[Jim Nelson]]<br>[[Matthew Plog]]<br>[[Steve Prescott]]<br>[[Loston Wallace]]
| era = [[Civil War era]]
 
 
| type = Sourcebook
 
| type = Sourcebook
 
| publisher = [[FASA]]  
 
| publisher = [[FASA]]  
 
| year = 1999
 
| year = 1999
 
| pages = 128
 
| pages = 128
| production code = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=130 1712]
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| productioncode = 1712
| ISBN = 1555603572
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| era                = [[Civil War era]]
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| universedate        = [[3062]]
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==Contents==
 
==Contents==
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* Introduction
 
* Introduction
 
* A History of the [[Inner Sphere]]
 
* A History of the [[Inner Sphere]]
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* The [[Federated Commonwealth]]
 
* The [[Federated Commonwealth]]
* The [[Battle of Coventry]]
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:[[Jerrard Cranston]]
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:[[Tancred Sandoval]]
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:[[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]]
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:[[Arthur Steiner-Davion]]
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:[[Peter Steiner-Davion]]
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* The [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3058)|Battle of Coventry]]
 
* The [[Lyran Alliance]]
 
* The [[Lyran Alliance]]
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:[[Katrina Steiner-Davion]]
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:[[Morgan Kell]]
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:[[Phelan Kell]]
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:[[Thomas Frederick Bradford]]
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:[[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]]
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* The Dragon Roars
 
* The Dragon Roars
 
* The [[Draconis Combine]]
 
* The [[Draconis Combine]]
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:[[Theodore Kurita]]
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:[[Hohiro Kurita (31st c.)|Hohiro Kurita]]
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:[[Minoru Nova Cat|Minoru Kurita]]
 
* Capella Rising: ''[[Xin Sheng]]''
 
* Capella Rising: ''[[Xin Sheng]]''
 
* The [[Capellan Confederation]]
 
* The [[Capellan Confederation]]
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:[[Sun-Tzu Liao]]
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:[[Candace Liao]]
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:[[Kai Allard-Liao]]
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:[[Cassandra Allard-Liao]]
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:[[Kali Liao]]
 
* [[Operation Guerrero]]
 
* [[Operation Guerrero]]
 
* The [[Free Worlds League]]
 
* The [[Free Worlds League]]
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:[[Thomas_Marik_(False)|Thomas Marik]]
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:[[Isis Marik]]
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:[[Photon Brett-Marik]]
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:[[Corinne Marik]]
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:[[Heather Alexander]]
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:[[Helen Thrall]]
 
* The [[Refusal War|Falcon and the Wolf]]
 
* The [[Refusal War|Falcon and the Wolf]]
 
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* The [[Clans]]
 
* The [[Clans]]
 
** Invading Clans
 
** Invading Clans
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*** [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]
 
*** [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]
 
*** [[Clan Snow Raven]]
 
*** [[Clan Snow Raven]]
 
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:[[Bjorn Jorgensson]]
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:[[Ragnar Magnusson|Ragnar]]
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:[[Vlad Ward]]
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:[[Marthe Pryde]]
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:[[Santin West]]
 
* The Fall of [[Terra]]
 
* The Fall of [[Terra]]
  
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** ComStar
 
** ComStar
 
*** The [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]
 
*** The [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]
 
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:[[Sharilar Mori]]
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:[[Victoria Parrdeau]]
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:[[Padraig O Bhaoil]]
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:[[Victor Steiner-Davion]]
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:[[William Blane|William Blane of Gibson]]
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:[[Cameron St. Jamais]]
 
* The Best Laid Plans...
 
* The Best Laid Plans...
  
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*** The [[Outworlds Alliance]]
 
*** The [[Outworlds Alliance]]
 
*** The [[Marian Hegemony]] and the [[Circinus Federation]]
 
*** The [[Marian Hegemony]] and the [[Circinus Federation]]
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:[[Emma Centrella]]
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:[[Naomi Centrella]]
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:[[Grover Shraplen]]
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:[[Mitchell Avellar]]
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[[Category:Sourcebooks]]
 
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Shattered Sphere
Product information
Type Sourcebook
Development Randall N. Bills
Bryan Nystul
Primary writing Diane Piron-Gelman
Dan Grendell
Michael A. Stackpole
Pages 128
Cover Artwork Chris Moeller
Illustrations Clint Langley
Scott James
Jim Nelson
Matthew Plog
Steve Prescott
Loston Wallace
Publication information
Publisher FASA
Product code 1712
First published 1999
ISBN-10 1555603572
Content
Era Civil War era
Universe Date 3062

Description[edit]

Shattered Sphere is a sourcebook that updates the storyline of the Inner Sphere up to the end of 3061. A brief history of the Inner Sphere is provided, but the bulk of the work is focused on updating the status of the various powers through the end of the 3050s up to 3062. No Clan or Great House is left out, while the near Periphery also shines. The book is written from the point of view of an intelligence update from Jerrard Cranston to Victor Steiner-Davion following the return of the latter to the Inner Sphere in the form of raw data, largely news reports.

Shattered Sphere is divided into various sections for each power or group. It is preceded by the most important recent event in the faction's history, which is followed by other information on recent and current events. Each faction also has a section for its characters.

From the back cover[edit]

In early 3061, Prince Victor Steiner-Davion returned from the Clan homeworlds triumphant—but to an Inner Sphere that was radically different. The entire Ghost Bear population had relocated to the Inner Sphere; the St. Ives Compact was under siege; Katrina Steiner-Davion was sitting on the throne of New Avalon. Even with the overwhelming threat of the Clan invasion defeated, the Inner Sphere is still poised precariously between peace and war. Who will light the spark that will set BattleMechs marching and worlds aflame once more?

Drawing on information from five scenario packs, seven sourcebooks and more than a dozen novels, Shattered Sphere represents the ultimate guide to the people and places of BattleTech, as seen through the eyes of the characters who live there. Offering a brief, comprehensive history of the universe and an in-depth look at events from the Truce of Tukayyid through early 3062, this update is a must for any BattleTech fan. Shattered Sphere also includes detailed maps showing the current state of the Inner Sphere and the Clans.

Contents[edit]