Slack Tide
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| Slack Tide | |
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| Type | Anthology |
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| Pages | 212 (POD) |
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| Publisher | Catalyst Game Labs |
| PIC | CAT35837 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1-947335-26-X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-947335-26-4 |
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| Era | Clan Invasion era |
| Timeline | 7 June 3052— 16 November 3053 |
| Series | BattleCorps Anthologies |
| Preceded by | Gray Markets |
| Followed by | Honor Code |
Slack Tide (subtitled A BattleCorps Anthology) contains a series of nine short stories that were previously published online on BattleCorps between November 2015 and May 2016. The stories are not interconnected, but all take place during the aftermath of the Clan Invasion. The EPUB format was released on 21 February 2020 and the POD format on 2 July 2020.
Like its immediate predecessor, Gray Markets, this anthology differs from previous BattleCorps anthologies in two ways: It does not feature an all-new, previously unpublished story; and the stories, while not connected, share a common theme instead of simply being a collection of BattleCorps stories from a given year.
The book is technically the ninth BattleCorps anthology, published a month after Gray Markets which comprised of stories that were published in the second half of 2016, but it is at the same time also marketed as a BattleTech anthology with different numbering, to account for other BattleTech anthologies that are not part of the BattleCorps series of anthologies.
From the Back Cover[edit]
| “ | PEACE MAY SELL…BUT WHAT IF NO ONE’S BUYING?
On 21 May 3052, the seemingly unstoppable military juggernaut of the invading Clans was defeated in a pitched campaign on the quiet world of Tukayyid. This astonishing victory bought the weary armies of the Inner Sphere a fifteen-year stay before the invasion can resume. But despite the truce, the fire driving the Clans' centuries-long quest to conquer Terra, the birthplace of humankind, and rebuild Inner Sphere civilization in their warmongering image has not been extinguished. Conflict still rages above the truce line, and the Clans are biding their time until the tide of war can surge up and flood the Inner Sphere once more. Slack Tide collects nine stories that chronicle the life-and-death struggles still being waged in the wake of Tukayyid's so-called peace. Fan-favorite authors such as Jason Hansa, Philip A. Lee, and Craig A. Reed, Jr. spin tales of undercover operatives seeking to gain the secrets of Clan BattleMech technology, Inner Sphere MechWarriors attempting dangerous escapes from Clan-controlled planets, and mercenaries fighting to protect the only things that truly matter to them—themselves and their loved ones. The Clans' invasion may have been temporarily halted, but the true battles for the future of the Inner Sphere have only just begun… |
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Contents[edit]
- Foreword (by Philip A. Lee)
- Horn and Fang (by Philip A. Lee)
- That Old Highlander Way (by David G. Martin)
- Save What You Can (by Aaron Cahall)
- I Was Lost (by Alan Brundage)
- A Cold Collaboration (by Jason Hansa)
- Once You Go Traitor (by Christopher Hussey)
- Shadow Angels (by Craig A. Reed, Jr.)
- No Rest for the Wicked (by Richard C. White)
- Duty Before Honor (by Geoff Swift)