First Strike (anthology)
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| First Strike | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Anthology |
| Author | Loren L. Coleman Jeff Kautz Randall N. Bills Louisa M. Swann Dayle A. Dermatis Phaedra M. Weldon Kevin Killiany Steve Mohan Jr. Jason Schmetzer Blaine Lee Pardoe Jason M. Hardy Dan Duval Victor Milán |
| Development | Loren L. Coleman (editor) |
| Pages | 336 |
| Cover Artwork | Ed Cox |
| Interior Artwork | Robert Atkinson Chris Lewis Brad McDevitt |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Catalyst Game Labs |
| Product code | CAT35801 |
| First published | Dec 2010 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1934857816 |
| MSRP | $14.95 |
| Content | |
| Era | Succession Wars era Clan Invasion era Civil War era Jihad era |
| Series | BattleCorps print anthologies |
| Preceded by | The Corps |
| Followed by | Weapons Free |
Published in December 2010, First Strike (subtitle: BattleCorps Compilation Vol 2; also "BattleCorps Anthology Vol 2" on the inside imprint) is a print anthology of 16 short stories previously published via BattleCorps plus one previously unpublished story, Fall of the Blossom (which continues the storyline from Of War and Peace and Cherry Trees).
Also included are an introduction ("Foreward") by Loren L. Coleman narrating the inception of BattleCorps again, though from a slightly different angle than in the first anthology, and again a brief "About the authors" section in the back plus illustrations of several BattleMechs, vehicles and spacecraft.
The anthology was also published in EPUB/Kindle format on 15 December 2010.
From the back cover
| “ | MASTERS OF WAR!
Three hundred years. Princes and generals. Soldiers and spies. An age where heroes rally to hold back the darkness. And even the most unlikeliest of hands may determine the fate of millions. An age of duty, loyalty, and terrible choices. AN AGE... OF WAR. |
” |
Stories
- Broken Blade (Steven Mohan Jr.)
- Gravity Poisoning (Loren L. Coleman)
- Every Twelve Seconds... (Jeff Kautz)
- On the Square (Jason Schmetzer)
- Old Legends Never Die (Louisa M. Swann)
- The Price of Conviction (Randall N. Bills)
- Ants (Jason M. Hardy)
- Mirage (Dayle A. Dermatis)
- The Heart of Dixie (Blaine Lee Pardoe)
- Pirate Hunt (Dan C. Duval)
- Be Not Afraid of Greatness (Phaedra M. Weldon)
- Callie's Call (Victor Milán)
- Pack Hunters (Jason Schmetzer)
- Red Khopesh (Steven Mohan Jr.)
- The Last Full Measure (Kevin Killiany)
- Of War and Peace and Cherry Trees (Steven Mohan Jr.)
- Fall of the Blossom (Steven Mohan Jr.)