List of German BattleTech novels
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- This article discusses the entire German line of BattleTech novels, the majority of which were translated from novels published in English by FASA and ROC in the United States.
- For original German BattleTech novels, i.e. those that were published in German but not in English, see Original German Language BattleTech books.
While FanPro produced and published the German edition of BattleTech since 1988, they were too small to handle publication of the accompanying novel line themselves except for the German translation of the Shrapnel anthology, which they published under their Phoenix imprint. The novels, meanwhile, were published by Heyne, a major German publishing house, from 1989 onwards in a similar fashion to how ROC took over publishing the novels while FASA published the game in the United States.
Just like ROC, Heyne also produced the later "MechWarrior" and "MechWarrior: Dark Age" spinoff lines.
FanPro created extra content in addition to translating FASA material, and similarly Heyne published one original German BattleTech novel (Phoenix) in 2001 as well as a sourcebook dedicated to the BattleTech franchise as a whole.
FanPro, having reduced themselves to the book publisher that previously was their Phoenix imprint, launched a new line of novels under the "Classic BattleTech" moniker in 2004. This line, which included reprints of older novels comprised mostly of new, original fiction, was put on hold in 2008 following licensing disagreements with the American IP owners; Ulisses Spiele subsequently acquired the rights and continued the novel lines in 2011 where Heyne and FanPro, respectively, had left off.
- Canonicity
German publications as such do not fall under the current definition of Canon for the BattleTech universe. Consequently, those German-only books that were not translated from an English publication but were published under a valid license can be considered apocryphal.
Heyne
| German cover | №, Title Publisher, Year Product code ISBN MSRP |
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01, Entscheidung am Thunder Rift Heyne, 1989 06/4628 ISBN: 3453038894 14,90 DM |
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02, Der Söldnerstern Heyne, 1989 06/4629 ISBN: 3453038908 16,90 DM |
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03, Der Preis des Ruhms Heyne, 1989 06/4630 ISBN: 3453038916 14,80 DM |
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04, Das Schwert und der Dolch Heyne, 1990 06/4686 ISBN: 3453042719 14,90 DM |
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05, En Garde Heyne, 1990 06/4687 ISBN: 3453042891 14,90 DM |
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06, Riposte Heyne, 1990 06/4688 ISBN: 3453043103 14,90 DM |
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07, Coupé Heyne, 1990 06/4689 ISBN: 3453043200 14,90 DM |
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08, Wölfe an der Grenze Heyne, 1991 06/4794 ISBN: 345304990-X 16,90 DM |
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09, Ein Erbe für den Drachen Heyne, 1991 06/4829 ISBN: 3453050169 16,90 DM |
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10, Tödliches Erbe Heyne, 1992 06/4870 ISBN: 3453053907 16,90 DM |
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11, Blutiges Vermächtnis Heyne, 1992 06/4871 ISBN: 3453053974 14,90 DM |
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12, Dunkles Schicksal ("Dark Fate") Heyne, 1992 06/4872 ISBN: 3453058364 16,90 DM |
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13, Clankrieger ("Clan Warrior") Heyne, 1993 06/4931 ISBN: 3453058496 14,90 DM |
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14, Blutrecht ("Bloodright") Heyne, 1993 06/4932 ISBN: 3453061985 12,90 DM |
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15, Falkenwacht ("Falcon Watch"; named differently from the eponymous unit which was translated as "Falkengarde") Heyne, 1993 06/4933 ISBN: 3453061985 12,90 DM |
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16, Wolfsrudel Heyne, 1993 06/5058 ISBN: 3453066316 16,90 DM |
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| 17, Natürliche Auslese |  | |
| 18, Das Antlitz des Krieges | ||
| 19, Stahlgladiatoren | ||
| 20, Die Stunde der Helden | ||
| 21, Kalkuliertes Risiko |  | |
| 22, Fernes Land |  | |
| 23, Black Thorn Blues | ||
| 24, Auge um Auge | ||
| 25, Die Kriegerkaste |  | |
| 26, Ich bin Jadefalke |  | |
| 27, Highlander Gambit |  | |
| 28, Ritter ohne Furcht und Tadel | ||
| 29, Pflichtübung | ||
| 30, Abgefeimte Pläne | ||
| 31, Im Herzen des Chaos | ||
| 32, Operation Excalibur | ||
| 33, Der schwarze Drache | ||
| 34, Der Vater der Dinge | ||
| 35, Höhenflug | ||
| 36, Blindpartie | ||
| 37, Loyal zu Liao | ||
| 38, Exodus | ||
| 39, Heimatwelten | ||
| 40, Die Jäger | ||
| 41, Freigeburt | ||
| 42, Feuer und Schwert | ||
| 42a, Schatten der Vernichtung | ||
| 43, Der Kriegerprinz | ||
| 44, Falken im Aufwind | ||
| 45, Gefährlicher Ehrgeiz | ||
| 46, Die Natur des Kriegers | ||
| 47, Die Spitze des Dolches | ||
| 48, Trügerische Siege | ||
| 49, Gezeiten der Macht | ||
| 50, Mechwarrior | ||
| 51, Die erste Bürgerpflicht | ||
| 52, Phoenix | ||
| 53, Der Weg des Ruhms | ||
| 54, Flammen der Revolte | ||
| 55, Mein ist die Rache | ||
| 56, In die Pflicht genommen | ||
| 57, Ein guter Tag zum Sterben | ||
| 58, Drohendes Verhängnis | ||
| 59, Stürme des Schicksals | ||
| 60, Operation Risiko | ||
| 61, Finale |
FanPro
| German cover | Title Publisher, Year Product code ISBN MSRP |
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Schrapnell Phoenix (FanPro imprint), 1997 10551 ISBN: 3890645518 24,80 DM Unlike the US edition which was sourcebook-sized, the German edition was printed as a 216-page pocket book (ca. 134m x 208mm). |
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Wahnsinn und Methode ("Madness and Method") FanPro, 2004 31001 ISBN: 978-3890645926 9,00 € |
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Clangründer: Abkehr ("Clan Founder: Breakaway") FanPro, 2004 31005 ISBN: 978-3890645964 9,00 € |
(published via BattleCorps as Fall from Glory in 2007) |
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Das Schwert und der Dolch FanPro, 2004 31006 ISBN: 978-3890644257 9,00 € |
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Über dem Gesetz ("Above the Law") FanPro, 2005 31005 ISBN: 978-3890645179 9,00 € |
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Warrior: En Garde FanPro, 2005 31008 ISBN: 978-3890645452 9,00 € |
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Riposte FanPro, 2005 31009 ISBN: 978-3890645469 9,00 € |
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Coupé FanPro, 2005 31010 ISBN: 978-3890645476 9,00 € |
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Clangründer: Traum ("Clan Founder: Dream") FanPro, 2006 31007 ISBN: 978-3890645971 9,00 € |
(announced for publication via BattleCorps as Visions of Rebirth in 2007, but unpublished so far) |
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Früchte voll Bitterkeit ("Fruits (full) of Bitterness") FanPro, 2006 31011 ISBN: 978-3890644585 9,00 € |
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Katze unter Bären ("Cat among Bears") First part of the Bear Cycle FanPro, 2006 31018 ISBN: 978-3890644905 9,00 € |
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Clanwächter ("Clan Watchers", apparently referring to operatives in the Clan Watch) Second part of the Bear Cycle FanPro, 2007 31019 ISBN: 978-3890644912 9,00 € |
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In Ungnade ("(Fallen) In(to) Disfavour") FanPro, 2007 31016 ISBN: 978-3890644752 9,00 € |
(Revised edition published via BattleCorps as Fall from Grace in 2008) |
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Mission Kiamba Third part of the Bear Cycle FanPro, 2007 31020 ISBN: 978-3890644936 9,00 € |
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En Passant FanPro, 2007 31017 ISBN: 978-3890644790 9,00 € |
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Duo Infernale FanPro, 2007 31022 ISBN: 978-3890644981 9,00 € |
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Karma FanPro, 2007 31021 ISBN: 978-3890644547 9,00 € |
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Royal Flush FanPro, 2008 31023 ISBN: 978-3890646206 9,00 € |
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Ulisses
| German cover | Title Publisher, Year Product code ISBN MSRP |
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Wiege der Basilisken ("Cradle of the Basilisks") Ulisses Spiele, 2011 ISBN: 3868891536 10,00 DM |
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MechWarrior Dark Age #17 Die Zweifel des Ketzers ("The Heretic's Doubts") Ulisses Spiele, 2011 ISBN:3868891625 10,00 € |
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Classic BattleTech #20 Präludium (Andurien-Kriege 1) ("Prelude (Andurien Wars I)") Ulisses Spiele, 2011 ISBN: 3868891641 10,00 € |
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MechWarrior Dark Age #18 Festung Republik Ulisses Spiele, 2012 ISBN:3868891633 10,00 € |
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Classic BattleTech #21 Zorn (Andurien-Kriege 2) ("Wrath (Andurien Wars 2)") Ulisses Spiele, 2012 ISBN:386889165X 10,00 € |
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MechWarrior Dark Age #19 Blut-Avatar Ulisses Spiele, 2012 ISBN:3868891692 11,95 € |
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Classic BattleTech #22 Erster Kontrakt ("First Contract") Fourth part of the Bear Cycle Ulisses Spiele, 2013 ISBN:3868892621 11,95 € |
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MechWarrior Dark Age #20 Chaostest Ulisses Spiele, 2013 ISBN:3868892575 11,95 € |
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| German cover | Title Publisher, Year Product code ISBN MSRP |
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Berserkerbanden Machtwort Verlag, 2005 ISBN: 3938271272 11,00 € |
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