The Mercenary Life
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| The Mercenary Life | |
|---|---|
| Product information | |
| Type | Anthology Novel |
| Author | Randall N. Bills |
| Pages | 320 |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Catalyst game labs |
| First published | 12 December 2019 |
| MSRP | $3.99 |
| Content | |
| Era | Succession Wars era |
| Timeline | 5 December 2991 - 27 May 3014 |
An anthology previously referred to as the MechWarrior 5 Origins Series–is a collection of nine original BattleTech short stories (called novellas by the publisher) penned by Randall N. Bills. These stories were first offered individually just prior to the launch of the MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries computer game as free tie-in fiction in electronic format, and then also in an electronic omnibus collection on 12 December 2019, two days after the game's launch.
The individual stories narrate the backgrounds of important characters from the game and the genesis of the Nik's Cavaliers mercenary unit. As they are interconnected, they can arguably be regarded as individual chapters of a single story, and the anthology can thus arguably be described as a novel. (The stories' combined wordcount in the anthology significantly exceeds 40,000 words.)
Individual short stories
- The Calm of the Void
- Vision's Hunger
- Endless War
- Contested Dreams
- Dissimulate Wanderer
- Knives in the Dark
- A Skein of Schemes
- Obligation's Forge
- The Sun Will Rise
Notes
This anthology was canonized and expanded with another installment and author post scripts for each existing story in The Mercenary Life.
External Links
- Download link on MW5 website