Editing List of BattleTech Print Novels and Anthologies

:''See also:'' [[:Category:Novels]] ''and'' [[:Category:Anthologies]]
:''This article concerns itself with print novels and anthologies only, i.e. those which are available in a hardcopy format including print-on-demand. Additional novels, novellas and short stories which have been published in electronic format only do not fall under this article's purview, nor do short stories embedded in other BattleTech products such as game supplements.

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==Overview==
To flesh out the [[BattleTech]] universe setting and advance its timeline, [[FASA]] began publishing BattleTech novels (and other fiction formats) in 1986.

In 1991, [[Roc Books]] took over the ongoing novel line. Besides "BattleTech" novels that drove the overall storyline ahead, they would also launch the "MechWarrior" spin-off novel series in 1999 that focused more on individual characters or units instead of advancing the metaplot. They are related only by theme, not by plot or character. The "MechWarrior" moniker apparently refers to the [[MechWarrior RPG]] series for BattleTech (not to be confused with the later [[MechWarrior: Dark Age]] setting, which had its own novel line; see below).

Although further books were already in the works, Roc Books voiced no interest in publishing new "BattleTech" or "MechWarrior" novels after ''[[Endgame]]'' in 2002.<ref>''[[The Corps]]'', p. 5: Foreword</ref> The classic BattleTech setting was suspended, and a new novel line was launched to go with the new "[[MechWarrior: Dark Age]]" game and storyline (set roughly a century in the future from the original novels). The last print novel published by Roc Books in this line was the 2008 ''[[To Ride the Chimera]]''.

From 2004 to 2016, [[InMediaRes]] published new BattleTech fiction online through (primarily) [[BattleCorps]], a subscription based website. After having acquired the full BattleTech license in 2007, IMR's [[Catalyst Game Labs]] imprint published print anthologies consisting mostly of stories previously published on BattleCorps, but their effort to publish full novels in print again was delayed for several years by unspecified issues until ''[[Embers of War]]'' was finally published in 2015.

Since 2018, CGL have increasingly offered BattleTech fiction in a [[w:Print on Demand|print-on-demand]] (PoD) format, blurring the line between electronic and print publishing. Old novels, long out of print, as well as novels and novellas from the BattleCorps era that were only published in digital form, and entirely new fiction are now available in PoD format.

BattleTech books have been translated into (at least) fifteen languages. Germany is of particular note because several BattleTech novels were written and published in German exclusively, starting when [[FanPro]] (licensee for the German edition of BattleTech since 1988) acquired the full [[Classic BattleTech]] license in 2001. As foreign-language publications, these novels do not meet the current criteria for Canon. Only the novels published by Roc (and previously, FASA) in the [[w:United States|United States]] are fully [[canonical]], as are the IMR/CGL publications, be they print, PoD, or digital.
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==FASA==
The first twelve BattleTech novels which were published directly by FASA are often considered the bedrock of the BattleTech universe. They portray the late [[Succession Wars era]] around the year [[3025]], up until the beginning the [[Clan Invasion era]] in [[3049]].

[[Image:Decision at Thunder Rift.jpg|left|70px|Decision at Thunder Rift]]'''''[[Decision at Thunder Rift]]''''' ([[Saga of the Gray Death Legion]] #1), by [[William H. Keith, Jr.]]. Published June 1986. Timeline: [[3024]]<br />On [[Trell I]], ''[[Carlyle's Commandos]]'', the [[House Steiner]] garrison, are destroyed in a sneak attack by [[Oberon Confederation]] forces that were supposed to reinforce the garrison, and their captain [[Durant Carlyle]] is killed. The [[Draconis Combine]]'s "Red Duke" [[Hassid Ricol]] is revealed to be behind the plot, attempting to gain control of Trell I. Durant Carlyle's son [[Grayson Death Carlyle]] must help the people of Trell throw off the invading forces while trying to live up to his father's legacy.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:The Sword and the Dagger.jpg|left|70px|The Sword and the Dagger]]'''''[[The Sword and the Dagger]]''''', by [[Ardath Mayhar]]. Published April 1987. Timeline: [[3025]]<br />[[Ardan Sortek]] stumbles upon a plot to replace [[Hanse Davion]], [[First Prince of the Federated Suns|First Prince]] of the [[Federated Suns]], with a double under the control of [[Maximilian Liao]], [[Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation|Chancellor]] of the [[Capellan Confederation]] and sworn enemy of [[House Davion]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Mercenary's Star.jpg|left|70px|Mercenary's Star]]'''''[[Mercenary's Star (novel)|Mercenary's Star]]''''' ([[Saga of the Gray Death Legion]] #2), by [[William H. Keith, Jr.]]. Published June 1987. Timeline: [[3025]]–[[3026]]<br />Grayson Carlyle's fledgling [[Gray Death Legion]] [[mercenary unit]], formed in the fighting on Trell I and desperate for money, takes on their first [[mercenary]] contract: train the rebellious people of [[Verthandi]] to fight their [[Draconis Combine]] overlords.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:The Price of Glory.jpg|left|70px|The Price of Glory]]'''''[[The Price of Glory]]''''' ([[Saga of the Gray Death Legion]] #3), by [[William H. Keith, Jr.]]. Published October 1987. Timeline: [[3027]]–[[3028]]<br />Outlawed for an atrocious war crime that they did not commit, the [[Gray Death Legion]] find that they unknowingly held the key to an immeasurably valuable treasure for which they are now hunted—a fully functional [[Star League]] era library, the [[Helm Memory Core]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Warrior - En Garde.jpg|left|70px|Warrior: En Garde]]'''''[[En Garde]]''''' ([[The Warrior Trilogy]] #1), by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]. Published August 1988. Timeline: [[3026]]–[[3027]]<br />False accusations and a sham trial exile [[Justin Xiang Allard]] from the [[Federated Suns]]. The resourceful [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] finds a new home in the [[Capellan Confederation]], the Federated Suns' enemy, and becomes a famous gladiator in the [[Solaris Games]] where he humbles a series of [[Capellan Mafia|Federated Suns-affiliated gladiators]] in his meteoric rise to championship. Meanwhile, someone has [[Silver Eagle affair|kidnapped]] [[Melissa Steiner]], heir to the throne of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and betrothed of [[Hanse Davion]], First Prince of the Federated Suns. [[Daniel Allard]] and the [[Kell Hounds]] mercenary unit must face a foe from their past to rescue her.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Warrior - Riposte (original).jpg|left|70px|Warrior: Riposte]]'''''[[Riposte]]''''' ([[The Warrior Trilogy]] #2), by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]. Published October 1988. Timeline: [[3027]]–[[3029]]<br />On the eve of his wedding to [[Melissa Steiner]], [[Hanse Davion]] declares war on the [[Capellan Confederation]], launching the [[Fourth Succession War]]. Justin Xiang works directly with Chancellor [[Maximilian Liao]] and his inner circle to stem the tide as a high-ranking intelligence officer in the Confederation. The renewed war also fans the flames of the feud between the Kell Hounds and [[Yorinaga Kurita]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Wolves on the Border.jpg|left|70px|Wolves on the Border]]'''''[[Wolves on the Border]]''''', by [[Robert N. Charrette]]. Published March 1989. Timeline: [[3023]]–[[3028]]<br />The famous [[Wolf's Dragoons]] [[mercenaries]] become the target of a plot by an ambitious and devious [[Draconis Combine]] Warlord to control them permanently. Their liaison with the Combine, [[Minobu Tetsuhara]], is an honest man and a friend to the Dragoons' leader, Colonel [[Jaime Wolf]], and is caught between duty and friendship as war looms.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Warrior - Coupé (original).jpg|left|70px|Warrior: Coupé]]'''''[[Coupé]]''''' ([[The Warrior Trilogy]] #3), by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]. Published April 1989. Timeline: [[3029]]–[[3030]]<br />The Capellan Confederation, weakened from within by treason and a Davion agent, is shattered in the [[Fourth Succession War]] while the [[Kell Hounds]] prepare for a final showdown with Yorinaga Kurita.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Heir to the Dragon.jpg|left|70px|Heir to the Dragon]]'''''[[Heir to the Dragon]]''''', by [[Robert N. Charrette]]. Published August 1989. Timeline: [[3018]]–[[3040]]<br />[[Theodore Kurita]], only son of the [[Draconis Combine]]'s reigning [[Coordinator]] [[Takashi Kurita]], has grandiose ideas about the future of his nation but he is hindered by his father's conservative nature and fear of change, and must prove himself on the battlefield as well as the treacherous waters of the Combine court.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Lethal Heritage (original).jpg|left|70px|Lethal Heritage]]'''''[[Lethal Heritage]]''''' ([[Blood of Kerensky Trilogy]] #1), by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]. Published September 1989. Timeline: [[3049]]–[[3051]]<br />Two decades after the [[Fourth Succession War]] that forever altered the balance of power in the [[Inner Sphere]], a new generation of leaders faces an entirely new threat: Mysterious invaders from beyond the [[Periphery]] threaten everything they know and love.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Blood Legacy (original).jpg|left|70px|Blood Legacy]]'''''[[Blood Legacy]]''''' ([[Blood of Kerensky Trilogy]] #2), by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]. Published December 1990. Timeline: [[3051]]–[[3052]]<br />The invading [[Clans]] have been stopped temporarily, but old prejudices and hatreds still stand in the way of a cooperative [[Inner Sphere]] defense. [[Luthien]], capital world of the [[Draconis Combine]], may fall, a risk the Inner Sphere cannot afford to take.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Lost Destiny (original).jpg|left|70px|Lost Destiny]]'''''[[Lost Destiny]]''''' ([[Blood of Kerensky Trilogy]] #3), by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]. Published September 1991. Timeline: [[3052]]<br />Despite some small victories, the Inner Sphere seems helpless to stop the renewed onslaught of the Clan juggernaut. At this time of greatest need, [[ComStar]] steps forward to fulfill their destiny as the saviors of humanity and reveals a hidden army that will duel with the Clans in a proxy fight for Terra on the backwater world of [[Tukayyid]]—the cataclysmic [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:The-Spider-and-the-Wolf.jpg|left|70px|The Spider and the Wolf]]'''''[[The Spider and the Wolf]]'''''. Published 1986. Timeline: [[3015]]<br />A short graphic novel published in the same year as the first novel, ''The Spider and the Wolf'' centers on [[Natasha Kerensky]], the BattleTech universe's first named celebrity, and depicts the inception and first mission of her famous [[Black Widow Company]] sub-command of [[Wolf's Dragoons]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Shrapnel.jpg|left|70px|Shrapnel]]'''''[[Shrapnel (anthology)|Shrapnel]]'''''. Published 1988. Timeline: ca. [[2980]]–[[3025]]<br />Published by FASA as part of their line of BattleTech sourcebooks and game supplements (instead of novel format), the ''Shrapnel'' anthology contains a number of stand-alone short stories including a [[Gray Death Legion]] story by [[William H. Keith, Jr.]] and a story about [[Kell Hounds]] cofounder [[Patrick Kell]] by [[Michael A. Stackpole]].
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==Roc Books==
In 1991, [[Roc Books]] took over the ongoing novel line from FASA. They would later also launch the "MechWarrior" and "MechWarrior: Dark Age" novel lines.

===BattleTech Novels===
<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Way of the Clans.jpg|left|70px|Way of the Clans]]'''''[[Way of the Clans]]''''' ([[Legend of the Jade Phoenix]] trilogy #1), by [[Robert Thurston]]. Published August 1991. Timeline: ca. [[3030]]s<br />[[Trueborn]] to [[Clan Jade Falcon]], Cadet [[Aidan Pryde|Aidan]] aspires to become a Warrior and contribute his genetic material to his Clan's breeding program. But ''[[sibko]]'' training is harsh and unforgiving.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Bloodname.jpg|left|70px|Bloodname]]'''''[[Bloodname (novel)|Bloodname]]''''' ([[Legend of the Jade Phoenix]] trilogy #2), by [[Robert Thurston]]. Published October 1991. Timeline: ca. [[3040]]s<br />[[Aidan Pryde|Aidan]] only managed to attain Warrior status through unconventional means and under the assumed identity of [[freeborn]] Warrior Jorge. Though this should preclude him from ever earning a [[Bloodname]], he gets a chance to set his record straight.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Falcon Guard cover.jpg|left|70px|Falcon Guard]]'''''[[Falcon Guard (novel)|Falcon Guard]]''''' ([[Legend of the Jade Phoenix]] trilogy #3), by [[Robert Thurston]]. Published December 1991. Timeline: [[3051]]–[[3052]]<br />Considered a pariah among his own Clan for his unconventional career, [[Star Colonel]] [[Aidan Pryde]] gets one last shot at redemption in the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Wolf Pack.jpg|left|70px|Wolf Pack]]'''''[[Wolf Pack]]''''', by [[Robert N. Charrette]]. Published April 1992. Timeline: [[3053]]–[[3055]]<br />Over the course of half a century, [[Wolf's Dragoons]] have evolved from a fabulously successful mercenary unit into something resembling a small nation—too big to maintain coherence among their various subfactions. Torn between their [[Clan]] and [[Inner Sphere]] origins, they find themselves in what amounts to a civil war when an ambitious faction attempts a coup against [[Jaime Wolf]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Natural Selection.jpg|left|70px|Natural Selection]]'''''[[Natural Selection]]''''', by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]. Published July 1992. Timeline: [[3055]]<br />A marauding band of raiders equipped with [[Clan]] weaponry crosses borders into the Inner Sphere and threatens to undo the [[Truce of Tukayyid]]. To contain the threat, Archon-Prince Designate [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] and [[Khan]] [[Phelan Ward]] of [[Clan Wolf]] must cooperate despite their differences. The assassination of [[Melissa Steiner-Davion]] adds to the overall tension.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Decision at Thunder Rift (reprint).jpg|left|70px|Decision at Thunder Rift]]'''''[[Decision at Thunder Rift]]''''', reprint. Published September 1992.
<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Mercenary's Star (reprint).jpg|left|70px|Mercenary's Star]]'''''[[Mercenary's Star (novel)|Mercenary's Star]]''''', reprint. Published November 1992.
<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:The Price of Glory (reprint).jpg|left|70px|The Price of Glory]]'''''[[The Price of Glory]]''''', reprint. Published January 1993.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Ideal War.jpg|left|70px|Ideal War]]'''''[[Ideal War]]''''', by [[Christopher Kubasik]]. Published March 1993. Timeline: [[3054]]–[[3055]]<br />After the [[Word of Blake]] sect was allowed to settle on the [[Free Worlds League]] planet of [[Gibson]], they end up embroiled in a guerrilla war against local forces. Alarmed, [[Thomas Marik]] sends Sir [[Paul Masters]] of the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]] to Gibson to evaluate the situation—and Masters finds many more factions active on Gibson than expected, deadlocked in a bloody, dirty and utterly chaotic guerrilla war.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Main Event.jpg|left|70px|Main Event]]'''''[[Main Event]]''''', by [[James D. Long]]. Published May 1993. Timeline: [[3054]]–[[3055]]<br />Hired for garrison duty on [[Borghese]], the newly-minted [[Black Thorns]] mercenary company finds themselves fighting both [[Clan Jade Falcon]] invaders and a political movement that wants to surrender the planet.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Blood of Heroes.jpg|left|70px|Blood of Heroes]]'''''[[Blood of Heroes]]''''' ([[Saga of the Gray Death Legion]] #4), by [[Andrew Keith]]. Published July 1993. Timeline: [[3056]]<br />While most of the unit's senior leaders and combat assets are off-planet, secessionists attack the [[Gray Death Legion]] on [[Glengarry]] in the opening moves of the [[Second Skye Rebellion]], foreshadowing the [[FedCom Civil War]]. Led by [[Alexander Carlyle]], a new generation steps up to defend their parents' legacy.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Assumption of Risk.jpg|left|70px|Assumption of Risk]]'''''[[Assumption of Risk]]''''', by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]. Published September 1993. Timeline: [[3055]]<br />[[Kai Allard-Liao]] has returned to [[Solaris VII]], the world that made his father famous. But being the Gaming World's champion is the least of his worries as conflicts abound, from the arrival of a former lover to the assassination plot of a political leader.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Far Country.jpg|left|70px|Far Country]]'''''[[Far Country]]''''', by [[Peter Rice (person)|Peter Rice]]. Published October 1993. Timeline: [[3056]]<br />A [[Draconis Elite Strike Team]], accompanied by a [[Vost Lance|small mercenary group]], are stranded in an unknown star system by a misjump with no contact to the rest of humanity. They make landfall on a planet with [[Tetatae|intelligent flightless birds]] and find that another group of humans who stranded here five centuries earlier has taken to enslaving the birds and established nations that now wage war on each other.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:D.R.T..jpg|left|70px|D.R.T.]]'''''[[D.R.T.]]''''', by [[James D. Long]]. Published May 1994. Timeline: [[3056]]–[[3057]]<br />Having proven themselves a capable unit and equipped with captured [[Clan]] technology from Borghese, the [[Black Thorns]] accept a contract to [[Wolcott]], the [[Draconis Combine]]'s staging point behind the Clan lines, and from there embark on a deep strike mission against the Clan-held system of [[Courchevel]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Close Quarters.jpg|left|70px|Close Quarters]]'''''[[Close Quarters]]''''', by [[Victor Milán]]. Published September 1994. Timeline: [[3056]]<br />Hired to provide protection for [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]]'s business holdings on [[Hachiman (system)|Hachiman]], [[Camacho's Caballeros]] and [[Cassie Suthorn]] begin to feel out a plot to take down the high-ranking noble. When an alliance between his foes threatens Chandrasekhar's interests, Cassie and the Caballeros face a tough battle between their friends in the [[9th Ghost|Ninth Ghost Regiment]] and [[Ninyu Kerai Indrahar]], the spymaster manipulating the whole conflict.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Bred for War.jpg|left|70px|Bred for War]]'''''[[Bred for War]]''''', by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]. Published January 1995. Timeline: [[3057]]<br />[[Victor Steiner-Davion]]'s [[Federated Commonwealth]] badly needs the war material that is provided by the [[Free Worlds League]] in exchange for treating [[Joshua Marik]], the [[Captain-General]]'s dying son, for leukemia. When the boy dies, he is replaced with a double, but the ruse is discovered with disastrous consequences: Houses [[House Marik|Marik]] and [[House Liao|Liao]] use the deception as a pretext to [[Operation Guerrero|invade]] the [[Federated Commonwealth]], and Victor's treacherous [[Katherine Steiner-Davion|sister]] uses the opportunity to tear it apart and secure the [[Lyran Alliance]] for herself. Meanwhile, the [[Refusal War]] pits two entire Clans, the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcons]] and the [[Clan Wolf|Wolves]], against each other in a fight to the death.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:I Am Jade Falcon.jpg|left|70px|I Am Jade Falcon]]'''''[[I Am Jade Falcon]]''''', by [[Robert Thurston]]. Published March 1995. Timeline: [[3057]]<br />For aging and frustrated [[Star Commander]] [[Joanna]], the [[Refusal War]] between [[Clan Jade Falcon]] and [[Clan Wolf]] is her last chance to earn glory.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Highlander Gambit.jpg|left|70px|Highlander Gambit]]'''''[[Highlander Gambit]]''''', by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]. Published June 1995. Timeline: [[3057]]<br />Thirty years after the [[Northwind Highlanders]] switched sides from the [[Capellan Confederation]] to the [[Federated Suns]] in the [[Fourth Succession War]], the Capellan Chancellor orders [[Loren Jaffray]], an elite [[Death Commando]] and descendant of a Highlander, to sacrifice everything he is and everything he has to destroy the bonds between the [[Federated Commonwealth]] and the Highlanders, even if it means the Highlanders' destruction.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Tactics of Duty.jpg|left|70px|Tactics of Duty]]'''''[[Tactics of Duty]]''''' ([[Saga of the Gray Death Legion]] #5), by [[William H. Keith, Jr.]]. Published August 1995. Timeline: [[3057]]<br />Together with [[Alexander Carlyle]], high-ranking [[Gray Death Legion]] officer [[Davis McCall]] travels to his homeworld [[Caledonia]] and finds that the new planetary governor has created a gruesome terror regime. The Gray Death Legion, bound by contract to uphold law and order, is called in to suppress the brewing rebellion in what is actually a plot to place the Legion into a no-win situation.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Lethal Heritage.jpg|left|70px|Lethal Heritage]]'''''[[Lethal Heritage]]''''', reprint. Published September 1995.
<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Blood Legacy.jpg|left|70px|Blood Legacy]]'''''[[Blood Legacy]]''''', reprint. Published November 1995.
<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Lost Destiny.jpg|left|70px|Lost Destiny]]'''''[[Lost Destiny]]''''', reprint. Published December 1995.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Star Lord.jpg|left|70px|Star Lord]]'''''[[Star Lord (novel)|Star Lord]]''''', by [[Donald G. Phillips]]. Published February 1996. Timeline: [[3057]]<br />[[Stefan Amaris VII]], a distant heir of [[Stefan Amaris]], is building up a secret army in the [[Periphery]] to sow unrest, sending his units on terror attacks bearing false colors. A disparate group of operatives under the aegis of the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]] is tasked with putting an end to his marauding.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Malicious Intent.jpg|left|70px|Malicious Intent]]'''''[[Malicious Intent]]''''', by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]. Published March 1996. Timeline: [[3057]]–[[3058]]<br />Right after the [[Refusal War]], [[Clan Jade Falcon]] attacks [[Coventry]], which has the unintended side effect of uniting disparate elements of the [[Inner Sphere]]. [[Vladimir Ward|Vlad]] of Clan Wolf attempts to rebuild his clan with political intrigue.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Wolves on the Border (reprint).jpg|left|70px|Wolves on the Border]]'''''[[Wolves on the Border]]''''', reprint. Published May 1996.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Hearts of Chaos.jpg|left|70px|Hearts of Chaos]]'''''[[Hearts of Chaos]]''''', by [[Victor Milán]]. Published June 1996. Timeline: [[3056]]–[[3058]]<br />[[Camacho's Caballeros]] are sent to [[Towne]], where they find the planet split between support for the local Davionists, and the desire for stability among the [[Draconis Combine]]. Behind the Combine troops, however, are the ''[[Kokuryu-kai]]'', a mysterious organization that wants to overthrow the Coordinator.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Operation Excalibur.jpg|left|70px|Operation Excalibur]]'''''[[Operation Excalibur]]''''' ([[Saga of the Gray Death Legion]] #6), by [[William H. Keith, Jr.]]. Published August 1996. Timeline: [[3057]]<br />Ruled to have broken their contract on Caledonia, their leader stripped of his landhold and titles, the ostensibly desperate [[Gray Death Legion]] hires out to their erstwhile enemy, the rebellious governor of [[Hesperus II]]. Under the guise of turncoats, they play a dangerous game of brinkmanship to bring Hesperus II back into the [[Lyran Alliance]] that culminates in a battle within the 'Mech factory itself.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Heir to the Dragon (reprint).jpg|left|70px|Heir to the Dragon]]'''''[[Heir to the Dragon]]''''', reprint. Published September 1996.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Black Dragon cover.jpg|left|70px|Black Dragon]]'''''[[Black Dragon (novel)|Black Dragon]]''''', by [[Victor Milán]]. Published November 1996. Timeline: [[3058]]<br />[[Camacho's Caballeros]] are invited to [[Luthien]] to be honored for their work on [[Towne]], only to begin to unravel a plot to kill the Coordinator.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Impetus of War.jpg|left|70px|Impetus of War]]'''''[[Impetus of War]]''''', by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]. Published December 1996. Timeline: [[3058]]<br />The [[Draconis Combine]] hires out the famous [[Northwind Highlanders]] for a daring mission into Clan space. "Cat" Stirling and [[Loren Jaffray]] take the Stirling Fusiliers to the planet of [[Wayside V]] deep behind Clan lines for a strike against [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]'s supply lines.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Double-Blind.jpg|left|70px|Double-Blind]]'''''[[Double-Blind]]''''', by [[Loren L. Coleman]]. Published April 1997. Timeline: [[3058]]<br />The [[mercenary unit]] [[Avanti's Angels]] is hired by the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] to defend them against the [[Marian Hegemony]]—a conflict behind which lurks the [[Word of Blake]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Binding Force.jpg|left|70px|Binding Force]]'''''[[Binding Force]]''''', by [[Loren L. Coleman]]. Published July 1997. Timeline: [[3058]]<br />The [[Capellan Confederation]], bent on recapturing their lost territories in what is now the [[Chaos March]], sends [[Warrior House Hiritsu]] to conquer [[Kaifeng]]. While stranded behind enemy lines, Hiritsu Warrior [[Aris Sung]] learns of a traitor within House Hiritsu.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Exodus Road.jpg|left|70px|Exodus Road]]'''''[[Exodus Road (novel)|Exodus Road]]''''' ([[Twilight of the Clans (series)|Twilight of the Clans]] #1), by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]. Published August 1997. Timeline: [[3052]]–[[3058]]<br />A disillusioned Warrior from [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] provides the [[Inner Sphere]] with the information and navigational data to strike at [[Huntress]], the Smoke Jaguar capital world.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Grave Covenant.jpg|left|70px|Grave Covenant]]'''''[[Grave Covenant]]''''' ([[Twilight of the Clans (series)|Twilight of the Clans]] #2), by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]. Published September 1997. Timeline: [[3058]]–[[3059]]<br />The states of the [[Inner Sphere]] have re-formed the [[Star League]], and [[Task Force Serpent|a multinational coalition task force]] is created to utterly destroy [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] as a show of force.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:The Hunters.jpg|left|70px|The Hunters]]'''''[[The Hunters]]''''' ([[Twilight of the Clans (series)|Twilight of the Clans]] #3), by [[Thomas S. Gressman]]. Published December 1997. Timeline: [[3058]]–[[3059]]<br />Under the command of Marshal of the Armies [[Morgan Hasek-Davion]], [[Task Force Serpent]] sets out on the long voyage to [[Huntress]], hoping to surprise and overwhelm the distant homeworld of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] and make the hunters become the hunted.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Freebirth.jpg|left|70px|Freebirth]]'''''[[Freebirth (novel)|Freebirth]]''''' ([[Twilight of the Clans (series)|Twilight of the Clans]] #4), by [[Robert Thurston]]. Published February 1998. Timeline: [[3058]]–[[3059]]<br />Ordered to inspect a project of the science caste at a [[Clan Jade Falcon]] outpost on the [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] world of [[Huntress]], [[Star Captain]] [[Horse]] finds evidence of a secret cooperation between the Jade Falcon and Smoke Jaguar scientist castes.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Warrior - En Garde (anniversary).jpg|left|70px|Warrior: En Garde]]'''''[[Warrior: En Garde]]''''', reprint ("10th anniversary edition"). Published April 1998.
<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Warrior - Riposte (anniversary).jpg|left|70px|Warrior: Riposte]]'''''[[Warrior: Riposte]]''''', reprint ("10th anniversary edition"). Published June 1998.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Sword and Fire.jpg|left|70px|Sword and Fire]]'''''[[Sword and Fire]]''''' ([[Twilight of the Clans (series)|Twilight of the Clans]] #5), by [[Thomas S. Gressman]]. Published August 1998. Timeline: [[3060]]<br />After the death of Marshal [[Morgan Hasek-Davion]], [[Ariana Winston]], the General in charge of the [[Eridani Light Horse]], leads [[Task Force Serpent]] on. Even while they fight to neutralize [[Huntress]], however, a new wave of Smoke Jaguar warriors is on its way back from the Inner Sphere, pushed out by [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]'s [[Operation Bulldog]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Shadows of War.jpg|left|70px|Shadows of War]]'''''[[Shadows of War]]''''' ([[Twilight of the Clans (series)|Twilight of the Clans]] #6), by [[Thomas S. Gressman]]. Published September 1998. Timeline: [[3060]]<br />On [[Huntress]], [[Task Force Serpent]] has dug in and is fighting a desperate defense while enraged [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] troops flood the field, until [[Operation Hunter]] arrives and eradicates the last of the Smoke Jaguars. But then [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] reveals the true goal of their fight: [[Strana Mechty]], the homeworld of the [[Clans]], itself.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Warrior - Coupé (anniversary).jpg|left|70px|Warrior: Coupé]]'''''[[Warrior: Coupé]]''''', reprint ("10th anniversary edition"). Published November 1998.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Prince of Havoc.jpg|left|70px|Prince of Havoc]]'''''[[Prince of Havoc]]''''' ([[Twilight of the Clans (series)|Twilight of the Clans]] #7), by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]. Published December 1998. Timeline: [[3060]]–[[3061]]<br />[[Victor Steiner-Davion]] leads his battered forces to [[Strana Mechty]] and begins the bidding process for a Trial about the Clan invasion itself, to end it once and for all. His forces prevail, but Khan [[Vlad Ward]] of [[Clan Wolf]] lets off a parting shot as the coalition forces leave his homeworld: the [[Inner Sphere]] may not be as stable as when they left.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Falcon Rising.jpg|left|70px|Falcon Rising]]'''''[[Falcon Rising]]''''' ([[Twilight of the Clans (series)|Twilight of the Clans]] #8), by [[Robert Thurston]]. Published March 1999. Timeline: [[3059]]–[[3061]]<br />Following in the footsteps of her father [[Aidan Pryde|Aidan]], [[freeborn]] Warrior [[Diana Pryde|Diana]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] competes for a [[Bloodname]]. This not only alienates many in her own Clan, but pushes the Jade Falcons on the brink of war with the conservative [[Clan Steel Viper]]. Meanwhile, the coalition forces arrive back in the [[Inner Sphere]], years after they left, and find it changed as Archon [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] has usurped the [[Federated Commonwealth]] and left her brother, [[Victor Steiner-Davion]], without a throne.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Threads of Ambition.jpg|left|70px|Threads of Ambition]]'''''[[Threads of Ambition]]''''' ([[The Capellan Solution (series)|The Capellan Solution duology]] #1), by [[Loren L. Coleman]]. Published May 1999. Timeline: [[3060]]–[[3061]]<br />Thirty years after his aunt [[Candace Liao|Candace]] split off from the [[Capellan Confederation]] and formed the [[St. Ives Compact]], Chancellor [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] uses his powerful position of [[First Lord]] of the resurrected [[Star League]] to set a plan in motion that will allow his Confederation to reclaim the breakaway commonality.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:The Killing Fields.jpg|left|70px|The Killing Fields]]'''''[[The Killing Fields]]''''' ([[The Capellan Solution (series)|The Capellan Solution duology]] #2), by [[Loren L. Coleman]]. Published August 1999. Timeline: [[3062]]<br />The conclusion of the long and bloody struggle to reabsorb the [[St. Ives Compact]] back into the [[Capellan Confederation]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Dagger Point.jpg|left|70px|Dagger Point]]'''''[[Dagger Point]]''''', by [[Thomas S. Gressman]]. Published April 2000. Timeline: [[3061]]–[[3062]]<br />The noble [[Eridani Light Horse]] are deployed to the [[St. Ives Compact]] as [[Star League]] peacekeepers in the small nation's ongoing conflict with the [[Capellan Confederation]]. But the mission is a sham; [[First Lord]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] is not really seeking peace, but rather wants his Confederation to recapture St. Ives.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Illusions of Victory.jpg|left|70px|Illusions of Victory]]'''''[[Illusions of Victory]]''''', by [[Loren L. Coleman]]. Published May 2000. Timeline: [[3062]]<br />On the game world of [[Solaris VII]], the [[FedCom Civil War]] spills beyond grudge matches and out into the streets.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Measure of a Hero.jpg|left|70px|Measure of a Hero]]'''''[[Measure of a Hero]]''''', by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]. Published July 2000. Timeline: [[3062]]–[[3063]]<br />In the [[FedCom Civil War]], decorated war hero [[Archer Christifori]] takes up arms against [[Lyran Alliance|Lyran]] oppression on [[Thorin]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Path of Glory.jpg|left|70px|Path of Glory]]'''''[[Path of Glory]]''''', by [[Randall N. Bills]]. Published December 2000. Timeline: [[3061]]–[[3062]]<br />Around the beginning of the [[FedCom Civil War]], [[Clan Nova Cat]] and the [[Draconis Combine]] forge an unlikely alliance.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Flashpoint.jpg|left|70px|Flashpoint]]'''''[[Flashpoint (novel)|Flashpoint]]''''', by [[Loren L. Coleman]]. Published April 2001. Timeline: [[3062]]<br />During the [[FedCom Civil War]], the planetary militia on [[Kathil]] rises against the Lyran [[8th FedCom RCT]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Test of Vengeance.jpg|left|70px|Test of Vengeance]]'''''[[Test of Vengeance]]''''', by [[Bryan Nystul]]. Published June 2001. Timeline: [[3062]]–[[3064]]<br />[[Elemental]] Warrior [[Jake Kabrinski]] rises through the ranks of [[Clan Ghost Bear]] and fights in the [[Combine-Ghost Bear War]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Patriots and Tyrants.jpg|left|70px|Patriots and Tyrants]]'''''[[Patriots and Tyrants]]''''', by [[Loren L. Coleman]]. Published September 2001. Timeline: [[3061]]–[[3063]]<br />The [[FedCom Civil War]] builds up as [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] and her brother [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] maneuver against each other.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Call of Duty.jpg|left|70px|Call of Duty]]'''''[[Call of Duty]]''''', by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]. Published October 2001. Timeline: [[3063]]<br />On [[Odessa]], treachery pits [[Archer's Avengers]] against [[Snord's Irregulars]] during the [[FedCom Civil War]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Storms of Fate.jpg|left|70px|Storms of Fate]]'''''[[Storms of Fate]]''''', by [[Loren L. Coleman]]. Published April 2002. Timeline: [[3064]]–[[3065]]<br />The [[FedCom Civil War]] gains momentum as [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] and [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] continue their conflict.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Operation Audacity.jpg|left|70px|Operation Audacity]]'''''[[Operation Audacity]]''''', by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]. Published June 2002. Timeline: [[3064]]–[[3065]]<br />During the [[FedCom Civil War]], [[Clan Jade Falcon]] attacks and seizes planets in the [[Lyran Alliance]]. Prince [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] sends Major General [[Archer Christifori]] to check the Clan advance by taking Clan worlds behind those recently captured.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Endgame.jpg|left|70px|Endgame]]'''''[[Endgame]]''''', by [[Loren L. Coleman]]. Published September 2002. Timeline: [[3065]]–[[3067]]<br />Prince [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] and his allies attempt to crush the Loyalists under Victor's sister, Katrina, and bring an end to the [[FedCom Civil War]] which culminates in the attack on [[Tharkad]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:The Legend of the Jade Phoenix.jpg|left|70px|The Legend of the Jade Phoenix]]'''''[[The Legend of the Jade Phoenix]]''''', by [[Robert Thurston]]. Published October 2003.<br />Omnibus reprint of the Jade Phoenix trilogy (''[[Way of the Clans]]'', ''[[Bloodname (novel)|Bloodname]]'', and ''[[Falcon Guard (novel)|Falcon Guard]]'').
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===MechWarrior Novels===
[[Image:Ghost of Winter.jpg|left|70px|Ghost of Winter]]'''''[[Ghost of Winter]]''''', by [[Stephen Kenson]]. Published October 1999. Timeline: [[3060]]<br />[[Kore]], a backwater mining world in the [[Periphery]], is attacked by raiders. The tiny militia force is defeated, but one [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] escapes and stumbles across the treasure the raiders are after: A small Clan 'Mech cache.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Roar of Honor.jpg|left|70px|Roar of Honor]]'''''[[Roar of Honor]]''''', by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]. Published October 1999. Timeline: [[3062]]<br />The [[Stalking Bears]], a newly formed [[Trinary]], are sent to garrison the planet [[Toffen]] and defend it against an attack from [[Clan Wolf]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:By Blood Betrayed.jpg|left|70px|By Blood Betrayed]]'''''[[By Blood Betrayed]]''''', by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]] and [[Mel Odom]]. Published November 1999. Timeline: [[3059]]<br />After his brother was killed while fighting for [[Able's Aces]], farmboy [[Harley Rassor]] joins the [[mercenary unit]] to find out what really happened.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Initiation to War.jpg|left|70px|Initiation to War]]'''''[[Initiation to War]]''''', by [[Robert N. Charrette]]. Published November 2001. Timeline: [[3061]]–[[3063]]<br />On [[Epsilon Eridani]], a young militia warrior learns what it means to be a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:The Dying Time.jpg|left|70px|The Dying Time]]'''''[[The Dying Time]]''''' ([[Saga of the Gray Death Legion]] #7), by [[Thomas S. Gressman]]. Published January 2002. Timeline: [[3065]]<br />[[Grayson Death Carlyle]], the famous founder of the [[Gray Death Legion]], passes away. His wife takes up the reins as the [[mercenary unit]] embark on their greatest challenge since their inception and return to [[Hesperus II]] to protect the facility during the ravages of the [[FedCom Civil War]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Imminent Crisis.jpg|left|70px|Imminent Crisis]]'''''[[Imminent Crisis]]''''', by [[Randall N. Bills]]. Published March 2002. Timeline: [[3065]]–[[3066]]<br>On [[New Syrtis]], the [[8th Syrtis Fusiliers]] become entangled in the [[FedCom Civil War]].
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===MechWarrior: Dark Age Novels===
[[Image:Ghost War.jpg|left|70px|Ghost War]]'''''[[Ghost War]]''''', by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]. Published December 2002. Timeline: [[3132]]–[[3133]]<br>[[Sam Donelly]] investigates a terrorist organization on the planets [[Helen]] and [[Basalt]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:A Call to Arms.jpg|left|70px|A Call to Arms]]'''''[[A Call to Arms]]''''', by [[Loren L. Coleman]]. Published February 2003. Timeline: [[3133]]<br>Customs officer [[Raul Ortega]] must deal with a [[Steel Wolves]] attack on the planet [[Achernar]], one of the few worlds with a working [[HPG]] station.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:The Ruins of Power.jpg|left|70px|The Ruins of Power]]'''''[[The Ruins of Power]]''''', by [[Robert E. Vardeman]]. Published April 2003. Timeline: [[3133]]<br>War comes to [[Mirach]], and the pacifistic governor wants none of it. His son Austin must take up the sword instead.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:A Silence in the Heavens.jpg|left|70px|A Silence in the Heavens]]'''''[[A Silence in the Heavens]]''''' ([[The Proving Grounds (series)|The Proving Grounds trilogy]] #1), by [[Martin Delrio]]. Published June 2003. Timeline: [[3132]]–[[3133]]<br>The [[Steel Wolves]], led by [[Anastasia Kerensky]], assault [[Northwind]]. They are opposed by [[Tara Campbell]] and her Highlanders, as well as Paladin [[Ezekiel Crow]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Truth and Shadows.jpg|left|70px|Truth and Shadows]]'''''[[Truth and Shadows]]''''' ([[The Proving Grounds (series)|The Proving Grounds trilogy]] #2), by [[Martin Delrio]]. Published August 2003. Timeline: [[3133]]–[[3134]]<br>While [[Tara Campbell]] and [[Ezekiel Crow]] grow closer, [[Anastasia Kerensky]] makes another attempt on [[Northwind]]. Meanwhile, a dark secret threatens to unravel the alliance against the [[Steel Wolves]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Service for the Dead.jpg|left|70px|Service for the Dead]]'''''[[Service for the Dead]]''''' ([[The Proving Grounds (series)|The Proving Grounds trilogy]] #3), by [[Martin Delrio]]. Published November 2003. Timeline: [[3134]]<br>Twice repulsed from [[Northwind]], [[Anastasia Kerensky]] leads her [[Steel Wolves]] to [[Terra]], the capital of the [[Republic of the Sphere]]. [[Tara Campbell]] must not only stop the Wolf leader, but also confront a traitor closer to home.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:By Temptations and by War.jpg|left|70px|By Temptations and By War]]'''''[[By Temptations and By War]]''''', by [[Loren L. Coleman]]. Published December 2003. Timeline: [[3134]]<br>The planet [[Liao]] holds special significance to the [[Capellan Confederation]] and its ruling [[House Liao]]. Chancellor [[Daoshen Liao]] sends an agent to regain the planet from the Republic and resurrect a long-dead Warrior House. The mystery of the Betrayer of Liao is resolved.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Fortress of Lies.jpg|left|70px|Fortress of Lies]]'''''[[Fortress of Lies]]''''', by [[J. Steven York]]. Published February 2004. Timeline: [[3134]]<br>Duke [[Aaron Sandoval (32nd c.)|Aaron Sandoval]] uses his nephew Erik to make alliances and oppose the Capellan advance into the Republic.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Patriot's Stand.jpg|left|70px|Patriot's Stand]]'''''[[Patriot's Stand]]''''', by [[Mike Moscoe]]. Published April 2004. Timeline: [[3134]]<br>When an unscrupulous businessman hires [[Hansen's Roughriders]] to help him conquer the planet [[Alkalurops]], the determined natives must put their fate in the hands of a ragtag group of mercenaries.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Flight of the Falcon.jpg|left|70px|Flight of the Falcon]]'''''[[Flight of the Falcon]]''''', by [[Victor Milán]]. Published June 2004. Timeline: [[3134]]<br />[[Clan Jade Falcon]] enters the fray as the Hazen ''[[sibkin]]'', [[Malvina Hazen|Malvina]] and Alex, lead an incursion into the Republic. Their target: [[Skye]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Blood of the Isle.jpg|left|70px|Blood of the Isle]]'''''[[Blood of the Isle]]''''', by [[Loren L. Coleman]]. Published August 2004. Timeline: [[3134]]–[[3135]]<br>An unlikely alliance has arisen between the loyal Highlanders, the secessionist [[Stormhammers]] and the predatory [[Steel Wolves]] to protect the planet [[Skye]] against [[Clan Jade Falcon]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Hunters of the Deep.jpg|left|70px|Hunters of the Deep]]'''''[[Hunters of the Deep]]''''', by [[Randall N. Bills]]. Published October 2004. Timeline: [[3134]]<br>[[Clan Sea Fox]] roams the space lanes like interstellar gypsies, buying and selling at every world and living almost entirely on their enormous ArcShips and CargoShips. In the midst of his regular duties, ovKhan [[Petr Kalasa]] of Delta Aimag uncovers intrigue among his fellow merchants.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:The Scorpion Jar.jpg|left|70px|The Scorpion Jar]]'''''[[The Scorpion Jar]]''''', by [[Jason M. Hardy]]. Published December 2004. Timeline: [[3134]]–[[3135]]<br>The death of a legendary hero triggers further crisis in the [[Republic of the Sphere]]. With all of his fellow Paladins gathered on [[Terra]] to elect a new [[Exarch]], [[Jonah Levin]] investigates the mystery behind this tragic murder and uncovers a conspiracy that could bring the Republic to the brink of destruction.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Target of Opportunity.jpg|left|70px|Target of Opportunity]]'''''[[Target of Opportunity]]''''', by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]. Published February 2005. Timeline: [[3135]]<br>[[ComStar]] once ruled the realm of interstellar communications throughout the [[Inner Sphere]]. Then came the [[Jihad]], launched by a fanatical splinter group. The organization rebuilt, but the crash of the [[Hyperpulse Generator]] net nearly three years ago may just be the fatal blow for ComStar. One young Adept thinks he may have the answer to restoring communications, but will he be allowed to test his theory or will he become the pawn of warring factions?

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Sword of Sedition.jpg|left|70px|Sword of Sedition]]'''''[[Sword of Sedition]]''''', by [[Loren L. Coleman]]. Published April 2005. Timeline: [[3134]]–[[3135]]<br>Strife continues to build in the Republic government and the new [[Exarch]] struggles to repair the damage. With dignitaries from across human space arriving to honor a fallen hero, [[Terra]] becomes a pressure cooker that may just explode and bring devastation to everyone.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Daughter of the Dragon cover.jpg|left|70px|Daughter of the Dragon]]'''''[[Daughter of the Dragon]]''''', by [[Ilsa J. Bick]]. Published June 2005. Timeline: [[3134]]–[[3136]]<br>[[Katana Tormark]] was once a powerful figure in the Republic until the crash of the HPG system brought out her true allegiance. Now she conquers in the name of the [[Draconis Combine]]. But does Coordinator [[Vincent Kurita]] support or despise her?

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Heretic's Faith.jpg|left|70px|Heretic's Faith]]'''''[[Heretic's Faith]]''''', by [[Randall N. Bills]]. Published August 2005. Timeline: [[3135]]–[[3137]]<br>[[Clan Nova Cat]] is known for following their mystical visions, even when the path appears strange to outsiders. Led by the visions of the Mystic Caste, the Nova Cats take up an offer of alliance extended to them by [[Katana Tormark]], now Warlord of [[Dieron]]. Will they take the opportunity to reconnect with their sundered brethren in the Republic? Or destroy them?

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Fortress Republic.jpg|left|70px|Fortress Republic]]'''''[[Fortress Republic (novel)|Fortress Republic]]''''', by [[Loren L. Coleman]]. Published October 2005. Timeline: [[3135]]<br>With more and more threats appearing on his doorstep, [[Exarch]] [[Jonah Levin]] has a tough decision to make. Will his attempts to save the Republic doom it instead? Meanwhile, [[Julian Davion]], stripped of his position as Prince's Champion, leads a multinational force against the Senatorial rebellion and [[Caleb Davion]] assumes control of the [[Federated Suns]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Blood Avatar.jpg|left|70px|Blood Avatar]]'''''[[Blood Avatar]]''''', by [[Ilsa J. Bick]]. Published December 2005. Timeline: [[3135]]–[[3136]]<br>The first body that turns up in Farway, a secluded town on the planet [[Denebola]], is from out of town. When the Denebola Bureau of Investigation and the legate’s office from half the planet away decide to help identify the murder victim, Sheriff [[Hank Ketchum]] knows he’s in over his head. Enter the infamous Detective [[Jack Ramsey]]. With the help of the talented and beautiful local medical examiner, Amanda Slade, Ramsey digs into the case and discovers evidence that puts Farway at the heart of a conspiracy. But who’s the greater threat—the [[Clans]], the [[Word of Blake]] or the legate’s intelligence operative?

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Trial by Chaos.jpg|left|70px|Trial by Chaos]]'''''[[Trial by Chaos]]''''', by [[J. Steven York]]. Published June 2006. Timeline: [[3136]]<br>The [[Raging Bears]] have begun their occupation of the planet [[Vega]] with the hope of restoring order on a planet beset by violence and civil ruin. But their bold move to stabilize [[Prefecture I]] for the [[Republic of the Sphere]] may prove to be the chance their enemies have waited for...<br>While the military takeover of [[Vega]] was no great challenge, setting up a new planetary government and restoring the infrastructure of civilization has proven to be far more difficult for the peacekeeping forces of the [[Rasalhague Dominion]]. There remains an underground resistance that refuses to stand down, and the Bears suspect that the [[Draconis Combine]] is secretly supporting the rebellion. As the Combine threatens them from without, the Bears also find themselves plagued by betrayal and deception from within. Unless they can expose the rival elements in their Clan, they may end up as fodder for destruction...

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Principles of Desolation.jpg|left|70px|Principles of Desolation]]'''''[[Principles of Desolation]]''''', by [[Jason M. Hardy]] and [[Randall N. Bills]]. Published August 2006. Timeline: [[3135]]–[[3136]]<br>For more than a year: "divine leader" [[Daoshen Liao]] has relentlessly pushed his [[Capellan Confederation]] forces in their invasion of the [[Republic of the Sphere|Republic]]. Now the time has come for the next stage of his conquest—a conquest that will begin not with an enemy, but with his own family...<br>Raised among royalty in the [[Magistracy of Canopus]], where the superiority of women is a cultural axiom, [[Danai Liao-Centrella]] possesses all the confidence necessary for her to ascend through the confederacy ranks, despite having to contend with the constant machinations of her maniacal brother, Daoshen.<br>But when her latest mission ends in defeat and personal disgrace, Danai will face the greatest challenge of her life. Chancellor Daoshen rewards her failure by giving her a battalion of her own and a brand-new battlefield. And Danai is about to learn that in service to the state, even family comes second to safeguarding the [[Capellan Confederation]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Wolf Hunters.jpg|left|70px|Wolf Hunters]]'''''[[Wolf Hunters (novel)|Wolf Hunters]]''''', by [[Kevin Killiany]]. Published November 2006. Timeline: [[3135]]–[[3136]]<br>[[Anastasia Kerensky]] has declared the Steel Wolf Clan to be mercenaries, rechristening them [[Wolf Hunters]]. The combination of autonomy and wealth will make them more than a match for any MechWarrior battalion suicidal enough to challenge them.<br>But the real challenge comes from within the Clan. Star Colonel Varnoff believes Kerensky has betrayed them all—and with a loyal faction of Steel Wolves at his side vows to destroy all the Wolf Hunters.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Surrender Your Dreams.jpg|left|70px|Surrender Your Dreams]]'''''[[Surrender Your Dreams]]''''', by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]. Published December 2006. Timeline: [[3135]]–[[3138]]<br>They are the [[Fidelis]], a brotherhood of warriors whose devotion to honor and courage on the battlefield is unmatched. Their existence known only to a former [[exarch]], they are a fighting force to be reckoned with—a force of three knights must consider as they undertake missions that could save the Republic... or cripple it.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Dragon Rising.jpg|left|70px|Dragon Rising]]'''''[[Dragon Rising]]''''', by [[Ilsa J. Bick]]. Published February 2007. Timeline: [[3136]]–[[3137]]<br>When several planets are left to fend for themselves, becoming pawns in a deadly game of territorial sovereignty, [[Katana Tormark]], a warlord of [[Dieron]], must join forces with the [[Draconis Combine|Combine]]'s [[Vincent Kurita|coordinator]] to gain control of these worlds and reestablish the historic [[Dieron Military District|Dieron Military district]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Masters of War.jpg|left|70px|Masters of War]]'''''[[Masters of War]]''''', by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]. Published April 2007. Timeline: [[3136]]–[[3137]]<br>[[Clan Wolf]] decides to pick up and move halfway across the [[Inner Sphere]]. How will this decision affect [[Alaric Wolf]] (an adopted warrior whose parentage is surprising), [[Anastasia Kerensky]] (one-time leader of the [[Steel Wolves]], now commander of the [[mercenary]] [[Wolf Hunters]]), and [[Verena]] (a [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] warrior who was tossed out of the Steel Wolves by Anastasia)?

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:A Rending of Falcons.jpg|left|70px|A Rending of Falcons]]'''''[[A Rending of Falcons]]''''', by [[Victor Milán]]. Published June 2007. Timeline: [[3135]]–[[3136]]<br>Within [[Clan Jade Falcon]], [[Malvina Hazen]] begins a civil war against Khan [[Jana Pryde]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Pandora's Gambit.jpg|left|70px|Pandora's Gambit]]'''''[[Pandora's Gambit]]''''', by [[Randall N. Bills]]. Published August 2007. Timeline: [[3135]]–[[3137]]<br>Following the sundering of the [[Free Worlds League]] in [[3069]], three contenders for the throne of the [[Captain-General]] vie for supremacy.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Fire at Will.jpg|left|70px|Fire at Will]]'''''[[Fire at Will]]''''', by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]. Published October 2007. Timeline: [[3136]]–[[3138]]<br>For too long, the people of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] have only reacted to attacks by their enemies. Now, [[Archon]] [[Melissa Steiner II|Melissa Steiner]] launches an intricate [[Operation Hammerfall|gambit]] that will secure the safety of her subjects—and secure her own power against those who wish to take it...

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:The Last Charge_cover.jpg|left|70px|The Last Charge]]'''''[[The Last Charge]]''''', by [[Jason M. Hardy]]. Published December 2007. Timeline: [[3138]]<br>[[Anson Marik]] is at his wit's end. The [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyrans]] are pressing on his borders. His [[Cole Daggert|chief tactician]] has resigned. And his abilities as a leader are failing him. Now his enemies are on the move, taking the [[Marik-Stewart Commonwealth|Commonwealth]] planet by planet, forcing Marik to pull his forces back in a bravely-fought running retreat. And if Marik cannot gather his strength to stop the invasion, his people will be doomed...

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:To Ride the Chimera.jpg|left|70px|To Ride the Chimera]]'''''[[To Ride the Chimera]]''''', by [[Kevin Killiany]]. Published February 2008. Timeline: [[3138]]–[[3139]]<br>A [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] without peer, [[Thaddeus Marik (32nd c.)|Thaddeus Marik]] has become the figurehead for a new community of worlds attempting to resurrect the [[Free Worlds League]]. After defeating a Lyran invasion on the planet of [[Savannah]] and negotiating a successful alliance with the [[Protectorate Coalition]], Marik must now ally himself with [[Jessica Marik|Jessica Halas-Hughes Marik]] if the new league is to have a chance.<br />Having Marik and his forces at her side gives Jessica much-needed credibility and greater influence on [[Oriente]]. But old hatreds die hard, erupting in a war against enemies who will stop at nothing to destroy the founding of a new league...
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===Other===
[[Image:NoLimits.jpg|left|70px|No Limits]]'''''[[No Limits]]''''', by [[Nigel Findley]]. Published May 1996. A [[canon|noncanonical]] crossover novel that was published under the "[[Virtual World]]s" moniker (and not as a proper BattleTech novel).<br>By means of a secret technology, the protagonist travels from the real world to virtual (or alternate) realities and ends up in the BattleTech universe.
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==Catalyst Game Labs==
[[InMediaRes]], through their [[BattleCorps]] website and [[Catalyst Game Labs]] imprint, continued the BattleTech line and eventually resumed the publication of print fiction. Around 2017, as the BattleCorps website was closing down, CGL increasingly turned to the print-on-demand publication model, blurring the line between print and electronic publication. Newer releases tend to be in electronic and PoD format, forgoing classic print runs. Most older books have been republished in this fashion as well.

===Anniversary Book===
<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:25 Years of Art and Fiction.jpg|left|70px|25 Years of Art & Fiction]]'''''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction]]''''', published October 2009.<br>Anniversary book in large 8.4 x 6.8 inch coffeetable-book format to celebrate BattleTech's 25th birthday. Includes 17 short stories, plus art and general information on the universe and the franchise.
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===Print Anthologies===
Following their success of BattleCorps, the subscription-based online BattleTech fiction portal, CGL began publishing print anthologies of BattleCorps stories. Each anthology includes a selection of BattleCorps stories that had previously been published online (most of them typically in one particular year), plus one hitherto unpublished, all-new short story. Further anthologies were published even after BattleCorps was shut down in 2017, both as "BattleCorps" and "BattleTech" anthologies.

<div style="clear:both">[[Image:The Corps Anthology.jpg|left|70px|The Corps]]'''''[[The Corps]]''''' (BattleCorps Anthology 1). Published May 2008.<br>18 short stories; except for an all-new one, all had been published online on BattleCorps during 2004 (one is a multipart serial that had its first two parts published in 2003 already to advertise the BattleCorps site).

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:First Strike Anthology.jpg|left|70px|First Strike]]'''''[[First Strike (anthology)|First Strike]]''''' (BattleCorps Compilation vol. 2). Published December 2010.<br>18 short stories; except for an all-new one, all had been published online on BattleCorps throughout (mostly) 2005, with three stories from 2004 and one from 2006.

<div style="clear:both">[[Image:Weapons Free.jpg|left|70px|Weapons Free]]'''''[[Weapons Free]]''''' (BattleCorps Anthology 3). Published in electronic format in June 2012, and in print in September 2012.<br>16 short stories; except for an all-new one, most had been published online on BattleCorps throughout 2006 (and one in 2005).

<div style="clear:both">[[Image:FireforEffect.jpg|left|70px|Fire for Effect]]'''''[[Fire for Effect]]''''' (BattleCorps Anthology 4). Published in electronic format in August 2013, and in print in September 2013.<br>17 short stories; except for an all-new one, all had been published online on BattleCorps throughout 2007. Includes the entire [[Case White (series)|Case White series]].

<div style="clear:both">[[Image:Counterattack.jpg|left|70px|Counterattack]]'''''[[Counterattack]]''''' (BattleCorps Anthology Volume 5). Published in electronic format and in print in August 2014 (at [[w:Gen Con|Gen Con]]).<br>13 short stories; except for an all-new one, all had been published online on BattleCorps throughout 2008.

<div style="clear:both">[[Image:Front Lines.jpg|left|70px|Front Lines]]'''''[[Front Lines]]''''' (BattleCorps Anthology Vol. 6). Published in print and electronically in August 2016 (at Gen Con).<br>10 short stories; except for an all-new one, all had been published online on BattleCorps throughout 2009.
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<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:LegacyCover.jpg|left|70px|Legacy]]'''''[[Legacy (Anthology)|Legacy]]''''', an anthology of stories by various authors. Published 2017. Timeline: [[2779]]–[[3090]].<br>Although subtitled as an anthology, the thirteen stories together form an overarching narrative of the history of [[Legacy Grasshopper|one individual BattleMech]]—a ''[[Grasshopper]]''—across three centuries of conflicts.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Kill Zone.jpg|left|70px|Kill Zone]]'''''[[Kill Zone]]''''' (BattleCorps Anthology Vol. 7). Published in print and electronically in July 2019.<br>10 short stories; except for an all-new one, all had been published online on BattleCorps throughout 2010.
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===Novels===
[[Image:EmbersofWar.jpg|left|70px|Embers of War]]'''''[[Embers of War]]''''', by [[Jason Schmetzer]]. Published 2015. Timeline: [[3066]]–[[3067]]<br>The [[Stealthy Tigers]] [[mercenary unit]] find themselves embroiled in the conflict against the [[Word of Blake]] on [[Hall]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:BetrayalofIdeals.jpg|left|70px|Betrayal of Ideals]]'''''[[Betrayal of Ideals]]''''', by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]. Published 2016 (print edition of a BattleCorps story that was first published in electronic format in 2006-2007, with an additional prologue and epilogue chapter added; a first print edition that was sold at Gen Con 2016 was thinner than later editions, omitting the original epilogues). Timeline: [[2821]]–[[2824]], with [[3041]] epilogue<br>[[Clan Wolverine]], the "Not-named Clan", was destroyed with extreme prejudice. The Clans will not openly speak of what happened, and remain largely unaware that their historical records were falsified to conceal the truth: [[Nicholas Kerensky]] was readily prepared to spill the blood of friend and foe alike to create and guide his artificial society with an iron fist, and was not quite the saint the Clans want to remember him as.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:TheNellusAcademyIncident.JPG|left|70px|The Nellus Academy Incident]]'''''[[The Nellus Academy Incident]]''''', by [[Jennifer Brozek]]. Published 4 March 2018 (after having first been published via [[BattleCorps]] in 2012–2013). Timeline: [[3067]]<br>A group of cadets from the [[Free Worlds League]] find themselves in a bloody shooting war after their DropShip is hijacked by ruthless mercenaries from the Lyran Alliance.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[File:ASplinterofHopeTheAnvilCover.jpg|left|70px|A Splinter of Hope + The Anvil]]'''''[[A Splinter of Hope + The Anvil]]''''', by [[Philip A. Lee]] and [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]], respectively. Limited omnibus print edition first sold at Gen Con 2018, available as print-on-demand since 2019. Timeline: [[3147]]–[[3148]]<br>In ''[[A Splinter of Hope]]'' the critically weakened [[Federated Suns]] desperately seek to retake [[New Syrtis]] from the [[Capellan Confederation]], breaking the truce they had in place.<br>In ''[[The Anvil]]'', [[Clan Jade Falcon]] [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Stephanie Chistu]] moves to take [[Coventry]] from the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], to erase an old stain on her Clan's honor yet at the same time trying to maintain honor in the face of [[Malvina Hazen]]'s cruel ideas for the operation.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[File:Forever_Faithful.jpg|left|70px|Forever Faithful]]'''''[[Forever Faithful]]''''', by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]. Published February 2019 in print-on-demand format. Timeline: [[3060]]–[[3078]], with [[3140]] frame and epilogue.<br>A final entry to the [[Twilight of the Clans]] series, ''Forever Faithful'' showcases the aftereffects of the annihilation of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]], and how their final commanding officer [[Paul Moon]] and the "traitor" [[Trent (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Trent]] attempt to limit the fallout, spanning the bridge to the Dark Age and the [[Fidelis]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[File:Battletech Redemption Rift.jpg|left|70px|Redemption Rift]]'''''[[Redemption Rift]]''''', by Jason Schmetzer, originally published in 2013 as short stories, reformatted as a novella in September 2019 in print-on-demand format. Center around the storied [[Wolf's Dragoons]]' [[Spider's Web Battalion]] during [[Draconis Combine]]'s invasion of the [[Draconis Rift]] in [[3139]]. The novel tells the story of the [[Dark Age Era]] Dragoons' [[Combined-Arms]] battalion actions during the invasion trying s secure independent worlds from the [[Federated Suns]] and trying prove to the [[Inner Sphere]], they still force to be reckoned with.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[File:Iron Dawn (Cover).jpg|left|70px|Iron Dawn]]'''''[[Iron Dawn]]''''' ([[Rogue Academy Trilogy]] #1), by [[Jennifer Brozek]]. Published April 2019 in print-on-demand format. Timeline: [[3150]].<br>MechWarrior cadets get involved in the defense of [[Emporia]] against an assault from [[Draconis Combine]] forces.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Kell Hounds Ascendant cover 2019.jpg|left|70px|Kell Hounds Ascendant]]'''''[[Kell Hounds Ascendant]]''''', by [[Michael A. Stackpole]]. Published July 2019 in print-on-demand format. Timeline: [[3010]]<br>An omnibus print edition of three novellas narrating the inception and early exploits of the [[Kell Hounds]] mercenaries: ''[[Not the Way the Smart Money Bets]]'', ''[[A Tiny Spot of Rebellion]]'', and ''[[A Clever Bit of Fiction]]''.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:ABonfireofWorldsNew.jpg|left|70px|A Bonfire of Worlds]]'''''[[A Bonfire of Worlds]]''''', by [[Steven Mohan Jr.]]. Published August 2019. Timeline: [[3136]]–[[3143]]<br>[[Tucker Harwell]], abducted by [[ComStar]] in their desperate bid to fix the [[HPG]] network, makes startling discoveries about the [[Blackout]] and its background. Meanwhile, Clans Jade Falcon (under [[Malvina Hazen]]) and Wolf (under [[Alaric Wolf]]) continue their plans for dominance.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Shell Games (Cover).jpg|left|70px|Shell Games]]'''''[[Shell Games]]''''', by [[Jason Schmetzer]]. Published May 2020. Timeline: [[3149]]<br>In an effort to relieve pressure on their allies in the [[Federated Suns]] the [[Republic of the Sphere]] launches an offensive to take the strategic world of [[Dieron]] from the [[Draconis Combine]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[File:Divided We Fall (Cover).jpg|left|70px|Divided We Fall]]'''''[[Divided We Fall]]''''', by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]. Published May 2020. Timeline: [[3149]]–[[3150]]<br>Hungry for glory and honor, [[Wolf's Dragoons]] are growing weary of their contract with the [[Draconis Combine]] which is keeping them from the most prestigious and pivotal fronts of the war with the [[Federated Suns]]. [[Clan Wolf]] is searching for ways to strengthen [[Clan Wolf Touman|their ''touman'']] as they continue their drive towards [[Terra]]. Warrior [[Marotta Kerensky]] has an ambitious plan to reunite the two after their long separation and solve the problems of both parties.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[File:Ghost Hour (Cover).png|left|70px|Ghost Hour]]'''''[[Ghost Hour]]''''' ([[Rogue Academy Trilogy]] #2), by [[Jennifer Brozek]]. Published June 2020 in print-on-demand format. Timeline: [[3150]].<br>The cadets of [[Emporia]] continue their fight against the villainous [[Takeji Yoshizawa]] even as the full extent of his machinations and the lengths he is willing to go to achieve them reveal themselves.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[File:Grey Watch Protocol (Cover).png|left|70px|Grey Watch Protocol]]'''''[[Grey Watch Protocol]]''''' ([[The Highlander Covenant (series)]] #1), by [[Michael J. Ciaravella]]. Published June 2020 in print-on-demand format. Timeline: [[3150]].<br>The [[Northwind Highlanders]] bravely defend their homeworld and the [[Republic of the Sphere]] against a [[Capellan]] invasion.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[File:Rock of the Republic (Cover).jpg|left|70px|Rock of the Republic]]'''''[[Rock of the Republic]]''''', by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]. Published July 2020 in print-on-demand format. Timeline: [[3148]]–[[3149]].<br>Returned from his cryogenic slumber, hero and founder of the [[Republic of the Sphere]] [[Devlin Stone]] must find a way to save his floundering nation from the brink of destruction. Meanwhile, former [[Exarch]] [[Damien Redburn]] leads the [[Republic Remnant]] as they desperately fight to survive outside [[The Wall]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[File:Honor’s Gauntlet cover.jpg|left|70px|Honor’s Gauntlet]]'''''[[Honor's Gauntlet]]''''', by [[Bryan Young]]. Published August 2020 in print-on-demand format. Timeline: [[3150]]–[[3151]].<br>[[Star Captain]] [[Archer Pryde]] of the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcons]] must put down a rebellion against Falcon rule on the planet of [[Zebeneschamali]]. However, he is weary of [[Khan]] [[Malvina Hazen]]'s violent and brutal [[Mongol Doctrine]]. Even worse, Hazen, always eager to put down political dissidents among her clan, suspects Pryde of his reservations and has sent an officer to test his loyalties.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[File:Icons of War cover.jpg|left|70px|Icons of War]]'''''[[Icons of War]]''''', by [[Craig A. Reed]]. Published September 2020 in print-on-demand format. Timeline: [[3071]]–[[3147]].<br>Warrior [[Garmen Kerensky]] is tasked with a special assignment by [[Khan]] [[Vlad Ward]] — secret mission to steal away the most revered body of the long-dead General [[Alexander Kerensky]] from the Clan Homeworlds even as [[Clan Wolf]] secretly removes itself to the [[Inner Sphere]]. To further complicate matters, the [[Home Clans]] are on the brink of the most devastating conflict since the [[Pentagon Civil War]] and it seems the only way to succeed is for Garmen to work with the disgraceful and repugnant [[Dark Caste]] of [[Clan]] society.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[File:Children of Kerensky (Cover).jpg|left|70px|Children of Kerensky]]'''''[[Children of Kerensky]]''''', by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]. Published October 2020 in print-on-demand format. Timeline: [[3121]]–[[3151]].<br>The capture of [[Terra]] and formation of a new [[Star League]] under [[Clan]] rule has been the goal of the Clans around which their entire society has centered since their invasion of the [[Inner Sphere]]. At long last, almost a century following their initial invasion, fighting through fellow Clans, the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], and the [[Republic of the Sphere]], the [[Wolf Empire]] and [[Clan Jade Falcon]] approach this most coveted of prizes.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Hour of the Wolf (PoD cover).jpg|left|70px|Hour of the Wolf]]'''''[[Hour of the Wolf]]''''', by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]. Published January 2021. Timeline: [[3151]]<br>[[Alaric Ward]] and [[Malvina Hazen]], Khans of [[Clan Wolf]] and [[Clan Jade Falcon]], lead their Clans in an assault on [[Terra]], each determined to claim the mantle of [[ilClan]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[file:Paid-in-Blood-Cover.jpg|left|70px|Paid in Blood]]'''''[[Paid in Blood]]''''' ([[The Highlander Covenant (series)]] #2), by [[Michael J. Ciaravella]]. Published April 2021 in print-on-demand format. Timeline: [[3150]].<br>The [[Northwind Highlanders]] continue their defense against the [[Capellan Confederation]] and their [[Canopian]] lackeys. But with the loss of [[Northwind]]'s HPG to the Capellans and the approach of reinforcements from their allies in the [[Draconis Combine]] the stakes couldn't be higher for the Highlanders.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:BattleTech Blood Will Tell (Cover).jpg|left|70px|Blood Will Tell]]'''''[[Blood Will Tell]]''''', by [[Jason Schmetzer]]. Published May 2021. Timeline: [[3148]]–[[3149]]<br>[[Danai Liao-Centrella]] grows into her role as a leader as well as a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] while serving the [[Capellan Confederation]] in its war against the [[Republic of the Sphere]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[File:Crimson Night cover.jpg|left|70px|Crimson Night]]'''''[[Crimson Night]]''''' ([[Rogue Academy Trilogy]] #3), by [[Jennifer Brozek]]. Published July 2021 in print-on-demand format. Timeline: [[3150]].<br>[[Emporia]]'s cadets struggle to save the remnants of their home. Meanwhile [[Takeji Yoshizawa]] struggles with dissension and insubordination within his command against the atrocities has committed.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Hunting Season cover.jpg|left|70px|Hunting Season]]'''''[[Hunting Season]]''''', by [[Philip A. Lee]]. Published August 2021. Timeline: [[3146]]–[[3149]]<br>Thrust into leadership of the [[Free Worlds League]] after the death of [[Philip Hughes|her father]] and withdrawal of [[Jessica Marik|her mother]], [[Nikol Marik]] must navigate a web of politics and intrigue while trying to discover the truth behind her father’s death.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:No Substitute for Victory (book cover).jpg|left|70px|No Substitute for Victory]]'''''[[No Substitute for Victory]]''''', by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]. Published January 2022. Timeline: [[3142]]–[[3151]]<br>Left behind on the world of [[A Place|Jangso]] when [[Clan Jade Falcon]] raced for [[Terra]], aging [[Star Commander]] [[Hasara]] is forced to contend with a [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]]-backed uprising against Falcon rule.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[File:Elements of Treason-Duty cover.jpg|left|70px|Elements of Treason: Duty]]'''''[[Elements of Treason: Duty]]''''', by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]]. Published March 2022. Timeline: [[3151]]–[[3152]]<br>After months of an odd silence and emptiness from the [[Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone]], and with nothing from [[Tharkad]] but timid orders to do nothing, Hauptmann-General [[Sarah Regis]] decides to go rogue with her unit, the [[Twenty-sixth Arcturan Guards]], to liberate her homeworld of [[Tamar]] from the brutal oppression of the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcons]] and return it to [[Lyran]] rule. But when she gets there she finds few Falcons and a populace unwilling to return to the rule of the Commonwealth that they feel abandoned them. Now Regis must plot a course for her people independent of the Commonwealth as the [[Tamar Pact]] reborn, even as enemies and the unknown lurk around every corner.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[File:Redemption Rites.jpg|left|70px|Redemption Rites]]'''''[[Redemption Rites]]''''', by [[Jason Schmetzer]]. Published May 2022. Timeline: [[3151]]–[[3152]]<br>The famed mercenary unit [[Wolf's Dragoons]] react to the events on Terra.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[File:A Question of Survival cover.jpg|left|70px|A Question of Survival]]'''''[[A Question of Survival]]''''', by [[Bryan Young]]. Published July 2022. Timeline: [[3151]]–[[3151]]<br>ilClan era story with a Jade Falcon raid into the The Rasalhague Dominion.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[File:Elements of Treason - Opportunity (book cover).jpg|left|70px|Elements of Treason: Opportunity]]'''''[[Elements of Treason: Opportunity]]''''', by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]]. Published August 2022. Timeline: [[3151]]–[[3151]]<br>ilClan era novel following [[Vedet Brewer]] as he comes upon a Civil War on the former Lyran planet of [[Melissia]], now within the [[Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[File:The_Damocles_Sanction_(novel_cover).jpg|left|70px|The Damocles Sanction]]'''''[[The Damocles Sanction]]''''', by [[Michael J. Ciaravella]]. Published December 2022. Timeline: [[3151]]–[[3152]]<br>ilClan era novel in which First Prince [[Julian Davion]] and Prince’s Champion [[Erik Sandoval-Groell]] prepare to reclaim the Federated Suns’ capital, New Avalon, and throw back the Kuritan invaders who hold so many Suns worlds in their clutches. But ambitions grow alongside glory, and the two leaders may find their greatest threat lies not among the Draconis Combine samurai ready to die for the Dragon, but in each other.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[File:Elements_of_Treason_-_Honor.jpg|left|70px|Elements of Treason - Honor]]'''''[[Elements of Treason: Honor]]''''', by [[Craig A. Reed, Jr.]]. Published June 2023. Timeline: [[3150]]–[[3152]]<br>ilClan era novel following Hell's Horses Star Captain [[Peter Cobb]], a controversial ristar, as he attempts to set a new trail for his clan to blaze.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Kell Hounds Ascendant cover 2023.jpg|left|70px|Kell Hounds Ascendant]]'''''[[Kell Hounds Ascendant]]''''', reprint (2023).

==Original German-Language BattleTech Books==
:''The following list only includes original novels, i.e. those that were not translated from English-language novels; see also ''[[List of German BattleTech novels]]'' for a complete list.

Additional BattleTech books were published in Germany which have not been translated into English to date. It should be noted that their content does not meet the current criteria for [[canon]] because they are foreign-language products; they can be considered [[apocryphal]]. ([[Randall N. Bills]] had actually declared the German books to be fully canonical during his first tenure as [[Line Developer]], but this ruling was later overturned by his successor, [[Herbert A. Beas II]].)

===Heyne===
German editions of classic BattleTech novels and most of the Dark Age novels were published by [[Heyne]], a major publishing house in Germany. Many of these German editions have different covers from their American originals, or have swapped them around.<br>
In addition to translating individual American novels and publishing an omnibus reprint of three previously published "MechWarrior" novels, Heyne notably published the first original German novel in 2001 (''Phoenix'', #52) and a year later a universe almanac (''BattleTech – Die Welt des 31. Jahrhunderts'').

Although it was not originally part of the BattleTech novel line, the "Virtual Worlds" novel ''No Limits'', which is not a BattleTech novel and thus is not considered canon (nor even apocryphal) for BattleTech, was translated and published in Germany as a BattleTech novel by Heyne as #35: ''Höhenflug''.

[[Image:MechWarriorCover.jpg|left|70px|MechWarrior]]#50: '''''[[MechWarrior (omnibus)|MechWarrior]]''''' (also referred to as the ''MechWarrior Trilogy'' in listings). Published 2001.<br />Omnibus reprint of the MechWarrior novels ''Väterchen Frost'', ''Triumphgebrüll'' and ''Blutsverrat'' (''[[Ghost of Winter]]'', ''[[Roar of Honor]]'' and ''[[By Blood Betrayed]]'', respectively).

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:PhoenixCover.jpg|left|70px|Phoenix]]#52: '''''[[Phoenix (novel)|Phoenix]]''''', by [[Peter Heid]]. Published December 2001. Timeline: [[3054]]<br />Waiting for an impending Clan attack, mercenaries on [[Tomans]] recount stories from two decades earlier and narrate how they defended [[Amity]] against an attack by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:BTDWd31J.JPG|left|70px|Die Welt des 31. Jahrhunderts]]'''''[[BattleTech – Die Welt des 31. Jahrhunderts]]''''' ("The World of the 31st Century"), by [[Reinhold H. Mai]] and [[Christoph Nick (Person)|Christoph Nick]]. Published December 2002.<br />A generic introduction to and overview of the BattleTech universe, produced alongside the novel line but not as a part of it.
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===FanPro===
[[Fantasy Productions GmbH]] licensed the complete rights to BattleTech, now rebranded "Classic BattleTech", from [[WizKids]] and started a new German novel line in 2004 under the "Classic BattleTech" moniker that included mostly new, original stories (and a reprint of ''The Sword and the Dagger'' as #3 and the ''Warrior'' trilogy as #7 through #9 otherwise).

[[Image:WahnsinnundMethodeCover.jpg|left|70px|Wahnsinn und Methode]]#1: '''''[[Wahnsinn und Methode]]''''' ("Madness and Method"), by [[Michael Diel]]. Published 2004. Timeline: [[2598]] (with a prologue set in [[3067]])<br />First book of the ''[[Das Goldene Zeitalter]]'' cycle. During a training exercise on [[Icar]] in the [[Rim Worlds Republic]], a [[Royal Black Watch]] company is caught up in a political intrigue that erupts into battle.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:ClangründerAbkehrCover.jpg|left|70px|Clangründer: Abkehr]]#2: '''''[[Clangründer: Abkehr]]''''' ("Clan Founder: Breakaway"), by [[Randall N. Bills]]. Published July 2004. Timeline: [[2784]]-[[2802]]<br />First part of the [[Founding of the Clans]] trilogy that was written in English, but translated and published in German before being published in English (via [[BattleCorps]]). English title: ''[[Founding of the Clans: Fall from Glory]]''. The story of [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s [[Operation Exodus]], from the time the [[SLDF]] fleet leaves the Inner Sphere through the [[Prinz Eugen mutiny]] until their [[Exodus Civil War]] sixteen years after setting out.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:ÜberdemGesetzCover.jpg|left|70px|Über dem Gesetz]]#4: '''''[[Über dem Gesetz]]''''' ("Above the Law"), by [[Michael Diel]]. Published February 2005. Timeline: [[2600]]-[[2605]]<br />Second book of the ''[[Das Goldene Zeitalter]]'' cycle. An agent thriller set in the [[Star League era]] with plot twist revealing that [[First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]] was not above abusing the League's secret service for assassinations motivated by personal revenge.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:ClangründerTraumCover.jpg|left|70px|Clangründer: Traum]]#5: '''''[[Clangründer: Traum]]''''' ("Clan Founder: Dream"), by [[Randall N. Bills]]. Published January 2006. Timeline: [[2802]]-[[2815]]<br />Second part of the [[Founding of the Clans]] trilogy. English title: ''[[Founding of the Clans: Visions of Rebirth]]'' (published in 2021 in a revised and expanded edition).<br />After the refugees from the [[Second Exodus]] set up on [[Strana Mechty]], [[Nicholas Kerensky]] forges them into a rigid new society centered around a small but elite Warrior caste in an attempt to shed the rivalries that sundered first the Star League. Thus the [[Clans]] are created, and the book ends with Nicholas declaring himself [[ilKhan]] and announcing their return to the [[Pentagon worlds]] to reconquer them.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:DieAlbatrosAkteCover.jpg|left|70px|Die Albatros-Akte]]#6: '''''[[Die Albatros-Akte]]''''' ("The Albatross File"), by [[Reinhold H. Mai]]. Published November 2005. Timeline: [[2838]]<br />Declared a fictional story within the fictional BattleTech universe, the novel relates the efforts of the eponymous Team Albatros, a quartet of [[Lyran Intelligence Corps]] agents, to stop a rogue [[Archonet]]. It turns out that said Archonet has a secret weapon causing what is called the "Albatross effect": It can disable BattleMechs by remotely destroying their [[gyro]] systems.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:FruechtevollBitterkeit.jpg|left|70px|Früchte voll Bitterkeit]]#10: '''''[[Früchte voll Bitterkeit]]''''' ("Fruits (full) of Bitterness"), by [[Hermann Ritter]] and [[Erik Schreiber]]. Published March 2006. Timeline: [[2604]]-[[2605]]<br />Third book of the ''[[Das Goldene Zeitalter]]'' cycle. A sect leader sets a clandestine operation in motion to abduct a scion of the ruling [[Captain-General]] of the [[Free Worlds League]] on [[Tamarind]]. A handful of officers uncover the plot and, together with a group of BattleMech enthusiasts and their custom-built ''[[Clint]]'', prepare to thwart the attempt.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:KatzeunterBärenCover.jpg|left|70px|Katze unter Bären]]#11: '''''[[Katze unter Bären]]''''' ("Cat among Bears"), by [[Arous Brocken]]. Published October 2006. Timeline: [[3053]]-[[3054]]<br />First book of the [[Bear Cycle]]. George, a [[Clan Nova Cat|Nova Cat]] warrior taken as ''[[isorla]]'' by [[Clan Ghost Bear]], is sent to the [[Inner Sphere]] to fight bandits in the truce period following the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:ClanwächterCover.jpg|left|70px|Clanwächter]]#12: '''''[[Clanwächter]]''''' ("Clan Watcher", apparently referring to operatives in the [[Clan Watch]]), by [[Arous Brocken]]. Published February 2007. Timeline: [[3054]]<br />Second book of the [[Bear Cycle]]. Now something of a ''[[ristar]]'' in [[Clan Ghost Bear]], George begins to wonder about the almost suicidal attacks of Inner Sphere opponents against the ostensibly unimportant HPG station on [[Mannedorf]]'s north pole. His investigations, an uncharacteristic display of initiative for a Warrior, gradually reveal clandestine operations by the Clan [[Watch]] that do not sit well with him: It seems the Watch is stirring up the very troubles George and his comrades are fighting and dying to contain.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:InUngnadeCover.jpg|left|70px|In Ungnade]]#13: '''''[[In Ungnade]]''''' ("(Fallen) In Disgrace"), by [[Chris Hartford]]. Published April 2007. Timeline: [[2571]]-[[2617]]<br />Fourth book of the ''[[Das Goldene Zeitalter]]'' cycle. [[Rhean Marik]]'s tragic struggle as [[Captain-General]] of the [[Free Worlds League]]. The manuscript was written in English, but remained unpublished until it was translated and published in German. A revised version with some minor changes was later published via [[BattleCorps]] under the title ''[[Fall from Grace]]''. (''Fall from Grace'' is fully canonical, trumping the earlier German version.)

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:MissionKiambaCover.jpg|left|70px|Mission Kiamba]]#14: '''''[[Mission Kiamba]]''''', by [[Arous Brocken]]. Published July 2007. Timeline: [[3054]]-[[3055]]<br />Third book of the [[Bear Cycle]]. Captured by [[mercenaries]] (at the end of the previous book), George fights alongside his captors when they are stranded on the [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]-held world of [[Kiamba]]. Their ways are alien and appalling to him, but without the mercenaries he has no chance to leave the world again and so he plays along with their dishonorable scheme to dupe the planet's population into a hopeless and bloody uprising against the Smoke Jaguars that will allow mercenaries prepare their escape in the overall chaos.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:EnPassantCover.jpg|left|70px|En Passant]]#15: '''''[[En Passant (novel)|En Passant]]''''', by [[Michael Diel]]; subtitled ''Schattenkrieg I'' (''"Shadow war I"''). Published August 2007. Timeline: [[2600]]<br />Fifth book of the ''[[Das Goldene Zeitalter]]'' cycle and first part of the (unfinished) ''Schattenkrieg'' series. Prince [[Alexander Davion]] is assassinated. Secret service head [[Susan McEvedy]] takes it personal. She keeps the cause of death secret and starts an increasingly ruthless investigation into the case that escalates into a clandestine cold war with the [[Draconis Combine]]. Opposing her is cold and efficient [[ISF]] officer [[Tetsuo Yatomo]] who is trying to contain the fallout.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:DuoInfernaleCover.jpg|left|70px|Duo Infernale]]#16: '''''[[Duo Infernale]]''''', by [[Carolina Möbis]]. Published October 2007. Timeline: [[3061]]<br />Following a sneak attack on their garrison base that only they survived, hot-headed MechWarrior Mad Dog and disciplined Elemental Shin find out that their mercenary unit unwittingly guarded a [[Star League]] bunker containing nuclear weapons which [[Free Skye]] terrorists have now stolen. Together with an impoverished former ComStar tech and a mysterious rogue the two women set out to thwart the terrorists' plans and retake the bombs.

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:KarmaCover.jpg|left|70px|Karma]]#17: '''''[[Karma]]''''', by [[Bernard Craw]]. Published December 2007. Timeline: [[3028]]<br />At the onset of the [[Fourth Succession War]], rogue elements of the [[Duchy of Andurien]] stage a raid on [[Niomede]], a world of the supposedly allied [[Capellan Confederation]]. But their target, a hidden research facility on Niomede, is guarded not only by the understrength local militia lance, but also by [[Warrior House Kamata]].

<div style="clear:both"></div>[[Image:Royal FlushCover.jpg|left|70px|Royal Flush]]#18: '''''[[Royal Flush]]''''', by [[Carolina Möbis]]. Published April 2008. Timeline: 2602<br />Sixth book of the ''[[Das Goldene Zeitalter]]'' cycle. After a [[House Kurita|Kurita]] attack destroys their base on [[McGehee]] amidst political upheaval, surviving soldiers of the [[27th Avalon Hussars]] take to guerrilla warfare to prevent the enemy from using the world as a staging area.
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FanPro had planned to publish several more novels in their Classic BattleTech line including ''Wiege der Basilisken'' and additional books for the [[Golden Age cycle]] by Diehl and Möbis, but then ceased production following a disagreement with [[InMediaRes]]/[[Catalyst Game Labs]] in 2008 over whether or not FanPro still had the rights to publish new German BattleTech novels.

===Ulisses===
After FanPro's license ran out in 2008, [[Ulisses Spiele]] acquired the license to publish the German edition of BattleTech including the novel lines. In 2011 they picked up the "Classic BattleTech" novel line, although it was renamed to simply "BattleTech" once again (with tan background), and also the "MechWarrior: Dark Age" line (with black background). They continued both lines from where FanPro and Heyne had left off, keeping the numbering.

[[Image:WiegederBasiliskenCover.jpg|left|70px|Wiege der Basilisken]]#19: '''''[[Wiege der Basilisken]]''''' ("Cradle of the Basilisks") by [[Reinhold H. Mai]]. Published July 2011. Timeline: [[2839]]<br />In another story that is declared fictional within the BattleTech universe, the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] activates Team Albatros once more, this time to investigate [[Federated Suns]] research into supersoldiers on the world [[Berceuse]]; however, a [[Draconis Combine]] [[DEST]] team has also arrived with the same orders.
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[[Image:PraeludiumCover.jpg|left|70px|Präludium]]#20: '''''[[Andurien-Kriege 1 - Präludium]]''''' ("Andurien Wars 1 - Prelude"), by [[Bernard Craw]]. Published 25 January 2012. Timeline: [[3015]]-[[3030]]<br />After long preparation, the [[Duchy of Andurien]] under [[Dame]] [[Catherine Humphreys]] secedes from the [[Free Worlds League]] to vie for independence. Meanwhile [[Jen Xiao]] enrolls for [[Death Commando]] training and the [[Ash Witch]] cult spreads throughout the [[Capellan Confederation]].
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[[Image:ZornCover.jpg|left|70px|Zorn]]#21: '''''[[Andurien-Kriege 2 - Zorn]]''''' ("Andurien Wars 2 - Wrath"), by [[Bernard Craw]]. Published 11 July 2012. Timeline: [[3030]]<br />Perceiving the [[Capellan Confederation]] to lie in its death throes, the [[Duchy of Andurien]] invades but finds much stronger resistance than expected. On [[Grand Base]], the war is fought on many fronts and the offensive by the [[6th Defenders of Andurien]] stalls.
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[[Image:ErsterKontraktCover.jpg|left|70px|Erster Kontrakt]]#22: '''''[[Erster Kontrakt]]''''' ("First Contract"), by [[Arous Brocken]]. Published 7 March 2013. Timeline: [[3056]]<br />Fourth part of the [[Bear Cycle]]. Stranded below the Tukayyid truce line and alone after his parent unit was effectively wiped out by a nefarious employer, Clan warrior George must adjust to a life as a [[mercenary]] in the [[Inner Sphere]]. However, against incompetent or arrogant superior officers, even George's expert warrior skills cannot save a poorly led first mission on [[Cor Caroli]] from ending in near-disaster.
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[[Image:SturmaufArcRoyalCover.jpg|left|70px|Sturm auf Arc-Royal]]#23: '''''[[Sturm auf Arc-Royal]]''''' ("Assault on Arc-Royal"), by [[Stefan Burban]]. Published 26 February 2014. Timeline: [[3065]]<br />Irregular [[Lyran Alliance]] forces stage a raid against [[Arc-Royal]], the heart of the [[Arc-Royal Defense Cordon]], hoping for a decapitation strike. The disparate defenders—[[Kell Hounds]] mercenaries and elements from [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]—have a chance to repulse the attack only if they cooperate. But they find it difficult to work with each other.
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[[Image:WaffengefährtenCover.jpg|left|70px|Waffengefährten]]#24: '''''[[Waffengefährten]]''''' ("Brothers-in-Arms"), by [[Arous Brocken]]. Published 17 April 2014. Timeline: [[3057]]-[[3058]]<br />Fifth part of the [[Bear Cycle]]. Growing his own mercenary unit, the [[Biting Bears Bashes]], George Bear is very successful on the battlefield but hindered by administrative pitfalls as well as his Clan mindset. After some successful missions in the [[Chaos March]], a supposed pirate hunting contract on [[Saiph]] gets out of hand and George finds himself involved in a corporate warfare scenario threatening to ruin the entire planet including their employer—and thus by extension, George and his mercenary unit.
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[[Image:GierCover.jpg|left|70px|Gier]]#25: '''''[[Andurien-Kriege 3 - Gier]]''''' ("Andurien Wars 3 - Greed"), by [[Bernard Craw]]. Published 11 June 2014. Timeline: [[3029]]-[[3031]]<br />In the lead-up to the secession of the [[Duchy of Andurien]] and their joint assault on the [[Capellan Confederation]] together with the [[Magistracy of Canopus]], Dame Humphreys' son [[Richard Humphreys (31st c.)|Richard Humphreys]] is sent to the Magistracy to marry the [[Magestrix]]'s daughter, [[Emma Centrella]], and thus tie the Magistracy to the Duchy in wedlock. Official media will later report the wedding fell through because of a mutual dislike between Emma and Richard, but in truth their story in the brewing war is much more complicated than that.
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[[Image:RiskanteZieleCover.jpg|left|70px|Riskante Ziele]]#26: '''''[[Riskante Ziele]]''''' ("Risky Objectives"), by [[Arous Brocken]]. Published 11 March 2015. Timeline: [[3058]]-[[3061]]<br />Sixth and final part of the [[Bear Cycle]]. Ruled to have broken their contract through their actions on [[Saiph]], George and his Biting Bears Bashes fall on hard times and have to accept bad or even outright illegal contracts. [[Draconis Combine]] middle men hire them for an objective raid against the [[Word of Blake]] on Mars that succeeds beyond all expectations, but afterwards their employer sets the Biting Bears Bashes up to be killed to cover their tracks and George suddenly finds himself and his unit fighting a guerrilla war for survival on a supposed garrison posting.
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[[Image:GejagtCover.jpg|left|70px|Gejagt]]#27: '''''[[Gejagt]]''''' ("Hunted"), by [[Daniel Isberner]]. Published as an ebook in six episodes starting November 2014, and as an omnibus print novel on 13 May 2015. Timeline: [[3066]]-[[3071]]<br />Specialized in infiltration and commando actions, the [[Silent Reapers]] mercenary unit are framed by a treacherous employer and subsequently branded as criminals. They go to ground and, while trying to find out what happened and why, start to work for the [[Word of Blake]], the only faction who will still hire them. The eruption of the [[Jihad]] and news of the atrocities attributed to the Word of Blake make them wary of their new employer, however; the Silent Reapers find themselves between a rock and a hard place.
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[[Image:ThunderRockCover.jpg|left|70px|Die Kanonen von Thunder Rock]]#28: '''''[[Die Kanonen von Thunder Rock]]''''' ("The Guns of Thunder Rock"), by [[Bernd Perplies]]. Published 19 August 2015. Timeline: [[3028]]<br />The conquest of [[Pleione]] during the [[Fourth Succession War]]: The Federated Suns sent the mercenary [[Screaming Eagles]] to attack the world in overwhelming numbers, but a small number of Capellan defenders have holed up in an ancient Star League fortification and reactivated its heavy artillery guns, creating a standoff and upsetting the attackers' timetable.
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[[Image:DerErbeCover.jpg|left|70px|Der Erbe]]#29: '''''[[Der Erbe]]''''' ("The Heir"), subtitled ''Adel vernichtet 1'' ("Nobility destroys", a play on "Adel verpflichtet" which is the German translation of ''[[w:Noblesse oblige|Noblesse oblige]]''), by [[Jochen Hahn]] and [[Karsten Kaeb]]. Published 18 November 2015. Timeline: [[3053]]<br />The world [[Cammal]] has been without a duke since the last was killed in the [[Fourth Succession War]]. Various parties have since filled the power vacuum. After more than two decades, a law firm tracks down a legitimate heir to assume the throne. But instead of unifying the world it just serves to fan the flames of intrigues and old hatreds. The political situation on Cammal is deliberately destabilized from behind the scenes, with the [[Youngblood Renegades]] mercenaries in the middle of it all.
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[[Image:KalkuliertesChaosCover.jpg|left|70px|Kalkuliertes Chaos]]#30: '''''[[Kalkuliertes Chaos]]''''' ("Calculated Chaos"), by [[Jochen Hahn]] and [[Karsten Kaeb]]. Published 27 January 2016. Timeline: [[3053]]<br />Second part of the ''Adel vernichtet'' duology. With the bulk of their unit deployed abroad, the Youngblood Renegades mercenaries struggle to maintain control as civil unrest grows on Cammal and explodes into combat among various factions, with loyalties torn between different camps.<div style="clear:both"></div>

[[Image:ImSchattenderBestieCover.jpg|left|70px|Im Schatten der Bestie]]#31: '''''[[Im Schatten der Bestie]]''''' ("In the Shadow of the Beast"), by [[Ingo Eikens]]. Published 20 April 2016. Timeline: [[2766]]-[[2777]]<br />Caught up in the [[Amaris coup]], Major Gerald McKenniston, formerly of the SLDF and now an instructor for Amaris troops on Terra, faces hard decisions as General Kerensky's forces tighten their grip on the remnant of the [[Amaris Empire]], drawing ever nearer to Terra.<div style="clear:both"></div>

[[Image:GriskanOrlov1Cover.jpg|left|70px|Soldat und Spion]]#32: '''''[[Soldat und Spion]]''''' ("Soldier and Spy", subtitled as the first part of the Griskan Orlov cycle), by [[Arous Brocken]]. Published 03 August 2016. Timeline: 3061-3062<br />Accused of having tried to kill a Wolf's Dragoons officer on Outreach, [[Griskan Orlov]] tries to prove his innocence and uncovers a conspiracy within the Dragoons. He goes undercover to investigate [[Blackwell Industries]] and runs afoul of one of Harlech's most powerful underworld kingpins.<div style="clear:both"></div>

[[Image:BlutigeJagdCover.jpg|left|70px|Blutige Jagd]]#33: '''''[[Blutige Jagd]]''''' ("Bloody Hunt"), by [[Stefan Burban]]. Published 12 October 2016. Timeline: [[3067]]<br />Sequel to ''Sturm auf Arc-Royal'': After the final battle on [[Tharkad]] that concluded the [[FedCom Civil War]], and following the ill-fated attack by irregular forces on Arc-Royal in which he was deeply involved, Hans Grüner escapes Tharkad City to set up his own periphery realm. But the Kell Hounds and Clan Wolf-in-Exile are on his trail to bring him to justice.<div style="clear:both"></div>

[[Image:GriskanOrlov2Cover.jpg|left|70px|Sklave und Söldner]]#34: '''''[[Sklave und Söldner]]''''' ("Slave and Mercenary", subtitled as the second part of the Griskan Orlov cycle), by [[Arous Brocken]]. Published 20 April 2017. Timeline: [[3064]]-[[3066]]<br />A desperate MechWarrior finds employment with mercenary units working for the Word of Blake.<div style="clear:both"></div>

[[Image:GriskanOrlov3Cover.jpg|left|70px|Verräter und Verteidiger]]#35: '''''[[Verräter und Verteidiger]]''''' ("Traitor and Defender", subtitled as the third part of the Griskan Orlov cycle), by [[Arous Brocken]]. Published 02 May 2018. Timeline: [[3067]]<br />Griskan Orlov winds up in the sneak attack against [[Wolf's Dragoons]] on [[Outreach]].<div style="clear:both"></div>

===Other===
[[Image:Berserkerbanden.jpg|left|70px|Berserkerbanden]] '''''[[Berserkerbanden]]''''' ("Berserker Gangs") by Lars Jirmann. Published in October 2005.<br />The exploits of a very top-heavy [[mercenary unit]] with cutting-edge equipment and elite personnel, some of them of Clan origin.<br />An unauthorized and entirely noncanonical print publication that was quickly pulled from the market; amounts to mere fan fiction.
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