BattleCorps Anthology

The great Star League general, Aleksandr Kerensky. Colonel Archer Christifori, a man with a score to settle. Neilson Geist, on Christmas patrol. MechWarrior Joanna of Clan Jade Falcon. A Sandoval scion. An eleven-year-old girl. Northwind Highlanders. A prisoner of war. They all have two things in common. A universe torn apart by unending warfare. A mission, to stand up against the darkness. This compilation contains a selection of eighteen of 2004's best fiction pieces, as well as an all new story about young Kerensky by Loren L. Coleman! Includes stories by your old favorite BattleTech authors: Randall N. Bills, Loren L. Coleman, Blaine Lee Pardoe, Robert Thurston, and Michael A. Stackpole As well as stories by new favorites: Ilsa J. Bick, Dan Duval, Jason M. Hardy, Kevin Killiany, Steven Mohan, Jr., Louisa M. Swann, and Phaedra M. Weldon!

Masters of War! Three hundred years. An age of chivalry and brutality. Of star empires. Princes and generals. Soldiers and spies. An age where heroes rally to hold back the darkness. And even the most unlikeliest of hands may determine the fate of millions. An age of duty, loyalty, and terrible choices. An age...of war.

COMBAT, HONOR, BETRAYAL, DEATHA man scrabbles to find the BattleMech that will make his fortune. A deadly tank gunner ponders the cost of his calling. An iconic battalion fights its last battle. And in the Deep Periphery, desperate stirrings of horrible weapons breed rumor and betrayal...Sixteen stories of combat, honor, betrayal and death fill the pages of Weapons Free: BattleCorps Anthology Volume 3. Savvy readers will recognize now-familiar names in BattleTech lore among the authors: Steven Mohan, Jr., Kevin Killiany, Phaedra Weldon, Jason Schmetzer, Ben Rome and Herbert Beas. These writers have shaped the direction of the BattleTech universe, in 2006, with these stories, they were exploring the freedom they'd earned to do just that.

COMRADESHIP. HONOR. REBELLION. SACRIFICE. A Star League Gunslinger fights against overwhelming odds during a rebellion. A dauntless warrior faces his most painful trial yet, far from home and all but alone. Mercenaries, betrayed from within, lash out at all who threaten them. And the Word of Blake, always present, plots and schemes and maneuvers allies against each other. Thirteen stories of combat, honor, betrayal and death fill the pages of Counterattack: BattleCorps Anthology Volume 5.

PEACE MAY SELL...BUT WHAT IF NO ONE'S BUYING? On 21 May 3052, the seemingly unstoppable military juggernaut of the invading Clans was defeated in a pitched campaign on the quiet world of Tukayyid. This astonishing victory bought the weary armies of the Inner Sphere a fifteen-year stay before the invasion can resume. But despite the truce, the fire driving the Clans' centuries-long quest to conquer Terra, the birthplace of humankind, and rebuild Inner Sphere civilization in their warmongering image has not been extinguished. Conflict still rages above the truce line, and the Clans are biding their time until the tide of war can surge up and flood the Inner Sphere once more. Slack Tide collects nine stories that chronicle the life-and-death struggles still being waged in the wake of Tukayyid's so-called peace. Fan-favorite authors such as Jason Hansa, Philip A. Lee, and Craig A. Reed, Jr. spin tales of undercover operatives seeking to gain the secrets of Clan BattleMech technology, Inner Sphere MechWarriors attempting dangerous escapes from Clan-controlled planets, and mercenaries fighting to protect the only things that truly matter to them-themselves and their loved ones. The Clans' invasion may have been temporarily halted, but the true battles for the future of the Inner Sphere have only just begun...

REDEMPTION. RESISTANCE. RESOLVE.A young Davion MechWarrior seeks to repay a debt incurred by the misfortunes of the Fourth Succession War. A tightly-knit farming community bands together to repel vicious pirates or risk losing their livelihoods…and their lives. A Kurita MechWarrior given a final chance to serve the Dragon stands alone against renegade mercenaries. And the survivors of a crash-landed Steiner command must hold the line against ravenous Word of Blake forces to protect the Allied Coalition's quest to wrest Terra from the Blakists' unyielding grip.Kill Zone: BattleCorps Anthology, Volume 7 collects the very best of the short stories published on the BattleCorps website from 2010. Charge into the war-torn future to experience nine stories filled with BattleMech combat, heroism, betrayal, honor, and duty.Veteran BattleTech authors Kevin Killiany, Blaine Lee Pardoe, and Jason Schmetzer, alongside fan favorites Craig A. Reed, Jr. and Jason Hansa are showcased in this anthology, which includes an all-new tale from Scribe Award-nominated author Travis Heermann.

STRONGER THAN STEELIn the samurai-steeped culture of the Draconis Combine, no concept holds more power and strength than honor. It can topple monarchs, defy warlords, even stop mighty BattleMechs in their tracks without firing a single shot. Be it in service of the Coordinator, the Combine itself, one's family, or even oneself, honor is an undeniable way of life for House Kurita's samurai, and woe betide any who earns the stain of dishonor, for only blood can atoneVisit the glory days of the Star League, where a dedicated Combine officer must give up everything he holds dear to exact revenge on a monolithic enemy. Step into the middle of the Ronin War, where Kurita warriors on both sides of a bitter ideological divide seek the truly honorable course of action. Then dive into the Clan Invasion, where Combine warriors standing against the overwhelming tide of Clan conquest face a unique but brutal kind of honor-bound combat.This action-packed anthology includes nine BattleTech short stories balanced on the razor's edge of Draconis Combine honor. Sheathe your katana, climb into your 'Mech's cockpit, and get ready to go to war in hard-hitting stories from authors such as Dylan Birtolo, Alan Brundage, Jason Hansa, Chris Hartford, Chris Hussey, Kevin Killiany, Philip A. Lee, David G. Martin, and Craig A. Reed, Jr.