[BT] Order of Battletech Books
Anthony Abby
novels in? I'd like to start with the Clan wars and work my way
forward, but haven't found anything stating in which order they should
be read.
Thanks for any help.
Anthony
SeaMonkey
news:<b2782484.01091...@posting.google.com>...
Actually, the Clan arrived in the Kerensky Trilogy, by Mike Stackpole.
If you're able to find any BattleTech books on the shelf, they should
have the list of other books inside the front/back jackets. Most of
the book lists also give the books with a number on them (i.e.,
BattleTech #53, etc.). You won't find that number on the covers of
the actual books, but it can help you with the chronology. Aside from
that, just do a search for BattleTech sites and you are sure to find
any number of sites which will list them for you. Start with Slayer's
(www.sarna.net).
The Sea Monkey, Wise & Noble Lord of the Deep
Sebastian Brocks
> Anthony Abby <antho...@yahoo.com> wrote ...
>> Can someone tell me what order I should read the various battletech
>> novels in? I'd like to start with the Clan wars and work my way
>> forward, but haven't found anything stating in which order they should
>> be read.
If you truly want to start from the beginning, I suggest you get the
Warrior Trilogy books. They kicked the main plotline in 3025 off, and
are IMHO very nice.
If not, do as SeaMonkey suggested and start with the Kerensky trilogy.
After that, pretty much all the Stackpole books were the "Spine" Books
[1] That was the case upto "Patriots and Tyrants" that came out just
recently, by now Loren Coleman has taken the job to write the "Spine"
Novels.
> Actually, the Clan arrived in the Kerensky Trilogy, by Mike Stackpole.
> You won't find that number on the covers of
> the actual books, but it can help you with the chronology.
That's why I like the German Books, every single one of them has the
number on the cover.
cu, Bee-Rockxs
Footnotes:
[1] Those that advance the main storyline,
the rivalry between the Houses etc.
--
"I think there is a world market
for maybe five computers."
Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943.
Christopher R Perkins Cameron Chaddock
new?
As for the numbering... the numbering is totally wrong, especially
since ROC seams to have randomly interjected the old books into their
publishing cycle
Does anyone know if ROC has lost the publishing contract under the new
holders.
if so, then It will be the one thing WizKids has done that I agree
with (I am still waiting on wether or not I like FanPro, but WizKids
Should have done the Real game in addition to their cashCow)
I'll build a list, probably take me a while... I (Think I) have every
novel, though I cannea locate the first one (Sword and the Dagger,
which routinely gets ignored anyway)
Chris Pearo
This is the list that I put together.
First is a list of all the books. Order is chronological within the
universe (as contributed by fre...@tdl.com, thanks man) with exception of
Mechwarrior books. Battletech series number refers to the numbers
sometimes associated with books on sites like Amazon, eg Flashpoint
(Battletech, 50). A series number with a star represents my best guess;
all others were found by searching on Amazon, B&N and Borders. Format is:
Title {(FASA product code) (Battletech series #) (ISBN #) (optional:
other old ISBN's of books that were reprinted)}
BATTLETECH NOVELS
Decision at Thunder Rift {5221 6 0451451848 0931787696}
The Spider and the Wolf {? NA 1555600174 - Graphic Novel}
Mercenary's Star {5194 7 0451451945 1555600301}
The Price of Glory {5217 8 0451452178 1555600387}
The Sword and the Dagger {? NA 0931787777}
Warrior: En Garde {5716 37 0451456831 1555600468}
Warrior: Riposte {5718 38 0451456858 1555600689}
Shrapnel: Fragments from the Inner Sphere {8611 NA 1555600824 - Graphic
Novel}
Wolves on the Border {5532 25 0451453883 1555600875}
Warrior: Coupe {5722 41 0451457021 1555600735}
Heir to the Dragon {5535 28* 0451455274 1555600956}
Lethal Heritage {5492 20* 0451453832 1555600913}
Blood Legacy {5384 21 0451453840 1555600921}
Lost Destiny {5385 22 0451453859 1555600948}
Way of the Clans {5158 1 0451451015 9994763563}
Bloodname {? 2 0451451171 9993055514}
Falcon Guard {5200 3 0451451295}
Wolf Pack {5150 4 0451451503 0451452240}
Natural Selection {5219 5 0451451724}
Ideal War {5309 9 0451452127}
Main Event {5312 10* 0451452453}
Blood of Heroes {5315 11* 0451452593}
Assumption of Risk {5335 12 0451452836}
Far Country {5337 13* 0451452917}
D.R.T. {5364 14* 0451453662}
Close Quarters {5429 15 0451453786}
Bred For War {5441 16 0451453794}
I am Jade Falcon {5446 17* 0451453808}
Highlander Gambit {5489 18 0451453816}
Tactics of Duty {5490 19 0451453824}
Star Lord {5530 23 0451453867}
Hearts of Chaos {5533 26 0451455231}
Malicious Intent {5531 24* 0451453875}
Operation Excalibur {5526 27* 0451455266}
Impetus of War {? 30 0451455290}
Black Dragon {5528 29 0451455282}
Double-Blind {? 31 0451455975}
Binding Force {5633 32 0451456041}
Exodus Road {5634 33 0451456122}
Grave Covenant {5635 34 0451456130}
The Hunters {5637 35 0451456246}
Freebirth {5715 36 0451456653}
Sword and Fire {5719 39 0451456769}
Shadows of War {5721 40 0451457072}
Prince of Havoc {5723 42 0451457064}
Falcon Rising {5739 43 0451457382}
Threads of Ambition {5745 44 0451457447}
The Killing Fields {5754 45 0451457536}
Dagger Point {5780 46 0451457838}
Illusions of Victory {5791 47 0451457900}
Measure of a Hero {5798 48 0451457943}
Path of Glory {5808 49 0451458079}
Flashpoint {5825 50 0451458249}
Test of Vengeance {? 51 0451458362}
Patriots and Tyrants {? 52 0451458451}
MECHWARRIOR NOVELS
Ghost of Winter {MW1 NA 0451457609}
Roar of Honor {MW2 NA 0451457617}
By Blood Betrayed {MW3 NA 0451457668}
SPINE NOVELS - MAIN UNIVERSE STORY ARC IN CHRONO ORDER
The Warrior Trilogy { Michael A. Stackpole }
1. Warrior: En Garde
2. Warrior: Riposte
3. Warrior: Coupe
Heir to the Dragon { Robert N. Charrette }
Blood of Kerensky { Michael A. Stackpole }
1. Lethal Heritage
2. Blood Legacy
3. Lost Destiny
Natural Selection { Michael A. Stackpole }
Assumption of Risk { Michael A. Stackpole }
Bred For War { Michael A. Stackpole }
Malicious Intent { Michael A. Stackpole }
Twilight of the Clans
1. Exodus Road { Blaine Lee Pardoe }
2. Grave Covenant { Michael A. Stackpole }
3. The Hunters { Thomas S. Gressman }
4. Freebirth { Robert Thurston }
5. Sword and Fire { Thomas S. Gressman }
6. Shadows of War { Thomas S. Gressman }
7. Prince of Havoc { Michael A. Stackpole }
8. Falcon Rising { Robert Thurston }
{ Freebirth and Falcon Rising are included for completeness, but are
probably better thought of as part of the Legend of the Jade Phoenix
story arc than part of the TotC/Spine story arc. }
The Capellan Solution { Loren L. Coleman }
1. Threads of Ambition
2. The Killing Fields
Illusions of Victory { Loren L. Coleman }
Measure of a Hero { Blaine Lee Pardoe }
Path of Glory { Randall N. Bills }
Flashpoint { Loren L. Coleman }
Test of Vengeance { Bryan Nystul }
Patriots and Tyrants { Loren L. Coleman }
SIDEBARS IN THE HISTORY OF THE SUCCESSION WARS
grouped by topic, see initial listing for locations in timeline
CLANS
Legend of the Jade Phoenix { Robert Thurston }
1. Way of the Clans
2. Bloodname
3. Falcon Guard
{continuing the story arc though not officially part of the same series}
4. I am Jade Falcon
5. Twilight of the Clans IV: Freebirth
6. Twilight of the Clans VIII: Falcon Rising
FAMOUS MERCS
The Saga of the Gray Death Legion { William H. Keith, Jr. }
1. Decision at Thunder Rift
2. Mercenary's Star
3. The Price of Glory
{ more books about the Gray Death Legion, not offical part of the saga }
4. Blood of Heroes { Andrew Keith }
5. Tactics of Duty
6. Operation Excalibur
{ Wolfs Dragoons - Robert N. Charrette }
1. Wolves on the Border
2. Wolf Pack
{ Camacho's Caballeros - Victor Milan}
1. Close Quarters
2. Hearts of Chaos
3. Black Dragon
{ Loren Jaffray and the Northwind Highlanders - Blaine Lee Pardoe }
1. Highlander Gambit
2. Impetus of War
{ Black Thorns - Jim D. Long }
1. Main Event
2. D.R.T.
{ Avanti's Angels - Loren L. Coleman }
Double-Blind
{ Eridani Light Horse - Thomas S. Gressman }
Dagger Point
STANDALONES
The Sword and the Dagger { Ardath Mayhar }
Ideal War { Christopher Kubasik }
Far Country { Peter L. Rice }
Star Lord { Donald G. Philips }
Binding Force { Loren L. Coleman }
Mechwarrior Novels:
Ghost of Winter {Stephen Kenson }
Roar of Honor { Blaine Lee Pardoe }
By Blood Betrayed { Blaine Lee Pardoe and Mel Odom }
Comics and Graphic Novels:
The Spider and the Wolf { Graphic Novel - ? }
Shrapnel: Fragments from the Inner Sphere
{ Graphic Novel - L. Ross Babcock, Donna Ippolito, C.R. Green }
Christopher R Perkins Cameron Chaddock
PreQuel to the Capellan Solution series rather than as a stand
alone...
Sebastian Brocks
"SeaMonkey" <lgil...@sirus.com> wrote:
> Anthony Abby <antho...@yahoo.com> wrote ...
>> Can someone tell me what order I should read the various battletech
>> novels in? I'd like to start with the Clan wars and work my way
>> forward, but haven't found anything stating in which order they should
>> be read. If you truly want to start from the beginning, I suggest you get
>> the
Warrior Trilogy books. They kicked the main plotline in 3025 off, and
are IMHO very nice.
If not, do as SeaMonkey suggested and start with the Kerensky trilogy.
After that, pretty much all the Stackpole books were the "Spine" Books
[1] That was the case upto "Patriots and Tyrants" that came out just
recently, by now Loren Coleman has taken the job to write the "Spine"
Novels.
> Actually, the Clan arrived in the Kerensky Trilogy, by Mike Stackpole.
> You won't find that number on the covers of
> the actual books, but it can help you with the chronology.
That's why I like the German Books, every single one of them has the
number on the cover.
cu, Bee-Rockxs
Fußnoten:
Sebastian Schwenk
> Are the german books translations of the american ones? or are
> they new?
Up to now, they're all translations of the american novels. The
only difference is that they've put "The Sword and the Dagger" by
Ardath Mayhar ("That First Book") and "No Limits" by Nigel Findley
(I believe it was originally meant for a series called "Virtual
Geographical League", but since it plays on Solaris...) into the
numbered series, too... as well as a collection of the three
Mechwarrior books.
This winter, so it is rumored, there will be an experiment with a
BT novel by a german author (book 53 in the list), but it is not
much known about it yet, except the title...
> As for the numbering... the numbering is totally wrong, especially
> since ROC seams to have randomly interjected the old books into
> their publishing cycle
The german numbering order follows surprisingly well the chronological
order of the books, IMHO and IIRC. For anyone interested, here it is:
1. Decision at Thunder Rift William H. Keith jr.
2. Mercenary's Star William H. Keith jr.
3. The Price of Glory William H. Keith jr.
4. The Sword and the Dagger Ardath Mayhar
5. Warrior: En Garde Michael A. Stackpole
6. Warrior: Riposte Michael A. Stackpole
7. Warrior: Coupé Michael A. Stackpole
8. Wolves on the Border Robert N. Charette
9. Heir to the Dragon Robert N. Charette
10. Kerensky: Lethal Heritage Michael A. Stackpole
11. Kerensky: Blood Legacy Michael A. Stackpole
12. Kerensky: Lost Destiny Michael A. Stackpole
13. Jadefalcon: Way of the Clans Robert Thurston
14. Jadefalcon: Bloodname Robert Thurston
15. Jadefalcon: Falcon Guard Robert Thurston
16. Wolf Pack Robert N. Charette
17. Natural Selection Michael A. Stackpole
18. Ideal War Chris Kubasik
19. Main Event James D. Long
20. Blood of Heroes J. Andrew Keith
21. Assumption of Risk Michael A. Stackpole
22. Far Country Peter Rice
23. D.R.T. (Dead Right There) James D. Long
24. Close Quarters Victor Milan
25. Bred for War Michael A. Stackpole
26. I am Jade Falcon Robert Thurston
27. Highlander Gambit Blaine Lee Pardoe
28. Star Lord Donald G. Phillips
29. Tactics of Duty William H. Keith jr.
30. Malicious Intent Michael A. Stackpole
31. Hearts of Chaos Victor Milan
32. Operation Excalibur William H. Keith jr.
33. Black Dragon Victor Milan
34. Impetus of War Blaine Lee Pardoe
35. No Limits Nigel Findley
36. Double Blind Loren L. Coleman
37. Binding Force Loren L. Coleman
38. Exodus Road Blaine Lee Pardoe
39. Grave Covenant Michael A. Stackpole
40. The Hunters Thomas S. Gressman
41. Freebirth Robert Thurston
42. Sword and Fire Thomas S. Gressman
43. Shadows of War Thomas S. Gressman
44. Prince of Havoc Michael A. Stackpole
45. Falcon Rising Robert Thurston
46. Threads of Ambition Loren L. Coleman
47. The Killing Fields Loren L. Coleman
48. Dagger Point Thomas S. Gressman
49. Illusions of Victory Loren L. Coleman
50. Of Patriots and Tyrants Loren L. Coleman
51. Mechwarrior collection (various)
52. Measure of a Hero Blaine Lee Pardoe
not yet published in Germany:
53. Phoenix Peter Heid
54. Path of Glory Randall N. Bills
55. Flashpoint Loren L. Coleman
56. Test of Vengeance Bryan Nystul
"Shrapnel: Fragments from the Inner Sphere"
was published by FanPro's Phoenix label instead of Heyne like
the others. Thus it has no number.
> Does anyone know if ROC has lost the publishing contract under
> the new holders.
I don't think that has been decided yet. I heard something about
WizKids not again wanting the restrictions ROC put on FASA in the
last few years, but I haven't heard any *proofed* news in that
direction.
> if so, then It will be the one thing WizKids has done that I agree
> with (I am still waiting on wether or not I like FanPro, but WizKids
> Should have done the Real game in addition to their cashCow)
Let's see how FanPro adjusts to their new acquisition... they always
take their time, though... a lot of time sometimes... but up to now
they always came 'round to doing something, eventually... ;)
> I'll build a list, probably take me a while... I (Think I) have every
> novel, though I cannea locate the first one (Sword and the Dagger,
> which routinely gets ignored anyway)
Well, I don't know how others see this, but I always found that one quite
enjoyable (despite the swamp-men and other "irregularities"... ;)
~Sebastian
Steve Garrotto
title, or one of the english books with a different title?
SLG
>35. No Limits Nigel Findley
(All spelling errors are intentional and are there to show new
and improved ways of spelling old words. Grammatical errors are
due to too many English classes/teachers)
Sebastian Schwenk
> Does this book have an English counterpart? was this a Germany
> only title, or one of the english books with a different title?
>
> SLG
>
>
> >35. No Limits Nigel Findley
As I mentioned above, this is indeed an english book. It just
wasn't meant to be in the BattleTech series, originally. It was
the first (and only) book of a series called "Virtual Geographi-
cal League".
The book's entry at www.locusmag.com reads as follows:
"Virtual World: No Limits
(Penguin/Roc 0-451-45525-8, May '96 [Apr '96], $5.50, pb)
[*Virtual Geographical League]
SF novelization based on the BattleTech virtual reality game,
first in the "Virtual Geographical League" series. Copyrighted
by Virtual World Entertainment."
So since the book is partly set on Solaris, the german publisher
seems to simply have inserted it into their bestselling series
instead of publishing it (with all kinds of financial risks in-
volved) on its own. After all it is no less BT-relevant than stuff
like "Far Country" for example... ^^;
On a sidenote: it is very likely that the novel is the only book
in the VGL series just because it must have been one of the last
books or even *the* last book of Mr. Findley :(
--> FINDLEY, NIGEL D. (1959-1995)
Interesting links in this context might be
http://www.virtualworld.com/
or also
http://www.mechjock.com/The_VGLu/the_vglu.html
~Sebastian
Steve Garrotto
obtaining a copy of this book. Just when I thought I had all of the
Btech novels . . .
SLG
Sebastian Schwenk <sebastia...@bigfoot.de> wrote:
Sebastian Schwenk
[concerning Nigel Findley's "No Limits"]
> So I would suspect an American would not be able to have
> much luck in obtaining a copy of this book. Just when I
> thought I had all of the Btech novels . . .
Umm, well... ^^;
Just FYI:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0451455258/
"No Limits: A Virtual World Novel
by Nigel Findley
List Price: $5.50
Our Price: $4.95
You Save: $0.55 (10%)
Used Price: $3.75
Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days."
Have fun. ;)
~Sebastian Schwenk