Battletech Books

[MatthewPryde]

Best advice I can give is pick your faction. Then read EVERY DANG BOOK on that faction. Then and only then branch out, you will find you will read the other's tales from the perspective of your faction, ta da, you are now a battletech character.

[Kommando]

Warrior series
Blood of Kerensky
Bred for war
Legend of the Jade Phoenix
Twilight of the clans

Bred for War is not essential but it takes place in 3057 at the start of the Refusal war, between the other books and helps tie it all together.

the Warrior series made so many things fall into place, and the fourth succession war starts with such class...

[~SJ~ Amarus]

sure as hell does..."My gift to you...is the Capellan Confederation!"  As max loses his marbels

[GB-72AT Talon]

there's tons of them for free or like $2 plus shipping on amazon.com, $4 for a book shipped to you....is pretty good

[~SJ~ Amarus]

yeah amazon has great offers and if by chance you don't want what they have or can't find the book your looking for ebay has a bunch for almost nothing as well

[Dgirth]

Im using this handy wiki link to buy my books nows http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_BattleTech_novels, I never read any of the books before so i thought i start at the beginning.
I bought Decision at Thunder Rift by William H. Keith, JR. from Amazon UK, it was from the 2nd hand sectction, published September 1986, its not in bad condistion but the pages are yellow lol.

started reading it last night, am enjoying it to.

[Rexalot]

I had almost a complete collection... but once MW4 died out I lost interest in the "universe" so I sold them all at at half price book store for $76.

Whoops.

I wish I'd have kept them to read again since this game has renewed my interest.

Start with the Kerensky trilogy.

[Thorn]

What ever you do, NEVER EVER read "No limits" and "Far country".

[SSJGohan3972]

I have always enjoyed the sourcebooks over the novels. The Field Manuals and now the awesome Handbooks give you awesome insight into the factions and the TROs are always awesome.

I have every single battletech sourcebook that I know to be available in PDF form (which most if not all are - although some are not officially available) they are amazing reads.

[Wizard^^]

"Far country" was ok.. but not great
LOL nice to see they say publication dates and not written date.
Warrior Series was written in 1986 but put on hold. ( read Michael A. Stackpole's page)

[Dgirth]

Seems the novels are not very easy to find in the uk.

The early novels are practicle impossible!  I have managed to buy the very first bettletech novel printed Book one of The saga of the grey death legion, and just spent 2 hours searching online to buy book 2 and 3. i could only find book3 in the uk for £34!!! 

In the end i did find book 2 and 3 from a secound hand book seller in the USA and bought them booth for $11, I got to pay the international shipping costs though

all the early Battletech books are out of print, I have made it my goal to track down and buy every one!

[Thorn]

If you want to spend a lot of money, try to get all the original house books.

[Dgirth]

Here is a list of all the novels if anyone in interested in reading any.
Battletech Novels

FASA Originial Novels

   1. Decision at Thunder Rift (William H. Keith, Jr., (09/1986), ISBN 0-931787-69-6)
   2. The Sword and the Dagger (Ardath Mayhar, (04/1987), ISBN 0-931787-77-7)
   3. Mercenary's Star (William H. Keith, Jr., (1987), ISBN 1-55560-030-1)
   4. The Price of Glory (William H. Keith, Jr., (1987), ISBN 1-55560-038-7)
   5. Warrior: En Garde (Michael A. Stackpole, (06/1988), ISBN 1-55560-046-8)
   6. Warrior: Riposte (Michael A. Stackpole, (08/1988), ISBN 1-55560-068-9)
   7. Wolves on the Border (Robert N. Charrette, (1988), ISBN 1-55560-087-5)
   8. Warrior: Coupé (Michael A. Stackpole, (04/1989), ISBN 1-55560-073-5)
   9. Heir to the Dragon (Robert N. Charrette, (08/1989), ISBN 1-55560-095-6)
  10. Lethal Heritage (Michael A. Stackpole, (1989), ISBN 1-55560-091-3)
  11. Blood Legacy (Michael A. Stackpole, (12/1990), ISBN 1-55560-092-1)
  12. Lost Destiny (Michael A. Stackpole, (09/1991), ISBN 1-55560-094-8)

Classic Battletech Series (Published by Roc)

   1. Way of the Clans (Robert Thurston, (1991), ISBN 0-451-45101-5)
   2. Bloodname (Robert Thurston, (10/1991), ISBN 0-451-45117-1)
   3. Falcon Guard (Robert Thurston, (12/1991), ISBN 0-451-45129-5)
   4. Wolf Pack (Robert N. Charrette, (04/1992), ISBN 0-451-45224-0)
   5. Natural Selection (Michael A. Stackpole, (07/1992), ISBN 0-451-45172-4)
   6. Decision at Thunder Rift (William H. Keith, Jr., (09/1992), ISBN 0-451-45184-8)
   7. Mercenary's Star (William H. Keith, Jr., (11/1992), ISBN 0-451-45194-5)
   8. The Price of Glory (William H. Keith, Jr., (01/1993), ISBN 0-451-45217-8)
   9. Ideal War (Christopher Kubasik, (03/1993), ISBN 0-451-45212-7)
  10. Main Event (James D. Long, (05/1993), ISBN 0-451-45245-3)
  11. Blood of Heroes (William H. Keith, Jr., (07/1993), ISBN 0-451-45259-3)
  12. Far Country (Peter Rice, (10/1993), ISBN 0-451-45291-7)
  13. Assumption of Risk (Michael A. Stackpole, (1993), ISBN 0-451-45283-6)
  14. D.R.T. (James D. Long, (05/1994), ISBN 0-451-45366-2)
  15. Close Quarters (Victor Milán, (09/1994), ISBN 0-451-45378-6)
  16. I am Jade Falcon (Robert Thurston, (03/1995), ISBN 0-451-45380-8)
  17. Highlander Gambit (Blaine Lee Pardoe, (06/1995), ISBN 0-451-45381-6)
  18. Tactics of Duty (William H. Keith, Jr., (08/1995), ISBN 0-451-45382-4)
  19. Lethal Heritage (Michael A. Stackpole, (09/1995), ISBN 0-451-45383-2)
  20. Blood Legacy (Michael A. Stackpole, (11/1995), ISBN 0-451-45384-0)
  21. Lost Destiny (Michael A. Stackpole, (12/1995), ISBN 0-451-45385-9)
  22. Bred for War (Michael A. Stackpole, (12/1995), ISBN 0-451-45379-4)
  23. Star Lord (Donald G. Phillips, (02/1996), ISBN 0-451-45386-7)
  24. Malicious Intent (Michael A. Stackpole, (03/1996), ISBN 0-451-45531-2)
  25. Wolves on the Border (Robert N. Charrette, (05/1996), ISBN 0-451-45388-3)
  26. Hearts of Chaos (Victor Milán, (06/1996), ISBN 0-451-45523-1)
  27. Operation Excalibur (William H. Keith, Jr., (08/1996), ISBN 0-451-45526-6)
  28. Heir to the Dragon (Robert N. Charrette, (09/1996), ISBN 0-451-45527-4)
  29. Black Dragon (Victor Milán, (11/1996), ISBN 0-451-45528-2)
  30. Impetus of War (Blaine Lee Pardoe, (12/1996), ISBN 0-451-45529-0)
  31. Double-Blind (Loren L. Coleman, (04/1997), ISBN 0-451-45597-5)
  32. Binding Force (Loren L. Coleman, (07/1997), ISBN 0-451-45604-1)
  33. Exodus Road (Blaine Lee Pardoe, (08/1997), ISBN 0-451-45612-2)
  34. Grave Covenant (Michael A. Stackpole, (09/1997), ISBN 0-451-45613-0)
  35. The Hunters (Thomas S. Gressman, (12/1997), ISBN 0-451-45624-6)
  36. Freebirth (Robert Thurston, (02/1998), ISBN 0-451-45665-3)
  37. Warrior: En Garde (Michael A. Stackpole, (04/1998), ISBN 0-451-45683-1)
  38. Warrior: Riposte (Michael A. Stackpole, (06/1998), ISBN 0-451-45685-8)
  39. Sword and Fire (Thomas S. Gressman, (08/1998), ISBN 0-451-45676-9)
  40. Shadows of War (Thomas S. Gressman, (09/1998), ISBN 0-451-45707-2)
  41. Warrior: Coupé (Michael A. Stackpole, (11/1998), ISBN 0-451-45702-1)
  42. Prince of Havoc (Michael A. Stackpole, (12/1998), ISBN 0-451-45706-4)
  43. Falcon Rising (Robert Thurston, (03/1999), ISBN 0-451-45738-2)
  44. Threads of Ambition (Loren L. Coleman, (05/1999), ISBN 0-451-45745-5)
  45. The Killing Fields (Loren L. Coleman, (08/1999), ISBN 0-451-45754-4)
  46. Ghost of Winter (Stephen Kenson, (10/1999), ISBN 0-451-45760-9)
  47. Roar of Honor (Blaine Lee Pardoe, (10/1999), ISBN 0-451-45761-7)
  48. By Blood Betrayed (Blaine Lee Pardoe, Mel Odom, (11/1999), ISBN 0-451-45766-8)
  49. Dagger Point (Thomas S. Gressman, (04/2000), ISBN 0-451-45783-8)
  50. Measure of a Hero (Blaine Lee Pardoe, (07/2000), ISBN 0-451-45794-3)
  51. Path of Glory (Randall N. Bills, (12/2000), ISBN 0-451-45807-9)
  52. Illusions of Victory (Loren L. Coleman, (2000), ISBN 0-451-45790-0)
  53. Flashpoint (Loren L. Coleman, (04/2001), ISBN 0-451-45824-9)
  54. Test of Vengeance (Bryan Nystul, (06/2001), ISBN 0-451-45836-2)
  55. Patriots and Tyrants (Loren L. Coleman, (09/2001), ISBN 0-451-45845-1)
  56. Call of Duty (Blaine Lee Pardoe, (10/2001), ISBN 0-451-45856-7)
  57. Initiation to War (Robert N. Charrette, (11/2001), ISBN 0-451-45851-6)
  58. The Dying Time (Thomas S. Gressman, (01/2002), ISBN 0-451-45866-4)
  59. Imminent Crisis (Randall N. Bills, (03/2002), ISBN 0-451-45872-9)
  60. Storms of Fate (Loren L. Coleman, (04/2002), ISBN 0-451-45876-1)
  61. Operation Audacity (Blaine Lee Pardoe, (06/2002), ISBN 0-451-45885-0)
  62. BattleTech: Endgame (Loren L. Coleman, (08/2002), ISBN 0451458931)
  63. Classic BattleTech: The Legend of the Jade Phoenix Trilogy (Robert Thurston, (10/2003), ISBN 0-451-45951-2)

MechWarrior: Dark Age Novels

   1. Ghost War (Michael A. Stackpole, (12/2002), ISBN 0-451-45905-9)
   2. A Call to Arms (Loren L. Coleman, (02/2003), ISBN 0-451-45912-1)
   3. The Ruins of Power (Robert Vardeman, (04/2003), ISBN 0-451-45928-8)
   4. A Silence in the Heavens (Martin Delrio, (06/2003), ISBN 0-451-45932-6)
   5. Truth and Shadows (Martin Delrio, (08/2003), ISBN 0-451-45938-5)
   6. Service for the Dead (Martin Delrio, (11/2003), ISBN 0-451-45943-1)
   7. By Temptations and By War (Loren L. Coleman, (12/2003), ISBN 0-451-45947-4)
   8. Fortress of Lies (J. Steven York, (02/2004), ISBN 0-451-45963-6)
   9. Patriot's Stand (Mike Moscoe, (04/2004), ISBN 0-451-45970-9)
  10. Flight of the Falcon (Victor Milán, (06/2004), ISBN 0-451-45983-0)
  11. Blood of the Isle (Loren L. Coleman, (08/2004), ISBN 0-451-45988-1)
  12. Hunters of the Deep (Randall N. Bills, (10/2004), ISBN 0-451-46005-7)
  13. The Scorpion Jar (Jason M. Hardy, (12/2004), ISBN 0-451-46020-0)
  14. Target of Opportunity (Blaine Lee Pardoe, (02/2005), ISBN 0-451-46016-2)
  15. Sword of Sedition (Loren L. Coleman, (04/2005), ISBN 0-451-46022-7)
  16. Daughter of the Dragon (Ilsa J. Bick, (06/2005), ISBN 0-451-46034-0)
  17. Heretic's Faith (Randall N. Bills, (08/2005), ISBN 0-451-46040-5)
  18. Fortress Republic (Loren L. Coleman, (10/2005), ISBN 0-451-46053-7)
  19. Blood Avatar (Ilsa J. Bick, (12/2005), ISBN 0-451-46074-X)
  20. Trial by Chaos (J. Steven York, (06/2006), ISBN 0-451-46072-3)
  21. Principles of Desolation (Jason M. Hardy, (08/2006), ISBN 0-451-46081-2)
  22. Wolf Hunters (Kevin Killiany, (11/2006), ISBN 0-451-46095-2)
  23. Surrender Your Dreams (Blaine Lee Pardoe, (12/2006), ISBN 0-451-46120-7)
  24. Dragon Rising (Ilsa J. Bick, (02/2007), ISBN 0-451-46141-X)
  25. Masters of War (Michael Stackpole, (04/2007), ISBN 0-451-46137-1)
  26. A Rending of Falcons (Victor Milán, (06/2007), ISBN 0-451-46159-2)
  27. Pandora's Gambit (Randall N. Bills, (08/2007), ISBN 0-451-46165-7)
  28. Fire at Will (Blaine Lee Pardoe, (10/2007), ISBN 0-451-46178-9)
  29. The Last Charge (Jason M. Hardy, (12/2007), ISBN 0-451-46183-5)
  30. To Ride the Chimera (Kevin Killany, (02/2008), ISBN 0-451-46194-0)

[Kalon]

That's not all. You're missing a lot.

[Dgirth]

for just the novels ?.