BattleTech
''BattleTech'' is a wargaming and military science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation in 1984, acquired by WizKids in 2001, which was in turn acquired by Topps in 2003; and published since 2007 by Catalyst Game Labs. The trademark ...
'' or '' MechWarrior'' science fiction novels have been published by
FASA Corporation
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and later by ROC, and have been translated into at least fifteen languages. The novels take place in the fictional BattleTech universe of the 31st and 32nd centuries. They can be considered
space opera
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.
History
The first official ''BattleTech'' novel was William H. Keith's ''Decision at Thunder Rift'' (1986); the last from FASA was Loren L. Coleman's ''Endgame'' (2002) which resolved plot lines and character arcs from many previous works. Subsequent publications jump ahead chronologically to the 32nd-century '' MechWarrior: Dark Age'' setting, beginning with Michael A. Stackpole's ''Ghost War'' (2002) and ending with Kevin Killiany's ''To Ride the Chimera'' (2008). The 2008 closure of WizKids delayed the release of further novels. Steven Mohan Jr's. ''A Bonfire of Worlds'' (2010) was initially advertised with an electronic cover showing a ''Battletech: Dark Age logo'', but the printed version released in 2019 reverted to the more traditional BattleTech nomenclature.
In June 2007,
Catalyst Game Labs
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turn-based strategy game
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, titled simply ''
BattleTech
''BattleTech'' is a wargaming and military science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation in 1984, acquired by WizKids in 2001, which was in turn acquired by Topps in 2003; and published since 2007 by Catalyst Game Labs. The trademark ...
'', by Harebrained Schemes.
BattleTech novels
The following novels occur during what was referred to the "Classic BattleTech" era, which includes the 31st century and preceding centuries. Also, additional eras have been added, broadening the term. The Classic reference was dropped after the ownership change and rebranding occurred.
BattleTech
''BattleTech'' is a wargaming and military science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation in 1984, acquired by WizKids in 2001, which was in turn acquired by Topps in 2003; and published since 2007 by Catalyst Game Labs. The trademark ...