Loren L. Coleman is a

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, born and grew up in

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. He is known for having written many books for series such as ''

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'', ''

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''/'' Mechwarrior'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and others. He has also written game fiction and source material for such companies as

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and

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. He resides in

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with his wife Heather and three children.

Career

Loren L. Coleman is a former member of the

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. He has written several novels for ''

'', including the last of

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's novels for the "Classic" ''BattleTech'' era, ''Endgame'' (2002). Coleman also secured a license to publish original ''Battletech'' fiction set in that same era, which he was able sell using a subscription-based website;

Randall N. Bills Randall N. Bills is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Randall N. Bills had been a fan of ''Battletech'' back in the early 1990s when he met then-line-developer Bryan Nystul at Gen Con 27 over an all-night ga ...

, the ''BattleTech'' line developer, was interested regarding Coleman's idea and how it could be used to start a new business. He is also one of the founders of

InMediaRes InMediaRes Productions, LLC is an American game company that produces role-playing games and game supplements. History In 2003, Loren L. Coleman created the company InMediaRes Productions, which he founded with Heather Coleman, Randall Bills, ...

, a company that he started with Heather Coleman, Randall Bills, Tara Bills and Philip DeLuca in 2003 with the intention of licensing

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fiction. This was accomplished in the fall of 2003 when WizKids agreed to grant IMR an exclusive license for publishing new, canon BattleTech fiction online. This was done through BattleCorps.com, which was launched in August 2004. In 2005, InMediaRes announced its intention to create a similar website for

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, Holostreets. Coleman announced on April 20, 2007, that InMediaRes was in negotiations to acquire the licenses for

and

from WizKids as

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' license was set to expire. In June 2007, InMediaRes created the

Catalyst Game Labs Catalyst Game Labs (CGL) was created in May 2007 by InMediaRes Productions, LLC for the purpose of publishing print ''Shadowrun'' and ''Classic BattleTech'' sourcebooks.
Author's official website
Short bio and bibliographyAnother bibliographyBattlecorps website

Holostreets websiteCatalyst Game Labs website
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