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#1 MandyB

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Posted 01 November 2014 - 08:13 PM

Hey with CW eventually around the corner I have been debating which faction/clan to join. Besides that website everyone links what would be a good book or series of books to get more lore on the factions and clans and stuff. I never heard of mechwarrior before 2013 so I dont know where to start.

#2 El Bandito

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Posted 01 November 2014 - 08:31 PM

The Blood of Kerensky Trilogy is an excellent start. Granted, it shows the Wolves and the Fed Com as chief protagonists, but you will get to know about the whole deal between the Inner Sphere and the Clans.

IMO, the whole novel series do not do any justice to the Free Worlds League (Marik). Hell, even the newbie nation of FRR gets more face time than the FWL, aside from the whole Knights of the Inner Sphere thing. :(

Edited by El Bandito, 01 November 2014 - 08:40 PM.


#3 CHH Badkarma

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Posted 01 November 2014 - 08:36 PM

legend of the jade phoenix series also. at least from a clanners perspective. Less of the IS "whiney vagina" dribble.
most novels are good reads though

Edited by CHH Badkarma, 01 November 2014 - 08:37 PM.


#4 Heffey

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Posted 01 November 2014 - 08:37 PM

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Novels

But yeah, pretty much what El said. Most if not all of the books give timeline dates so any of the ones around 3050 would be most relevant to MWO.

The ones before the Blood of Kerensky Trilogy are in the "past" of our timeline but would give you more information on the hierarchy of the Inner Sphere factions and how they all interact.

#5 MandyB

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Posted 01 November 2014 - 08:48 PM

Awesome I found some of those on amazon for very low prices. Yea I have been wanting to learn more about all this it sounds like a huge universe with lots of cool stories. Thanks for the suggestions, i'll keep checking this.

#6 LT. HARDCASE

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Posted 01 November 2014 - 08:51 PM

Check out The Saga of the Grey Death Legion for some good IS reading.

Edited by Kevjack, 01 November 2014 - 08:52 PM.


#7 R Razor

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Posted 01 November 2014 - 08:57 PM

That's because the FWL is a bunch of Lurm using sissies!!! :P

#8 9erRed

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Posted 01 November 2014 - 09:07 PM

Greetings all,

This link is not a book specific but a comprehensive history of the Factions within the BattleTech Lore.

- It's 105 pages long, and covers the timeline from very early to after the Jihad. In Pdf format.

The document is called, "Touring the Stars".

http://bg.battletech...tars.pdf?1b0540

This can also be cross referenced, with additional detailed info on Sarna, (more links to individual items)
here: http://www.sarna.net...the_Stars_(3130)

Edited the links , working now.

9erRed

Edited by 9erRed, 01 November 2014 - 09:22 PM.


#9 MandyB

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Posted 01 November 2014 - 09:09 PM

Link isnt working/working now thanks

Edited by MandyB, 01 November 2014 - 09:18 PM.


#10 Durant Carlyle

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Posted 01 November 2014 - 09:18 PM

Just add on the right-parenthesis after the 3130. 9er missed it.

Edited by Durant Carlyle, 01 November 2014 - 09:19 PM.






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