Hawkeye 72, on 25 June 2012 - 05:30 PM, said:
Edit: Only twice has sentient life made an appearance. One of the novels in question (Far Country) is considered apocryphal.
I had completely forgotten about the Swamp people, however they were less rejected than birds with spears...
sorry, but far country is canon. not apocryphal.
Canonicity
Because of the sentient aliens featured in Far Country, the novel's canonicity is sometimes questioned. However, it does meet the current criteria for Canon and BattleTech Line Developer Herbert A. Beas has confirmed its canonicity, with the caveat that the authors and developers deliberately ignore the Tetatae and shall not revisit them. The impact on the BattleTech universe is minor, given that the Tetatae only (theoretically) exist in a place that has no connections to the known universe whatsoever.