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[Skylarr]

I would like to suggest some novels you can read.

• I would start with the Warrior Trilogy

The Warrior Trilogy, by Michael A. Stackpole, is about the events before and during the Fourth Succession War. The main acts are the wedding of Hanse Davion and Melissa Steiner, the experiences of Justin Xiang on Solaris VII and as spy on Sian, the vendetta between Morgan Kell and Yorinaga Kurita, the machinations of Michael Hasek-Davion and of subversive elements inside the Steiner nobility, ComStar's secret manipulations and of course the most important battles of the war.

• Warrior: En Garde (August 1988)
  
• Warrior: Riposte (October 1988)
  
• Warrior: Coupé (April 1989)

• Heir to the Dragon, by Robert N. Charrette, follows Theodore Kurita for twenty-two years as he learns to survive and thrive in the subtle and deadly courts of the Draconis Combine. The novel is also the only narrative of the War of 3039.

• The Saga of the Gray Death Legion is a series of books about the famed Gray Death Legion mercenary unit. Most of the novels are by William H. Keith, Jr., with additional writing by Andrew Keith and Thomas S. Gressman. (This is the Mercenary unit that found the Helm Memory core that brought back Star League Tech right as the Clans hit.)

• Decision at Thunder Rift by William H. Keith, Jr. (June 1986)
  
• Mercenary's Star by William H. Keith, Jr. (June 1987)
  
• The Price of Glory by William H. Keith, Jr. (October 1987) (Helm Memory Core was Found in this book
  
• Blood of Heroes by Andrew Keith (July 1993) ( From This book on is about the Unit after the Clan Invasion)
  
• Tactics of Duty by William H. Keith, Jr. (August 1995)
  
• Operation Excalibur by William H. Keith, Jr. (August 1998)
  
• The Dying Time by Thomas S. Gressman (January 2002)

• The Legend of the Jade Phoenix trilogy, by Robert Thurston, is the story of the fall and redemption of Aidan Pryde, hero of Clan Jade Falcon.

• Way of the Clans (August 1991) (This happens in Clan space before the Clan Invasion)
  
• Bloodname (October 1991) (This happens in Clan space before the Clan Invasion)
  
• Falcon Guard (December 1991) (This is about Aiden Pryde during The Invasion including the Battle of Tukayyid)

• Blood of Kerensky is a trilogy by Michael A. Stackpole about the start of the Clan Invasion.

• Lethal Heritage (September 1989)
  
• Blood Legacy (December 1990)
  
• Lost Destiny (April 1991)

You can also look here for a list of BattleTech Novels.

[Grendel408]

I'd recommend many of the novels of you want to get your imagination moving... otherwise... download MW4 from mektek (see a post above) and get playing until Open Beta accepts you... or you get lucky for Closed Beta access... I've read some 75-80 novels of the series, played all but the earliest computer/console games of MW... and played the TT for a couple years off and on (and still got my mini's)

[Pht]

Blowfeld, on 24 July 2012 - 10:16 AM, said:

Hi guys, my only experience with Mechs are an old Battletech 3025 booklet, I had and an old MW game (MW1 or 2?!) and the early table top game, but my friends disliked it... So as a battletech newbie, what can you recommend me as an easy entry into the BT universe. Please just name one book, game, whatever. Thy in advance.

http://mwomercs.com/...y-an-education/

Yes, it's long, it's detailed, and will probably take a couple of sittings to get all the way through. All those aside, it's written specifically for people who want to know how BT mechs work but don't know anything about them. If you can get through it, you'll have a good foundation for the other technical stuff.

As far as the lore?

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

You can get the feeling of the whole grand-over arching storyline at the above link... and you can explore further off of the links.

If you're seriously interested: http://www.btencyclopedia.com/

[Grey Weasel]

Cidrich Syslet, on 24 July 2012 - 10:39 AM, said:

speaking of the BattleTech novels, does any one know where I can download PDF's of them I would prefer free or very in-expensive if at all possible
thanks

Might sound odd, but check your local library for downloadables, first. Especially in metro areas, libraries are offering a surprising variety. i'm one of the oddballs that likes Stackpole, though.