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[Riin Suul]

I have enjoyed the mechwarrior games, but really lack an understanding of the battletech universe.
any suggestions on which battletech novels to read first?

also, are there any series which primarily follow merceneries, rather than members of the main factions?

[Listless Nomad]

Check out Sarna.net - it has all the information you could ever want on the battle tech universe.

In addition, there are books focusing on the Gray Death Legion and the Wolf's Dragoons - though I can't really remember their names.

Lastly, welcome to the forums and one of the best videogame universes ever created!

Edited by Listless Nomad, 23 April 2012 - 09:18 AM.

[Adridos]

I think there are many books covering mercenary groups. Gray Death Legion, Wolf's Dragoons, etc. all have some books for sure.

You can visit bg.battletech.com for some nice introductions to factions and good PDF previews. Also battletech.rpg.hu has a lot of lore on one place, be vary, however, as it is Hungarian site, so stick just to the stories.

[Bren]

The Gray Death Trilogy by William H. Keith Jr. sounds like it'll be your best bet.

1 - Decision at Thunder Rift
2 - Mercenary's Star
3 - The Price of Glory

[Jaroth Corbett]

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If you have a requests for novels or other BT related books, send me a PM or e-mail.

Edited by Egomane, 14 June 2013 - 08:30 AM.
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[Riin Suul]

thanks for all the help guys

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Edited by Egomane, 14 June 2013 - 08:31 AM.
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[Der Kommissar]

I recommend the House sourcebooks which were (and may still be) up on the CBT main site for free.

[Stormwolf]

Here is a universe guide that might help:

http://bg.battletech...iverseGuide.pdf