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A QUARTER CENTURY OF HEAVY METAL MAYHEM
Strap yourself into the
ultimate suit of armor: the
BattleMech. Thirty feet
tall and weighing up to a
hundred tons, this humanoid
engine of destruction is
a walking arsenal with
enough firepower to level a
city block.
The
BattleTech/MechWarrior
universe
takes you into the world of the 31st
Century, where war has become a way of
life. You are a MechWarrior, in command
of the most powerful machines on the
battleeld, and hold the fate of empires
in your hand!
Now leap into the visual feast of
BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction
, its
pages brimming with a huge breadth of
artists and styles that have brought this
universe to life. Accompanying the bevy
of art are 18 all-new short stories from
perennial
BattleTech
authors Michael
Stackpole, Robert Charrette, William H.
Keith, Jr., Loren Coleman and others. A
timeline of the universe and an extensive
bibliography cataloging every published
rulebook, sourcebook, box set and so
on—along with an in-depth treatise on
the development of one of the largest
computer game properties in history—
creates the ultimate guidebook.
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ISBN 978-1-934857-53-3 $59.99
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BATTLETECH
25 YEARS OF ART & FICTION
CONTENTS
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BATTLETECH
25 YEARS
OF ART & FICTION
FORWARD .......................................................4
INTRODUCTION.................................................6
TIMELINE .......................................................16
OZYMANDIAS.................................................32
STARFIRE.......................................................46
THUS IT SHALL STAND ....................................62
A LITTLE PIECE OF WAR ..................................74
REMAINING UNPERCEIVED ..............................86
MARSH OWL..................................................96
TACTICS OF BETRAYAL ..................................108
THE WALKING DEAD .....................................120
HORNET’S NEST ...........................................132
VECTOR .......................................................144
FACE IN THE VIEWPORT ................................156
MEANS TO AN END ......................................166
CHERRY BLOSSOMS .....................................176
FIRST CHAIR ................................................190
THE COLOR OF RAGE.....................................202
THREE SIDES TO EVERY STORY ......................216
TEACH THE WICKED .....................................220
WELL MET IN THE FUTURE ............................228
THE DARK AGE.............................................238
END TRANSMISSION.....................................244
COMPUTER BIBLIOGRAPHY............................256
BIBLIOGRAPHY .............................................280
ARTIST: STEVE VENTERS
PUBLICATION: MECHWARRIOR: THE
BATTLETECH ROLE PLAYING GAME
YEAR: 1986
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BATTLETECH
25 YEARS OF ART & FICTION
CREDITS
BattleTech Original Design
Jordan K. Weisman (Original Concept)
L. Ross Babcock III
SamLewis
Evolved Faction Logos Design
JasonVargas
Layout
MattHeerdt
Illustrations
See illustrations for attributions
Maps
ØysteinTvedten
Planets
AaronPollyea
Vohwinkel, Klaus Scherwinski, Fred Hooper and
Mathew Plog.
To all of the editors that have turned author
manuscripts into printed products—thanks!
Finally, to every licensee that
BattleTech
has
ever had; thank you for bringing the wonderful
world of
BattleTech
to new audiences and
unexpected horizons.
Project Concept
Randall N. Bills
Project Development
Randall N. Bills
Assistant Development
JasonSchmetzer
Fact-Checkers/Proofers
Paul Bowman, Rich Cencarik, Nicolai Duda,
Ken’ Horner, Mike Miller, David McCulloch, Jeffrey
“Highlander” Morgan, “Medron Pryde”, Ben “Ghost
Bear” Rome, Andreas Rudolph, Björn Schmidt,
Christopher Searls, Paul Sjardijn, Peter Smith,
Øystein Tvedten, Chris “Chinless” Wheeler, Patrick
Wynne and Andreas Zuber.
Acknowledgements
The following authors need to be thanked for
helping in one way or another to successfully shape
a living and breathing universe over the course of
these last twenty-fi ve years: Ken St. Andre, Dorothy
Elizabeth Baker, Samuel Brown Baker II, Herbert
A. Beas II, Mike Bently, Randall N. Bills, Mark
Bloom, David Boyle, Hugh Browne, Jim Brunk,
Alex Bund, Brent Carter, Robert N. Charrette,
Loren L. Coleman, Dave Coriveau, Chuck Crane,
Robert Cruz, Warner Doles, Elizabeth T. Danforth,
Phillip J. DeLuca, Shaun Duncan, D. Brad Frazee,
Tara Gallagher, Eric Garvis, Cory Glaberson, Adam
Gratun, C. R. Green, Dan “Flake” Grendell, Thomas
S. Gressman, Eric Hart, Chris Hartford, Michael T.
Herbert, Clare W. Hess, Karl Hiesterman, Detlef
Howe, Todd Huettel, Lisa M. Hunt, Walter H. Hunt,
Christopher Hussey, Donna Ippolito, Evan Jamieson,
Scott Jenkins, Stuart Johnson, J. Andrew Keith,
William H. Keith, Jr., Dale L. Kemper, Stephen
Kenson, Peter Killinger, Patrick Kirkland, Camille
Klein, Rodney Knox, Michael Koennecke, James
Lanigan, Patrick L. Larkin, David Ladyman, Jeffrey
Layton, Michael Lee, Sam Lewis, Bryan LiB¢randi,
James D. Long, Christine Mackay, Laurie Mair,
Gene Marcil, Stephané I. Matis, Ardath Mayhar,
Patrick McCormack, David L. McCulloch, Richard
K. Meyer, Victor Milán, Tanja Möstel, Michael
Mulvihill, Sharon Turner Mulvihill, Jim Musser,
Bryan Nystul, Mike Nystul, George O’Dahjungle,
Mel Odom, Heiko Oertel, Mike O’Green, Blaine
Lee Pardoe, Geoff Pass, Michael Pellicciotti, Bear
Peters, Tom Peters, Boy F. Petersen, Jr., Donald
G. Phillips, Diane Piron-Gelman, Anthony Pryor,
Susan Putney, Rick Raisley, Peter L. Rice, William
Scammell, Lester W. Smith, Peter Smith, Brant
Sponberg, Jerry Stenson, Rick David Stuart, John
Thiesen, Robert Thurston, Christoffer Trossen,
Ashley Watkins, Robt. Wells, Wm. John Wheeler,
Andreas Zuber, Gabriel Zupcan and last, but
certainly not least, L. Ross Babcock III, Jordan
Weisman and Michael A. Stackpole.
To the sculptors past and present, who
have created a vast, award winning
BattleTech
miniature line: C. Atkin, B. Bugge, B. Charrette,
J. Garrity, S. Garrity, J. Grace, J. Guthrie, B.
Hubbuch, J. Johnson, R. Kerr, R. Kyde, P. Lewis,
T. Meier, S. Saunders, D. Summers, W. Vail, G.
Valley, J. VanSchaik, J. Wilhelm, D. Williams, J.
Winter and any one else we might have missed.
Additionally, to all of the artists who have
breathed visual life into such a vibrant universe.
Of particular note are Doug Chaffee, Mark Zug,
Les Dorschied, Jim Nelson, Chris Lewis, Chris
Moeller, Kevin McCann, Duane Loose, Franz
Writing
Story Fiction
IlsaBick
RandallN.Bills
RobertCharrette
LorenColeman
KeithDeCandido
CraigErne
ThomasGressman
William H. Keith, Jr.
KevinKilliany
JimLong
DavidL.McCulloch
VictorMilán
StevenMohan,Jr.
BlaineLeePardoe
JasonSchmetzer
AdamSherwood
MichaelA.Stackpole
RobertThurston
PhaedraWeldon
Additional Writing
RandallN.Bills
MikeMiller
ChrisWheeler
Timeline
DanGrendell
ØysteinTvedten
PatrickWynne
ComputerBibliography
ChrisChapman
Bibliogrpahay
HerbBeas
PatrickWynne
Special Thanks
Trying to dig up images across 25 years
and four different companies—much less the
dozen plus licensees—was a labor of Herculean
proportions. Matt Heerdt went above and beyond
the fantastic graphic design of this book into
endless scanning and image fi xing and digging in
old archives. Thanks for the dedication that helped
make this book worthy of a 25-year legacy.
Matt’s Thanks
Alicia, thanks for putting up with my obsession
with ‘that hex game’ and with all those 3 a.m. work
nights. And yes, I did lose to you that one time...
Dedication
Thanks to all of the
BattleTech
fans, past,
present and future. You’ve made this twenty-fi ve-
year ride possible and we hope you’ll join us for
another exciting and fun fi lled fi fteen years!
©2009 WizKids, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
BattleTech: 25 Years of Art and Fiction, Classic
BattleTech, BattleTech, ’Mech, BattleMech,
MechWarrior and WK Games logo are
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of WizKids, Inc in the United States and/or
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reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or
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Owner, nor be otherwise circulated in any form
other than that in which it is published.
Project Editing
JohnHelfers
DianePiron-Gelman
JasonSchmetzer
BattleTech Line Developer
HerbBeas
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ArtDirection
RandallN.Bills
CoverArt
FranzVohwinkel
CoverDesign
MattHeerdt
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andMattHeerdt
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