BattleTech Legacy - BattleTech Anthology Author:John Helfers (Editor), Philip A. Lee (Editor) Legacy is an anthology of thirteen short stories from different authors, plus a foreword by editor Philip A. Lee and an "About the Authors" section. — LIFE IS CHEAP. BATTLEMECHS ARE NOT. — A Draconis Combinewarrior struggles with immoral orders in the First Succession War. A House Dav... more »ion TechWarrior participates in a risky heist as part of Operation Guerrero. A history buff battles the Word of Blake during the Liberation of Terra. What do these MechWarriors have in common? Each one pilots the same BattleMech, a survivor that has been repaired and rebuilt countless times throughout its long and bloody 300-year lifespan.
The seventy-ton GHR-5H Grasshopper can outmaneuver and outlast some of the most fearsome enemy 'Mechs, making it an invaluable asset to battlefield commanders. Even an incapacitated Grasshopper will be rebuilt to fight another day, with a new pilot at its controls, because MechWarriors can be replaced, but 'Mechs cannot.
In BattleTech: Legacy, thirteen all-new stories chronicle the fortunes and tragedies of a single 'Mech across several tumultuous points in its wide-ranging combat history. Veteran BattleTech authors Kevin Killiany and Craig A. Reed, Jr. bookend this exciting collection, while other familiar names and new blood explore important moments in this 'Mech's history of constant, unmitigated warfare that leaves no corner of the Inner Sphere untouched.
Stories include:
What's in a Name? by Kevin Killiany
Swords of Light and Darkness by Travis Heermann
Fates and Fortunes by Darrell Myers
The Forgotten Places by Alan Brundage
One Man's Trash by Philip A. Lee
Lightning Strike by Geoff "Doc" Swift
Choices and Chances by Chris Hussey
The Third Pillar by Jason Hansa
Earthbound by Aaron Cahall
Underfoot by Robert Jeschonek
Homecoming by Alex Fauth
End of the Road by Craig A. Reed Jr.
Epilogue: Where Legends Come to Rest by Philip A. Lee