Description

It is the 31st century. Mankind has spread to the stars and spawned titanic stellar empires, each controlling hundreds of worlds across a thousand light years and beyond. Yet the sins of man have followed him from the cradle of humanity.

Political machinations of feudal lords plunge whole sectors into war unscrupulous merchant starship captains smuggle weapons to their own factions enemies greedy military commanders demand tribute from worlds theyre protecting animalistic pirate kings harvest high technologies and human slaves in lightning raids betrayals from oath-bound allies leave honorable soldiers growing cold on forgotten worlds death at the tip of knife from a concubine turned assassin to avenge a world and love lost: it is a time of war.

What empire will you swear allegiance to: a warrior merchant of House Steiner the honorbound samurai of House Kurita the vat-bred warriors of the Clans a mercenary that fights only for the highest bidder?

Choose your life in the universe: a MechWarrior piloting the thirty-foot-tall BattleMechs that turn the tide of any battle a spy deep behind enemy lines discovering critical secrets a merchant carrying critical supplies a scientist unleashing the latest cutting edge technologies?

How will you become a legend?

The following additional material has been added to the Limited Edition version:

Special Edition cover
Unique page indicating book number (only 700 LEs available)
An all new, original short story by Michael Stackpole (the beginning of the original Red Corsair as Katrina Steiner, Morgan Kell and Arthur Luvon flee to the Periphery to safeguard Katrinas life and begin plotting to put her on the throne of the Lyran Commonwealth)
Each LE will include the following signatures (not digital reproductions, but actual signatures): Jordan Weisman, Michael A. Stackpole, Loren L. Coleman, Randall N. Bills, and Herb A. Beas II.
A double-sided poster map: one side displays the spine image found on the BattleTech Core Rulebooks, the other a cascade of faction logos and personalities from the universe.
Cloth bookmark.

Extra Info

ISBN: 978-1934857-74-8
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