WAR BEGETS WAR!As the Civil War rages on across every system in the Rasalhague Dominion, Prince Hjalmer Miraborg looks for anything he can to unite a Dominion in chaos. That’s when he decides that an invasion of the Draconis Combine might just be the trick.Vespertine and Strider, separated after their fateful duel, seek transfers elsewhere and both find themselves on different fronts of this unifying war of convenience against the Combine, struggling to fin...

DIVIDED WE FALL!As results of the vote to join the Star League spread, so does the discontent across the Rasalhague Dominion. On Grumium, Star Commanders Vespertine and Strider are tasked with defending the planet’s government centers and vital infrastructure from the populace’s rising anger over the results.But hard lines are being drawn, and despite their relationship, Vespertine and Strider find themselves on opposite sides of that line. Where will they ...

FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL…Beset on all sides, Jiyi Chistu, Khan of Clan Jade Falcon, is struggling to keep his place in the crumbling Jade Falcon Occupation Zone. When Clan Hell’s Horses arrive on Sudeten to claim the planet, Jiyi is forced to defend it with everything he has in a battle that could mean the end of his people.But he cannot just hold his territory. Being cut off from the rest of the Inner Sphere is as much a death for his Clan as annihilation. To ta...

OUTNUMBERED AND ON THE RUN!As the Marian Hegemony works to expand its holdings and seize planets from the Free Worlds League, the Ghost Dogs—led by the redoubtable veteran Colonel Hank Mallory—have been hired to defend the world of Hammer.Outnumbered three to one against the superior forces of Legatus Quintus Liberalis, the Ghost Dogs will have to pull not one but four aces out of their sleeves to defend the capital and fulfill their contract witho...

WAKE NOT THE SLEEPING BEAR…During the chaotic late years of the Dark Age, two Ghost Bear cadets find each other as conflicting loyalties threaten to drive them apart.Freeborn Strider has fought to become a MechWarrior for most of his life, and now stands on the precipice of making his dream come true.Trueborn Vespertine is a true product of Clan Ghost Bear, and also hopes to graduate into the exalted ranks of the MechWarriors.But simmering t...

A TEST OF LOYALTY…Clan Jade Falcon’s war efforts draw closer to Terra, but to conquer this ultimate prize, the Falcons’ vicious Khan, Malvina Hazen, must be able to trust all of her warriors to carry out her commands without hesitation—no matter how much death or collateral damage they will cause. For Malvina, victory is the only thing that matters, and those who stand in her way suffer swift and brutal elimination.Star Captain Archer Pryde is an unconventi...

A FUTURE FOR THE TAKING…As the last Bloodnamed Warrior left in the former Jade Falcon Occupation Zone, newly-elected Khan Jiyi Chistu has ’Mechs, but no MechWarriors—making it impossible to rebuild his Clan after the disaster on Terra. Meanwhile, despite being riven by the Dominion-wide vote on whether to join the new Star League or not, Star Colonel Emilio Hall’s Ghost Bears have a planet full of talented sibkos ready to graduate.When word of these sib...

BLACKOUT NO MORE!As the new ilClan era dawns, Clan Sea Fox aims to be the leading broker of communications across the Inner Sphere. To fix the inoperative HPG network, they assign one of their most elite Watch operatives, Kenja Rodriguez, to a mission that may be the key to restoring communications throughout the universe.Kenja’s first priority is to capture the one man in the galaxy with the skills and knowledge to repair the blackout: Tucker Harwell. But ...

A NEW BEGINNING…Hank Mallory runs the Wolfhounds, an elite, self-sufficient company of the fabled Kell Hounds mercenary unit. But when Callandre Kell gives the order for the Hounds to scatter in the wake of vicious attacks from the Jade Falcons, Mallory and his unit must transform overnight into a brand-new unit or risk being hunted down themselves.Naturally, they head to the Mercenary’s Star, Galatea, to eradicate their previous identity and do whatever it...

HELP FOR ALL—RUNNERS, CHUMMERS, AND DREGS...Nestled in one of the worst parts of Seattle is a place where anyone can go to get patched up, no questions asked. They call it Mercy Street and it’s a practically free clinic run by a drunk old troll named Shimura, who’s seen a lot in his years.When a decker named Lockdown Paradox shows up bleeding on his doorstep, it’s just an average Tuesday, but when corporate stooges looking for her show up and try to shake S...

GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER…Once upon a time, Chance Dragonfly, elven synthboardist, was a member of Cortex Bomb, one of the fastest-rising punk bands in Seattle, rocking out in front of adoring crowds. But those heady days are long gone, and the other members of the band are the furthest thing from Chance’s mind…until one of them reaches out to her for help.Sticks, their drummer, has gone missing under very suspicious circumstances. And now Chance has o...

DREAMS OF ’MECHS AND MERCS…Katie Ferraro dreams of nothing more than being a MechWarrior. Orphaned at a young age, she learns everything she can about ’Mech repair from her mentor and adoptive father. On the distant planet of Jerangle, though, her chances of fulfilling her dreams are slim.But when she finds an abandoned Kit Fox in the jungle, she realizes her dreams might not be so far away. As she goes to work on the ’Mech in secret, she makes a name for h...