Category:Short Stories
This category includes all individual pieces of short fiction published for the BattleTech universe. BattleCorps summarily defined "short fiction" in the BattleTech universe as fiction of up to 40,000 words.
Generally, there are 500 words per page and stories of up to 7,500 words (15 pages) are considered "short stories", stories between 7,500 and 17,500 words (16-35 pages) are considered "novelettes", and stories of between 17,500 and 40,000 words (36-80 pages) are considered "novellas" by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America; see also: Word count.)
A given piece of fiction can generally be regarded as short fiction for the purpose of inclusion in this category if it has a title, constitutes a complete story with a story arc (as opposed to a sourcebook written from an in-universe viewpoint or a mere short piece of fiction such as the fiction boxes that often come with scenarios), and is not considered a novel.
Some BattleTech stories may be categorized as both a short story and a novel.
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Pages in category "Short Stories"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 697 total.
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- A Dagger's Death
- Damage Control
- Dance of Vengeance
- The Dark Night of the Soul
- The Day After
- Daybreak on Shining Mountain
- The Death of Glory
- Decision at Acamar
- Decompression
- Defiant Stand
- Demon Star
- Desertion
- Desk Jockeys
- Desperate Measures
- Desperate Thrill
- Destiny's Call
- Destiny's Challenge
- Determination at Wallis
- Devil Take the Hindmost
- Dezgra (short story)
- Diamandis' Dogs
- A Different Hope
- Dingane's Day
- The Discovery of Command
- A Dish Served Cold
- Dispatch
- Dissimulate Wanderer
- A Distant Thunder
- Divided Loyalties
- Djinn of Despair
- Doc Bens
- Dog Soldiers
- Double Down
- Down & Out in Temp Town
- The Dragon of Caph
- Dragon's Lair
- Dragons of Despair
- Drawing the Short Straw
- Dust to Dust
- Duties and Obligations
- Duty Before Honor
- Dying Breed
E
- The Eagle's Plunge
- Eagles Over Scarborough
- Earthbound
- Echoes in the Void
- Echoes of Disgrace
- Eclipse
- The Efficiency of Rome
- Eight Nine Three
- Eisenjäger (short story)
- El Dorado (short story)
- An Emissary of Heaven
- En Passant (short story)
- Encounter at El Giza
- End of Message
- End of the Road
- End Transmission
- Endgame at Engadine
- Endless War
- Epaulet Mate
- Evacuation
- Every Twelve Seconds
- Expediency
- Eye of the Beholder
- Eyestorm
F
- The Face of the Enemy
- Fall Down Seven Times, Get up Eight
- A Fall of Ashes
- Fall of the Blossom
- Fallen Idols
- Fallout (Comic series)
- Families
- Family Honor
- Family Ties
- Fang and Claw
- Farewell Song
- Fates and Fortunes
- Feather Vs Mountain
- Feral
- The Few, The Lucky
- Fianchetto
- The Field Is Lost
- Field to Field
- Fight for what you Love
- Fighting for the Past
- Fighting Withdrawal
- Filling the Hole
- Final Exam
- The Final Game
- Final Stop
- First Acquisition
- The First Battle
- First Blood
- First Chair
- First Meeting on Second Try
- Flash'd His Sabre Bare
- Flushing the Competition
- Flying Kites
- Foolproof
- For Loyalty or Money
- For the Love of Blake
- For the Promise
- For Want of a Nail
- Forbidden Lore
- The Forgotten Places
- Forms of Betrayal
- Forsaken
- Fortune's Son
- Fortunes of War
- Found and Lost
- Fourth Form
- Fragments of History
- Freak Show
- From the Highest Spire
- From the Ruins
G
- Gambit at Noisiel
- The Gambit in Dream
- Gauss Rifles
- Ghost Hunting
- Ghost of Christmas Present
- Ghostbird
- Ghosts
- The Ghosts of Hesperus
- Giving up the Ghost
- Glancing Blows
- Glorious Labor for The Celestial Wisdom: A Capellan Servitor's Guide to Proper Conduct
- Godfather
- Godt Bytte
- Golden Rule
- Goliath out of the Box
- The Good Fight
- Good Fighters
- Grand Masters
- Grand Theft Agro
- Gratitude Repaid
- Gravity Poisoning
- Great Gaffa's Ghost
- Great Work (short story)
- Grimm Sentence
- Groundpounder
- Growing Up
- Guardians
- The Gulf of Reason
- Gustrell Switchback
- A Guy Walks Into a Bar on Solaris VII...
H
- Half of a Warrior
- Hard Choices
- Hard Luck Case
- Harvest of Deception
- The Heart of Dixie
- Hector (short story)
- Heir Apparent
- Hell's Highway
- Hellfire Lore and Blueprint
- Hellspawn Lore!
- Heroes' Bridge
- Hidden Destiny (short story)
- High-Value Target
- Hikagemono
- Hit Fast, Hit Hard
- Hollow Glory
- Homecoming (2004)
- Homecoming (2017)
- Honor & Glory
- Horn and Fang
- Hornet's Nest (short story)
- House of Cards
- House Rules
- Howl of the North Wind
- The Hunted
- Hunter of the Yellow Bird
- Hunter or Hunted
I
- I Was Lost
- Idiots Don't Drive BattleMasters
- If Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot...
- An Ill-Made House
- The Immortal Warrior at the Battle of Vorhaven
- In Love and War
- In Service to the Dragon
- Inconceivable
- Indirect Acquisition
- Indomitable (short story)
- The Inheritance of Duty
- Innocent, and Defenseless
- Intentions
- Into the Fire
- Inverted
- Irreplaceable
- Isolation's Weight
- It Ends in Fire
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Pages in category "Short Stories"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 697 total.
(previous page) (next page)D
- A Dagger's Death
- Damage Control
- Dance of Vengeance
- The Dark Night of the Soul
- The Day After
- Daybreak on Shining Mountain
- The Death of Glory
- Decision at Acamar
- Decompression
- Defiant Stand
- Demon Star
- Desertion
- Desk Jockeys
- Desperate Measures
- Desperate Thrill
- Destiny's Call
- Destiny's Challenge
- Determination at Wallis
- Devil Take the Hindmost
- Dezgra (short story)
- Diamandis' Dogs
- A Different Hope
- Dingane's Day
- The Discovery of Command
- A Dish Served Cold
- Dispatch
- Dissimulate Wanderer
- A Distant Thunder
- Divided Loyalties
- Djinn of Despair
- Doc Bens
- Dog Soldiers
- Double Down
- Down & Out in Temp Town
- The Dragon of Caph
- Dragon's Lair
- Dragons of Despair
- Drawing the Short Straw
- Dust to Dust
- Duties and Obligations
- Duty Before Honor
- Dying Breed
E
- The Eagle's Plunge
- Eagles Over Scarborough
- Earthbound
- Echoes in the Void
- Echoes of Disgrace
- Eclipse
- The Efficiency of Rome
- Eight Nine Three
- Eisenjäger (short story)
- El Dorado (short story)
- An Emissary of Heaven
- En Passant (short story)
- Encounter at El Giza
- End of Message
- End of the Road
- End Transmission
- Endgame at Engadine
- Endless War
- Epaulet Mate
- Evacuation
- Every Twelve Seconds
- Expediency
- Eye of the Beholder
- Eyestorm
F
- The Face of the Enemy
- Fall Down Seven Times, Get up Eight
- A Fall of Ashes
- Fall of the Blossom
- Fallen Idols
- Fallout (Comic series)
- Families
- Family Honor
- Family Ties
- Fang and Claw
- Farewell Song
- Fates and Fortunes
- Feather Vs Mountain
- Feral
- The Few, The Lucky
- Fianchetto
- The Field Is Lost
- Field to Field
- Fight for what you Love
- Fighting for the Past
- Fighting Withdrawal
- Filling the Hole
- Final Exam
- The Final Game
- Final Stop
- First Acquisition
- The First Battle
- First Blood
- First Chair
- First Meeting on Second Try
- Flash'd His Sabre Bare
- Flushing the Competition
- Flying Kites
- Foolproof
- For Loyalty or Money
- For the Love of Blake
- For the Promise
- For Want of a Nail
- Forbidden Lore
- The Forgotten Places
- Forms of Betrayal
- Forsaken
- Fortune's Son
- Fortunes of War
- Found and Lost
- Fourth Form
- Fragments of History
- Freak Show
- From the Highest Spire
- From the Ruins
G
- Gambit at Noisiel
- The Gambit in Dream
- Gauss Rifles
- Ghost Hunting
- Ghost of Christmas Present
- Ghostbird
- Ghosts
- The Ghosts of Hesperus
- Giving up the Ghost
- Glancing Blows
- Glorious Labor for The Celestial Wisdom: A Capellan Servitor's Guide to Proper Conduct
- Godfather
- Godt Bytte
- Golden Rule
- Goliath out of the Box
- The Good Fight
- Good Fighters
- Grand Masters
- Grand Theft Agro
- Gratitude Repaid
- Gravity Poisoning
- Great Gaffa's Ghost
- Great Work (short story)
- Grimm Sentence
- Groundpounder
- Growing Up
- Guardians
- The Gulf of Reason
- Gustrell Switchback
- A Guy Walks Into a Bar on Solaris VII...
H
- Half of a Warrior
- Hard Choices
- Hard Luck Case
- Harvest of Deception
- The Heart of Dixie
- Hector (short story)
- Heir Apparent
- Hell's Highway
- Hellfire Lore and Blueprint
- Hellspawn Lore!
- Heroes' Bridge
- Hidden Destiny (short story)
- High-Value Target
- Hikagemono
- Hit Fast, Hit Hard
- Hollow Glory
- Homecoming (2004)
- Homecoming (2017)
- Honor & Glory
- Horn and Fang
- Hornet's Nest (short story)
- House of Cards
- House Rules
- Howl of the North Wind
- The Hunted
- Hunter of the Yellow Bird
- Hunter or Hunted
I
- I Was Lost
- Idiots Don't Drive BattleMasters
- If Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot...
- An Ill-Made House
- The Immortal Warrior at the Battle of Vorhaven
- In Love and War
- In Service to the Dragon
- Inconceivable
- Indirect Acquisition
- Indomitable (short story)
- The Inheritance of Duty
- Innocent, and Defenseless
- Intentions
- Into the Fire
- Inverted
- Irreplaceable
- Isolation's Weight
- It Ends in Fire