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'''''Endless War''''' is an original [[BattleTech]] [[novella]] penned by [[Randall N. Bills]], the third of eight parts of a serial [[novel]]. It was offered as a free tie-in product supporting [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries]] and was released in electronic format on 18 November 2019.
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'''''Endless War''''', subtitled ''A MechWarrior 5 Origins Series Story, Installment 3'', is an original [[BattleTech]] [[novella]] penned by [[Randall N. Bills]]. It was released in electronic format on 26 November 2019.
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The ''MechWarrior 5 Origins'' series is offered as a free tie-in product supporting the [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries]] computer game; the individual stories narrate the backgrounds of important characters from the game.
  
 
==Canonicity==
 
==Canonicity==
This novella is a publication going with MechWarrior 5 and, like MechWarrior 5, derives from [[Piranha Games]]' license to BattleTech video games instead of the (distinct) "mainline" BattleTech license held by [[Catalyst Game Labs]]. As such it does not meet the criteria for canon in the "mainline" BattleTech universe and is therefore flagged as apocryphal.
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This novella is a promotional publication going with MechWarrior 5 and, like MechWarrior 5, derives from [[Piranha Games]]' license to BattleTech video games instead of the (distinct) "mainline" BattleTech license held by [[Catalyst Game Labs]]. As such it does not meet the criteria for canon in the "mainline" BattleTech universe and is therefore flagged as apocryphal.
  
 
==Plot summary==
 
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==Featured Characters==
 
==Featured Characters==
 
* [[Boris Tuls]]
 
* [[Boris Tuls]]
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* [[Charles Winston]]
 
* [[Chloe Reed]]
 
* [[Chloe Reed]]
* Lieutenant [[Dawson Clarmont]]
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* [[Dawson Clarmont]]
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* [[Jasmine Carmine]]
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* Major Nigel
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* [[Jeho Rahamad]]
 
* [[Nikolai Mason]]
 
* [[Nikolai Mason]]
* Captain [[Rayna Campbell]]
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* Chief Tech Olfson
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* Captain [[Ryana Campbell]]
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* [[Sebastian Spears]]
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* [[Wilhelm Mouttheim]]
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* Major Keller (mentioned)
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* Brevet General Kerston (mentioned)
  
 
==Featured BattleTech==
 
==Featured BattleTech==
 
===BattleMechs===
 
===BattleMechs===
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* [[Highlander]]
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* [[Locust]]
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* [[Shadow Hawk]]
  
 
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Revision as of 10:04, 21 December 2019

Endless War cover.jpg
Endless War
Product information
Type Novella
Author Randall N. Bills
Pages 81 (EPUB edition)
Cover Artwork David Kerber
Publication information
Publisher MechaPub Inc
First published 26 November 2019
MSRP Free
Content
Era Succession Wars era
Timeline 5 April 2997 - 11 September 2998
Series MechWarrior 5: Origins
Preceded by Vision's Hunger
Followed by Contested Dreams

Endless War, subtitled A MechWarrior 5 Origins Series Story, Installment 3, is an original BattleTech novella penned by Randall N. Bills. It was released in electronic format on 26 November 2019.

The MechWarrior 5 Origins series is offered as a free tie-in product supporting the MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries computer game; the individual stories narrate the backgrounds of important characters from the game.

Canonicity

This novella is a promotional publication going with MechWarrior 5 and, like MechWarrior 5, derives from Piranha Games' license to BattleTech video games instead of the (distinct) "mainline" BattleTech license held by Catalyst Game Labs. As such it does not meet the criteria for canon in the "mainline" BattleTech universe and is therefore flagged as apocryphal.

Plot summary


Featured Characters

Featured BattleTech

BattleMechs

Vehicles

Featured JumpShips and DropShips

Featured Places

Notes