Editing Gray Markets

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| type                = Anthology
| author              = [[Alan Brundage]]<br/>[[Philip A. Lee]]<br/>[[Chris Hussey]]<br/>[[Craig A. Reed]]<br/>[[David G. Martin]]<br/>[[Aaron Cahall]]
| development         = [[Jason Schmetzer]] (editor)<br/>[[Philip A. Lee]] (editor)
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| publisher           = [[Catalyst Game Labs]]
| productioncode      = 35826
| year                = 20 January 2020
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| era                 = [[Succession Wars Era]]
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| series              = [[BattleCorps]] Anthologies
| precededby          = [[Kill Zone]]
| followedby          = [[Slack Tide]]
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==Description==
'''Gray Markets''' is a series of short stories that were published online on [[BattleCorps]] in [[w:PDF|PDF]] format between 10 July and 4 December 2016. They are not interconnected, but are all broadly concerned with the perks and pitfalls of the [[mercenary]] business in the [[BattleTech]] universe. The series was re-released as an anthology with a foreword by Assistant BattleCorps Editor [[Philip A. Lee]] on 20 January 2020.

The book is technically the eighth BattleCorps anthology, following up on ''[[Kill Zone]]'' which was explicitly subtitled "BattleCorps Anthology Vol. 7". It is also marketed as a BattleTech Antology with different numbering, to account for other BattleTech anthologies that are not part of the BattleCorps series of anthologies.

According to Philip Lee, eight story pitches were approved but only six of the stories were ever submitted and subsequently published. While BattleCorps announced the Gray Markets series as such, not all of its constituent stories were announced as being part of the series when they were first published via BattleCorps.

==Contents==
# ''[[Forsaken]]'' by [[Alan Brundage]] (10 July 2016)
# ''[[A Measure of Clarity]]'' by [[Philip A. Lee]] (3 August 2016)
# ''[[Gustrell Switchback]]'' by [[Chris Hussey]] (29 August 2016)
# ''[[In Service to the Dragon]]'' by [[David G. Martin]] (25 September 2016)
# ''[[Murphy's Method]]'' by [[Craig A. Reed]] (16 October 2016)
# ''[[Permanent Losses]]'' by [[Aaron Cahall]] (4 December 2016)

==From the Back Cover==
"COMBAT IS THEIR BUSINESS…

And business is good in the 31st century as the [[Third Succession War]] rages on battlefields ruled by the almighty [[BattleMech]]: ten-meter-tall humanoid machines of pure destruction. Continuous warfare between the five [[Great Houses]] of the [[Inner Sphere]] has led to a [[lostech|steep technological decline]], forcing the nobility of these vast interstellar empires to rely on [[mercenaries]] to augment their standing armies and gain crucial advantages against their enemies. However, that House nobleman may be paying your unit’s bills one day, but sending you straight into a trap tomorrow. BattleMechs may be the kings of the battlefield, but money, power, and machinations are just as important in victory as an autocannon barrage.

This anthology of hard-hitting BattleTech action includes six short stories that demonstrate how Machiavellian nobles, greedy pirates, and desperate mercenary units can change the course of Inner Sphere history. Take up the cause and charge your way through war-torn tales by veteran BattleTech authors such as Chris Hussey, Philip A. Lee, and Craig A. Reed, Jr."

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