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'''''The Corps''''' (subtitle: '''''BattleCorps Anthology Vol. 1''''') is a print anthology of 18 short stories previously published via [[BattleCorps]].
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'''''The Corps''''' (subtitle: '''''BattleCorps Anthology Vol. 1''''') is a print anthology of 17 short stories previously published via [[BattleCorps]], and an 18th, previously unpublished story (''[[Destiny's Challenge]]'') that continues the story of one of the others.
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It also includes a Foreword by the editor, [[Loren L. Coleman]], how BattleCorps came into being; an "About the authors" section at the end; and a collection of [[BattleMech]] illustrations in the back.
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The cover depicts a climactic scene from one of the stories (''[[Isolation's Weight]]'').
  
 
== From the back cover ==
 
== From the back cover ==
 
{{quote|''Warriors All.''
 
{{quote|''Warriors All.''
  
''The great [[Star League]] general, [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]. Colonel [[Archer Christifori]], a man with a score to settle. [[Nelson Geist]], on Christmas patrol. [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] [[Joanna]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]. A Sandoval scion. An eleven-year-old girl. [[Northwind Highlanders]]. A prisoner of war. They all have two things in common.''
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''The Great [[Star League]] [[general]], [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]. [[Colonel]] [[Archer Christifori]], a man with a score to settle. [[Nelson Geist]], on Christmas patrol. [[Clan Jade Falcon]]'s [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] [[Joanna]]. The [[Northwind Highlanders]]. A [[House Sandoval|Sandoval]] scion. A prisoner of war. An eleven-year-old girl.''
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''They all have two things in common.''
  
 
''A universe torn apart by unending warfare.''
 
''A universe torn apart by unending warfare.''
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*''[[Echoes in the Void]]'' (Randall N. Bills)
 
*''[[Echoes in the Void]]'' (Randall N. Bills)
 
*''[[The Longest Road]]'' ([[Blaine Lee Pardoe]])
 
*''[[The Longest Road]]'' ([[Blaine Lee Pardoe]])
*''[[The Back Story]]'' ([[Louisa M. Swann]])
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*''[[The Back Road]]'' ([[Louisa M. Swann]])
 
*''[[Commerce Is All]]'' (Steven Mohan, Jr.)
 
*''[[Commerce Is All]]'' (Steven Mohan, Jr.)
 
*''[[En Passant]]'' ([[Phaedra M. Weldon]])
 
*''[[En Passant]]'' ([[Phaedra M. Weldon]])

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The Corps
Product information
Type Anthology
Author Loren L. Coleman
Michael A. Stackpole
Blaine Lee Pardoe
Robert Thurston
Randall N. Bills
Dan Duval
Ilsa Bick
Kevin Killiany
Jason M. Hardy
Louisa M. Swann
Phaedra M. Weldon
Steve Mohan Jr.
Development Loren L. Coleman (editor)
Pages 328
Cover Artwork Franz Vohwinkel
Interior Artwork Brent Evans, Chris Lewis, Duane Loose, Brad McDevitt, Matt Plog, Franz Vohwinkel, Klaus Scherwinski
Publication information
Publisher Catalyst Game Labs
Product code CAT35800
First published May 2008
ISBN-13 978-0979204708
MSRP 14.95 US $
Content
Era Star League era
Succession Wars era
Clan Invasion era
Civil War era
Series BattleCorps anthologies
Followed by First Strike

The Corps (subtitle: BattleCorps Anthology Vol. 1) is a print anthology of 17 short stories previously published via BattleCorps, and an 18th, previously unpublished story (Destiny's Challenge) that continues the story of one of the others.

It also includes a Foreword by the editor, Loren L. Coleman, how BattleCorps came into being; an "About the authors" section at the end; and a collection of BattleMech illustrations in the back.

The cover depicts a climactic scene from one of the stories (Isolation's Weight).

From the back cover

Warriors All.

The Great Star League general, Aleksandr Kerensky. Colonel Archer Christifori, a man with a score to settle. Nelson Geist, on Christmas patrol. Clan Jade Falcon's MechWarrior Joanna. The Northwind Highlanders. A Sandoval scion. A prisoner of war. An eleven-year-old girl.

They all have two things in common.

A universe torn apart by unending warfare.

A mission, to stand up against the darkness.

Stories