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'''''Vision's Hunger''''' is an original [[BattleTech]] [[novella]] penned by [[Randall N. Bills]], the second 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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'''''Vision's Hunger''''' , subtitled ''A MechWarrior 5 Origins Series Story, Installment 2'', is an original [[BattleTech]] [[novella]] penned by [[Randall N. Bills]]. It was released in electronic format on 21 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==
 
==Plot summary==
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==Featured Characters==
 
==Featured Characters==
 
* [[Chloe Reed]]
 
* [[Chloe Reed]]
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* Lieutenant [[Dawson Clarmont]]
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* Jamal
 
* Major Jeffers
 
* Major Jeffers
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* Captain Jorgenson
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* [[Nikolai Mason]]
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* Tilo
  
 
==Featured BattleTech==
 
==Featured BattleTech==
 
===BattleMechs===
 
===BattleMechs===
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* ''[[Shadow Hawk]]''
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* ''[[Stinger]]''
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* ''[[Thunderbolt]]''
  
 
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===Featured spacecraft===
===Featured JumpShips and DropShips===
 
 
 
  
 
==Featured Places==
 
==Featured Places==
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* [[Bone-Norman]]
 
* [[New Kyoto]]
 
* [[New Kyoto]]
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* [[Wing]]
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* [[Algorab]] (mentioned)
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* [[Gacrux]] (mentioned)
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* [[Kalidasa]] (mentioned)
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* [[Rochelle]] (mentioned)
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* [[Solaris]] (mentioned)
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* [[Wyatt]] (mentioned)
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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==External links==
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*[https://mw5mercs.com/novellas MechWarrior 5 novella downloads] (official)
  
 
[[Category:Short Stories]]
 
[[Category:Short Stories]]
[[Category:Novels]]
 
 
[[Category:Works by Randall N. Bills]]
 
[[Category:Works by Randall N. Bills]]

Revision as of 10:04, 21 December 2019

Vision's Hunger cover.jpg
Vision's Hunger
Product information
Type Novella
Author Randall N. Bills
Pages 75 (EPUB edition)
Cover Artwork David Kerber
Publication information
Publisher MechaPub Inc
First published 21 November 2019
MSRP Free
Content
Era Succession Wars era
Timeline 4 August 2994 - 15 July 2995
Series MechWarrior 5: Origins
Preceded by The Calm of the Void
Followed by Endless War

Vision's Hunger , subtitled A MechWarrior 5 Origins Series Story, Installment 2, is an original BattleTech novella penned by Randall N. Bills. It was released in electronic format on 21 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

Featured spacecraft

Featured Places

Notes

External links