Especially try to find the Historicals books (See: Historical War of 3039, Historical Brush Wars, Reunification War, Liberation of Terra, Operation Klondike), Jihad Hot Spots series, and more recently, the Era Report series. If you want primer on the universe fluff, there are a few books that do this well. Newer ones tend to act like updates of the older books, giving you a general idea of what each regiment has been doing, along with tables showing what percentage of their regiment is equipped with upgraded (3050+ Tech) mechs versus older succession wars tech. The older Field Manual books used to be specifically for each faction, and went into further detail about each regiment. Maybe a handful, but what they're really there for is to describe the various regiments you'd find in the storyline at that given point in time, how they fight, how well equipped they are. They don't contain much in terms of the storyline. Field Manuals are likewise mostly about fluff. It does not go in-depth enough to tell you which criticals go where. ![]() ![]() What it does do is give you an idea of how a mech looks, who uses it, What it has, and what it was intended to be used for. Bringing a TRO to a tabletop game wouldn't do you any good. They contain the basics regarding what a 'mech contains, but it's mainly there for artwork and fluff. Sure, they can contain Aerospace fighters, Tanks, Battle Armor and the like, but most folks buy them for the 'mechs. Technical Readouts are like Bathroom readers about Mechs. "Falcon Rising" Robert Thurston Twilight of the Clans - Book 8 "FreeBirth" Robert Thurston Twilight of the Clans - Book 4 "Falcon Guard" Robert Thurston Jade Phoenix Trilogy - Book 3] "Bloodname" Robert Thurston Jade Phoenix Trilogy - Book 2 "Way of the Clans" Robert Thurston Jade Phoenix Trilogy - Book 1 Stackpole Birth of the Federated Commonwealth-Book 3 Stackpole Birth of the Federated Commonwealth-Book 2 Stackpole Birth of the Federated Commonwealth-Book 1 ![]() This link is for all the battle-tech books printed with a very short description, and identifying the series books. This link is the standard Sarna site link, and it's history starts in the 15 century and goes to the 32th century. If you want physical copies of the books, be aware that some of them are now "out of print". Now if you what to read all the books for free, (e-books) online I also have a link for that. This is the 3050 to 3061 era with recommended reading and a list of major events that happened during that timeline.įor the other era's click on the selection on the right side. Reference the books and a timeline, start here:
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