BattleTech: The Proliferation Cycle

THE DAWN OF A NEW AGE

In the 25th century, humankind is locked in a seemingly endless cycle of warfare as each of the Great Houses seeks to expand their holdings at the cost of the others. But in 2438, the Terran Hegemony perfects a battle system unlike anything seen in combat beforetheMackie, the very first BattleMech. With it, the Hegemony quickly reigns supreme on the battlefield.

TheMackies arrival sets off a desperate arms race among the Great Houses, each desperate to possess the BattleMechs secrets. Some houses will use military force to steal them, others resort to stealthy espionage teams to infiltrate highly secured BattleMech facilities. Still other Houses will use diplomacy, or even corporate espionage to get their hands on the coveted plans or the men and women who can build a BattleMech.

Now, collected for the first time, stories by celebratedBattleTechauthors Ilsa J. Bick, Herbert A. Beas II, Christoffer Trossen, Randall N. Bills, Chris Hartford and Jason M. Hardy, Jason Schmetzer, and Blaine Lee Pardoewho wrote a brand-new novella about the creation of theCoyotl, the first OmniMechtell how BattleMechs were invented in one complete volume.

Welcome toThe Proliferation Cycle.