The War of 3039 marked a technological threshold for the Inner Sphere, where forgotten technologies were brought back into the mainstream.... more>>

Elise Durand-Géroux learned this to her cost, leaving her unit destroyed, her health diminished, and her promising career in tatters.

Now, nearly five years later, she has escaped to the planet Gillingham on fringes of settled space to start rebuilding herself somewhere peaceful. Unfortunately, despite trying to escape the ravages of war, a bit of Elise's past has caught up with her and she must fight to protect what she has worked so hard to achieve <<less

Marie McCloud is a woman stuck in a galaxy coming apart under an interstellar war. So used to being pushed around by forces beyond her control, she finds herself caught off-guard when she is put in the pilot seat of an unfamiliar Battlemech and fielded alongside new companions. Is this an opportunity to turn her life around, or is this the first step down the wrong path?... more>>

Battletech and Mechwarrior are not mine, they are the property of Catalyst Game Labs.

Rachel McCloud and the Bristol are creations of James Long.

I am also hosting this series on YouTube, where you get to hear me read it to you alongside some sound effects and music I found on the Internet. So if audio is more your thing, you can find the full playlist at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KokyPoimpGU&list=PLBPKALVoB6iB_cUJhqAzqjdNzva-6R9iu

Or you can go download the audio as a podcast, though you'll be missing out on the music and artwork: https://lucendacier.podbean.com/ <<less

A crossover between the world of Battletech/Mechwarrior and the most well known Gundam Alternate Universe in the West: Gundam Wing.
What if Oz hired some Inner Sphere Mercenaries to take out the Gundams?
What if the Gundam Pilots had to deal with actual veteran combatants? In war machines designed not to explode if given a nasty look?
Could they still pull off their mission to take down Oz? ... more>>

A story wrought of a thought experiment: New Mech Report: Battlemech Wing <<less

Across the Inner Sphere, the lights of Interstellar Communication have been snuffed, leaving confusion, chaos, and conflict. The Republic of the Sphere, once a beacon of stability and order, finds itself assailed on all sides. This is the Dark Age, a time of violence and ambition, where the weak are fodder for the strong and the status quo can be upended in an instant. ... more>>

Out on the edge of known space, the space pirates of Clan Red Mammoth, hungry for plunder and glorious combat, have discovered a colony rich in resources. Forgotten for centuries by those who founded it, the prairie world of Neo Aksarben is ripe for potential despoiling. That is, if they can defeat the defenders and their collection of bizarre and antiquated Battlemechs.

A Battletech/Mechwarrior side story featuring Mechs, Clanner Pirates, and lots of references to a certain American State, all based on an ongoing Classic Battletech Campaign. <<less

It is the year 3028, mankind is beginning the Fourth Succession War, the fourth attempt of the rival houses of the Inner Sphere to slaughter... more>> each other for dominance of the human race among the stars. War once scorched whole planets from orbit with warships it has long forgotten how to build, but now, in the tattered remnants of its lost technology, war is waged by battlemechs, ten to a hundred tons of fusion powered killing machines piloted by elite mechwarriors determine the fate of individual planets. Least of the great houses is House Liao, having lost most of its mech producing factories, it is limited to producing a few mecha, most notably the Vindicator to face more and better machines piloted by their many enemies. Those who pilot the Vindicator are neither famous nor feared, yet, they are hard to kill. This is the story of those who chose not to die as expected. <<less

Kit Söderlund is a wannabe MechWarrior with big aspirations and very bad luck. Then a twist of fate teachers her that in the mercenary business,... more>> even lucky breaks come with a steep cost. Now Galatea's newest curiosity, she finds her fight for survival has just begun. <<less

Kit Söderlund has left the gladiatorial arena behind and stepped out of the classroom. It's time to lead her unit in real combat - and... more>> get an object lesson in just how wrong things can go for merc units who make a few missteps. <<less

Kit Söderlund's first contract as CO of her newly-minted mercenary unit means learning on the job at an instructor at a third-rate "academy" that promises... more>> they can make anyone into a MechWarrior. <<less

AeroSpace Fighter pilot Shay Gregory believes, at least a little. His prayers for protection have brought him through every battle alive. But does he believe... more>> enough to give up his life for the protection of others? <<less