BattleTech: Shrapnel, Issue #5

BattleTech Universe #Mag5

by Philip A. Lee, Lance Scarinci, Matt Alexander

CONTINUING THE FIGHT... The Official BattleTech Magazine charges toward victory on the war-ravaged, BattleMech-dominated battlefields of 31st century! In these tales, a Republic of the Sphere operative undertakes a personal quest to track down a missing family member, a small, untested mercenary command faces off against vicious pirate raiders, an aging soldier strives to protect an idyllic village on a forgotten world, and Colonel Wayne Waco seeks to exact his revenge against the legendary commander of Wolf’s Dragoons. Configure your target-interlock circuits and hold the line with technical readouts, conspiracy theories, in-depth equipment and tactics articles, a planetary digest, and a glimpse into the future of the new ilClan era—all from BattleTech veterans and new A. StackpoleTom LeveenLance ScarinciBryan YoungMatt AlexanderCraig A. Reed, Jr.Paul SjardijnAaron CahallMichael J. CiaravellaJohannes HeidlerChris HusseyDaniel IsbernerMike MillerEric SalzmanJoel Steverson

Genres: Science Fiction

210 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 14, 2021

Reviews

[Kevin K · Rating 3 out of 5]

Last of the anthology zines in my to read pile. It's always nice to see Battletech fiction, and this issue doesn't disappoint. I quite enjoyed "An Ice Cold Dish" by Paul Sjardikn and "The Fox Patrol" by Bryan Young, "Piece by Piece" was also a solid story.

[Daniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a pretty good volume. There wasn’t anything disappointing, just not all earth shattering.
I think my favorite was the first story about a Capellan labor camp, followed closely by the Kell Hound story and the Cracked Canopy story.

[Tim Gray · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fine collection of Battletech fiction for those of us who like such things.

[Clive · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great combo of stories and backstory and facts for battletech

[John Somers · Rating 4 out of 5]

15/20.