"Mech Warrior 2: Mercenaries" is the highly anticipated "prequel" to last year's blockbuster hit "Mech Warrior 2". It continues the exploration of FASA's popular Battletech Universe. Prima Publishing has the exclusive license for this book. There will be no other official books, unlike "Mech Warrior 2" which was licensed by two book publishers.

First it was BattleTech. Then it was MechWarrior. Now MechWarrior 2, the ultimate Mech game, has escaped from the tabletop dimensions of its forebears into cyberspace. MechWarrior 2: The Official Strategy Guide is the key to victory!

An intense strategy guide with tips and hints as well as insight into the game storyline for a better understanding of the game and how to be successful. This guide provides insight into the Battletech universe upon which the game is based.

In the year 3050 the mysterious invaders known as the Clans struck without warning from beyond known space. Their advanced 'Mechs destroyed all opposition and captured planet after planet. Now the Clans' secrets are revealed in Field Manual: Warden Clans. The second of two volumes on the Clans, this BattleTech sourcebook describes the seven most noble Clans: Cloud Cobra, Coyote, Diamond Shark, Ghost Bear, Goliath Scorpion, Snow Raven, and Steel Viper. Each Clans tactics, uniforms and battle histories are described in detail, along with new Clan 'Mechs and equipment.

BACKS AGAINST THE WALL… Galatea. The Mercenary's Star. Even the most down on their luck units can find work here. Leading the newly-formed Gray Death Legion has been challenging for Grayson Death Carlyle, so when a job comes their way, he’s only too happy to take it. The mission: train the local resistance on the planet Verthandi to resist their Draconis Combine masters. But things do not go well almost from the moment the Legion arrives. Trapped on Verthandi and facing a superior force and a fractured populace, the men and women of the Legion find themselves in a situation that makes the campaign on Trellwan look like a walk in the park. And Grayson quickly learns repeating his past successes may not be so easy this time…

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