Battletech: The Periphery

Battletech Field Manual/Sourcebook

by Rick David Stuart

The Star Systems on the outskirts of the Inner Sphere make up the area known as The Periphery. Extending far into interstellar space, it is fragmented into countless kingdoms and alliances. Small, mean, weak, and unorganized they may yet tip the balance of power among the Successor States.

Yet the Periphery holds more than its share of surprises, as its history and cultures have developed very differently from what might be expected...

This ComStar report highlights the larger and more important states in the Periphery, detailing their histories, rulers, and economies, backgrounds, and current military forces.

Genres: Science Fiction

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

The original Periphery sourcebook for Battletech. Includes the first detailed overview of the Periphery states (circa 3025), as well as the first history of the Reunification Wars.

Fans of the Battletech universe might be interested to know that there are several mentions of Periphery state navies being in possession of warships. Later canon established that there were no warships in the Inner Sphere/Periphery during this era.

Filled in some gaps in my knowledge of the Battletech universe circa 3025 since this was one of the few books covering that era that I'd never read before.