BattleTech: Shrapnel, Issue #5

BattleTech Universe #Mag5

by Philip A. Lee (Editor), Michael A. Stackpole, Tom Leveen

Continuing the Fight

Shrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine charges toward victory on the war-ravaged, BattleMech-dominated battlefields of the 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 of 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, an a glimpse into the future of the new ilClan era- all from BattleTech veterans and new authors.

Genres: Science Fiction

208 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 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.