{"product_id":"battletech-the-mercenary-life-9781638610120","title":"BattleTech: The Mercenary Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COST IS ALWAYS PAID...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNikolai Reed is a trader on a Lyran JumpShip plying the space lanes...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChloe Mason is a hot-shot tech with the Hsien Hotheads mercenaries...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeaving the Northwind Highlanders, MechWarrior Ryana Nikol fills a billet with the Eridani Light Horse...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisparate lives, but a unified dream that will bring them all together on a fateful course that will span decades, cover hundreds of light years, and involve love, friendship, and loss across a dozen worlds. Each will pay a price along the way, as a cost always comes due.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mercenary Life\u003c\/i\u003e anthology is a compilation of stories written by Randall N. Bills. Including tales from several different characters as they cross paths, and the dream to found a new mercenary command is born. Their unique lives showcase the struggles and trials of the men and women who take up the mercenary mantle from a variety of angles, all bound around that central vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe first eight stories of this anthology were originally posted for free alongside the release of \u003c\/i\u003eMechWarrior 5: Mercenaries\u003ci\u003e, acting as the origin stories for the mercenary command within that computer game. This is the first time they have been compiled into a single volume to allow for a Print on Demand physical copy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdditionally, an all-new ninth story has been added-\u003c\/i\u003eThe Sun Will Rise\u003ci\u003e-along with postscripts for every story that gives the reader insight into how stories are crafted within a shared universe between tabletop, computer games, and fiction that spans more than thirty years and tens of millions of words.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2223334\"\u003eRandall N. Bills\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Inmediares Productions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781638610120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1638610126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028050\"\u003eScience Fiction | Military\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Inmediares Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42682513686765,"sku":"9781638610120","price":14.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_43159c29-61bf-46ca-84b1-284ddf413238.jpg?v=1649723355","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/battletech-the-mercenary-life-9781638610120","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}