{"product_id":"battletech-the-proliferation-cycle-9781638610199","title":"BattleTech: The Proliferation Cycle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE DAWN OF A NEW AGE...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the 25th century, humankind is locked in a seemingly endless cycle of warfare as each of the Great Houses seeks to expand their holdings at the cost of the others. But in 2438, the Terran Hegemony perfects a battle system unlike anything seen in combat before-the \u003ci\u003eMackie\u003c\/i\u003e, the very first BattleMech. With it, the Hegemony quickly reigns supreme on the battlefield.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eMackie\u003c\/i\u003e's arrival sets off a desperate arms race among the Great Houses, each desperate to possess the BattleMech's secrets. Some houses will use military force to steal them, others resort to stealthy espionage teams to infiltrate highly secured BattleMech facilities. Still other Houses will use diplomacy, or even corporate espionage to get their hands on the coveted plans or the men and women who can build a BattleMech.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, collected for the first time, stories by celebrated \u003ci\u003eBattleTech\u003c\/i\u003e authors Ilsa J. Bick, Herbert A. Beas II, Christoffer Trossen, Randall N. Bills, Chris Hartford and Jason M. Hardy, Jason Schmetzer, and Blaine Lee Pardoe-who wrote a brand-new novella about the creation of the \u003ci\u003eCoyotl\u003c\/i\u003e, the first OmniMech-tell how BattleMechs were invented in one complete volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to \u003ci\u003eThe Proliferation Cycle\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-8620064\"\u003ePhilip A. Lee\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3166356\"\u003eIlsa J. Bick\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3829734\"\u003eHerbert A. Beas  II\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Inmediares Productions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781638610199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1638610193\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":42681507152109,"sku":"9781638610199","price":18.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_ae7e113e-a4c1-433d-a2eb-f6cb2d78c0fe.jpg?v=1649708480","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/battletech-the-proliferation-cycle-9781638610199","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}