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Battletech Books in Order

Battletech contains 48 books, published between 2004 and 2026. The first book is Fall From Glory (2004) and the newest is The Blackbird Gambit (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
48
Published
2004–2026
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BattleTech, as listed here, is a science fiction run of 48 books published from 2004 to 2026 under many different credits. Randall N. Bills is credited on the earliest titles, Fall From Glory (2004) and Visions of Rebirth (2006), and Tom Leveen on the newest, The Blackbird Gambit (2026). Jason Schmetzer has the most credits, 10, beginning with Edge of the Storm, Vengeance and Sniper in 2012. Michael J. Ciaravella is credited on 8 books, Bryan Young on 7 and Blaine Lee Pardoe on 6. New BattleTech titles continue to appear.

How many Battletech books are there?

Battletech has 48 books, released between 2004 and 2026.

Battletech Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 48 Battletech books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Fall From Glory2004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  2. 2
    Visions of Rebirth2006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  3. 3
    A Bonfire of Worlds2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  4. 4
    Edge of the Storm2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  5. 5
    Vengeance2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  6. 6
    Sniper2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  7. 7
    Isle of the Blessed2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  8. 8
    Embers of War2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  9. 9
    Betrayal of Ideals2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  10. 10
    Forever Faithful2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  11. 11
    Redemption Rift2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  12. 12
    Grey Watch Protocol2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  13. 13
    Honor's Gauntlet2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  14. 14
    Icons of War2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  15. 15
    Children of Kerensky2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  16. 16
    Hour Of The Wolf2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  17. 17
    The Battle of Tukayyid2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  18. 18
    Paid in Blood2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  19. 19
    Blood Will Tell2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  20. 20
    Hunting Season2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  21. 21
    A Rock and a Hard Place2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  22. 22
    Strong as Steel2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  23. 23
    No Substitute for Victory2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  24. 24
    Redemption Rites2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  25. 25
    Mercenary's Honor2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  26. 26
    Land of Dreams2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  27. 27
    A Question of Survival2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  28. 28
    Jaguar's Leap2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  29. 29
    The Damocles Sanction2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  30. 30
    Escape from Jardine2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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Battletech Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Battletech books run from Fall From Glory (2004) to The Blackbird Gambit (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Battletech in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Where to start with Battletech

Start with Fall From Glory (2004), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Battletech book?

The Blackbird Gambit (2026) is the newest Battletech book released so far.

Is there a new Battletech book coming?

No next Battletech book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Battletech at a glance

Still running
Battletech is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Battletech books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Busiest decade
Most Battletech books, 37 of 48, were published in the 2020s.
Attribution
Of the 48 titles, 10 are credited to Jason Schmetzer, 8 to Michael J. Ciaravella, 7 to Bryan Young and 6 to Blaine Lee Pardoe. A further 15 writers are credited.

What the Battletech books are about

1 of the 48 Battletech books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.