ON THE FRONT LINESIn the 32nd century, two things are a constant in the Inner Sphere: war, and the need to hire people to fight them. Mercenaries have been around nearly as long as organized warfare. Those skilled or lucky enough can make their fortuneand all they have to do is survive to spend itThis volume contains two novellas in the BattleTech Fortunes of War series:GIVING UP THE GHOST BY BRYAN YOUNGHank Mallory runs the Wolfhounds, an elite, self-sufficient company of the fabled Kell Hounds mercenary unit. But when Callandre Kell gives the order for the Hounds to scatter in the wake of vicious attacks from the Jade Falcons, Mallory and his unit must transform into a brand-new unit or risk being hunted down and destroyed.Naturally, they head to Galatea and do whatever it takes to transform into something newno matter what unusual missions that may requireBLOOD RAGE BY CRAIG A. REED, JR.Three years after the massacre of their families on Bromhead, Hansen's Roughriders live to exact revenge against Taurian Concordant forces they can find. When the Second Taurian Lancersthe unit responsible for the massacrelands on Midale, they run into Colonel Wolfgang Hansen and the entire Roughriders forceall out for blood.Amid the savage fighting, a Federated Suns liaison officer uncovers evidence of a third party's involvement in the slaughterand who may have been behind it. But will he be able to gather the necessary evidenceand eyewitnessesbefore the rampaging Roughriders destroy everything in their path?(NOTE: These are the same stories that were distributed to the BattleTech Mercenaries Kickstarter campaign. If you received this story through the campaign, you do not need to buy them here.)
