The Mercenary Life
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A COST IS ALWAYS PAID
Nikolai Reed is a trader on a Lyran JumpShip plying the space lanes
Chloe Mason is a hot-shot tech with the Hsien Hotheads mercenaries
Leaving the Northwind Highlanders¸ MechWarrior Ryana Nikol fills a billet with the Eridani Light Horse
Disparate 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.
The Mercenary Life 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.
The first eight stories of this anthology were originally posted for free alongside the release of MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries ¸ 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.
Additionally¸ an all-new ninth story has been added - The Sun Will Rise - 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.
Note: This purchase contains both an ebook edition of the anthology for use on most ebook readers¸ and a Kindle edition for use on the Amazon Kindle.