Hopefully this post will stop the inquiries. Somehow, I doubt it. Too little time, too many Bobs.
I like including fans in the fiction, even if it is in a small way. It started out as fun and games for me. After all, the fans have kept BattleTech alive for years – so it was great giving some of them a chance to be a part of the action. Then the Kickstarter happened along with a massive wave of canon character backers and that complicated things considerably. Ray has done a yeoman’s job of straightening out the canon character list from hell and I feel like things are moving along smoothly at long last. It took months however…
Now things are moving fast and furious. Last month we had Divided We Fall finally drop. Rock of the Republic has finally released, then comes another long novella, and then Hour of the Wolf. And that’s just the stuff I have written! Other authors have tie-ins as well. There are two stories I have written for upcoming anthologies too, which haven’t been announced yet, Spotlight on Snord’s Irregulars, and Shrapnel stuff I have in the works.
There’s a staggering number of names involved with all of this and it has almost caused me an aneurism on more than one occasion. The character arcs, storylines, and other stuff is a massive thing to track. There are days I regret doing this service to the fan community, but they are few and far between. So while I bitch, piss, and moan – it is only because I like doing that.
I usually don’t put out fan names for stuff unless it has cleared edit. So don’t ask. Some characters end up on the cutting room floor. It happens. Sometimes it is me, sometimes the editor.
So, here is the updated list:
Rock of the Republic
Eric Kraaier
Jean-Jacques Labbé
Ed Miller
Stanislav Shimuk
Travis Sumpter
Jakapan Thunpithayakul
Jonathan Warrington
(Technically Oliver Haake should probably be on this list – but trust me, he will get the full recognition he deserves in several upcoming things.)
The Flames of Idlewind (Shrapnel #1)
Marc de Villasante Lahoz
Euan James
Ronald Ledwon
Daniel Leskov
Matthias Pfaff
Benjamin Tang
Divided We Fall
Michael Barber
Timothy Byrne
Felipe Cintron
John “Doc” Crouch
Tony Deegan
Jared Donner
Wes Frenz
Jürgen Frey
John Gaisano III
Ed Hatchel
Matthew Hinks
Hannes Hinterberger
Robert BJ Horncastle
Cal Hornstien
Garry Jackson
Alex Kaempen
Kristopher Tyson Koniczek
Andrew Krull
Wayne Ledbetter
Brianne Elizabeth Lyons
Joseph McEachern
Joshua McHugh
Roderick van Noorloos
William C. Pelcham
Lon Porter
Corey Riordan
Nicholas Roche
Andrew Roy
Patrick J. Saul
Sebastian Schröder
Kevin Seibert
Richard Skelton
Andrew Sternglass
Jason Tuttle
Matt Valgardson
Derek Weese
Jason Weiser
Scott Whyte
The Anvil
Moses Obadiah
Nicholas Tockert
David DiFranco
Eric Belcher
Clifford McKinney
Jeff Sockwell
Daryl Noonan
Jonathon Scott Schofield
Cord Awtry
Ryan James Broadhead
Ben Myers
Troy Lee Cowell
Krzysztof Krecislaw
Chad Parish
Jack Lafreniere
Joshua Bressel
Marcus Odekirk
Robert Ostrowski
Mark Havener
George Tholburn
Erik Helgeson
Winter Guite
Jukka-Emil Vanaja
Christopher Turco
Juan Ochoa Jr.
Steven Molen
Broccán Mac Rónáin
Kenyon Burguess
Dave Alsager
Forever Faithful
Benjamin Starkey
Av Paredes
Adam Mckern
Brian Blaney
Trixter Phillips
Alexander JW De Santis
Jamie Rife
Brandon Fisher
Andrew Gardenhire
Todd Farnholtz
Clint Woodall
Clifford McKinney
Adam Thompson
Ray Arrista
James McHenry
Patrick Finnegan
Oliver Kraft
Camille Klein
Shane Jaskowiak
Shawn Bruno
Colin Duffy
James Eyers Mclean Miller
Nathan Pelchat
Josh Ellis
Craig Gulledge
Peter Farland
Eric Eny
James Bixby
Thomas Lagemann
Craig Reed
Mike Lubowitzki
Devin Ramsey
Dustin Ballard
Jose Alvarez
Aaron Gregory
Bradley Proffitt
Dean Manning
Brian Chiasson
David Shell
Keegan Reid
Sam Snell
Alex Clarke
Redemption and Malice
Derek King
Gerry S. Xydis
Jack Halloran
Rules of Engagement – Released for the Kickstarter
Cymril Tseng, Star Commander of Clan Ghost Bear
Tai-i Adam Cunningham (Kaningamu) of the Draconis Combine
Tai-sa David Vivas, of the Draconis Combine
Tabor Heine, contributing for his daughter Charlotte Warrior of Clan Ghost Bear
The Bonds of Battle (To Be Released in the Clan Boxed Set)
Star Commander Cymril Tseng, Clan Ghost Bear
Adam Bear, (Kaningamu), contributed by Gregory Adam Cunningham, formerly of the Draconis Combine, now bondsman to Clan Ghost Bear
Tai-sa David Vivas, of the Draconis Combine
Tabor Heine, contributing for his daughter Charlotte Warrior of Clan Ghost Bear
William James Hamblin, Chu-i Biru Hamblin of the Draconis Combine
Chu-i Ayden Ryken, of the Draconis Combine
Chu-i Carrie Shumar, of the Draconis Combine
Sho-ko Mateo Vaux, of the Draconis Combine
Jason Cabral, Cabral, Ghost Bear Warrior
Kashira Jack ‘Reverend’ Benner, Sonkei-suru Benner of the Draconis Combine
Notes From The Bunker 
Amazing work, as always! Looking forward to reading it!
I just want say I love your works of story. I read The Flames of Idlewind (Shrapnel #1) like four or five time. Which like a lot but I’m not in it. Oh well so much for not being in a story that a bummer. I just want let you know don’t hold again’t you for it. Keep writing those Battletech story sir.