Apparent Catastrophe
 | Apocryphal Product Although the subject of this article is an official BattleTech product, it does not meet the current criteria for Canon. Its content may or may not be canonical for the BattleTech universe, and for the purpose of the Sarna.net BattleIntelligence is considered apocryphal. |
Apparent Catastrophe | |||
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| Novella/serialized Novel (part 2 of 4) by Michael A. Stackpole | |||
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| Publication | |||
| Published | 28 March 2017 | ||
| Publisher | Harebrained Schemes | ||
| illustrator(s) | Joel DuQue | ||
| Pages | 112 (PDF edition) | ||
| Chronology | |||
| Era | Succession Wars era | ||
| Timeline | 15 November 3000 — 23 December 3000 | ||
| Series | |||
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Apparent Catastrophe is an original BattleTech novella penned by Michael A. Stackpole, the second of four parts of a serial novel. It was offered as a backer reward for Harebrained Schemes' successful BattleTech Video Game crowdfunding campaign, and was released in electronic format on 28 March 2017 to backers who had pledged at least 50 US$ to the project.
Canonicity
Originally written for the release of the HBS videogame, this series of novellas have long been apocryphal. In February 2025 the first installment of this series was released by CGL as a canonical product. At this time, future installments have yet to be released and and thus are still apocryphal, though they are expected to be officially published imminently. Until such a time unpublished installments and the characters and events there in must remain apocryphal.
Plot summary
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Featured Characters
- Quintus Allard
- Calvin Galarza
- Ian Levine
- Abigail Litzau
- Ivan Litzau
- Sophie Litzau
- Walter de Mesnil
- Richard Oglethorpe
Featured Places
- Maldive (called "Maldives" in the first two novellas but referred to as "Maldive" afterwards; not to be confused with nearby Valdives)
Featured BattleTech
BattleMechs
DropShips
- DropShips of undetermined classes (Vulture's Egg)