the first official "battletech" novel was william h. keith's "decision at thunder rift" (1986); the last from fasa was loren l. coleman's "endgame" (2002) which resolved plot lines and character arcs from many previous works. subsequent publications jump ahead chronologically to the 32nd-century "" setting, beginning with michael a. stackpole's "ghost war" (2002) and ending with kevin killiany's "to ride the chimera" (2008). the closure in 2008 of wizkids delayed the release of further novels.