Classic Battletech is a 58-book series with 58 released primary works first released in 1986 with contributions by Ardath Mayhar, William H. Keith Jr., Michael A. Stackpole, Robert N. Charrette, Robert Thurston, James D. Long, Jim Long, Christopher Kubasik, Andrew Keith, Victor Milán, Peter L. Rice, Donald G. Phillips, Blaine Lee Pardoe, Loren L. Coleman, Loren Copeland, Thomas S. Gressman, Stephen Kenson, Mel Odom, Michael A. Stackole, Randall N. Bills, and Bryan Nystul.