BattleTech: Hour of the Wolf

By Jack Mitchell and Jack Mitchell

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1947335693
• ISBN13: 9781947335691
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Inmediares Productions
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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