Details here: http://miah000.blogspot.com/2012/05/rumor-mill-churns-and-churns.html

There has been no official announcement from FFG yet.

I read several Battletech and Mechwarrior novels by Pardoe. He's great!

OZO, Wow! This cover looks awesome. Nice to hear that the upcoming novel is not the last one. Great, and thanks for sharing the information!