Editing Initiation to War

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| type                = Novel
| author              = [[Robert N. Charrette]]
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| pages               = 288
| cover               = [[Doug Chaffee]]
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| publisher           = [[Roc Books]]
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| year                = 5 November 2001
| ISBN10              = 0451458516
| ISBN13              = 978-0451458513
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| era                 = [[Civil War era]]
| timeline            = 26 November [[3061]] &ndash; 6 May [[3062]]
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'''''Initiation to War''''', by [[Robert N. Charrette]], is the story of [[Tybalt Kelly]]'s painful introduction to war and politics in the [[Chaos March]]. It is the fourth novel in the loosely related [[MechWarrior series]].

== From the back cover ==
{{quote|''On the planet [[Epsilon Eridani]], young [[Tybalt Kelly]] dreams of one day becoming a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]&mdash;no matter how much his [[Augustus Kelly|father]] hates the idea. When the local [[County Shu Militia]] starts recruiting for warrior training, Tybalt finally gets his wish. But he might not live to regret it.''

''Because the raw, untested forces of the Shu are about to meet their baptism by fire. Unidentified 'Mech raiders have been hitting cities and supply depots, destroying and plundering at will. And the newly fitted MechWarriors are going after them.''

''Now Tybalt is about to discover the hard truth that some battles have no winner&mdash;and in war, glory may be fleeting, but death is forever...''}}

== Summary ==
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==Featured characters==
* [[Aaliyah Shu-Bua]]
* [[Aaron Waterhouse]]
* [[Aldo Snell]]
* [[Augustus Kelly]]
* [[Bayard Sten]]
* [[Cara Price]]
* [[Essie Ling-Marabie]]
* [[Gabriel Shu]]
* [[Gunter Stiibel]]
* [[Harry Trahn|Harry 'Slug' Trahn]]
* [[Ismael Shu-Larabie]]
* [[Jeremy Veck]]
* [[Jorge Jurewicz]]
* [[Kingston Crawford]]
* [[Kwai Jame]]
* [[Meryl LaJoy-Bua]]
* [[Roman diMassi]]
* [[Sally Trahn]]
* [[Samantha Liu]]
* [[Tybalt Kelly]]

== Featured places ==
* [[Epsilon Eridani]]
* [[Ingress]] (mentioned)

== Featured BattleTech==
===BattleMechs===
* ''[[Axman]]''
* [[Blackjack (BattleMech)|''Blackjack'']]
* ''[[Black Knight]]'' (Mentioned)
* ''[[Caesar]]''
* ''[[Cataphract]]''
* ''[[Catapult]]''
* ''[[Clint]]''
* ''[[Commando]]''
* ''[[Dervish]]''
* ''[[Enforcer]]''
* ''[[Firefly]]''
* ''[[Javelin]]''
* ''[[Jenner]]''
* ''[[Lineholder]]''
* ''[[Panther]]''
* ''[[Pillager]]''
* ''[[Raven]]''
* ''[[Strider]]''
* ''[[Vindicator]]''
* ''[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]''

===Vehicles===
* [[CargoMech]]
* [[Cavalry]] Attack Helicopter
* [[Condor (Combat Vehicle)|Condor]] Combat Vehicle
* [[Galleon]] Light Tank (Mentioned)
* [[Goblin]] Infantry Support 
* [[KC-9 King Karnov]] Transport
* [[Scimitar]] Medium Hover Tank
* [[Vedette]] Medium Tank

===DropShips===
* ''[[Overlord]]''


[[Category:Novels]]
[[Category:MechWarrior novels]]
[[Category:Works by Robert N. Charrette]]