Operation Audacity (novel)
Operation Audacity (novel) | |
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Product information | |
Type | Novel |
Author | Blaine Lee Pardoe |
Pages | 270 |
Cover Artwork | Doug Chaffee |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Roc Books |
First published | 4 June 2002 |
ISBN-10 | 0451458850 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0451458858 |
Content | |
Era | Civil War era |
Timeline | 23 May 3064 – 15 March 3065 |
Series | Archer Christifori novels |
Preceded by | Call of Duty |
Followed by | The Longest Road (short story) |
Operation Audacity, by Blaine Lee Pardoe, is the final novel about Archer Christifori's experiences during the Federated Commonwealth Civil War. It details how Victor Steiner-Davion and Katherine Steiner-Davion, archrivals in the FedCom Civil War, respond to the sudden Jade Falcon incursion into Lyran space.
Contents
From the back cover
“ | The Civil War rages on, with deposed Prince Victor Steiner-Davion's forces bloodied from the recent defeats inflicted by his sister, Katrina. Worse still, Clan Jade Falcon has seized the opportunity to launch a determined offensive into the Lyran Alliance, destroying forces on both sides of the conflict.
But Prince Victor has formed a daring plan of his own—hold the Falcons in check on the worlds they have already conquered and unleash a massive force under Major General Archer Christifori deep inside Clan space with the mission to cut the Falcon offensive off at its core. To succeed, Victor and Archer must convince one of Katrina's most loyal warriors—Leftenant General Adam Steiner—to join the fight. But how can either side trust the enemy they have sworn to kill? |
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Summary
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Featured characters
- Victor Ian Steiner-Davion
- Archon Katherine Steiner-Davion
- Major General Archer Christifori
- Leftenant General Adam Steiner
- General Sharon Bryan
- Leutnant Colonel Felix Blucher
- Captain Anton Gramash
- Khan Phelan Ward
- Khan Marthe Pryde
- saKhan Samantha Clees
- Star Colonel Ravill Pryde
- Star Colonel Diane Anu
- Star Captain Diana Pryde
Featured places
- Adelaide
- Atocongo
- Barcelona (mentioned)
- Black Earth
- Blackjack
- Blair Atholl
- Blue Hole
- Butler
- Chapultepec
- Crimond
- Dustball
- Graceland
- Halfway
- Hot Springs
- Huntress (mentioned)
- Kikuyu (mentioned)
- Malibu
- Melissia
- Newtown Square (mentioned)
- Rasalgethi (mentioned)
- Roadside
- Somerset (mentioned)
- Sudeten (mentionend)
- Terra (mentioned)
- Tharkad (mentioned)
- Tukayyid (mentioned)
- Twycross
- York (mentioned)
- Zhongshan
Featured units
Inner Sphere
Allied Forces (Victor)
- 1st Argyle Lancers "The Fast and Furious" (mentioned)
- 1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)
- 2nd Crucis Lancers RCT "Kestrel Lancers"
- 8th Deneb Light Cavalry "The Green Leopards" (mentioned)
- 10th Lyran Guards "The Revenants" (mentioned)
- 20th Arcturan Guards "The White Bears of Uther"
- 224th Division "The Prince's Men"
- Barber's Marauder IIs (mentioned)
- Blue Star Irregulars (mentioned)
Loyalist Forces (Katherine)
- 3rd Alliance Guards RCT "The Boys from Skye"
- 4th Donegal Guards RCT (mentioned)
- 6th Donegal Guards RCT
- 9th Lyran Regulars "Karilon Magicians"
- 11th Donegal Guards (mentioned)
- 14th Donegal Guards "The Dawn Chargers"
- 14th Lyran Guards "The Fearsome Fourteenth"
- 15th Arcturan Guards (The Stavlos Tigers") reinforced with elements of the Gacrux FTM and the Neerabup MTM "The Hodge Podges"
- Brion's Legion (mentioned)
- Fighting Urukhai, Roman's Bar Hounds (mentioned)
- Grave Walkers (mentioned)
- Kelenfold Pandora Theater Militia (mentioned)
- Storm's Metal Thunder
- Wolverton's Highlanders (mentioned)
Neutral
- 39th Division of the Com Guards "The White Lancers" (mentioned)
- 388th Division of the Com Guards "The White Banshees" (mentioned)
- Snord's Irregulars
Clan Wolf-in-Exile
- Alpha Galaxy 1st Wolf Legion "Stalking Death"
- Alpha Galaxy 1st Wolf Strike Grenadiers "Snapping Jaws"
- Alpha Galaxy 4th Wolf Guards Assault Cluster "Wolf Bane"
- Golden Keshik
Clan Jade Falcon
- Delta Galaxy 7th Talon Cluster "The Pride of Ironhold"
- Epsilon Galaxy 5th Battle "The Golden Talons"
- Gamma Galaxy 3rd Falcon Talon "The Jade Claymores"
- Gamma Galaxy 9th Talon "The Falcon Lancers"
- Gamma Galaxy Jade Falcon Guards "Pryde's Pride"
- Gamma Galaxy Jade Solahma
- Epsilon Galaxy 8th Falcon Regulars "The Scarlet Scythes"
- Omega Galaxy 4th Falcon Striker "The Black Falcons"
- Omega Galaxy 8th Provisional Garrison Cluster
- Rho Galaxy 7th Falcon Regulars "Hazen's Hussars"
- Lambda Galaxy 22nd Cluster
- Lambda Galaxy 74th Battle Cluster "The Raptor Battle Cluster"
- Sigma Galaxy 1st Falcon Hussars "The Tokasha Hussars"
- Turkina Keshik "The Chosen of Turkina"
Featured BattleTech Equipment
BattleMechs
- Atlas
- Awesome
- Howler (Baboon)
- Barghest
- Battle Cobra
- Behemoth
- Black Hawk
- Black Lanner
- Blitzkrieg
- Blood Asp
- Bushwacker
- Caesar
- Canis
- Cobra
- Cougar
- Dire Wolf (Daishi)
- Fire Falcon
- Galahad
- Gladiator
- Goshawk
- Grand Titan
- Hauptmann
- Hellhound
- Hollander
- JagerMech III
- Koshi
- Kraken
- Lancelot
- Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)
- Mad Dog (Vulture)
- Night Gyr
- Nightsky (mentioned)
- Penetrator
- Phantom
- Salamander
- Scarabus
- Stalker
- Stealth
- Stiletto
- Stooping Hawk
- Stormcrow
- Thunder Hawk
- Turkina
- Uller
- Vixen
- War Dog
- Warhawk (Masakari)
- Wolfhound
- Zeus (mentioned)
Vehicles
- Badger tracked transport
- Chevalier Light Tank
- Galleon Light Tank (GAL-100)
- Manticore Heavy Tank
- Myrmidon Medium Tank
- Prime Hauler
- Savannah Master
- SRM carrier
- Vedette Medium Tank
AeroSpace Fighters
DropShips
- Broadsword
- Overlord (Colonel Crockett) of the 1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)
- Union (Avatar)
- Union
- unknown class DropShip Ajax of the 2nd Crucis Lancers RCT
- unknown class DropShip Kearsarge of the 14th Donegal Guards
JumpShips
- JumpShips of undetermined classes (Saber Rattle, Wayward Warrior, Little Sorrel)
WarShips
- CJF Black Talon, Aegis-class heavy cruiser, later Black Paw
- CJF White Talon, Aegis-class heavy cruiser
Other
- Orbital Dry Dock Star of Ironhold
Foreign-Language Editions
German
A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 2003 as Operation Risiko (ISBN 9783453870642).[1]
Covers
2003 German edition. Art by Todd Lockwood.
References
- ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for Operation Risiko