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==Character Brief==
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==Overview==
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'''Blaine Lee Pardoe''' is an author who has contributed to many [[BattleTech]] sourcebooks. In addition, he has penned several [[List of BattleTech Print Novels and Anthologies|BattleTech novels]] in the original BattleTech series, the MechWarrior companions, and the newer [[MechWarrior: Dark Age]] series. He has also contributed several short stories to [[BattleCorps]]. In 2005, he released his nonfiction work ''The Cruise of the Sea Eagle'', the story of a German pirate in World War I.
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One of [[FASA]]'s earliest freelance writers, '''Blaine Lee Pardoe''' has contributed to many [[BattleTech]] sourcebooks. In addition, he has penned several [[List of BattleTech Print Novels and Anthologies|BattleTech novels]] in the original BattleTech series, the MechWarrior series, and the newer [[MechWarrior: Dark Age]] series, as well as several novellas and short stories.
  
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Pardoe was born in Newport News, Virginia, was raised in Battle Creek, Michigan, and currently lives in Amissville, Virginia. He graduated with a bachelor's in business administration from Central Michigan University in 1985, after which he worked for various automobile corporations in Michigan. During this time he contributed to sourcebooks, most notably those set in ''[[w:Star Trek: The Role Playing Game|Star Trek]]'' and BattleTech, for [[FASA]] and others. After he moved back to Virginia to work for Ernst & Young LLP is when he began writing novels and, later, nonfiction works.<ref name=offbio>[http://www.blainepardoe.com/page2.html Personal site: author's bio]</ref>  
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Beyond BattleTech and roleplaying/wargaming in general, he has penned books in other fields such as military history and true crime.
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==Personal history==
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Pardoe was born in Newport News, Virginia, was raised in Battle Creek, Michigan, and lives in Amissville, Virginia. He graduated with a bachelor's in business administration from Central Michigan University in 1985, after which he worked for various automobile corporations in Michigan. During this time he contributed to sourcebooks, most notably those set in ''[[w:Star Trek: The Role Playing Game|Star Trek]]'' and BattleTech, for [[FASA]] and others. After he moved back to Virginia to work for Ernst & Young LLP is when he began writing novels and, later, nonfiction works.<ref name=offbio>[http://www.blainepardoe.com/page2.html Personal site: author's bio]</ref>
  
 
Pardoe married Cyndi while he lived in Michigan, and the couple had two children, Victoria and Alexander.<ref name=offbio/>
 
Pardoe married Cyndi while he lived in Michigan, and the couple had two children, Victoria and Alexander.<ref name=offbio/>
  
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On July 30, 2022 Catalyst Game Labs released a statement saying that it had suspended publishing new works by Pardoe due primarily to his "online activities which do not align with Catalyst’s publishing vision."<ref>[https://bg.battletech.com/forums/general-discussion/statement-regarding-blaine-lee-pardoe/msg1853780/#msg1853780 BattleTech forums: "Statement Regarding Blaine Lee Pardoe"]</ref><ref>[https://amgreatness.com/2022/07/29/my-publisher-canceled-me-in-favor-of-an-activist-who-threatened-my-life/?fbclid=IwAR12EXWWWB1IuxiP9EgypFh1u__5co9r_hme-sI_X26TtSCPvV2I1bhyXD0 AMGreatness: Pardoe's statement about his severance with CGL]</ref>
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===BattleTech===
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One of BattleTech's longest-serving sourcebook authors, Pardoe wrote parts of the original 1986 ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]'' including the first writeups with background details for many iconic [[BattleMech]] designs. As one of FASA's go-to authors he wrote, co-wrote or otherwise contributed to many of the early sourcebooks, scenario packs and adventure modules that fleshed out the BattleTech universe.
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In 1995 he joined the ranks of BattleTech novelists with the publication of his first BattleTech novel, ''[[Highlander Gambit]]''. Several novels would follow, as well as short stories in electronic format via [[BattleCorps]] and later [[Shrapnel (magazine)|Shrapnel]].
  
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==Novels==
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Notable characters and units that he contributed to the setting include [[Cranston Snord]] and [[Snord's Irregulars]]; [[Archer Christifori]] and [[Archer's Avengers]]; [[Trent]], [[Paul Moon]] and the [[Fidelis]]; [[Loren Jaffray]]; and [[Raul Tinker]]. He was also the main author covering the mysterious story of [[Clan Wolverine]], and through the [[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar sourcebook]] and other fiction he had a part in introducing and shaping the [[Word of Blake]] faction.
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===BattleTech===
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===Controversy===
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Blaine Lee Pardoe is a vocal conservative.<ref>[https://blainepardoe.wordpress.com/]</ref> He expresses these beliefs in detail through his online presence, interviewing with conservative websites, and through his fiction.
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One particularly vocal person confronting him online identified as "[[Faith McClosky]]". In a July 8, 2021 blog post<ref>[https://blainepardoe.wordpress.com/2021/07/08/the-truth-about-faith-mcclosky/ "The truth about Faith McClosky"] entry on Blaine Pardoe's blog</ref> Pardoe stated that Faith McClosky was a false identity under which a certain person stalked, threatened and bad-mouthed him in an attempt to have him "canceled". In this post Pardoe repeatedly criticized "cancel culture", and defended his novel "Blue Dawn", which is "about the violent progressive overthrow of the [United States] government" and is "a political thriller, aimed at conservative readers".
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On July 30, 2022 Catalyst Game Labs released a statement saying that they had suspended publishing new works by Pardoe due primarily to his "online activities which do not align with Catalyst’s publishing vision."<ref>[https://bg.battletech.com/forums/general-discussion/statement-regarding-blaine-lee-pardoe/msg1853780/#msg1853780 BattleTech forums: "Statement Regarding Blaine Lee Pardoe"]</ref>
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Pardoe subsequently claimed a connection between this severance and the "Faith McClosky" situation, complaining that he had been "canceled" and that his publisher had sided with an "activist who threatened [his] life."<ref>[https://amgreatness.com/2022/07/29/my-publisher-canceled-me-in-favor-of-an-activist-who-threatened-my-life/ Pardoe's statement about his severance by CGL]</ref>
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==Works==
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:''see also: [[:Category:Works by Blaine Lee Pardoe]]''
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===BattleTech print novels===
 
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* 1995
 
* 1995
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** ''[[Highlander Gambit]]'' (reprinted on BattleCorps in 2010)
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** ''[[Highlander Gambit]]''
 
*1996
 
*1996
 
** ''[[Impetus of War]]''
 
** ''[[Impetus of War]]''
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** "additional writing" credits for ''[[Star Lord (novel)|Star Lord]]'', which Pardoe, according to himself, effectively rewrote for publication
 
*1997
 
*1997
 
** ''[[Exodus Road (novel)|Exodus Road]]''
 
** ''[[Exodus Road (novel)|Exodus Road]]''
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*2002
 
*2002
 
** ''[[Operation Audacity]]''
 
** ''[[Operation Audacity]]''
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*2016
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*2006/2007
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** ''[[Betrayal of Ideals]]''
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** ''[[Betrayal of Ideals]]'' (initially published electronically via BattleCorps, later published in print in 2016)
 
*2018
 
*2018
 
** ''[[The Anvil]]'' (novella)
 
** ''[[The Anvil]]'' (novella)
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===MechWarrior: Dark Age===
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===MechWarrior print novels===
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*1999
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** ''[[Roar of Honor]]''
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** ''[[By Blood Betrayed]]'' (with [[Mel Odom]])
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===MechWarrior: Dark Age print novels===
 
*2005
 
*2005
 
** ''[[Target of Opportunity]]''
 
** ''[[Target of Opportunity]]''
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** ''[[Fire at Will]]''
 
** ''[[Fire at Will]]''
  
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===MechWarrior===
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===Short Stories===
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*1999
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====BattleCorps====
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** ''[[Roar of Honor]]''
 
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** ''[[By Blood Betrayed]]'' (co-authored with [[Mel Odom]])
 
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==Short Stories==
 
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===BattleCorps===
 
 
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*2004
 
*2004
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**"[[The Longest Road]]"
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** ''[[The Longest Road]]''
 
*2005
 
*2005
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**"[[Great Gaffa's Ghost]]"
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** ''[[Great Gaffa's Ghost]]''
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**"[[The Heart of Dixie]]"
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** ''[[The Heart of Dixie]] ''
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**"[[Chapter 15]]"
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** ''[[Chapter 15]] ''
 
*2006-2007
 
*2006-2007
 
** ''[[Betrayal of Ideals]]'' (four part serial)
 
** ''[[Betrayal of Ideals]]'' (four part serial)
 
*2008
 
*2008
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**"[[Old Pus Eye]]"
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** ''[[Old Pus Eye]]''
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**"[[Abandonment]]"
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** ''[[Abandonment]]''
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**"[[Desertion]]"
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** ''[[Desertion]]''
 
*2009
 
*2009
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**"[[Son of Blake]]"
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** ''[[Son of Blake]]''
 
*2010
 
*2010
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**"[[The Loyal Son]]"
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** ''[[The Loyal Son]]''
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===Shrapnel===
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====Shrapnel====
 
*2020
 
*2020
 
** ''[[The Flames of Idlewind]]''
 
** ''[[The Flames of Idlewind]]''
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==Sourcebooks==
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===BattleTech sourcebooks===
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===BattleTech===
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(writing or contribution credits)
 
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* 1987
 
* 1987
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** ''[[Sorenson's Sabres (scenario pack)|Sorenson's Sabres]]'' ([[FASA]])
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** ''[[Sorenson's Sabres (scenario pack)|Sorenson's Sabres]]''
 
** ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''
 
** ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''
 
* 1989
 
* 1989
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** ''[[BattleTech Compendium]]''
 
** ''[[BattleTech Compendium]]''
 
** ''[[ClanTroops]]''
 
** ''[[ClanTroops]]''
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** ''[[Rhonda's Irregulars (scenario pack)]]''
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** ''[[Rhonda's Irregulars (scenario pack)|Rhonda's Irregulars]]''
 
** ''[[Solaris: The Reaches]]''
 
** ''[[Solaris: The Reaches]]''
 
** ''[[Unbound]]''
 
** ''[[Unbound]]''
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** ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Revised]]'' (reprinted information from TRO:3055)
 
** ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Revised]]'' (reprinted information from TRO:3055)
 
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===Renegade Legion===
 
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* 1988
 
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** ''Centurion - Harbingers of Death'' (FASA)
 
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** ''Fighter Briefing: Commonwealth''
 
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** ''Fighter Recognition Manual''
 
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* 1991
 
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** ''Legionnaire the Roleplaying Game''
 
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** ''Shannedam County''
 
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===Star Trek===
 
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* 1986
 
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** ''Star Trek IV Sourcebook Update''
 
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* 1987
 
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** ''Star Trek Roleplaying Game''
 
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** ''The Strider Incident''
 
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* 1989
 
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** ''Star Trek: The Next Generation First Year Sourcebook''
 
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===Domination===
 
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* 1989
 
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** ''Domination RPG'' (StarChilde Publications)
 
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** ''Domination: Sabot & Laser''
 
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==Nonfiction==
 
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* 1997
 
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** ''Cubicle Warfare: Self-Defense Tactics for Today's Hypercompetitive Workplace'' (Prima Lifestyles)
 
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* 2005
 
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** ''The Cruise of the Sea Eagle: The Amazing True Story of Imperial Germany's Gentleman Pirate'' (The Lyons Press)
 
  
 
==References==
 
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==External Links==
 
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* http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=6764 (dead link)
 
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* http://www.scifan.com/writers/pp/PardoeLBlaine.asp (dead link)
 
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* http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/blaine-lee-pardoe/ (dead link)
 
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* http://www.nobleknight.com/searchresults.asp?search=Blaine%20Pardoe (dead link)
 
  
  
 
[[Category:Authors|Pardoe, Blaine Lee]]
 
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Latest revision as of 07:01, 21 May 2024

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Blaine Lee Pardoe
Occupation Author
BattleTech forum handle bpardoe870
Homepage Official website
Official Blog

Overview[edit]

One of FASA's earliest freelance writers, Blaine Lee Pardoe has contributed to many BattleTech sourcebooks. In addition, he has penned several BattleTech novels in the original BattleTech series, the MechWarrior series, and the newer MechWarrior: Dark Age series, as well as several novellas and short stories.

Beyond BattleTech and roleplaying/wargaming in general, he has penned books in other fields such as military history and true crime.

Personal history[edit]

Pardoe was born in Newport News, Virginia, was raised in Battle Creek, Michigan, and lives in Amissville, Virginia. He graduated with a bachelor's in business administration from Central Michigan University in 1985, after which he worked for various automobile corporations in Michigan. During this time he contributed to sourcebooks, most notably those set in Star Trek and BattleTech, for FASA and others. After he moved back to Virginia to work for Ernst & Young LLP is when he began writing novels and, later, nonfiction works.[1]

Pardoe married Cyndi while he lived in Michigan, and the couple had two children, Victoria and Alexander.[1]

BattleTech[edit]

One of BattleTech's longest-serving sourcebook authors, Pardoe wrote parts of the original 1986 Technical Readout: 3025 including the first writeups with background details for many iconic BattleMech designs. As one of FASA's go-to authors he wrote, co-wrote or otherwise contributed to many of the early sourcebooks, scenario packs and adventure modules that fleshed out the BattleTech universe.

In 1995 he joined the ranks of BattleTech novelists with the publication of his first BattleTech novel, Highlander Gambit. Several novels would follow, as well as short stories in electronic format via BattleCorps and later Shrapnel.

Notable characters and units that he contributed to the setting include Cranston Snord and Snord's Irregulars; Archer Christifori and Archer's Avengers; Trent, Paul Moon and the Fidelis; Loren Jaffray; and Raul Tinker. He was also the main author covering the mysterious story of Clan Wolverine, and through the ComStar sourcebook and other fiction he had a part in introducing and shaping the Word of Blake faction.

Controversy[edit]

Blaine Lee Pardoe is a vocal conservative.[2] He expresses these beliefs in detail through his online presence, interviewing with conservative websites, and through his fiction.

One particularly vocal person confronting him online identified as "Faith McClosky". In a July 8, 2021 blog post[3] Pardoe stated that Faith McClosky was a false identity under which a certain person stalked, threatened and bad-mouthed him in an attempt to have him "canceled". In this post Pardoe repeatedly criticized "cancel culture", and defended his novel "Blue Dawn", which is "about the violent progressive overthrow of the [United States] government" and is "a political thriller, aimed at conservative readers".

On July 30, 2022 Catalyst Game Labs released a statement saying that they had suspended publishing new works by Pardoe due primarily to his "online activities which do not align with Catalyst’s publishing vision."[4]

Pardoe subsequently claimed a connection between this severance and the "Faith McClosky" situation, complaining that he had been "canceled" and that his publisher had sided with an "activist who threatened [his] life."[5]

Works[edit]

see also: Category:Works by Blaine Lee Pardoe

BattleTech print novels[edit]

MechWarrior print novels[edit]

MechWarrior: Dark Age print novels[edit]

Short Stories[edit]

BattleCorps[edit]

Shrapnel[edit]

BattleTech sourcebooks[edit]

(writing or contribution credits)

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Personal site: author's bio
  2. ↑ [1]
  3. ↑ "The truth about Faith McClosky" entry on Blaine Pardoe's blog
  4. ↑ BattleTech forums: "Statement Regarding Blaine Lee Pardoe"
  5. ↑ Pardoe's statement about his severance by CGL

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