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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 novels|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 non-fiction work ''The Cruise of the Sea Eagle'', the story of a German pirate in World War I.
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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 [[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, non-fiction works.
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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]].
  
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Pardoe married Cyndi while he lived in Michigan, and the couple had two children, Victoria and Alexander.
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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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==Non-fiction==
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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>
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* 1997. ''Cubicle Warfare: Self-Defense Tactics for Today's Hypercompetitive Workplace'' (Prima Lifestyles)
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* 2005. ''The Cruise of the Sea Eagle: The Amazing True Story of Imperial Germany's Gentleman Pirate'' (The Lyons Press)
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Pardoe married Cyndi while he lived in Michigan, and the couple had two children, Victoria and Alexander.<ref name=offbio/>
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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. In 1995 he joined the ranks of BattleTech novelists with the publication of his first BattleTech novel, ''[[Highlander Gambit]]''. He also contributed several stories to [[BattleCorps]].
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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]]; and [[Raul Tinker]]. He was also the main author covering the mysterious story of [[Clan Wolverine]].
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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. 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 criticizes "cancel culture", and defends 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>
  
 
==Novels==
 
==Novels==
 
===BattleTech===
 
===BattleTech===
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* 1995. ''[[List of BattleTech novels#Highlander Gambit|Highlander Gambit]]'' ([[ROC]])
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<div class="desktop-3-col">
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* 1996. ''[[List of BattleTech novels#Impetus of War|Impetus of War]]''
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* 1995
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* 1997. ''[[Exodus Road (novel)|Exodus Road]]''
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** ''[[Highlander Gambit]]'' (reprinted on BattleCorps in 2010)
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* 2000. ''[[List of BattleTech novels#Measure of a Hero|Measure of a Hero]]''
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*1996
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* 2001. ''[[List of BattleTech novels#Call of Duty|Call of Duty]]''
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** ''[[Impetus of War]]''
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* 2002. ''[[List of BattleTech novels#Operation Audacity|Operation Audacity]]''
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*1997
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** ''[[Exodus Road (novel)|Exodus Road]]''
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*2000
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** ''[[Measure of a Hero]]''
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*2001
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** ''[[Call of Duty]]''
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*2002
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** ''[[Operation Audacity]]''
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*2016
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** ''[[Betrayal of Ideals]]''
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*2018
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** ''[[The Anvil]]'' (novella)
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*2019
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** ''[[Forever Faithful]]''
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*2020
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** ''[[Divided We Fall]]'' (novella)
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** ''[[Rock of the Republic]]'' (novella)
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** ''[[Children of Kerensky]]''
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*2021
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** ''[[Hour of the Wolf]]''
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** ''[[No Substitute for Victory]]''
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</div>
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===MechWarrior: Dark Age===
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*2005
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** ''[[Target of Opportunity]]''
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*2006
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** ''[[Surrender Your Dreams]]''
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*2007
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** ''[[Fire at Will]]''
  
 
===MechWarrior===
 
===MechWarrior===
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* 1999. ''[[List of BattleTech novels#Roar of Honor|Roar of Honor]]'' (ROC)
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*1999
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* 1999. ''[[List of BattleTech novels#By Blood Betrayed|By Blood Betrayed]]'' (co-authored with [[Mel Odom]])
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** ''[[Roar of Honor]]''
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** ''[[By Blood Betrayed]]'' (with [[Mel Odom]])
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===MechWarrior: Dark Age===
 
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* 2005. ''[[List of BattleTech novels#Target of Opportunity|Target of Opportunity]]'' (ROC)
 
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* 2006. ''[[List of BattleTech novels#Surrender Your Dreams|Surrender Your Dreams]]''
 
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* 2007. ''[[List of BattleTech novels#Fire at Will|Fire at Will]]''
 
  
 
==Short Stories==
 
==Short Stories==
 
===BattleCorps===
 
===BattleCorps===
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* 2004. "The Longest Road"
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* 2005. "Great Gaffa's Ghost"
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*2004
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* 2005. "The Heart of Dixie"
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**"[[The Longest Road]]"
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* 2005. "Chapter 15"
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*2005
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* 2006-2007. "Betrayal of Ideas" (four part serial)
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**"[[Great Gaffa's Ghost]]"
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**"[[The Heart of Dixie]]"
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==Source Books==
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**"[[Chapter 15]]"
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===Star Trek===
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*2006-2007
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* 1986. ''Star Trek IV Sourcebook Update'' ([[FASA]])
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** ''[[Betrayal of Ideals]]'' (four part serial)
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* 1987. ''Star Trek Roleplaying Game''
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*2008
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* 1987. ''The Strider Incident''
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**"[[Old Pus Eye]]"
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* 1989. ''Star Trek: The Next Generation First Year Sourcebook''
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**"[[Abandonment]]"
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**"[[Desertion]]"
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*2009
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**"[[Son of Blake]]"
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*2010
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**"[[The Loyal Son]]"
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===Shrapnel===
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*2020
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** ''[[The Flames of Idlewind]]''
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** ''[[Waylon's War]]''
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*2021
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** ''[[One Door Closes]]''
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==Sourcebooks==
 
===BattleTech===
 
===BattleTech===
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* 1987. ''[[Sorenson's Sabres (scenario pack)|Sorenson's Sabres]]'' ([[FASA]])
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<div class="desktop-3-col">
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* 1987. ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''
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* 1987
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* 1989. ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
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** ''[[Sorenson's Sabres (scenario pack)|Sorenson's Sabres]]'' ([[FASA]])
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* 1989. ''[[The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One|Fourth Succession War Scenario Pack]]''
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** ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''
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* 1989. ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''
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* 1989
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* 1991. ''[[BattleTech Compendium]]''
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** ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
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* 1991. ''[[ClanTroops]]''
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** ''[[The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One|Fourth Succession War Scenario Pack]]''
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* 1991. ''[[Rhonda's Irregulars (sourcebook)|Rhonda's Irregulars]]''
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** ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''
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* 1991. ''[[Solaris: The Reaches]]''
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* 1991
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* 1991. ''[[Unbound]]''
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** ''[[BattleTech Compendium]]''
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* 1991. ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''
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** ''[[ClanTroops]]''
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* 1992. ''[[Bloodright]]''
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** ''[[Rhonda's Irregulars (scenario pack)|Rhonda's Irregulars]]''
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* 1992. ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]''
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** ''[[Solaris: The Reaches]]''
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* 1992. ''[[Technical Readout: 3055]]''
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** ''[[Unbound]]''
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* 1993. ''[[Mercenary's Handbook 3055]]''
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** ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''
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* 1994. ''[[BattleTech Compendium: Rules of Warfare]]''
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* 1992
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* 1995. ''[[MechWarrior Companion]]''
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** ''[[Bloodright]]''
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* 1995. ''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]''
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** ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]''
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* 1996. ''[[Living Legends]]''
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** ''[[Technical Readout: 3055]]''
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* 1996. ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]'' (reprinted information from TRO:3025)
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* 1993
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* 1996. ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Revised]]'' (reprinted information from TRO:2750)
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** ''[[Mercenary's Handbook 3055]]''
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* 1996. ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Revised]]'' (reprinted information from TRO:3055)
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* 1994
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** ''[[BattleTech Compendium: The Rules of Warfare]]''
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* 1995
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** ''[[MechWarrior Companion]]''
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** ''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]''
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* 1996
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** ''[[Living Legends]]''
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** ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]'' (reprinted information from TRO:3025)
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** ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Revised]]'' (reprinted information from TRO:2750)
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** ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Revised]]'' (reprinted information from TRO:3055)
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</div>
  
 
===Renegade Legion===
 
===Renegade Legion===
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* 1988. ''Centurion - Harbingers of Death'' (FASA)
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* 1988
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* 1988. ''Fighter Briefing: Commonwealth''
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** ''Centurion - Harbingers of Death'' (FASA)
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* 1988. ''Fighter Recognition Manual''
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** ''Fighter Briefing: Commonwealth''
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* 1991. ''Legionnaire the Roleplaying Game''
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** ''Fighter Recognition Manual''
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* 1991. ''Shannedam County''
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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''
  
 
===Domination===
 
===Domination===
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* 1989. ''Domination RPG'' (StarChilde Publications)
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* 1989
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* 1989. ''Domination: Sabot & Laser''
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** ''Domination RPG'' (StarChilde Publications)
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** ''Domination: Sabot & Laser''
  
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==External links==
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==Nonfiction==
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* [http://www.blainepardoe.com/ Official website]
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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==
 
==References==
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* http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=6764
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<references/>
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* http://www.scifan.com/writers/pp/PardoeLBlaine.asp
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* http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/blaine-lee-pardoe/
 
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* http://www.nobleknight.com/searchresults.asp?search=Blaine%20Pardoe
 
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* [http://www.blainepardoe.com/page2.html Official bio]
 
  
 
[[Category:Authors|Pardoe, Blaine Lee]]
 
[[Category:Authors|Pardoe, Blaine Lee]]
 
[[Category:PeopleReal|Pardoe, Blaine Lee]]
 
[[Category:PeopleReal|Pardoe, Blaine Lee]]

Latest revision as of 03:19, 30 March 2024

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

Overview[edit]

Blaine Lee Pardoe is an author who has contributed to many BattleTech sourcebooks. In addition, he has penned several 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.

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

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. He also contributed several stories to BattleCorps.

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; and Raul Tinker. He was also the main author covering the mysterious story of Clan Wolverine.

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 criticizes "cancel culture", and defends 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]

Novels[edit]

BattleTech[edit]

MechWarrior: Dark Age[edit]

MechWarrior[edit]

Short Stories[edit]

BattleCorps[edit]

Shrapnel[edit]

Sourcebooks[edit]

BattleTech[edit]

Renegade Legion[edit]

  • 1988
    • Centurion - Harbingers of Death (FASA)
    • Fighter Briefing: Commonwealth
    • Fighter Recognition Manual
  • 1991
    • Legionnaire the Roleplaying Game
    • Shannedam County

Star Trek[edit]

  • 1986
    • Star Trek IV Sourcebook Update
  • 1987
    • Star Trek Roleplaying Game
    • The Strider Incident
  • 1989
    • Star Trek: The Next Generation First Year Sourcebook

Domination[edit]

  • 1989
    • Domination RPG (StarChilde Publications)
    • Domination: Sabot & Laser

Nonfiction[edit]

  • 1997
    • Cubicle Warfare: Self-Defense Tactics for Today's Hypercompetitive Workplace (Prima Lifestyles)
  • 2005
    • The Cruise of the Sea Eagle: The Amazing True Story of Imperial Germany's Gentleman Pirate (The Lyons Press)

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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