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==Character Brief==
 
==Character Brief==
 
'''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.
 
'''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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===BattleTech===
 
===BattleTech===
 
* 1995
 
* 1995
**''[[Highlander Gambit]]'' (reprinted on BattleCorps in 2010)
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** ''[[Highlander Gambit]]'' (reprinted on BattleCorps in 2010)
 
*1996
 
*1996
**''[[Impetus of War]]''
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** ''[[Impetus of War]]''
 
*1997
 
*1997
**''[[Exodus Road (novel)|Exodus Road]]''
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** ''[[Exodus Road (novel)|Exodus Road]]''
 
*2000
 
*2000
**''[[Measure of a Hero]]''
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** ''[[Measure of a Hero]]''
 
*2001
 
*2001
**''[[Call of Duty]]''
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** ''[[Call of Duty]]''
 
*2002
 
*2002
**''[[Operation Audacity]]''
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** ''[[Operation Audacity]]''
 
*2016
 
*2016
**''[[Betrayal of Ideals]]''
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** ''[[Betrayal of Ideals]]''
 
*2018
 
*2018
**''[[The Anvil]]'' (novella)
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** ''[[The Anvil]]'' (novella)
 
*2019
 
*2019
**''[[Forever Faithful]]''
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** ''[[Forever Faithful]]''
 
*2020
 
*2020
**''[[Divided We Fall]]'' (novella)
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** ''[[Divided We Fall]]'' (novella)
**''[[Rock of the Republic]]'' (novella)
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** ''[[Rock of the Republic]]'' (novella)
**''[[Children of Kerensky]]''
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** ''[[Children of Kerensky]]''
 
*2021
 
*2021
**''[[Hour of the Wolf]]''
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** ''[[Hour of the Wolf]]''
**''[[No Substitute for Victory]]''
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** ''[[No Substitute for Victory]]''
  
 
===MechWarrior===
 
===MechWarrior===
 
*1999
 
*1999
**''[[Roar of Honor]]''
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** ''[[Roar of Honor]]''
**''[[By Blood Betrayed]]'' (co-authored with [[Mel Odom]])
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** ''[[By Blood Betrayed]]'' (co-authored with [[Mel Odom]])
  
 
===MechWarrior: Dark Age===
 
===MechWarrior: Dark Age===
 
*2005
 
*2005
**''[[Target of Opportunity]]''
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** ''[[Target of Opportunity]]''
 
*2006
 
*2006
**''[[Surrender Your Dreams]]''
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** ''[[Surrender Your Dreams]]''
 
*2007
 
*2007
**''[[Fire at Will]]''
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** ''[[Fire at Will]]''
  
 
==Short Stories==
 
==Short Stories==
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**"[[Chapter 15]]"
 
**"[[Chapter 15]]"
 
*2006-2007
 
*2006-2007
**''[[Betrayal of Ideals]]'' (four part serial)
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** ''[[Betrayal of Ideals]]'' (four part serial)
 
*2008
 
*2008
 
**"[[Old Pus Eye]]"
 
**"[[Old Pus Eye]]"
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===Shrapnel===
 
===Shrapnel===
 
*2020
 
*2020
**''[[The Flames of Idlewind]]''
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** ''[[The Flames of Idlewind]]''
**''[[Waylon's War]]''
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** ''[[Waylon's War]]''
 
*2021
 
*2021
**''[[One Door Closes]]''
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** ''[[One Door Closes]]''
  
 
==Sourcebooks==
 
==Sourcebooks==
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===Star Trek===
 
===Star Trek===
 
* 1986
 
* 1986
**''Star Trek IV Sourcebook Update''
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** ''Star Trek IV Sourcebook Update''
 
* 1987
 
* 1987
**''Star Trek Roleplaying Game''
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** ''Star Trek Roleplaying Game''
**''The Strider Incident''
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** ''The Strider Incident''
 
* 1989
 
* 1989
**''Star Trek: The Next Generation First Year Sourcebook''
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** ''Star Trek: The Next Generation First Year Sourcebook''
  
 
===BattleTech===
 
===BattleTech===
 
* 1987
 
* 1987
**''[[Sorenson's Sabres (scenario pack)|Sorenson's Sabres]]'' ([[FASA]])
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** ''[[Sorenson's Sabres (scenario pack)|Sorenson's Sabres]]'' ([[FASA]])
**''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''
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** ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''
 
* 1989
 
* 1989
 
** ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
 
** ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]''
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** ''[[Mercenary's Handbook 3055]]''
 
** ''[[Mercenary's Handbook 3055]]''
 
* 1994
 
* 1994
** ''[[BattleTech Compendium: Rules of Warfare]]''
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** ''[[BattleTech Compendium: The Rules of Warfare]]''
 
* 1995
 
* 1995
 
** ''[[MechWarrior Companion]]''
 
** ''[[MechWarrior Companion]]''
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==References==
 
==References==
* http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=6764
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* http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=6764 (dead link)
* http://www.scifan.com/writers/pp/PardoeLBlaine.asp
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* http://www.scifan.com/writers/pp/PardoeLBlaine.asp (dead link)
* http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/blaine-lee-pardoe/
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* http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/blaine-lee-pardoe/ (dead link)
* http://www.nobleknight.com/searchresults.asp?search=Blaine%20Pardoe
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* http://www.nobleknight.com/searchresults.asp?search=Blaine%20Pardoe (dead link)
 
* [http://www.blainepardoe.com/page2.html Official bio]
 
* [http://www.blainepardoe.com/page2.html Official bio]
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[[Category:Authors|Pardoe, Blaine Lee]]
 
[[Category:Authors|Pardoe, Blaine Lee]]
 
[[Category:PeopleReal|Pardoe, Blaine Lee]]
 
[[Category:PeopleReal|Pardoe, Blaine Lee]]

Revision as of 21:13, 5 July 2022

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

Character Brief

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. In 2005, he released his nonfiction work The Cruise of the Sea Eagle, the story of a German pirate in World War I.

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, nonfiction works.

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

Nonfiction

  • 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)

Novels

BattleTech

MechWarrior

MechWarrior: Dark Age

Short Stories

BattleCorps

Shrapnel

Sourcebooks

Star Trek

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

BattleTech

Renegade Legion

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

Domination

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

References