Call of Duty

Call of Duty
Product information
Type	Novel
Author	Blaine Lee Pardoe
Pages	271
Cover Artwork	Ed Cox
Publication information
Publisher	Roc Books
First published	10 October 2001
ISBN-10	0451458567
ISBN-13	978-0451458568
Content
Era	Civil War era
Timeline	3 February – 10 May 3063
Preceded by	Measure of a Hero
Followed by	Operation Audacity

Call of Duty, by Blaine Lee Pardoe, is the second novel about Archer Christifori's experiences during the Federated Commonwealth Civil War.

Archer Christifori's story is preceded by Measure of a Hero and concludes in Operation Audacity.

The novel was made available on BattleCorps on 27 February 2011 as a PDF file (text only, without cover, pictures, or any other interior artwork except for the usual BattleCorps frame graphics). The PDF copy includes a disclaimer stating that it was created from a pre-final edition text that might differ from the printed version and that canon-wise, the print edition trumps the PDF edition.

From the back cover

“

The planet of Odessa is caught between two adversaries whose personal antagonism may cost them much more than their lives. On one side is Count Nicholas Fisk, ruler of Odessa and a staunch supporter of Katrina Steiner, the ruler of the Lyran Alliance. In an effort to help stamp out the rebellion against Katrina's rule that has sprouted up across dozens of Alliance worlds, Count Fisk hopes to lure one of the more successful rebels to ultimate destruction. On the other side of the conflict are Leftenant General Archer Christifori and his Archer's Avengers, who support Prince Victor and his bid to oust Katrina. Though he knows that Odessa is a trap, the possibility of winning over the famed mercenary unit Snord's Irregulars to the cause is too tempting to pass up. But where peace is expected, battle ensues. And the black and white of friend and foe quickly turn to shades of gray while treachery abounds.

”

Featured characters

• Major Alexandria Natasha Snord
• Alice Getts
• Sergeant Anton Gramash
• Leftenant General Archer Christifori
• Erwin Vester
• Count Nicholas Fisk
• Colonel Rhonda Snord
• Colonel Robert Feehan

Featured places

• Alcor
• Odessa
• New Avalon

Featured Units

• 1st Thorin Regiment
• Snord's Irregulars
• Wolverton's Highlanders

Featured BattleTech

BattleMechs

• Anvil
• Assassin
• Axman
• Black Knight
• Battle Hawk
• Bombardier
• Bushwacker
• Caesar
• Catapult
• Centurion
• Cestus
• Cicada
• Clint
• Crab
• Enfield
• Excalibur
• Fireball
• Firestarter
• Gallowglas
• Guillotine
• Gunslinger
• Hatchetman
• Hercules
• Highlander
• Hollander
• Hunchback
• Hussar
• Jackal
• Javelin
• Jenner
• Kintaro
• Lancelot
• Lineholder
• Lynx
• Masakari
• Mongoose
• Nightsky
• Panther
• Penetrator
• Raven
• Scarabus
• Sentinel
• Shogun
• Spartan
• Spider
• Stalker
• Stealth
• Tempest
• Thug
• Vindicator
• Vulcan
• War Dog
• Watchman
• Whitworth
• Wolf Trap
• Wyvern

Vehicles

• Blizzard Hover Transport
• Burke
• Galleon Light Tank (GAL-100)
• J-27 Ordnance Transport
• Padilla Heavy Artillery Tank
• Rotunda
• Savannah Master
• Von Luckner Heavy Tank

AeroSpace Fighters

• Chippewa
• Corsair
• Lucifer

JumpShip

• Warspite (JumpShip of undetermined type)

DropShips

• Angelfire DropShip (Unknown class)
• Celtic Warrior Overlord-class DropShip
• Colonel Crockett Overlord-class DropShip
• Rabid Hunter Overlord-class DropShip
• Roarke's Drift Union-class DropShip
• Union

Foreign-Language Editions

German

A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 2002 as In die Pflicht genommen (ISBN 9783453213227).

Hungarian

A Hungarian edition was published by Beholder in 2008 as A kötelesség szava.

Covers

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  Original 2001 cover. Art by Ed Cox.

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  2002 German edition. Art by Kevin McCann.

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  2008 Hungarian edition.