Operation Audacity (novel)
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| 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 |
| Product code | LE5885 |
| First published | 4 June 2002 |
| ISBN-10 | 0451458850 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0451458858 |
| Content | |
| Era | Civil War era |
| Timeline | 15 June 3064 – 15 March 3065 (23 May 3064 prologue) |
| 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[edit]
| “ | 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[edit]
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Featured characters[edit]
- Lieutenant-Colonel Daniel Allard, commander of the Kell Hounds
- Duke of St. Ives Kai Allard-Liao (mentioned)
- Star Colonel Diane Anu of Clan Jade Falcon, commander of Epsilon Galaxy's 5th Battle Cluster
- Technician Barry of Clan Jade Falcon on the CJF Black Talon
- Bathol, commander of Fire Star of Command Trinary of Lambda Galaxy's 74th Battle Cluster of Clan Jade Falcon
- Primus Jerome Blake (mentioned)
- Colonel Felix Blucher, commander of the 15th Arcturan Guards & the "Hodge Podges", piloting a Canis
- Marshal Sharon Bryan of the 11th Lyran Guards
- Star Colonel Jagjit Buhallin of Clan Jade Falcon, commander of Omega Galaxy's 4th Falcon Striker
- Hauptmann-Kommandant Calvin, commander of the 6th Donegal Guards
- Colonel Katya "The Brain" Chaffee, XO of the 1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)
- Journalist Andrea Kendrick Christifori (mentioned)
- Major General Archer Kendrick Christifori, commander of the 1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers), piloting a Penetrator
- Technician Christopher of Clan Jade Falcon of Gamma Galaxy's Jade Falcon Guards
- saKhan Samantha Clees of Clan Jade Falcon
- Captain Fitzhugh Cooper, commander of the Ironclad Company of the Minutemen, Third Thorin Regiment of the 1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers), piloting a Salamander
- Lieutenant General Jerrard Cranston, commander of 2nd Battalion of the Outland Legion, piloting a Devastator
- Precentor Tharkad & Precentor Martial of ComStar pro tem Gavin Dow (mentioned)
- Brevet Colonel Robert Feehan, commander of Wolverton's Highlanders (mentioned)
- Technician Felix of Clan Jade Falcon of Gamma Galaxy's Jade Falcon Guards
- Corporal Franks of the Sherwood Foresters of the 1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers), piloting a Savannah Master
- Lee Fullerton, Captain of the Angelfire of the 1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)
- Colonel Alice Getts, commander of Sledgehammer Company of 1st Battalion the 1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)
- Sergeant Major Adrian Glyndon, commander of the infantry of the 1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)
- Captain Anton Gramash
- Hauptmann-General Alden Gray, commander of the 20th Arcturan Guards, piloting a Barghest
- Colonel Harry "Hawkeye" Hogan, commander of the Minutemen, Third Thorin Regiment of the 1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)
- Captain "Wild Willy" Hunt of the 1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)
- Captain Damon Huntt, commander of Charlie Company of the 1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers), piloting a War Dog (mentioned)
- Star Colonel Colbert Icaza of Clan Jade Falcon, commander of Rho Galaxy's 7th Falcon Regulars "Hazen's Hussars"
- Leftenant Joel Jakes
- Senior Repair Technician Jorgass of Clan Jade Falcon on the CJF Black Talon
- Grand Duke Morgan Kell of Arc-Royal
- Khan Phelan Kell of Clan Wolf-in-Exile, piloting a Wolfhound
- Khan Natasha "Black Widow" Kerensky of Clan Wolf (mentioned)
- ilKhan Nicholas Kerensky of Clan Wolf (mentioned)
- Star Colonel Ranna Kerensky of Clan Wolf-in-Exile, commander of the 4th Wolf Guards Assault Cluster "Wolf Bane", piloting a Warhawk (Masakari)
- Kommandant-General Seamus Kinnell of the 6th Donegal Guards
- Colonel John Kraff, commander of the Muphrid Rangers of 1st Battalion of the 1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers)
- Star Colonel Daniel Kyle of Clan Jade Falcon, commander of the 7th Talon Cluster
- Captain Mackey of the 3rd Alliance Guards
- Galaxy Commander Timur Malthus of Clan Jade Falcon, commander of Sigma Galaxy
- Star Captain Rudolph Mehta of Clan Wolf-in-Exile, captain of the Black Paw
- Star Captain Michael of Clan Jade Falcon
- Star Colonel Cewen Newclay of Clan Jade Falcon, commander of the 3rd Falcon Talon
- Captain Chip O'Neal, commander of the Odessa Guards of the Minutemen, Third Thorin Regiment of the 1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers), piloting a JagerMech III
- Star Colonel Patrick of Clan Jade Falcon, commander of Omega Galaxy's 8th Provisional Garrison Cluster
- Pender, comm tech of the Little Sorrel
- Star Colonel Aidan Pryde of Clan Jade Falcon (mentioned)
- Star Captain Diana Pryde of Clan Jade Falcon of Gamma Galaxy's Jade Falcon Guards, piloting a Nova (Black Hawk)
- Khan Marthe Pryde of Clan Jade Falcon
- Star Colonel Ravill Pryde of Clan Jade Falcon, commander of Gamma Galaxy's Jade Falcon Guards, piloting a Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)
- Star Colonel Kristen Redmond of Clan Jade Falcon
- Talbert Renfrew, captain of the Little Sorrel
- Sergeant Andrew Rivenberg of the Command Company of Storm's Metal Thunder, piloting a Salamander
- Lieutenant Timothy Rivenberg of the Command Company of Storm's Metal Thunder, piloting a Stalker
- Star Colonel Amado Roshak, commander of Lambda Galaxy 74th Battle Cluster "The Raptor Battle Cluster" of Clan Jade Falcon, piloting a Mad Dog (Vulture) & a Blood Asp
- Leutnant-General Jeanette Scarlett, commander of the 9th Lyran Regulars
- Star Colonel Hampton Schroeder, commander of the 1st Wolf Strike Grenadiers
- Demi-Precentor III Rudolf Shakov, commander of Sticks and Stones III-psi of Com Guard's 244th Division, piloting an Exterminator
- Captain Thomas "Prince John" Sherwood, commander of the Sherwood Foresters of the 1st Thorin Regiment (Archer's Avengers), piloting a Mad Dog (Vulture)
- Precentor Andrea Shillery, commander of the 388th Division of ComStar
- Star Captain Stanley, XO of the CJF Black Talon of Clan Jade Falcon
- Duke Arthur Steiner-Davion (mentioned)
- Leutnant-General Adam Steiner, commander of the 14th Donegal Guards (& temporaly the 9th Lyran Regulars, the 3rd Alliance Guards RCT "The Boys from Skye" & the 6th Donegal Guards RCT, piloting a Thunder Hawk
- General of the Armies Nondi Steiner
- Archon-Princess Katherine "Katrina" Steiner-Davion
- Victor Ian Steiner-Davion, piloting a Daishi called Prometheus
- Colonel Griff Storm, commander of Storm's Metal Thunder (mentioned)
- Lieutenant-General Anne Sung, commander of the 2nd Crucis Lancers RCT "Kestrel Lancers", piloting a Caesar
- Star Colonel Terrence of Clan Jade Falcon, commander of Epsilon Galaxy's 8th Falcon Regulars
- Star Admiral Martin Thastus, commander of the CJF Black Talon of Clan Jade Falcon
- Leftenant General Caradoc "Doc" Trevena
- Star Colonel Daphne Vickers of Clan Wolf-in-Exile, commander of the 1st Wolf Legion
- Star Captain Boyington Von Jankmon of Clan Jade Falcon, captain of the CJF White Talon
- Galaxy Commander Jared von Jankmon of Clan Jade Falcon, commander of Omega Galaxy
- Khan Vladimir "Vlad" Ward of Clan Wolf (mentioned)
Featured places[edit]
- 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[edit]
Inner Sphere[edit]
Allied Forces (Victor)[edit]
- 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)[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
BattleMechs[edit]
- 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[edit]
AeroSpace Fighters[edit]
DropShips[edit]
- 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[edit]
- JumpShips of undetermined classes (Saber Rattle, Wayward Warrior, Little Sorrel)
WarShips[edit]
- CJF Black Talon, Aegis-class heavy cruiser, later Black Paw
- CJF White Talon, Aegis-class heavy cruiser
Other[edit]
- Orbital Dry Dock Star of Ironhold
Foreign-Language Editions[edit]
German[edit]
A German edition, translated by Reinhold H. Mai, was published by Heyne in 2003 as Operation Risiko (ISBN 9783453870642).[1]
Covers[edit]
Original 2002 cover. Art by Doug Chaffee.
2003 German edition. Art by Todd Lockwood.
References[edit]
- ↑ Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Catalog entry for Operation Risiko