Impetus of War

Impetus of War, by Blaine Lee Pardoe, is a novel of the Northwind Highlanders mercenary unit, as they are hired for a secret strike deep into Clan Smoke Jaguar territory.

On 06 August 2010, the novel was made available on BattleCorps as a PDF file (text only, without the cover, pictures or any other artwork except the usual BattleCorps frame graphics). The file includes a disclaimer stating that it was created from a pre-final edition text which might differ from the printed version and that canon-wise, the print edition trumps the PDF edition.

From the back cover

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Major Loren Jaffray is a soldier's soldier, a hardened professional who made his reputation with the Capellan Confederation's legendary Death Commandos. Now serving as an officer in the Northwind Highlanders, Loren longs to prove his loyalty to his new comrades. And he's getting that chance—the Draconis Combine is hiring his regiment to take on a mission unlike any before it. The ruthless Clan Smoke Jaguar emulate the savagery of their feline namesake with lethal accuracy. Nobody knows this better than the samurai of the Draconis Combine, who fought to the death to save their very homeworld. Now Loren's crack Highlanders will be the instrument of the Combine's vengeance, striking into the Deep Periphery to crush one of the Jaguars' supply centers on a distant world called Wayside V. But the young, confident major is in for a very nasty surprise—and unless he makes a brilliant change in plans, Wayside V will be soaked with Scots blood...

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Summary

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Featured characters

• Major Loren Jaffray

Featured places

• Wayside V