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BattleTech Universe #110
BattleTech: No Substitute for Victory
TOO OLD TO FIGHT, TOO YOUNG TO DIE…
For nearly a decade, the relentless warriors of Clan Jade Falcon have held the world of Jangso in the A Place system, using it as a training ground for their next generation of warriors. When the planet’s garrison departs to join other Falcon forces in the fight for Terra, the Clans’ ultimate prize, aging Star Commander Hasara is ordered to remain behind. Deemed too old to be worthy of going to Terra, he still embraces his honor, and vows to safeguard the planet and all of the cadets too young to join the fight.
The Lyran Commonwealth, still stinging from losing Jangso to the Falcons, resolves to exploit their absence by taking back the planet before the Falcons can return. Armed with military intelligence and smuggled BattleMechs, Lyran natives on Jangso launch critical strikes at Hasara, his ex-MechWarrior partner, and the Falcon cadets under their wings, luring them into a trap.
But the Lyrans have greatly underestimated the Falcons’ indomitable spirit and the lengths they will go to when driven to the brink of desperation. As Hasara wrestles with his own sense of honor, and faces dwindling morale and diminishing returns against troops seeking to exterminate him and his cadets, he must prove there is still enough fight left in his old bones to secure a victory for the future of his Clan.
For nearly a decade, the relentless warriors of Clan Jade Falcon have held the world of Jangso in the A Place system, using it as a training ground for their next generation of warriors. When the planet’s garrison departs to join other Falcon forces in the fight for Terra, the Clans’ ultimate prize, aging Star Commander Hasara is ordered to remain behind. Deemed too old to be worthy of going to Terra, he still embraces his honor, and vows to safeguard the planet and all of the cadets too young to join the fight.
The Lyran Commonwealth, still stinging from losing Jangso to the Falcons, resolves to exploit their absence by taking back the planet before the Falcons can return. Armed with military intelligence and smuggled BattleMechs, Lyran natives on Jangso launch critical strikes at Hasara, his ex-MechWarrior partner, and the Falcon cadets under their wings, luring them into a trap.
But the Lyrans have greatly underestimated the Falcons’ indomitable spirit and the lengths they will go to when driven to the brink of desperation. As Hasara wrestles with his own sense of honor, and faces dwindling morale and diminishing returns against troops seeking to exterminate him and his cadets, he must prove there is still enough fight left in his old bones to secure a victory for the future of his Clan.
- GenresScience Fiction
300 pages, Paperback
Published January 28, 2022
About the author
Blaine Lee Pardoe
97 books122 followersBlaine Pardoe is a New York Times Bestselling and award winning author of numerous books in the science fiction, military non-fiction, true crime, paranormal, and business management genre's. He has appeared on a number of national television and radio shows to speak about his books. Pardoe has been a featured speaker at the US National Archives, the United States Navy Museum, and the New York Military Affairs Symposium. He was awarded the State History Award in 2011 by the Historical Society of Michigan and is a silver medal winner from the Military Writers Society of America in 2010. In 2013 he was awarded the Harritt Quimby Award as part of the induction ceremony at the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame. Mr. Pardoe is also a member of the League of WWI Aviation Historians.
His books have even been mentioned on the floor of the U.S. Congress. His works have been printed in six languages and he is recognized world-wide for his historical and fiction works. He can be followed via Twitter (bpardoe870)
His books have even been mentioned on the floor of the U.S. Congress. His works have been printed in six languages and he is recognized world-wide for his historical and fiction works. He can be followed via Twitter (bpardoe870)
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
February 4, 2022
Great read!
Great story with great character arc an battles. Very unorthodox but telling. Cannot wait to see where this all leads!
Great story with great character arc an battles. Very unorthodox but telling. Cannot wait to see where this all leads!
February 19, 2022
Outstanding story!
I recommend this book to every battletech can that can read! Love the hints of what is to come next in a universe primed to ignite.
I recommend this book to every battletech can that can read! Love the hints of what is to come next in a universe primed to ignite.
October 7, 2022
Great story
Great story about two veteran warriors leading their very green sibko into combat on a forgotten Jade Falcon world and some very interesting characters from both sides of the conflict.
Great story about two veteran warriors leading their very green sibko into combat on a forgotten Jade Falcon world and some very interesting characters from both sides of the conflict.
May 6, 2022
Another good bit of Batlletech fiction - both as a standalone story and advancing the wider arc of the Battletech Universe.
January 24, 2024
For an author who elaborately sets up a beri beri plot line alongside the standard mech fare, Pardoe is startling fond of rendering female leaders as both deplorable and conveniently stupid.
October 8, 2024
really enjoyed this book. fabulous characters surviving through desperate circumstances. would have given it a 5/5 if the editors hadn’t left in one of Pardoe’s short political rants based on his own beliefs. This rant was quite jarring, had nothing to do with the story or characters at hand, and broke rather harshly the immersion of otherwise excellent storytelling.
February 23, 2022
Was better then many new books
Good story line, pretty good action. However seriously running the clock out got very old very fast. If a story drags, people loose interest
Good story line, pretty good action. However seriously running the clock out got very old very fast. If a story drags, people loose interest
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews