BattleTech Legends: Surrender Your Dreams

BattleTech Universe #86

by Blaine Lee Pardoe

The Fidelis fight on...

They are the Fidelis, a brotherhood of warriors whose devotion to honor and courage on the battlefield is unmatched. Their existence known only to a former exarch, they are a fighting force to be reckoned with-a force three knights must consider as they undertake missions that could save the Republic...or cripple it.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction

283 pages, Paperback

First published December 5, 2006

About the author

Blaine 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)

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the twenty third book in the Mech Warrior Dark Age series. This series is a continuation of the Battletech series. The books in this series, like the books in the original Battletech series, are by various authors. This one is by Blaine Lee Pardoe. The Republic of the Sphere has known a long period of peace and prosperity. Then the interstellar communications network a.k.a. the HPG net is destroyed by terrorists and many planets in the Republic find themselves cut off from the rest of the galaxy with communications taking weeks or even months. Unrest leads to several factions on several planets trying to overthrow the local governments and seize power for themselves.
Surrender Your Dreams deals with the effects of the implementation of the "Fortress Republic" plan. This book tells the tale of three knights, Lady Synd, Hunter Mannheim, and Kristoff Erbe, and their individual missions that could either save the the Republic of the Sphere, or destroy it. They will each be assigned the help of a "Ghost Knight" and a unit of warriors known as the Fidelis, by the former Exarch, Damien Redburn . The Fidelis haven't been heard from since the time of Devlin Stone but they are loyal to his cause and to the Republic. Their skill, honor, and courage on the battlefield are unequaled. Surrender Your Dreams is the first book to really deal with the consequences of the implementation of the Fortress Republic plan. It is written in an odd format but is a very enjoyable book to read. It is a great addition to this series.

[Walter Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting story

Interesting story about three different missions set around the time of Fortress Republic activation with some interesting characters and showing a darker side to the Republic of the sphere.

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

it's good but the pacing is slow for the first half of the book and I struggled to keep up with what was happening before or after what but the last third saves it for me with interesting climaxes to the main character story arcs. I would have loved to see more emphasis on the fidelis though, they were awesome