Impetus of War (Battletech 30) [Paperback]

Blaine Lee Pardoe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1996

The terrible mercenaries known as the Northwind Highlanders, headed by the redoubtable Major Loren Jaffray, are hired to capture a planet held by the elite Battletech warriors, who force them to take desperate action.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Roc; First Thus edition (December 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451455290
• ISBN-13: 978-0451455291
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #520,058 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Blaine Pardoe lives in Amissville Virginia. He is the author of numerous science fiction, military history, and business leadership books. He is considered one of America's best writers about the Great War. His books have been published in six languages and he has been a featured speaker at the U.S. National Archives, the United States Navy Museum, and has appeared on numerous television and radio programs.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great, but again?, March 20, 2000

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"viscardi" (Brasilia, Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Impetus of War (Battletech 30) (Paperback)

Ok. this story is well written and exciting but the plot is a hundred novels old! Let's start: first, they plan on attacking a clan world that should be garrisoned only by a PGC, but find out ,too late of course, that they have a front line unit on the planet, which also happened to Prince Davion in Lethal heritage and to the Black Thorns in DRT. Then they lose their ability to take off from the planet,what has happened to almost all units, mercenary and regular alike, everytime an assault is planed on the Battletech universe, then, like all the other books, one of the characters comes up with an uncanny way of saving the day. I'm not saying that the book is bad, just that the story is not as inventive as it may appear.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Being Clan does not make you Better!, March 15, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Impetus of War (Battletech 30) (Paperback)

Blaine Lee Pardoe has done what no other writer in the Battletech Universe has done. Beat the Smoke Jaguar Clan on their own ground and made them like it. What is even better the Northwind Highlanders,a crack mercenary unit, is the instrument of that defeat. At no time was I even willing to put it down. If you like non-stop action with realistic combat sequences that stay true to the board game and a fast moving plot full of "what's going to happen next?"enjoyment, take the time and put down the C-bills for a very good read

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eat this, Clan Smoke Jaguar!, October 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Impetus of War (Battletech 30) (Paperback)

The Northwind Highlanders are some of the best mercinaries in the Inner Sphere. Now they've been hired by the Draconis Combine to attack the Combine's number one enemy, the ruthless clan Smoke Jaguar. The Highlanders travel to the distant planet of Wayside, far in the deep periphery. They expect it to be an unimportant planet, with only a token force guarding it. What they find is the Smoke Jaguar's newest, hottest military force, primed and ready for action. Their intel useless, the Highlanders must come up with a plan FAST or face destruction.

This is defianatly one of the best Battletech novels available, and if you've read Highlander Gambit (or even if you haven't) you have got to try this book. It features many of the characters introduced in Pardoe's first novel, as well as introducing Kurt Blackard, Cullen Craig, chief tech Mitch Frasure, and clan bondsman Kerdon. This is a great sequel to Highlander Gambit.

A note, this book has Stirling's Fussilers rather than Macleod's Regiment as the primary Highlander unit.