Blaine Pardoe

Blaine Lee Pardoe is a bestselling and award-winning American author and military historian, known primarily for writing the ''Battletech'' and '' MechWarrior: Dark Age'' series of science fiction books, business management books, military history books, and true crime works. He is an avowed political conservative, incorporating anti-progressive themes into his work.

Early life

Pardoe was born in Newport News, Virginia, in 1962 and raised in Battle Creek, Michigan. He attended Central Michigan University, where he wrote for CM Life, the school newspaper. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in business management, he worked for Michigan auto companies Ford, GM, and Chrysler. He began writing for sci-fi games and reference books and moved back to Virginia.

Career

He has been a regular contributor to American Thinker, PJ Media, American Greatness, Bizpac Review, and other conservative sites.

Pardoe designed the '' Domination'' role-playing game, which was published by StarChilde Publications in 1989 and was once a writer for ''Battletechs fiction. His best-known book in the ''MechWarrior Dark Ages'' line was ''Surrender Your Dreams''. His book, "Hour of the Wolf," remains Catalyst's bestselling BattleTech novel. He contributed stories to the online pay-to-read fiction website Battlecorps.

In 2008, his book on Frank Luke Jr., ''Terror of the Autumn Skies'', was released (Skyhorse Publishing, 2008). His most recent BattleTech novel is ''No Substitute for Victory''. His most recent political thriller is ''A Most Uncivil War''.

Pardoe has been a guest speaker at the U.S. National Archives, the U.S. Navy Museum, the Smithsonian, the Mariner's Museum, and the New York Military Affairs Symposium. He won the Historical Society of Michigan's State History Award in 2011 and the Silver Medal from the Military Writer's Society of America the same year for his book ''Lost Eagles'' (University of Michigan Press) about Frederick Zinn of the Lafayette Flying Corps. His books have appeared on several bestseller lists, including the New York Times Murder and Mayhem list in October 2014, on Amazon.com, and in numerous newspapers.

On July 30, 2022, Catalyst Game Labs announced they were suspending publication of new works by Pardoe “primarily due to Mr. Pardoe’s online activities, which do not align with Catalyst’s publishing vision.” Pardoe has claimed in an article that the decision was the result of a "smear campaign".

In 2023 Pardoe's new series, LAND&SEA, was released and the first five books of the series have appeared on multiple bestseller lists on Amazon.

Pardoe lives in Spotsylvania, Virginia.

Bibliography

Political Thrillers:

* Blue Dawn (2021)
* A Most Uncivil War (2022)
* Confederacy of Fear (2023)
* No Greater Tyranny (2023)

LAND&SEA:
* Splashdown (2023)
* Riptides (2023)
* Storm Surge (2023)
* Flotsam of War (2023)
* Ratchet's Run (2023)

Political Humor:

* The Democratic Party Playbook (2022)

True Crime:

* Secret Witness (2012)
* Murder in Battle Creek:  The Sensational Murder of Daisy Zick (2013)
* The Murder of Maggie Hume - Cold Case in Battle Creek (2014)
* Sawney Bean - Dissecting the Legend of the Scottish Cannibal (2015)
* The Original Battle Creek Crime King:  Adam "Pump" Arnold's Vile Reign (2016)
* A Special Kind of Evil - The Colonial Parkway Murders (2017)
* Tantamount - The Pursuit of the Freeway Phantom Serial Killer (2019)

Military History (non-fiction):

* The Cruise of the Sea Eagle (2005)
* Terror of the Autumn Skies (2008)
* Lost Eagles (2010)
* The Bad Boy:  Bert Hall Aviator and Mercenary of the Skies (2012)
* The Fires of October, The Cuban Missile Crisis that Never Was-The Invasion of Cuba and World War III (2013)
* Never Wars - The US Plans to Invade the World (2015)

BattleTech Novels:

* Highlander Gambit (1995)
* Star Lord - Contributed (1995)
* Impetus of War (1996)
* Exodus Road (1996)
* Roar of Honor (1999)
* By Blood Betrayed - Co-authored (1999)
* Measure of a Hero (2000)
* The Call of Duty (2001)
* Operation Audacity (2002)
* Target of Opportunity (2005)
* Surrender Your Dreams (MechWarrior) (2006)
* Fire at Will (MechWarrior) (2007)
* Betrayal of Ideals (BattleTech) (2016)
* The Anvil (2018)
* Forever Faithful(2019)
* Divided We Fall  (2019)
* Rock of the Republic (2020)
* Hour of the Wolf (2020)
* Proliferation Cycle (2020)
* Leviathans - Armored Skies (2020)
* Tukayyid Anthology (2020)
* No Substitute For Victory (2021)

References

External links

Author's Website

BattleCorps.com
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'Blue Dawn' Amazon Page

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Living people
American science fiction writers
American military historians
Role-playing game designers
People from Rappahannock County, Virginia
Novelists from Virginia
American male novelists
American male non-fiction writers
Role-playing game writers
Historians from Virginia
1962 births