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'''''Initiation to War''''', by [[Robert N. Charrette]], is the story of [[Tybalt Kelly]]'s painful introduction to war and politics in the [[Chaos March]]. It is the fourth novel in the loosely related [[MechWarrior series]].
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'''''Initiation to War''''', by [[Robert N. Charrette]], is the story of [[Tybalt Kelly]]'s painful introduction to war and politics in the [[Chaos March]]. It is the fourth novel in the loosely-related [[MechWarrior series]].
  
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== From the back cover ==
 
== From the back cover ==
{{quote|''On the planet [[Epsilon Eridani]], young [[Tybalt Kelly]] dreams of one day becoming a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]—no matter how much his [[Augustus Kelly|father]] hates the idea. When the local [[County Shu Militia]] starts recruiting for warrior training, Tybalt finally gets his wish. But he might not live to regret it.''
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{{quote|''On the planet [[Epsilon Eridani]], young [[Tybalt Kelly]] dreams of one day becoming a [[MechWarrior pilot)|MechWarrior]]—no matter how much his [[Augustus Kelly|father]] hates the idea. When the local [[County Shu Militia]] starts recruiting for warrior training, Tybalt finally gets his wish. But he might not live to regret it.''
  
 
''Because the raw, untested forces of the Shu are about to meet their baptism by fire. Unidentified 'Mech raiders have been hitting cities and supply depots, destroying and plundering at will. And the newly fitted MechWarriors are going after them.''
 
''Because the raw, untested forces of the Shu are about to meet their baptism by fire. Unidentified 'Mech raiders have been hitting cities and supply depots, destroying and plundering at will. And the newly fitted MechWarriors are going after them.''
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==Featured characters==
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== Featured characters ==
* [[Aaliyah Shu-Bua]]
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* [[Tybalt Kelly]]
* [[Aaron Waterhouse]]
 
* [[Aldo Snell]]
 
 
* [[Augustus Kelly]]
 
* [[Augustus Kelly]]
* [[Bayard Sten]]
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* 'Slug' Trahn
* [[Cara Price]]
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* Commander Veck
* [[Essie Ling-Marabie]]
 
* [[Gabriel Shu]]
 
* [[Gunter Stiibel]]
 
* [[Harry Trahn|Harry 'Slug' Trahn]]
 
* [[Ismael Shu-Larabie]]
 
* [[Jeremy Veck]]
 
* [[Jorge Jurewicz]]
 
* [[Kingston Crawford]]
 
* [[Kwai Jame]]
 
* [[Meryl LaJoy-Bua]]
 
* [[Roman diMassi]]
 
* [[Sally Trahn]]
 
* [[Samantha Liu]]
 
* [[Tybalt Kelly]]
 
  
 
== Featured places ==
 
== Featured places ==
 
* [[Epsilon Eridani]]
 
* [[Epsilon Eridani]]
* [[Ingress]] (mentioned)
 
  
== Featured BattleTech==
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== Featured Battletech ==
===BattleMechs===
 
 
* ''[[Axman]]''
 
* ''[[Axman]]''
* [[Blackjack (BattleMech)|''Blackjack'']]
 
* ''[[Black Knight]]'' (Mentioned)
 
 
* ''[[Caesar]]''
 
* ''[[Caesar]]''
 
* ''[[Cataphract]]''
 
* ''[[Cataphract]]''
* ''[[Catapult]]''
 
 
* ''[[Clint]]''
 
* ''[[Clint]]''
 
* ''[[Commando]]''
 
* ''[[Commando]]''
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* ''[[Condor]]''
 
* ''[[Dervish]]''
 
* ''[[Dervish]]''
* ''[[Enforcer]]''
 
 
* ''[[Firefly]]''
 
* ''[[Firefly]]''
* ''[[Javelin]]''
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* ''[[Goblin]]''
* ''[[Jenner]]''
 
 
* ''[[Lineholder]]''
 
* ''[[Lineholder]]''
 
* ''[[Panther]]''
 
* ''[[Panther]]''
 
* ''[[Pillager]]''
 
* ''[[Pillager]]''
 
* ''[[Raven]]''
 
* ''[[Raven]]''
* ''[[Strider]]''
 
 
* ''[[Vindicator]]''
 
* ''[[Vindicator]]''
* ''[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]''
 
 
===Vehicles===
 
* [[CargoMech]]
 
* [[Cavalry]] Attack Helicopter
 
* [[Condor (Combat Vehicle)|Condor]] Combat Vehicle
 
* [[Galleon]] Light Tank (Mentioned)
 
* [[Goblin]] Infantry Support
 
* [[KC-9 King Karnov]] Transport
 
* [[Scimitar]] Medium Hover Tank
 
* [[Vedette]] Medium Tank
 
 
===DropShips===
 
* ''[[Overlord]]''
 
 
  
 
[[Category:Novels]]
 
[[Category:Novels]]
 
[[Category:MechWarrior novels]]
 
[[Category:MechWarrior novels]]
[[Category:BattleCorps publications]]
 
 
[[Category:Works by Robert N. Charrette]]
 
[[Category:Works by Robert N. Charrette]]

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