Editing Operation Audacity (novel)

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| image               = Operation Audacity.jpg
| name                = 
| type                = Novel
| author              = [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]]
| development         = 
| primarywriting      = 
| pages               = 270
| cover               = [[Doug Chaffee]]
| interiorart         = 
| illustrations       = 
| publisher           = [[Roc Books]]
| productioncode      = 
| year                = 4 June 2002
| ISBN10              = 0451458850
| ISBN13              = 978-0451458858
| MSRP                = 
| content             = 
| era                 = [[Civil War era]]
| timeline            = [[3064]] &ndash; [[3065]]
| series              = Archer Christifori novels
| precededby          = [[Call of Duty]]
| followedby          = [[The Longest Road]] (short story)
}}
'''''Operation Audacity''''', by [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]], is the final novel about [[Archer Christifori]]'s experiences during the [[Federated Commonwealth Civil War]]. It details how [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] and [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]], archrivals in the FedCom Civil War, respond to the sudden [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcon]] incursion into [[Lyran Alliance|Lyran]] space.

== From the back cover ==
{{quote|''The [[FedCom Civil War|Civil War]] rages on, with deposed [[Archon-Prince|Prince]] [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]'s forces bloodied from the recent defeats inflicted by his sister, [[Katherine Steiner-Davion|Katrina]]. Worse still, [[Clan Jade Falcon]] has seized the opportunity to launch a determined offensive into the [[Lyran Alliance]], destroying forces on both sides of the conflict.''

''But Prince Victor has formed a daring plan of his own&mdash;hold the Falcons in check on the worlds they have already conquered and unleash a massive force under Major General [[Archer Christifori]] deep inside [[Clan]] space with the mission to cut the Falcon offensive off at its core.''

''To succeed, Victor and Archer must convince one of Katrina's most loyal warriors&mdash;Leftenant General [[Adam Steiner]]&mdash;to join the fight. But how can either side trust the enemy they have sworn to kill?''}}

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== Featured characters ==
* [[Victor Ian Steiner-Davion]]
* [[Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]]
* Major General [[Archer Christifori]]
* Leftenant General [[Adam Steiner]]
* General [[Sharon Bryan]]
* Leutnant Colonel [[Felix Blucher]]
* Captain [[Anton Gramash]]
* [[Khan]] [[Phelan Ward]]
* Khan [[Marthe Pryde]]
* [[saKhan]] [[Samantha Clees]]
* [[Star Colonel]] [[Ravill Pryde]]
* Star Colonel [[Diane Anu]]
* [[Star Captain]] [[Diana Pryde]]


== Featured places ==
* [[Black Earth]]
* [[Blackjack (planet)|Blackjack]]
* [[Blair Atholl]]
* [[Blue Hole]]
* [[Chapultepec]]
* [[Crimond]]
* [[Dustball]]
* [[Graceland]]
* [[Hot Springs]]
* [[Malibu]]
* [[Melissia]]
* [[Roadside]]
* [[Twycross]]


== Featured units ==
=== Inner Sphere ===
* [[Thorin Freedom Theater Militia|Archer's Avengers]]
* [[2nd Crucis Lancers]]
* [[3rd Alliance Guards]]
* [[9th Lyran Regulars]]
* [[6th Donegal Guards]]
* [[14th Donegal Guards]]
* [[14th Lyran Guards]]
* [[15th Arcturan Guards]] reinforced with elements of the [[Gacrux Freedom Theater Militia|Gacrux FTM]] and the [[Neerabup Melissia Theater Militia|Neerabup MTM]]
* [[20th Arcturan Guards]]
* [[388th Division (ComStar)|388th ComGuard Division]]
* [[Storm's Metal Thunder]]
=== Clan Wolf-in-Exile ===
* [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Alpha Galaxy]] [[1st Wolf Legion (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|1st Wolf Legion]]
* Alpha Galaxy [[1st Wolf Strike Grenadiers (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|1st Wolf Strike Grenadiers]]
* Alpha Galaxy [[4th Wolf Guards]]
* [[Golden Keshik (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Golden Keshik]]
=== Clan Jade Falcon ===
* [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Delta Galaxy]] [[7th Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|7th Talon Cluster]]
* [[Epsilon Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Epsilon Galaxy]] [[5th Battle (Clan Jade Falcon)|5th Battle]]
* Epsilon Galaxy [[8th Falcon Regulars (Clan Jade Falcon)|8th Falcon Regulars]]
* [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Gamma Galaxy]] [[3rd Falcon Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|3rd Falcon Talon]]
* Gamma Galaxy [[9th Talon (Clan Jade Falcon)|9th Talon]]
* Gamma Galaxy [[Jade Falcon Guards (Clan Jade Falcon)|Jade Falcon Guards]]
* Gamma Galaxy [[Jade Solahma (Clan Jade Falcon)|Jade Solahma]]
* [[Lambda Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Lambda Galaxy]] [[22nd Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Jade Falcon)|22th Cluster]]
* Lambda Galaxy [[74th Battle (Clan Jade Falcon)|74th Battle Cluster]]
* [[Omega Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Omega Galaxy]] [[4th Falcon Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|4th Falcon Striker]]
* Omega Galaxy [[8th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Clan Jade Falcon)|8th Provisional Garrison Cluster]]
* [[Rho Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Rho Galaxy]] [[7th Falcon Regulars (Clan Jade Falcon)|7th Falcon Regulars]]
* [[Sigma Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Sigma Galaxy]] [[1st Falcon Hussars (Clan Jade Falcon)|1st Falcon Hussars]]
* [[Turkina Keshik (Clan Jade Falcon)|Turkina Keshik]]

== Featured BattleTech Equipment==
===BattleMechs===
* ''[[Awesome]]''
* ''[[Baboon]]''
* ''[[Barghest]]''
* ''[[Battle Cobra]]''
* ''[[Stone Rhino (Behemoth)|Behemoth]]''
* ''[[Nova (Black Hawk)|Black Hawk]]''
* ''[[Black Lanner]]''
* ''[[Blitzkrieg]]''
* ''[[Blood Asp]]''
* ''[[Bushwacker]]''
* ''[[Caesar]]''
* ''[[Canis]]''
* ''[[Cobra (BattleMech)|Cobra]]''
* ''[[Cougar]]''
* ''[[Fire Falcon]]''
* ''[[Glass Spider (Galahad)|Galahad]]''
* ''[[Executioner (Gladiator)|Gladiator]]''
* ''[[Vapor Eagle (Goshawk)|Goshawk]]''
* ''[[Grand Titan]]''
* ''[[Conjurer (Hellhound)|Hellhound]]''
* ''[[Hollander]]''
* ''[[JagerMech III]]''
* ''[[Mist Lynx (Koshi)|Koshi]]''
* ''[[Bane (Kraken)|Kraken]]''
* ''[[Lancelot]]''
* ''[[Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)|Mad Cat]]''
* ''[[Warhawk (Masakari)|Masakari]]''
* ''[[Night Gyr]]''
* ''[[Penetrator]]''
* ''[[Phantom]]''
* ''[[Salamander (BattleMech)|Salamander]]''
* ''[[Scarabus]]''
* ''[[Stalker]]''
* ''[[Stealth]]''
* ''[[Stiletto]]''
* ''[[Stooping Hawk]]''
* ''[[Stormcrow (Ryoken)|Stormcrow]]''
* ''[[Thunder Hawk]]''
* ''[[Turkina]]''
* ''[[Kit Fox (Uller)|Uller]]''
* ''[[Incubus (Vixen)|Vixen]]''
* ''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)|Vulture]]''
* ''[[War Dog]]''
* ''[[Wolfhound]]''

===Vehicles===
* [[Chevalier|Chevalier Light Tank]]
* [[Galleon|Galleon Light Tank (GAL-100)]]
* [[Manticore|Manticore Heavy Tank]]
* [[Myrmidon|Myrmidon Medium Tank]]
* [[Savannah Master]]
* [[Vedette|Vedette Medium Tank]]

===AeroSpace Fighters===
* ''[[Jagatai]]''
* ''[[Jengiz]]''
* ''[[Sabutai]]''
* ''[[Scytha]]''

===DropShips===
* ''[[Broadsword]]''
* ''[[Overlord]]'' (''[[Colonel Crockett]]'')
* ''[[Union]]''

===JumpShips===
* JumpShips of undetermined classes (''[[Saber Rattle]]'',''[[Wayward Warrior]]'')

===WarShips===
* [[Black Talon|CJF ''Black Talon'']], ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser
* [[Jade Wolf (Aegis)|CJF ''White Talon'']], ''Aegis''-class heavy cruiser

==Covers==
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Image:Operation Audacity.jpg|Original 2002 cover. Art by Doug Chaffee. 
Image:Operation Risiko.jpg|German 2003 cover. Art by [[Todd Lockwood]].
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