All errata come from the first 'printing' .pdf of
Jihad: Final Reckoning, as downloaded 24/10/11. All quotes taken directly from text, with the problem in
bold text. Problems and suggested fixes follow the quotes.
By now, even the MPs who once represented up have come to accept this fact.
(Wrong word - should be 'us'?.)
Suggested correction:
By now, even the MPs who once represented us have come to accept this fact.
... briefly threatened the fragile campaign of diplomacy and reconstruction that had already begun, as leaders and armies braced for a new wage of Blakist aggression.
(Wrong word - should be 'wave'?)
Suggested correction:
... as leaders and armies braced for a new wave of Blakist aggression.
The inbound Regulans reportedly ignored repeated hails by the Heart of Blake, as well as the planetary government operating from the capital city of Bangor Heights, insisting the Poulksbo was, in fact, a free world.
(Wrong word - should be 'that'; typo, planet's name should be 'Poulsbo'.)
Suggested correction:
... operating from the capital city of Bangor Heights, insisting that Poulsbo was, in fact, a free world.
If you read some news sources you would think the mercenary industry is on its deathbed. Certainly, the Jihad was not best time in history to be a hired gun.
(Missing word, 'the'.)
Suggested corrections:
Certainly, the Jihad was not the best time in history to be a hired gun.
The Kuritas went back to their old “death to mercenary†ways. The Word trapped good outfits in bad contacts and hired outlaws and other bad eggs to do even worse things.
(Wrong word, should be 'contracts'.)
Suggested correction:
The Word trapped good outfits in bad contracts and hired outlaws and other bad eggs to do even worse things.
[Image cuts back as Remonde is thrown against the side of the cockpit. A censored curse can be heard from the General McCaffee.]
(Redundant word.)
Suggested correction:
A censored curse can be heard from the General.
OR
A censored curse can be heard from General McCaffee.
[The video cuts to that of a gun camera. In the corner of the screen can be seen the Com ID for General McAffee.]
(Spelling of the General's name is inconsistent with the rest of the passage.]
Suggested correction:
In the corner of the screen can be seen the Com ID for General McCaffee.
Ridgebrook, also major world in the Capellan March, had an active resistance against the Taurians.
(Missing word, 'a'.)
Suggested correction:
Ridgebrook, also a major world in the Capellan March, had an active resistance against the Taurians.
... The quarters are to house official observers, who have full access to the ship and ensure that she does not cross closer to Federated Suns than
the Pirates Haven Cluster.
(Missing word.)
Suggested corrections:
... who have full access to the ship and ensure that she does not cross closer to the Federated Suns than the Pirates Haven Cluster.
OR
... who have full access to the ship and ensure that she does not cross closer to Federated Suns territory than the Pirates Haven Cluster.
Freedom requires the chasses disposed of in a stellar body, concerned by the thought that they may one day be using remnants of a Grigori to remove their daily stubble.
(Missing word(s).)
Suggested correction:
Freedom requires that the chasses be disposed of in a stellar body, ...
OR
Freedom requires the chasses to be disposed of in a stellar body, ...
Like many conquerors, the Word of Blake let their weapons take on a symbolism of its own, in the hopes of inspiring fear and awe in their enemies.
(Mismatch of singular and plural.)
Suggested correction:
Like many conquerors, the Word of Blake let their weapons take on a symbolism of their own, in the hopes of inspiring fear and awe in their enemies.
As time marches on in the aftermath of the Jihad, the symbols that the Word hoped would win them respect will simply disappear, vanishing to the dark corners of lost trivia
(Missing punctuation - no full-stop to end the sentence.)
Suggested correction:
... vanishing to the dark corners of lost trivia.
... At least Beuna is kicking some Eagle tail, but Kaumberg doesn’t need to be made an example of by someone who decides we’re a threat.â€
(Typo - correct name is 'Buena'.)
Suggested correction:
At least Buena is kicking some Eagle tail, but ...
Communications are lost with Canopus its neighboring systems.
(Missing word, presumably 'and'.)
Suggested correction:
Communications are lost with Canopus and its neighboring systems.
FWLM forces continue to press forward into Lyran space, striking at Syrma and Zebebelgenubi
(Missing punctuation - no full-stop to close the sentence.)
Suggested correction:
FWLM forces continue to press forward into Lyran space, striking at Syrma and Zebebelgenubi.
The Word also assaults Van Diemen IV, shattering the Third Oriente Hussars
(Missing punctuation - no full-stop to close the sentence.)
Suggested correction:
The Word also assaults Van Diemen IV, shattering the Third Oriente Hussars.
The Kaumberg Planetary Guard mobilizes in response to urgent pleas from the embattled Enzesfled government, an act that further inflames the militant
Democracy Now movements on Batajnica on Calafell.
(Wrong word - presumably should be 'and'.)
Suggested correction:
... an act that further inflames the militant Democracy Now movements on Batajnica and Calafell.
At the same time, AFFS and FedSuns militia forces, backed up by the Hansen’s Roughriders, strike at Lothair, Warren, and Hyalite.
(Redundant word - 'Hansen's Roughriders' is a proper noun.)
Suggested correction:
At the same time, AFFS and FedSuns militia forces, backed up by Hansen’s Roughriders, strike at Lothair, Warren, and Hyalite.
Citing no confidence in the League’s central government, the Rim Commonality formally bars all high-ranking Free Worlds representatives and invokes Camlann vs. Free Worlds, essentially breaking away from the Free Worlds League.
('Bars' them from what? The following passage appears to be missing several words. Perhaps 'expels' would be clearer.]
Suggested correction:
Citing no confidence in the League’s central government, the Rim Commonality formally expels all high-ranking Free Worlds representatives and invokes Camlann vs. Free Worlds, ...
Also at this time, the Hansen’s Roughriders strike at Perdition, and subvert the Longwood’s Bluecoats mercenary command there.
(Redundant word - 'Hansen's Roughriders' is a proper noun.)
Suggested correction:
Also at this time, Hansen’s Roughriders strike at Perdition, and subvert the Longwood’s Bluecoats mercenary command there.
Their first strikes land on the Blakist-held worlds of Cebalrai, Vega, Eltanin, Alya. A second wave hits Kaus Borealis.
(Missing word, 'and'.)
Suggested correction:
Their first strikes land on the Blakist-held worlds of Cebalrai, Vega, Eltanin, and Alya.
The first aid ships arrive at Shinonoi to assist at local crisis centers. Also at this time, the Hansen’s Roughriders’ attack Grossbach.
(Redundant word - 'Hansen's Roughriders' is a proper noun.)
Suggested correction:
Also at this time, Hansen’s Roughriders’ attack Grossbach.
The Ghost Bear-Snow Raven task force supporting Stone’s allies moves on Dyev, Sabik, Moore, Lambrecht, Kervil, and Ko. Days later, an heavy deep-raid force hits New Earth, spearheaded by Com Guard troops, in an effort to determine how thin the Protectorate’s interior defenses are.
(Wrong word, should be 'a'.)
Suggested correction:
Days later, a heavy deep-raid force hits New Earth, spearheaded by Com Guard troops, ...
Blakist insurgents on New Hessen make a daring daytime raid against the New Hessen WorkMechs factory and succeed is smuggling a company’s worth of mostly-finished ’Mechs.
(Wrong word used, should be 'in'. Also, 'smuggling' needs qualification.)
Suggested correction:
Blakist insurgents on New Hessen make a daring daytime raid against the New Hessen WorkMechs factory and succeed in smuggling away a company’s worth of mostly-finished ’Mechs.
OR
Blakist insurgents on New Hessen make a daring daytime raid against the New Hessen WorkMechs factory and succeed in stealing a company’s worth of mostly-finished ’Mechs.
Lacking allied support (reportedly because they were launched by rogue elements in the AFFS command), these assaults quickly bog down.
(Either the word 'command' is redundant, or the term is meant to be something like 'command structure'.)
Suggested correction:
Lacking allied support (reportedly because they were launched by rogue elements in the AFFS), these assaults quickly bog down.
... a large DropShip facility converting civilian ships into Pocket WarShips, and a limited, but active SDS network.
(Either the comma is unnecessary, or it's missing a companion after 'active'.)
Suggested correction:
... a large DropShip facility converting civilian ships into Pocket WarShips, and a limited but active SDS network.
Alleged Marian hegemony forces sack Niops V, shattering the NAM defenders present there.
(Improper capitalisation of a proper noun - should be 'Marian Hegemony'.)
Suggested correction:
Alleged Marian Hegemony forces sack Niops V, shattering the NAM defenders present there.
Supplemented by mercenary troops, forces from Niops VI invade Niops VII, intent on deposing the Fallon.
(Redundant word.)
Suggested correction:
Supplemented by mercenary troops, forces from Niops VI invade Niops VII, intent on deposing Fallon.
With Word of Blake largely contained at Cairo, Devils Tower, Hilton Head, and Sydney, the Coalition sends forces to shut down Word of Blake command centers on Mars.
(Improper punctuation of a place-name/proper noun - should be 'Devil's Tower'.)
Suggested correction:
With Word of Blake largely contained at Cairo, Devil’s Tower, Hilton Head, and Sydney, the Coalition sends forces to shut down Word of Blake command centers on Mars.
Some Word of Blake elements evacuate the Devils Tower complex.
(Improper punctuation of a place-name/proper noun - should be 'Devil's Tower'.)
Suggested correction:
Some Word of Blake elements evacuate the Devil’s Tower complex.
Word of Blake forces at Devils Tower employ tactical nuclear weapons in a desperate bid to stave off defeat.
(Improper punctuation of a place-name/proper noun - should be 'Devil's Tower'.)
Suggested correction:
Word of Blake forces at Devil’s Tower employ tactical nuclear weapons in a desperate bid to stave off defeat.
Coalition forces defeat the Word of Blake at Devils Tower. In direct combat with Stone, St. Jamais is killed. Spoilsport nuclear charges are set off in the Devils Tower interior complex.
(Improper punctuation of a place-name/proper noun - should be 'Devil's Tower'.)
Suggested correction:
Coalition forces defeat the Word of Blake at Devil’s Tower. In direct combat with Stone, St. Jamais is killed. Spoilsport nuclear charges are set off in the Devil’s Tower interior complex.
And that's all I can find, for now. :p More will follow once I get a chance to read further. ;)
