|
Wing Commander Books in Germany
By Ben Lesnick
v1.0
From Aachen to Zwuschen, Germany is full of weird and wonderful things... and no where is this better exemplified than in its large collection of Wing Commander books. From translated Wing Commander novels with awesome new covers to hint books with F-15s on them, Germany is the Wing Commander book collector's holy land.
This guide is divided into three sections. Official Guides are those authorized by Origin Systems, Inc. In general, they are translations of existing American guides. Novels are translated editions of Baen Books' Wing Commander series (plus HarperCollins' Wing Commander movie adaptation). Unofficial Guides are hint books published without corporate approval - they are usually original German works, and frequently feature very professional color artwork.
If you have anything to add to the guide (missing cover art and specifications would be much appreciated!), please contact me at news@wcnews.com.
Official Guides (2)
Novels (7)
Unofficial Guides (14)
Official Guides
 |
Die Geheimnisse des Wing Commander
Author: Mike Harrison
Publisher: Power PLAY (1992)
ISBN: 3877913598
Pages: 281
Notes: This is the German translation of Wing Commander I & II: The Ultimate Strategy Guide. It is of special note to collectors for its interesting original artwork. This version does not include the extensive 'making of' section found in the American edition of the book.
|
 |
Wing Commander Prophecy
Author: Chris W. McCubbin
Publisher: Franzis Verlag GmbH (1998)
ISBN: 3772343732
Pages: 252
Notes: This is the German translation of Origin's Official Guide to Wing Commander Prophecy.
|
Novels
 |
Wing Commander: Die Befreier
Author: Mercedes Lackey & Ellen Guon
Publisher: Bastei Lubbe Verlag (1994)
ISBN: 3404231481
Pages: 251
Notes: Translation of Wing Commander: Freedom Flight.
|
 |
Wing Commander: Der Hinterhalt
Author: William R. Forstchen & Christopher Stasheff
Publisher: Bastei Lubbe Verlag (1994)
ISBN: 340423152X
Pages: 315
Notes: Translation of Wing Commander: End Run.
|
 |
Wing Commander: Die Geheimflotte
Author: William R. Forstchen
Publisher: Bastei Lubbe Verlag (1995)
ISBN: 3404231600
Pages: 317
Notes: Translation of Wing Commander: Fleet Action.
|
 |
Wing Commander: Das Herz Des Tigers
Author: William R. Forstchen & Andrew Keith
Publisher: Bastei Lubbe Verlag (1997)
ISBN: 3404231899
Pages: 379
Notes: Translation of Wing Commander: Heart of the Tiger. This was the first German Wing Commander novel to use an alternate cover. Supposedly, the artwork is reused from an undetermined English language novel.
|
 |
Wing Commander: Das Buch Zum Film
Author: Peter Telep
Publisher: Bastei Lubbe Verlag (1999)
ISBN: 3404232186
Pages: 319
Notes: Translation of Wing Commander. Rather than use a movie screen capture, the German publisher has adopted the Baen-style cover layout (complete with an appropriate piece of slush artwork). It's also worth noting that the movie novel was the fifth Wing Commander book published in Germany (it was the eigth in the United States).
|
 |
Wing Commander: Der Preis Der Freiheit
Author: William R. Forstchen & Ben Ohlander
Publisher: Bastei Lubbe Verlag (2000)
ISBN: 3404232267
Pages: 444
Notes: Translation of Wing Commander: The Price of Freedom. As with the previous two novels, this novel is probably of special interest to collectors due to its unusual alternate cover artwork.
|
 |
Wing Commander: Die Bedrohung
Author: William R. Forstchen
Publisher: Bastei Lubbe Verlag (2000)
ISBN: 3404232313
Pages: 442
Notes: Translation of Wing Commander: Action Stations. The alternate cover artwork manages to outdo even its American equivalent for 'What the heck?' factor. As of this writing, this was the last Wing Commander book ever published in any language.
|
Unofficial Guides
Markt & Technick Buch und Software Series
 |
Das Privateer Piloten Handbuch
Author: Peter Schmitz & Christian Schmidt
Publisher: Markt & Technik Buch und Software GmbH (1994)
ISBN: 3815810876
Pages: 191
Notes: Unofficial guide to Privateer.
|
 |
Die Wing Commander III Piloten Power
Author: Peter Schmitz
Publisher: Markt & Technik Buch und Software GmbH (1995)
ISBN: 3877917097
Pages: 172
Notes: Unofficial guide to Wing Commander III.
|
 |
Wing Commander IV: The Unofficial Guide
Author: Peter Schmitz & Christian Schmidt
Publisher: Markt & Technik Buch und Software GmbH (1995)
ISBN: 3827290058
Pages: 120
Notes: Unofficial guide to Wing Commander IV (well, duh!). Check out that awesome Arrow!
|
 |
Der Profi-Guide: Privateer 2 The Darkening
Author: Gunther Bogdan
Publisher: Markt & Technik Buch und Software GmbH (1996)
ISBN: 3827290171
Pages: 126
Notes: Unofficial guide to Privateer 2. Look at that amazing Heretic - it's amazing that these unofficial guides have artwork which is more impressive than many of the American authorized guides.
|
DATA Becker Series
 |
Das Wing Commander Piloten Handbuch
Author: Rolf Meusel
Publisher: DATA Becker, Ddf. (1992)
ISBN: 3890115381
Pages: 281
Notes: Unofficial guide to Wing Commander.
|
 |
Spielfuhrer: Wing Commander III
Author: Rolf Meusel & Marco Mucha
Publisher: DATA Becker, Ddf. (1995)
ISBN: 3815811643
Pages: 142
Notes: Unofficial guide to Wing Commander III.
|
| |
Spielfuhrer: Wing Commander Prophecy
Author: Antje Hink, Heiner Stiller & Arndt Grass
Publisher: DATA Becker, Ddf. (1998)
ISBN: 3815815975
Pages: 184
Notes: Unofficial guide to Wing Commander Prophecy. I have not verified that this exists.
|
NBG Verlag Series
 |
Clue-Book: Wing Commander IV The Price of Freedom
Author: Carsten Borgmeier
Publisher: NBG Verlag (1996)
ISBN: 392924781X
Pages: 54
Notes: Unofficial guide to Wing Commander IV. What the hell is that a picture of?
|
 |
Clue-Book: Privateer 2 The Darkening
Author: Carsten Borgmeier
Publisher: NBG Verlag (1996)
ISBN: 3929247453
Pages: 48
Notes: Unofficial guide to Privateer 2.
|
 |
Clue-Book: Wing Commander V Prophecy
Author: Carsten Borgmeier
Publisher: NBG Verlag (1996)
ISBN: 3929247127
Pages: 59
Notes: Unofficial guide to Wing Commander Prophecy. You can tell it's a quality hint book because it has a Harrier on the cover.
|
Others
 |
Wing Commander IV Unautorisierte Geheimnisse & Logungen
Author: Bart Farkas
Publisher: Prima (1996)
ISBN:
Pages:
Notes: This is the German translation of Wing Commander IV: Unauthorized Secrets & Solutions.
|
| |
Wing Commander - Das Herz des Tigers Lösungsbuch
Author: Matthias Wilhelm
Publisher:
ISBN: 3932823079
Pages: 32
Notes: ???. I have not verified that these exist, though I seem to recall seeing something similar on eBay Germany.
|
| |
Wing Commander - Der Preis der Freiheit Lösungsbuch
Author: Holger Taschke
Publisher:
ISBN: 3932478479
Pages: 20
Notes: ???. I have not verified that these exist, though I seem to recall seeing something similar on eBay Germany.
|
| |
Wing Commander 3 & 4 Lösungsbuch
Author: Holger Taschke & Matthias Wilhelm
Publisher:
ISBN: 3932478975
Pages: 44
Notes: Some sort of combination of the previous two entries?.
|
|
