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== Cover Copy ==
== Cover Copy ==


:: <big>'''THEY PLANNED ON A ''NICE'' WAR . . .'''</big>
=== Front ===


: There had been a century of peace, and the politicians of <br>
=== Back ===
: Earth and its colonies were running on platforms of cutting <br>
 
: “wasteful” military spending―all while Earth's military tried to <br>
:: <big>'''600 YEARS IN THE FUTURE'''</big>
: keep aging and obsolete ships flying and battle-ready. And <br>
:: <big>'''THE BATTLE FOR EARTH'''</big>
: while the swords rusted, war clouds gathered on the horizon. . . . <br>
:: <big>'''IS ABOUT TO BEGIN....'''</big>
:  Contact had been made with the Kilrathi―a warrior race <br>
 
: feline in appearance and deadly in combat. Yet, even though <br>
: The egomaniacal alien Kilrathi have struck again,  
: they had annihilated or enslaved scores of other races <br>
: savaging a peaceful planet at the edge of space.
: throughout the galaxy, and had attacked human colonies on <br>
: And worse, they have captured a NAVCOM device
: the border worlds, the government was not taking them <br>
: that will lead them straight to Earth!
: seriously, thinking that the Fleet could handle them with ease. <br>
 
: Commander Winston Turner knew that the government was <br>
: Chris Blair and his pal Maniac are “nuggets,” cadets
: moving toward a declaration of war against the Kilrathi in <br>
: fresh from the Academy. Their first ship, the <i>Tiger</i>  
: response to demands from the border worlds. He also knew <br>
:<i>Claw</i>, has an awesome mission: Recover the  
: that the Fleet would be forced to operate under Plan Orange <br>
: NAVCOM and stop the Kilrathi at all costs.
: Five: limited action and punitive responses only. He only hoped <br>
 
: that mankind would recognize its mistake before it was too <br>
: But Blair's fighting wing - Earth's last hope - is
: late.
: seething with internal strife. For somewhere along
: the thin red line of heroes a traitor lurks!


== Chapters ==
== Chapters ==

Revision as of 19:31, 4 September 2021

Wing Commander
Movienovel.jpg
English language cover, HarperEntertainment.
Author(s) Peter Telep
Cover Artist Paul Alexander
Language(s) English
German
Spanish
Publisher HarperEntertainment
Publication Date February 3, 1999
Pages 256 pp
ISBN 978-0061059858
Retail Price $5.99 U.S.

$7.99 CAN



Description of the book goes here

Cover Copy

Front

Back

600 YEARS IN THE FUTURE
THE BATTLE FOR EARTH
IS ABOUT TO BEGIN....
 The egomaniacal alien Kilrathi have struck again,
 savaging a peaceful planet at the edge of space.
 And worse, they have captured a NAVCOM device
 that will lead them straight to Earth!
 Chris Blair and his pal Maniac are “nuggets,” cadets
 fresh from the Academy. Their first ship, the Tiger
Claw, has an awesome mission: Recover the
 NAVCOM and stop the Kilrathi at all costs.
 But Blair's fighting wing - Earth's last hope - is
 seething with internal strife. For somewhere along
 the thin red line of heroes a traitor lurks!

Chapters

Translations

German

Czech

The German language edition, Wing Commander: Die Bedrohung, was published by Bastei Lubbe Verlag in 2000. 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.

German language cover.
Czech language cover, Poutnik Knihy.


Timeline

Chapter Date
Forward 2677
Chapter One 2634.089
Chapter Two 2634.120
Chapter Three 2634.121
Chapter Four 2634.155
Chapter Five 2436.170
Chapter Six 2634.181
Chapter Seven 2634.195
Chapter Eight 2634.218
Chapter Nine 2634.220
Chapter Ten 2634.226
Chapter Eleven 2634.234
Chapter Twelve 2634.235
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen

Characters

Ships

Human

Fighters

Gotha
Hurricane
Wildcat
Corsair
Hummer
Falcon
Gladiator
Thor
Minotaur
Trident

Support Ships

Wasp
Sheridan

Capital Ships

Installations

Alexandria

Kilrathi

Fighters

Support Ships

Capital Ships

Installations

Places

Ships

Confederation

Kilrathi