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R. Hatch and C. Golden / Hardcover / Aug 1997
R. Hatch and C. Golden / Paperback / Sep 1998
Eighteen years have passed since the battlestar Galactica and its ragtag fleet of survivors began their epic journey to find the legendary planet Earth. Commander Adama has died, and the brash Colonial warrior Starbuck has disappeared during a recon patrol and is presumed dead.
Confronted by a deadly force of Cylon warriors on the outside, and a rebellion led by the embodiment of evil aboard the battlestar, Apollo fights for his life, the survival of the fleet, and the ultimate fate of humanity itself.
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R. Hatch and C. Golden / Hardcover / Sep 1998
Commander Apollo, having successfully beaten the Cylons in a deadly space battle, leads the Galactica and the fleet into unexplored territory in search of the Thirteenth Tribe. Guided by the holomap discovered on an abandoned Cylon outpost, they set course for a mysterious world that may or may not be the legendary planet Earth.
But they are not alone in this sector of space. The Cylons continue to expand outward in the same direction. And this area of the galaxy is not uninhabited. Both the Cylons and the Galacticans are confronted by the Chitain, a completely alien race more warlike and fearsome than anything previously encountered: they make the Cylons seem almost civilized. And their mission is to become the only sentient lifeforms in their sector by eliminating everyone else.
It is into Chitain space that Apollo must lead the fleet in search of the planet on the holomap. Once there, Apollo makes the discovery of a lifetime: The planet is not Earth, but it was once the home of an ancient colony started by the Thirteenth Tribe. And it is now the home of Commander Cain --- Sheba's father, the late Commander Adama's comrade-in-arms and the leader of another group of exiles that left Caprica eighteen years earlier, just after the Cylons mounted their sneak attack on the Colonies ... and just before Adama led the Colonial survivors out of harm's way.
Considered dead, Commander Cain has not only survived in this far-flung corner of the galaxy, he has thrived and established a military base and warcraft manufactory. In addition to the battlestar Pegasus, in which Cain fled those many years ago, his group is in the process of building two new battlestars and countless viper attack craft. Cain is preparing for the ultimate battle with the Cylons.
But the Chitains must be taken into account. Apollo wants to pursue peace with the hostile aliens. Cain, and many others, loudly oppose this move. Apollo, following his instincts, goes with Starbuck to speak with the Chitains under a flag of truce. On the Chitain homeworld, they are greeted as visiting royalty --- an unexpected surprise, and certainly too good to be true.
Apollo and Starbuck must discover the secrets of Chitain's warrior society. They must uncover the true nature of the strange creatures held as slaves by the Chitain, and how the approaching Cylons figure into this mix. And finally, Apollo must decide if Cain's plan for an all-out attack against both forces is best for the safety of the fleet and, if so, how he can limit the death and destruction that will surely follow.
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R. Hatch and S. Timmons / Hardcover / Jul 2001
The battlestar Galactica and the colonial fleet are in serious trouble. Their last encounter with the Cylons and the fierce alien race called the Chitains have left them crippled and exhausted and depleted of food and fuel. And they are still in Cylon space.
But Commander Apollo's next confrontation is with one of his own, as grizzled war veteran Commander Cain challenges him for leadership. Apollo wants to take the remnants of the fleet to a planet indicated on the mysterious holocube that was discovered on an abandoned Cylon outpost --- a holocube the purportedly shows the path of expansion and exploration through the galaxy by the vanished Thirteenth Tribe. Cain prefers to make his stand right here, but is over-ruled by Commander Adama's son.
Apollo may win this fight, but they may not win the battle. For the next planet indicated on the holocube is also known to the Cylons, and they are waiting for the Galacticans in full force. It's only through the intervention of their newly installed quantum-shift technology that the fleet manages to escape the trap, as they are warped halfway across the galaxy to find themselves once again at the starting point: the planet Kobol --- the birthplace of the Kobolian race that was destroyed by the Cylons twenty yahren ago.
Why have they been brough back to Kobol, and who is responsible for it? Have the Lords of Light granted them a new beginning? Or is this another plot by the Lord of Evil, Count Iblis, to finally exact his revenge against Adama's family and the entire Galactican fleet?
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R. Hatch and A. Rodgers / Hardcover / Jul 2002
The remnants of the ragtag fleet and the battle-scarred Battlestar Galactica have escaped the clutches of the Cylons and warped into an unknown quadrant of the galaxy. It is a pocket of null-space in which stardrives will not work. To make matters worse, the recent conflicts have left many wounded and medical supplies are critically low ... as are the fleet's food resources and fuel supplies.
While scouts venture forth in search of a habitable planet, the civilian population of the fleet rebels. Fights over the dwindling supplies break out among civilian factions, and the military is called upon to resolve order, which only serves to heighten the tensions. And, once again, accusing fingers are pointed squarely at the man whose responsibility it is to assure the safety and well-being of all: Apollo. Even member's of the Galactica's bridge crew turn against him.
Adding to the growing tensions is the fact that Troy and Dalton, Trays and Boomer --- the planetary search parties --- are missing. But the real stunner is the revelation that Casseopia is pregnant, and that she has acknowledged Apollo as the father!
Apollo and Athena are relieved of their commands and thrown into the brig. Civilians take over and chaos reigns --- just in time for the Cylons to arrive. And soon after the Cylons, the even more deadly, alien Chitain show up. Apollo must somehow regain command of the fleet, organize a fight against the Cylons and Chitain, find a way to resupply the fleet and devise an escape route from the pocket of null-space in which they are stuck, before it implodes and destroys everything and everyone caught in it.
* Books I will own at some point in time :)
