At the end of a bloody thousand-year war against an invincible enemy, an uneasy peace has finally between been achieved between humans and the dreaded cyborg warriors of the Cylon Empire. But peace soon turns to bloodshed when the Cylons launch an unexpected attack against humanity's twelve Colonial worlds, wiping out most of the inhabitants. Pursued by Cylon forces, the survivors gather together a ragtag fleet of ships, their only protection the valiant warriors of the Galactica, the sole battlestar able to escape the sneak attack. Led by Commander Adama and his son, Captain Apollo, the Colonials begin a desperate search for a new home: a planet called Earth, where legend says the long-missing Thirteenth Colony of Mankind will be found. Unfortunately, no one knows where, exactly, Earth might be, and the journey may be a long one-with the Cylons drawing closer with every passing moment( From Buy.com for $6.29
Pursued by the deadly cyborg warriors of the Cylon Empire, the survivors of an unexpected attack on humankind's twelve colonial worlds flee in a ragtag fleet of ships, accompanied by the Galactica, the only battlestar to have escaped the sneak attack, under the command of Adama, to journey across the galaxy to find a legendary planet called Earth. Reprint.
This novelization of the pilot episode of the original "Battlestar Galactica" television series, created for ABC in 1978 by Larson, features brand-new cover art by legendary sci-fi/fantasy artist Frank Frazetta. From Walmart for $6.57
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