Battlehymn

Book Details

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Author(s):

Jack McKinney

First Pub:

1987

Genre(s):

Novelization; Science Fiction; Television Tie-In

First Read:

2023

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

15 Chapters

Internal ID:

670

Series:

Homecoming
Force of Arms

Robotech*

#4 of 21

Robotech*

A series of novels from the US anime Robotech loosly taken from the Japanese anime Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Super Dimensional Cavalry Southern Cross and Mospeada.

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1) Genesis
2) Battle Cry
3) Homecoming
4) Battlehymn
5) Force of Arms
6) Doomsday
7) Southern Cross
8) Metal Fire
9) The Final Nightmare
10) Invid Invasion
11) Metamorphosis
12) Symphony of Light
13) The Devil's Hand
14) Dark Powers
15) Death Dance
16) World Killers
17) Rubicon
18) The End of the Circle
19) The Zentraedi Rebellion
20) The Masters' Gambit
21) Before the Invid Storm

Copyright:

Dedication:

FOR GABRIELA "GABBY" ARANDA

First Sentence:

There was something new in the cool summer night skies of 2012...

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

Rick and Lisa would meet again, but against a landscape that would overshadow any joy such a reunion might ordinarily bring.

Comments:

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Extract not on file

Added: 18-Jul-2005

Last Updated: 17-Jul-2023

12-Feb-1987

Del Rey

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

12-Feb-1987

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$2.95

Pages*:

199

Read:

Once

Reading(s):

1) 24 Jun 2023 - 25 Jun 2023

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

amazon.com

Internal ID:

530

Publisher:

Del Rey

ISBN:

0-345-34137-6

ISBN-13:

978-0-345-34137-2

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

David Schleinkofer - Cover Artist

A HIGHER LOYALTY

For three long months the Super Dimensional Fortress remained at its landing site in the Pacific, like an infant in a wading pool. And indeed her captain often felt as though he had been treated like a child.

For two years, Captain Gloval and his crew had been chased through the solar system by a race of giant alien warriors, only to be made to feel like unwanted relatives when they returned to planet Earth.

But Gloval was not a man who took things lying down.

In direct violation of Council dictates, he ordered the SDF-1 airbourne.

THE FATE OF THE EARTH WAS AT STAKE...

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

First Edition: March 1987

Includes chapter one of Force of Arms (book 5)

12-Feb-1987
Del Rey
Mass Market Paperback

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Author(s)

Jack McKinney

Notes:

A pseudonym used by Brian Daley and James Luceno.

From "About the Author" in The Devil's Hand:

Jack McKinney has been a psychiatric aide, fusion-rock gultarist and session man, worldwide wilderness guide, and "consultant" to the U.S. Military in Southeast Asia (although they had to draft him for that).

His numerous other works of mainstream and science fiction - novels, radio and television scripts - have been written under various pseudonyms.

He currently resides in Ubud, on the Indonesian island of Bali.

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