The Final Nightmare

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:

26 chapters

Internal ID:

675

Series:

Metal Fire
Invid Invasion

Robotech*

#9 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 KALLAN AND CAITLIN LOCK,
WITH LOVE FROM UNCLE JACK

First Sentence:

Lieutenant Marie Crystal made a willful effort to face the camera now as she had faced guns yesterday.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

They looked for her to point the way.

Comments:

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Added: 18-Jul-2005

Last Updated: 13-Nov-2023

01-Sep-1987

Del Rey

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Sep-1987

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$2.95

Pages*:

241

Catalog ID:

34142

Read:

Once

Reading(s):

1) 5 Nov 2023 - 12 Nov 2023

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

amazon.com

Internal ID:

23187

Publisher:

Del Rey

ISBN:

0-345-34142-2

ISBN-13:

978-0-345-34142-6

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

David Schleinkofer - Cover Artist

FLOWER OF LIFE -
FLOWER OF DEATH!!

The Robotech Masters' war against Earth has become even more desperate: the Protoculture Matrix is now degenerating, transforming into the Flower of Life, which is sure to draw the savage, merciless Invid across the galaxy. But the heroic men and women of the Army of the Southern Cross mean to defend planet Earth to the bitter end.

At the same time Dana Sterling, half-alien commander of an elite Hovertank unit, is also waging a desperate personal war, to uncover the meaning of her strange Visions, and the secrets of her alien heritage.

Humans lock in mortal combat with the Masters' clone hordes in a clash of tremendous war machines. Zor Prime, reincarnation of the discoverer of Protoculture, struggles to regain his lost memories and unlock his tormented past. As the apocalyptic war comes to the final, decisive battle, Dana Sterling realizes to her horror that..

EVEN VICTORY SPELLS
UTTER DISASTER!!

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

First Edition: September 1987

Includes chapter one of The Invid Invasion (book 10).

01-Sep-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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