Symphony of Light

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Author(s):

Jack McKinney

First Pub:

1987

Genre(s):

Novelization; Science Fiction; Television Tie-In

First Read:

2024

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Internal ID:

678

Series:

Metamorphosis
The Devil's Hand

Robotech*

#12 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 THE WEST COAST CONTINGENT:
JULIA, JESSE, AND DANIEL

First Sentence:

It was never Scott's intention to make camp at the high pass; he had simply given his okay for a quick food stop - if only to put an end to all the grousing that was going on.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

May all of us."

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Added: 18-Jul-2005

Last Updated: 08-May-2024

Quotes

You can't force experiments or people to conform to your world view! The universe doesn't work that way!

Symphony of Light
Jack McKinney
Emil Lang

Still, the Regis saw no reason to destroy the place; she merely constructed one of her hives atop the tallest structure - the 1,675-foot Trump Building, which the hive encased like a wasps' nest just short of its summit - and moved all potnetial troublemakers to nearby Protoculture farms.

Symphony of Light
Jack McKinney

01-Apr-1990

Del Rey

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Apr-1990

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$4.95

Pages*:

212

Read:

Once

Reading(s):

1) 2 May 2024 - 5 May 2024

Cover Link(s):

amazon.com

Internal ID:

33358

Publisher:

Del Rey

ISBN:

0-345-34145-7

ISBN-13:

978-0-345-34145-7

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

David Schleinkofer - Cover Artist

THE DECISIVE BATTLE

It had been along hard road for Scott Bernard and his ragtag band of Robotech irregulars; but the Invid stronghold known as Reflex Point was finally close at hand, and preparations were under way for a full-scale assault.

But the Invid Regis was not about to surrender so easily the world she had come halfway across the galaxy to claim - especially now that her experiments in racial transmutation were nearing their conclusion.

And no one, Human or Invid, thought to ask whether Protoculture might have something to say in these matters. But indeed it did; and the final encounter of the Robotech Wars would be more mystifying than anyone had imagined.

AND EARTH WAS THE PRIZE!

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

First Edition: December 1987
Fifth Printing: April 1990
Canada: $6.50

01-Apr-1990
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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