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			'''''Apollo's War''''' is a [[Robert Thurston]] novel published eight years following the end of the [[Original Series]] upon which it is based. It is the second of three unique stories that are not novelizations from episodes.

	== Plot Summary ==		== Plot Summary ==

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	After the battle, a now clear-minded Apollo finds Sarge and gets him to agree to help him rescue his friends and try to end the war, fought by kidnapped peoples from other worlds.		After the battle, a now clear-minded Apollo finds Sarge and gets him to agree to help him rescue his friends and try to end the war, fought by kidnapped peoples from other worlds.

	Meanwhile, on ~~the~~ Galactica, Starbuck is depressed because Apollo is gone. Adama eventually agrees to let him renew the search for Apollo, but Adama is going to fly a viper with him. They fly to the planet.		Meanwhile, on ''Galactica'', Starbuck is depressed because Apollo is gone. Adama eventually agrees to let him renew the search for Apollo, but Adama is going to fly a viper with him. They fly to the planet.

	Apollo and Sarge free their friends including Xiomara, for whom Apollo has begun to care for. They retrieve their vipers, and Apollo and Sheba launch, soon making contact with Adama and Starbuck. The four of them provide air cover as Sarge, Croft, and the others attack from the ground. They take over the installation, and then the vipers destroy the Pelters' installation, ending the war.		Apollo and Sarge free their friends including Xiomara, for whom Apollo has begun to care for. They retrieve their vipers, and Apollo and Sheba launch, soon making contact with Adama and Starbuck. The four of them provide air cover as Sarge, Croft, and the others attack from the ground. They take over the installation, and then the vipers destroy the Pelters' installation, ending the war.
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	* It is stated that there are hundreds of thousands of people in the fleet.		* It is stated that there are hundreds of thousands of people in the fleet.

	* A prophecy has spread across the fleet saying that ~~the~~ Galactica would find Earth, but most of the people currently in the fleet would not. It goes on to say that perhaps none of them would live to see Earth, only future generations. Perhaps Thurston is trying to do some foreshadowing for Galactica 1980.		* A prophecy has spread across the fleet saying that ''Galactica'' would find Earth, but most of the people currently in the fleet would not. It goes on to say that perhaps none of them would live to see Earth, only future generations. Perhaps Thurston is trying to do some foreshadowing for Galactica 1980.

	* There is a Caprican legend about a young woman who was in love but unable to reveal her feelings to the man she loved. Frustrated, she wandered into an unknown land, drawn there by strange music. In the meantime, the man she loved noticed that she'd gone, and he went after her, questioning everyone he met, tracing her path to the strange land. He found that she went to a strange place called "the city without cares". What neither he nor she knew about the city was that, once inside its borders, each would be perfected by a strange perfume that emanted from a well in the city's center. The perfume brought on forgetfulness and eventually amnesia. By the time the two young lovers met each other again, they had forgotten one another. Seeing something familiar in each other's face, they both smiled, and then passed each other by, each going on to a different destiny than either had planned.		* There is a Caprican legend about a young woman who was in love but unable to reveal her feelings to the man she loved. Frustrated, she wandered into an unknown land, drawn there by strange music. In the meantime, the man she loved noticed that she'd gone, and he went after her, questioning everyone he met, tracing her path to the strange land. He found that she went to a strange place called "the city without cares". What neither he nor she knew about the city was that, once inside its borders, each would be perfected by a strange perfume that emanted from a well in the city's center. The perfume brought on forgetfulness and eventually amnesia. By the time the two young lovers met each other again, they had forgotten one another. Seeing something familiar in each other's face, they both smiled, and then passed each other by, each going on to a different destiny than either had planned.
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	* Apollo actually comes on to Xiomara (Thurston strongly implies he wants to have sex with her), but she refuses when he can't bring himself to look at or touch her face.		* Apollo actually comes on to Xiomara (Thurston strongly implies he wants to have sex with her), but she refuses when he can't bring himself to look at or touch her face.

	* Among the crew of ~~the~~ Galactica, it is said that Commander Adama's voice could please a demon or agitate an angel, and he didn't have to change an iota of pitch, tone or emphasis to do either.		* Among the crew of ''Galactica'', it is said that Commander Adama's voice could please a demon or agitate an angel, and he didn't have to change an iota of pitch, tone or emphasis to do either.

	* There is a ship's legend that says you should never bother to listen for Commander Adama's approach. If he doesn't want you to hear him, you'll never hear him even when you know he's coming. The crew likes to believe that Adama has supernatural powers.		* There is a ship's legend that says you should never bother to listen for Commander Adama's approach. If he doesn't want you to hear him, you'll never hear him even when you know he's coming. The crew likes to believe that Adama has supernatural powers.

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	Robert Thurston manages to succeed again as Apollo's ~~war~~ is a very good story. Xiomara turns out to be a very interesting character, and her relationship with Apollo is the heart of the book. Thurston should be given credit for not having Xiomara's face restored at the very end, avoiding the storybook ending that many authors would have been too tempted to resist. Also, the hero and the girl do not ride off into the sunset together (Ron Goulart could take some pointers here).		Robert Thurston manages to succeed again as Apollo's War is a very good story. Xiomara turns out to be a very interesting character, and her relationship with Apollo is the heart of the book. Thurston should be given credit for not having Xiomara's face restored at the very end, avoiding the storybook ending that many authors would have been too tempted to resist. Also, the hero and the girl do not ride off into the sunset together (Ron Goulart could take some pointers here).

	Sarge is also an interesting character and only adds to the story. More dissapointing is the amount of focus that Croft gets. I still find Croft to be an extremely boring character, and as usual he does little here except lust after Sheba. It is made clear that Sheba still loves Apollo, but there is never any follow-up. We do learn that in the past Apollo and Sheba had a brief fling, but no more detail than that.		Sarge is also an interesting character and only adds to the story. More dissapointing is the amount of focus that Croft gets. I still find Croft to be an extremely boring character, and as usual he does little here except lust after Sheba. It is made clear that Sheba still loves Apollo, but there is never any follow-up. We do learn that in the past Apollo and Sheba had a brief fling, but no more detail than that.
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	* It is strongly implied that Apollo and Xiomara have sex the night before they storm the command center.		* It is strongly implied that Apollo and Xiomara have sex the night before they storm the command center.

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	== Plot Summary ==		== Plot Summary ==
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	* It is strongly implied that Apollo and Xiomara have sex the night before they storm the command center.		* It is strongly implied that Apollo and Xiomara have sex the night before they storm the command center.

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