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Armageddon

2006-03-29T08:11:48Z

Jamestobias:

{{Book Data|
Image = [[Image:Armageddon.jpg|250px]]
| Title= Armageddon
| Series= Richard Hatch
| Bookno= 1
| Episode=
| Author=[[Richard Hatch]] and Christopher Golden
| Published= August 1, 1997
| ISBN=0671011693
| Prev= None
| Next= [[Warhawk]]
}}

'''Armageddon''' is the first novel in [[Richard Hatch]]'s continuation series, published 1997.

Twenty years after the fall of the colonies the fleet has long since left the Cylon's behind. Or have they? As Commander Adama's health fails Starbuck and Apollo encounter Cylon's on a recon patrol. Starbuck is shot down and seemingly killed.

Soon after Adama dies and Apollo is left in command of the fleet. But a cylon fleet is closing in and the evil of Count Iblis is rising once more. He also faces internal strife and a nagging certainty that Starbuck isn't dead...

==what has happened to the characters and the world==

The story picks up about eighteen years after the old series so there are some big changes.

Commander Adama: Dies in the opening sequence. Cause heart attack.

Apollo: Promoted Lt.commander some time ago, becomes temporary commander in aftermath of Adama's death. Driven by developing metal powers he sets out to rescue Starbuck and defeat a cylon armada. By the end of the book he is made full commander, on one condition that he can keep flying vipers.

Starbuck: Fathered a girl child (Dalton) with Cassiopia. Eventually lived with Athena for some yahren before she threw him out when he asked to marry her. Has bounced bettween the two ever since.

Athena: Lt.Col and second in command of Galactica. Considers herself capable enough to become commander.

Cassiopia: Had a daughter with Starbuck but married another (unknown) man. Divorced some yahren before. Appears to have reconciled with Starbuck since. She and Athena still don't get along.

Sheba: Active pilot as well as pilot trainer. Still believes her father Cain is alive.

Boomer: Also teaching pilots.

Baltar: Still in command of a basestar (presumably after being rescued after Adama dumped him on a nearby planet soon after the hand of God).

Boxey: Now known by given name of Troy. Was the youngest person to graduate flight school but Dalton has since broken that record. May have feelings for Dalton. The only one who called him Boxey at this point was Adama.

Dalton: Starbuck and Cassiopia's daughter. Has her mothers looks and her fathers cardsharp and piloting skills. Theres a rumor she was rushed through flight training because she won everybodies money.

Muffit: Status unknown.

Battlestar Pegasus: Persumed destroyed in action. No evidence to support or deny this possiblity.

The fleet: Numbers have dropped slightly as ships have broken down for good or had to be cannablised to fix another. Some groups have settled habitable worlds along the way. (It's unknown if the cylons have found any of them). There is a movement on board to break off and colonise the nearest inhabitable planet rather than go on to Earth.

The Cylon's: No one has seen them in six yahren. However they are still around and they may be changing...

Count Iblis: Has not been seen in yahren. But for a being as old as him that may not mean much

== Notes ==

* This series led to a further six books (as of 2006), these stories continue the series and do not hold [[Galactica 1980]] as [[canon]].

* Richard Hatch played [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|first series]] and plays [[Tom Zarek]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|remake]].

User:Jamestobias

2006-03-29T07:50:09Z

Jamestobias:

Who am I: A 22 year old college student
Favourite TOS episode: Saga of a Star world
Favourite RDM episode: Kobal's last gleming (so far)

Talk:Armageddon/Archive 1

2006-03-29T07:48:07Z

Jamestobias: HELP!!!!!

Hey anybody, i've put in everything I know on this book but it's the only one I have a copy of. Appreciate anybody helping out with the data on the others

James Tobias 28/3/06

Armageddon

2006-03-28T16:28:01Z

Jamestobias:

First novel in Richard Hatch's continuation series, published 1997.

Twenty years after the fall of the colonies the fleet has long since left the Cylon's behind. Or have they? As Commander Adama's health fails Starbuck and Apollo encounter Cylon's on a recon patrol. Starbuck is shot down and seemingly killed.

Soon after Adama dies and Apollo is left in command of the fleet. But a cylon fleet is closing in and the evil of Count Iblis is rising once more. He also faces internal strife and a nagging certainty that Starbuck isn't dead...

This series led to a further six books (as of 2006), these storys continue the series and do not hold Galactica 1980 as canon.

Richard Hatch played Apollo in the first series and plays Tom Zarak in the remake.

Yahren

2006-03-28T16:20:17Z

Jamestobias:

A '''yahren''' is a Colonial measurement of time.

Analagous to an Earth '''[[Wikipedia:Year|year]]'''; plural form is same as singular, "yahren".

==Note==
Within some fan circles, a yahren is considered to be around two-thirds (2/3) the length of an Earth year, thus helping to explain the relative longevity of Colonial people compared to Terran humans. This reasoning is picked up in Richard Hatch's sequel novels. The glossary in the first novel [[Armaggedon]] states that a yahren is 200 days.

In the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|reimagined series]] the colonials say year instead, although a brief mention of the term appears in the documents visible at [[Armistice Station]].

''See also: [[Thousand Yahren War]]''<br>
''See also: [[Units of Measure (TOS)]]''

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