Warhawk
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| Warhawk A book of the Richard Hatch line | ||
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| Book No. | 2 | |
| Author(s) | Richard Hatch and Christopher Golden | |
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| No. of Pages | {{{pages}}} | |
| Published | September 1, 1998 | |
| ISBN | 0671011901 | |
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| Previous | Next | |
| Armageddon | Warhawk | Resurrection |
| Paperback Version | ||
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| Audiobook Version | ||
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"Warhawk" is a Colonial term refering to a military overlord. The term is indeed a reference to Commander Cain who was a character who appeared in "The Living Legend" episode of the TV series, and subsequently was believed to be killed in a battle with Cylons at the end of the episode. However in the story of Warhawk, Apollo leads the Galactica to the planet Poseidon, believing it to be one of the outposts of the fabled 13th tribe. Instead, Poseidon is a planetary fortress of Cain who had surived the confrontation with the Cylons, and since then had joined up with a small lost fleet of ships that had fled the Colonies at the time of the massacre before establishing a base with them on Poseidon. Apollo and his followers are overjoyed at finding Cain but the celebration soon becomes sobered once Cain's ambitions, which are contrary to the Galactican mission of finding the Earth, are finally revealed.
Apollo learns that Cain has turned Poseidon into a vast armaments facility which is in production of a war fleet. There is something of a power clash between Cain and Apollo, as Cain wishes to go on the offensive against the Cylons. Apollo opposes the notion and is shocked to find that Poseidon is under martial law. There are other shocking developments, as it is revealed that Cain is trying to make allies with a mysterious warlike race known as the Chitain, who appear to have an agenda of their own. These developments result in Apollo leading Starbuck and Boomer on a diplomatic mission to the Chitain homeworld, leaving the galactica under the command of Athena.
But unknown to the Colonials, the Imperious Leader is hot on their heels due to receiving their coordinates from the mysterious Count Iblis. All this results in a climactic space battle as the Galactica goes on the offensive.
There are also new additions to the BSG saga such as new weapons like the viper-duet - a type of viper bomber developed by Cain's military. Also there are new aliens such as the Chitain who are an insectoid/reptillian race, that are equipped with scorpion-like stingers, and who seem to "glide" on snake-like trunks.
Cain appears to be a very militaristic and brave anti-hero among the Colonials. In the novel Cain requests advice from Colonial prisoner Baltar about the reptillian Cylons and their genetic make-up. Cain exudes delight upon hearing from Baltar that the Cylons, despite their cybernetic implants, can indeed feel pain and suffering, and he swears to Baltar and present company that he will make the Cylon race suffer for it's crimes against humanity.