- Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins (1 Dec 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0061059862
- ISBN-13: 978-0061059865
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,164,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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As the courageous Lt. Blair leads a patrol investigating an attack on the desolate Mylon 3, it becomes obvious that fanatical Pilgrim rebels are up to their old tricks again, subverting warriors and fighting the Confederation...and the sudden trapping of a Kilrathi ship by a mysterious gravity well only adds to suspicions. With the fate of Earth hanging in the balance, Blair and Taggart must deliver themselves into enemy hands in order to understand -- and preempt -- the Pilgrims' murderous plot.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book has taken me back to the good old days when i played the wing commander games on my PC, i really believe this book to be one of the best books i have read in a long while, with the cockpit scenes (combat scene)i got such a rush of adrenaline that i got goosebumps all over and my eyes were strained by my reading so fast. As i said before this is one cracking read.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
A lesson from Wing Commander
26 Jan 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I've been a Wing Commander fan since 1990. I've read all the novels>except for End Run and parts of Action Stations. But I am not totally devoted to just WC. I like all kinds of science fiction, such as Star Trek, Starship Troopers (but I hated the movie, it required no intelligence to watch, but the book and CGI series are good), Star Wars,and seaQuest. I must say, this book isn't even close to describing the real WC universe. But it is rather good reading. If you don't consider it being a "real" WC book. Read it for the lessons it teaches and the story itself. Peter Telep, describes with a certain flair, the way he describes certain things definitely better than William R. Forstchen (he's pretty good, but not as good as Telep), one of the other WC authors. I suppose it is an artistic touch. The novel itself is not really centered on action and space combat. I view it as a moral lesson. The story involves genetically mutated humans known as Pilgrims. They were explorers that somehow mutated, have various special abilities, and they then somehow lost their humanity. These Pilgrims then try to conquer the "normal" humans. They get defeated, and the bitterness lasts among many of them. There's also a lot of prejudice as well from the normal humans. So one female Pilgrim and her followers try to inflict as much damage to the humans as possible. A story of revenge. The classic story of revenge... I know this sounds like racism from our time period, and it should. Why do people judge others by how they look, because they are different from you, who were their ancestors, and because they do things differently than you do? One of the reasons we have science fiction is to see into the future, and to see what remains from the past, so that we may ponder the intricate ways of fixing what is wrong. Still, we never even learn from history itself. Peter Telep has definitely given me some insight into what the future may be like if we don't fix what is going on now. Will there be more wars? Will there be racism? Will we finally achieve peace? I'll never live to see that far into the future, but we must change the present, before our descendants future is ruined...
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Somehow something goes RIGHT for the WC: Movie universe
23 Nov 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
When a book comes out thats Wing Commander, I'm all over it. Sure, the movie is...banal (I'm being kind) but the novels by Telep more than make up for what is *shuddered* allowed in the movie. Peter Telep completely saves the outlandishly bad script for the movie and not only makes it readable but wholly enjoyable.
And thats just the movie novel.
Pilgrim Stars takes place immedately after the movie (I suggest reading the movie novel adaption as enough has been changed to make some minor confusion) and takes off at incredible speed. In fact, the Pilgrim heritage scenario that was bandied about in the film for no particular reason (other than bad plot) is incredibly (and trust me when I say that) brought to breathing, pulse pounding life. Things that were mentioned for twenty seconds in the movie are suddenly alive with movement. Much of the dialouge is sly and a bit cutting in some scenes, especially with the AI character Merlin.
I recommend this book to those looking for an interesting read and anyone willing to give the WC: Movie world a second chance.
Oh and Mr Telep? I'd like help on my script!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Another great book!
28 Dec 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
You know, of all of the Wing Commander books i've read,(and i've read them all! ) this one has got to be one of my favorites. Mainly because it put a new spin on one of my favorite Wing Commander Characters. James 'Paladin' Taggart. He is the man to say the least. And the way he had the internal conflict between Duty, and 'Blood', was portrayed clearly and perfectly. Overall this book was great, I recommend it to EVERYONE who loves Science Fiction.
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