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Barbara

A character from the V universe
Barbara was the Fifth Columnist who helped Mike Donovan escape the Los Angeles mothership when he was first captured by the Visitors. She also played a pivotal role in distracting the bridge crew of the LA mothership when the Resistance raided a high profile conference when the ...

Barracuda

A vehicle/ship class from the X-Com universe
The Barracuda is a small, one-man submarine of British Hydrospace design, that served X-Com through the Second Alien War (during the 2040's). It utilizes brand new technologies that allow it to jump out of the water and go airborne, achieving a velocity of up to 2400 knots. Of course, its weapons can operate only while it's underwater....

Battlefield Earth

Universe
Written by Ron L. Hubbard, the father of Scientology, this highly controversial book details the struggle of Johny Goodboy Taylor and the remnants of humanity to throw off their Psychlo conquerors and restore man kind's former glory.

Battlestar

A vehicle/ship class from the Battlestar Galactica (1978) universe
Battlestars are vessels that are over a mile long and perform the role of both Fighter Carrier and Battleship. All vessels of this class appear similiar and carry a large complement of fighters in their outboard pods. The standard loudout appears to be two squadrons, the evidence for this is that the Galactia initially has Blue and Red Sq...

Battlestar (2004)

A vehicle/ship class from the Battlestar Galactica (2004) universe
The Battlestar was the pride of the Colonial Fleet with 120 in operation at the time of the Cylon attack. However, heavy use of computerised systems led to these vessels being susceptible to Cylon Jamming technology which disabled onboard ships systems, including defence batteries, jump engines and sensors.  Most of the Col...

Battlestar Atlantia

A ship from the Battlestar Galactica (1978) universe
The Battlestar Atlantia was the flagship of President Adar and the Colonial Fleet at the failed peace conference at Cimtar. Like most of the Battlestars bar the Galactica, she never launched any fighters when ambushed. Already heavily damaged by multiple Cylon fighter attacks, the A...

Battlestar Galactica

A videogame from the Battlestar Galactica (1978) universe
This game is a simplified space sim following a young Commander Adama while he is stationed on the Galactica with his friend Cain. This setting is when they are not long out of the Academy.  This game seems sometimes to pay homage both to the original series and the newer Sci-Fi Channel version. The game involved flying numerous marks o...

Battlestar Galactica (1978)

Universe
TV series ran for one season in 1979. Spawned Galactica 1980 the following year, also for just one season. The twelve colonies of man have fallen to a huge attack by the machine-based lifeforms known as Cylons. Now, under the command of Commander Adama, the last Battlestar, Galactica, must lead the remnant of humanity to find the legendary...

Battlestar Galactica (2004)

Universe
A reimagining of Battlestar Galactica (1979). After creating Cylons to do more dangerous and dirty jobs, the human race finds itself embroiled in a war with them. Eventually, peace was declared, and the Cylons disappeared for forty years and set up their own society on distant planets. A spacestation was constructed in neutral territory w...

Battlestar Galactica 6 The Living Legend

A book from the Battlestar Galactica (1978) universe
The sixth of the Battlestar Galactica novels, this continues the pattern of the first books by adapting the scripts of series episodes. This is a novelisation of the two part episode 'The Living Legend' covering the discovery of the missing ship Battlestar Pegasus and its legendary Commander, Cain. Meanwhile the ...

Battlestar Galactica (Film)

A film from the Battlestar Galactica (1978) universe
Battlestar Galactica's three part pilot 'Saga of a Star World' was given a theatrical release in some countries, for instance in the UK. It was cut from nearly three hours to just over 2 hours.  The Twelve Colonies of Man have fought the Cylon Empire for centuries and the Cylons sue for peace. The peace summit is a betra...

Battlestar Galactica (Miniseries)

A TV series from the Battlestar Galactica (2004) universe
The pilot which lead into new series. A reimaging of the 1979 series where the Cylons treacherously attack the Twelve Colonies of man.  The Cylons were created by man to do their bidding but rebelled. When they were fought to a standstill, hostilities eventually ceased and a decades long period of isolation began. Many year...

Battlestar Galactica (Ship)

A ship from the Battlestar Galactica (1978) universe
The Battlestar Galactica, commanded by Commander Adama is the flagship, and sole warship of the rag-tag civilian fleet. The sole survivor of the Battle of Cimtar, the Galactica is guardian to the last remnants of humanity. Broadly similiar to other ships of her class, the Galactica carried two squadrons of Vipers...

Battlestar Galactica (TV Series)

A TV series from the Battlestar Galactica (1978) universe
'There are those who believe that life here, began out there, far across the universe, with tribes of humans who may have been the forefathers of the Egyptians, or the Toltecs, or the Mayans. That they may have been the architects of the Great Pyramids, or the lost civilisations of Lemuria, and Atlantis. Some believe that there may yet be brother...

Battlestar Pegasus

A ship from the Battlestar Galactica (1978) universe
The Battlestar Pegasus was a well known Colonial Battlestar which apparently disappeared, thought destroyed along with the Fifth Fleet at the Battle of Molocay some two yahrens before the disastrous battle at Cimtar where the Colonial Fleet was all but destroyed. The Pegasus was under the command of Comm...

Battletech

Universe
The Battletech universe is set primarily in the 31st Century, 300 years after the fall of the Star League - a star-spanning governmental power which kept civilization together. Since the fall of the League, various successor states have fought each other to claim the title of First Lord of the Star League. Much of the high technology...

Battletech:Assumption of Risk

A book from the Battletech universe
Kai Allard-Liao is the reigning champion on the game world of Solaris VII and gets caught up in the machinations of his Uncle, Tormano Liao who is becoming increasingly frustrated in his efforts to advance his Free Capella organisation. In the meantime, Ryan Steiner, a long time opponent of Victor Steiner-Davion and a supporter of the Sky...

Battletech:Binding Force

A book from the Battletech universe
Aris Sung is a young warrior in the service of House Hiritsu, one of the most noble of the Warrior Houses in the Capellan Confederation. When a new power bloc, the Sarna Supremacy, appears in the Chaos March, Aris and his comrades from House Hiritsu are dispatched to quell the troubles that they are causing. However, the mission i...

Battletech:Black Dragon

A book from the Battletech universe
The third book covering the adventures of Comacho's Caballero's and scout Lieutenant Cassie Suthorn. The Caballero's are hired by Chandresekhar Kurita to root out a possible threat to Coordinator Theodore Kurita's life by the Black Dragon society, an ultra conservative secret group which disapproves of the vario...

Battletech:Blood of Kerensky III:Lost Destiny

A book from the Battletech universe
The Clans continue their drive towards Terra, having been aided by Comstar. Internal power struggles within Comstar itself threaten the safety of the Inner Sphere. Operation Scorpion, a plan hatched by the near mad Primus Myndo Waterley to control the Inner Sphere is revealed which will have an im...

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