[Battlestar Galactica Miniseries 02] • The Cylons' Secret

After the Cylon War, the Cylons retreated to parts unknown in deep space, and the twelve human colonies rebuilt that which was destroyed in the devastating war. The two sides honour their armistice agreement, and for twenty years nothing is heard from the Cylons. But sometimes no news is bad news. For the humans, the aftermath of the war has created a new, albeit illegal, profession: scavenger. Tom Zarek is one of these scavengers, scouring the outer settlements for valuable Cylon technologies and artifacts, usually returning empty-handed. But now, he and the crew of the cruiser Lightning have found the Omega Station, a scientific facility shrouded in secrecy beyond the edge of charted space. This is it, the big score-except something is wrong...the base is still occupied, and not by humans, but by Cylons! The Battlestar Galactica receives the Lightning's distress call, getting the coordinates and a cryptic one-word message: "Cylons." A younger William Adama, just promoted to second in command, is worried. His crew is not prepared to deal with more than the most routine of missions. And this mission is anything but routine, as they discover the base is full of Cylons, but also something much more disturbing...and deadly.

ReviewPraise for the "Battlestar Galactica" TV series:

"This story of enemies within is dead serious, and seriously good."--James Poniewozik, Time Magazine

"It's all been said before, but I'll say it again: "Battlestar Galactica" is much, much better than you can possibly imagine. The battle scenes are claustrophobic and paranoia-inducing; the power struggles are complicated and nuanced like the ones you find on "The Sopranos;" the stakes are always high, and there's an incredible amount of action in each episode."--salon.com

"An intensely suspenseful journey of survival gripping, scary, and well worth staying home on Fridays to watch TV's most provocative fantasy adventure "--TV Guide "Roush Rave"

"Rapidly shaping up to be the most influential Science Fiction series since "Babylon"" 5" and the original "Star Trek"."--"TV Zone" magazine

"Serious and sexy, "Battlestar Galactica" is the best sci fi on TV."--"CFQ (Cinefantastique)"""" this "Battlestar "is smart enough and entertaining enough to win you over."--Robert Bianco, "USA"" Today""""With its hot, androgynous heroine leading the remnants of humanity against evil, God-fearing robots, "Battlestar Galactica" is boldy re-creating sci-fi TV."--salon.com

""Galactica" is back, better than ever . . . You don't have to love sci-fi to love "Battlestar Galactica". . . a great TV series."--USA Today

About the AuthorCraig Shaw Gardner is a master of creating compelling tie-ins. His BATMAN movie tie-in was a New York Times bestselling book, staying in the charts for 13 weeks.