Before the Invid Storm (Robotech) [Mass Market Paperback]

Jack McKinney (Author)

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Series: Robotech | Publication Date: March 2, 1996

SHIP OF DREAMS!
The second Robotech War ended without victors. The Masters had been defeated, but the Army of the Southern Cross had suffered devastating losses, with Earth's cities reduced to rubble.
Then a heavily armed warship arrived from Tirol and instantly became the object of intense rivalries. To the survivors of the United Earth Government, it was a spear they could hurl into the Invid Sensor Nebula. To the decimated Southern Cross forces, it was the weapon they needed to use against the impending Invid invasion. For the Starchildren it represented escape from their planetary prison, and the Shimada Family wanted it neutralized before it sabotaged their hopes for a peaceful solution.
But no one knew just how dangerous the ship could be. No one, that is, except for its commander, Colonel Jonathan Wolf of the rag tag freedom fighters known as the Sentinels, and Dana Sterling, heroine of the war with the Masters. And Dana had her own agenda...
Set between The Final Nightmare (Robotech #9) and Invid Invasion (#10), BEFORE THE INVID STORM reveals the struggle for control of the dreadnought from Tirol.
FIRST TIME IN PRINT!

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SHIP OF DREAMS!
The second Robotech War ended without victors. The Masters had been defeated, but the Army of the Southern Cross had suffered devastating losses, with Earth's cities reduced to rubble.
Then a heavily armed warship arrived from Tirol and instantly became the object of intense rivalries. To the survivors of the United Earth Government, it was a spear they could hurl into the Invid Sensor Nebula. To the decimated Southern Cross forces, it was the weapon they needed to use against the impending Invid invasion. For the Starchildren it represented escape from their planetary prison, and the Shimada Family wanted it neutralized before it sabotaged their hopes for a peaceful solution.
But no one knew just how dangerous the ship could be. No one, that is, except for its commander, Colonel Jonathan Wolf of the rag tag freedom fighters known as the Sentinels, and Dana Sterling, heroine of the war with the Masters. And Dana had her own agenda...
Set between The Final Nightmare (Robotech #9) and Invid Invasion (#10), BEFORE THE INVID STORM reveals the struggle for control of the dreadnought from Tirol.
FIRST TIME IN PRINT!

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 228 pages
• Publisher: Del Rey (March 2, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345387767
• ISBN-13: 978-0345387769
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,160,182 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars For completists only, July 18, 1999

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Chris Adamson "invalidname" (Grand Rapids, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Before the Invid Storm (Robotech) (Mass Market Paperback)

The most marginal of all the Robotech books (and apparently the last), there's very little going on in this book, especially when judged in the time-frame of the overall Robotech story-line. If you wondered how Dana Sterling and company got off Earth between the fall of the Masters (end of book 9, or episode 60 of the TV show) and the arrival of the Invid, this book will tell you. Of course, if you read the books in numerical order, you'll have already gotten that info from Lisa Hunter's log entry at the end of "Rubicon", or from Dana's activities in "End of the Circle".

It's to the authors' credit that they were able to keep finding stories in the undocumented time-lapses of the Robotech series and keep the whole universe consistent, but with "Before the Invid Storm", the diminishing returns may not be enough for some readers to bother with.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The struggle for power is over. NOT!, November 11, 2002

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This review is from: Before the Invid Storm (Robotech) (Mass Market Paperback)

The Robotech Masters have been defeated, but nobody can really say Earth won either. The United Earth Government and the Army of the Southern Cross are in ruins as both political and religious movements fight over the mecha and what is left of the planet. In outer space the Invid Sensor Nebula seems to suggest that the Invid has sensed the Flower of Life on Earth. In Japan the family of Shimada wait for the coming of the Invid who they plan to negotiate with while the rest of the planet prepares for a fight.
Then Colonel Jonathan Wolf arrives with a heavily armed warship from space and things become even more complex!
Once again we get to meet Dana Sterling, Louie Nichols, Misa Yoshida and, in the last few pages, the Invid themselves!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Final Gap in the Robotech series REVEALED!, February 18, 2004

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This review is from: Before the Invid Storm (Robotech) (Mass Market Paperback)

Wow, Great Story. I always wanted to know what happened to the Southern Cross Warriors and of course the gap between Southern Cross and New Generation. Here's the deal: The Lost Generation Returns, as does Legendary Veritech Pilot Terry Weston, as does The Robotech Factory Satellite, as do the Zentraedi. Louie Nichols joins the Shimada Family, Johnathan Wolff and his ship return from Tirol, Dana Sterling & Johnathan Wolff have SEX. Behold the Debut of Lancer. Dana Sterling, with her companions the Southern Cross Warriors (Minus Louie) -Marie Crystal- and the Robotech Masters' Clones, HIJACK Wolff's ship and head for Tirol. A few months later the Invid finally arrive at Earth and immediately attack! No hi, no hello, no we've come for this reason, NOTHING! Just immediate attack and conquer. They kill the Zentraedi, destroy the Robotech Factory Satellite and Space Station Liberty. After this, the New Generation series begins. I highly recommend this book to Hardcore Robotech fans. It would be great if they also released this book on DVD.