Crimson Skies: Wings of Justice: Rogue Flyer (FAS8901) (Paperback)

~ Loren L. Coleman (Author) "The morning sun streamed in through the window, and the dingy white curtains billowed like the silk bowl of a parachute in the breeze..." (more)
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New from FASA--a fiction series based on its most popular board game! CRIMSON SKY FICTION These novels, based on the exciting Microsoft computer game (scheduled for release in the third quarter of 2000) and FASA's popular board game, introduce the world of Crimson Skies. In the 1930s--of an alternative-history America--air militias from fragmented nation-states fight to protect themselves from pirates and other raiders. In this America, the planes are faster, the guns are bigger, and life is more exciting. The first series follows the transformation of Trevor "Rogue" Rheese from law-abiding security agent to pirate with a heart of gold.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: FASA Corp. (December 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555604064
• ISBN-13: 978-1555604066
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #872,561 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, but no follow up books, May 6, 2007

By	M. Neinfeldt "Loki" (Center of Wisconsin, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I played the computer game that these novels were partly based off, and I loved the world in which the game and book take place. I read it pretty fast, and although the end of this book has a section from the second, there was never a second book made in the series, this is the only downfall, otherwise the book is great.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mack Maloney's "Wingman" series in the 1930s, December 16, 2000

By	Jeffrey A. Cross "His Illustriousness" (Marblehead, MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Admittedly it requires familiarity with the board game series it's based on to make total sense--especially with all the airplanes mentioned in it--but it's a thoroughly enjoyable tale of dogfighting, greed, and vengeance over the skies of an alternate 1937 Seattle. The setting is evocative of Mack Maloney's "Wingman" series, but more from the point of view of the people who prefer and enjoy the balkanization of the USA rather than the people who want to restore it.