Wing Commander The Movie

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Special thanks to my editors John Douglas and Caitlin Blasdell for thinking of me, and to my wife and daughter for smiles that eased the stress. Robert Drake, my long-time friend and agent, did the usual, the unusual, and, as always, a professional job. The folks at Digital Anvil were extraordinarily generous with their time and help. Chris Roberts, Maddie Fox, Ashley Galaway, and Katie Marye all answered my questions and sent material that helped to better this manuscript. Chris McCubbin and David Ladyman at Incan Monkey God Studios gave their much-needed advice and criticism. Chris read the manuscript the same day I e-mailed it to him. He is a fine writer and a dedicated professional. Mr. Ben Lesnick, Wing Commander fan par excellence, served as my research assistant and sent pages and pages of material, including an exhaustive list of the names of every capital ship in the Wing Commander universe. I thought relying on a fan for help would be a good idea. I had no idea Ben would be so friendly and determined. I met him through Mr. Dan Finkelstein, who runs a wonderful Wing Commander: The Movie website. Be sure to visit it at http://users.nac.net/splat/wc/. My next-door neighbors Glen and Diane Martin provided me with information on the early Wing Commander games and were kind enough to give me the WCIII strategy guide. Yes, it's still possible to have great neighbors. Finally, I need to thank all of the writers who have worked in the Wing Commander universe. Their contributions to this book and to the universe itself have made Wing Commander one hell of an exciting milieu in which

to write.

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