Back Cover Blurb — Del Rey
The Battle of the Line is infamous in Earth history as the climactic campaign in a long and bloody war between Humankind and the alien Minbari race. But how did this apocalyptic conflict erupt? And how did the fateful clash of two civilizations ultimately lead to the creation of the Babylon 5 space station? Here, at last, the great space epic unfolds — in a new novel based on the first full-length Babylon 5 television movie.

Eager to expand their trade with other worlds, the people of planet Earth attempt to make contact with the mysterious Minbari, a race of proud and powerful warriors. But when communication turns to violence, Earth becomes the target of a latter-day holy war, waged by a civilization possessing vastly superior numbers and firepower.

And the Minbari will stop at nothing short of the total extermination of its enemy: the Human race...

Back Cover Blurb — Del Rey
The last true hope for freedom, Babylon 5 is struggling to survive. The station has severed its ties with Earth — and has been quarantined in retaliation.

Then, in the depths of hyperspace, a squad of starfuries makes an astounding discovery that could affect the destiny of the civilized universe. But have the pilots from the embattled space station uncovered the threshold to a new age...or a gateway to hell?

As they recover a gargantaun alien artifact floating derelict in spce, both Captain Sheridan and archaeologist Elizabeth Trent know it is a gold mine of possibilities. But the telepath Lyta is the first to sense the danger when her mind is assaulted by swift, crippling images of unspeakable terror. And as research teams attempt to penetrate the mysteries of the mammoth machine, Babylon 5 is thrust toward a terrifying confrontation with the monstrous dimension of Thirdspace...

Back Cover Blurb — Del Rey
"When the time comes to choose your target, be sure to pick the right one. Because you will only get one shot..."

The Shadow War is long over, and the Interstellar Alliance — presided over by former Babylon 5 commander John Sheridan — is about to celebrate the fifth anniversary of peace amongst its united member worlds.

But a planet, annihilated by an unspeakable weapon, appears in chilling dreams. A world with a secret, promising Armageddon. For the Drakh, once servants of the bloodthirsty Shadows, are following in the footsteps of their vanquished masters — preparing to launch a devastating interstellar war. Their first target: Earth.

This threat will draw Sheridan back to Babylon 5 — and into an uneasy partnership with a beautiful and deadly survivor of Shadow genocide. In the deperate race to warn Earth, he must face an apocalyptic showdown with the ultimate war machine — one capable of killing an entire world...