Perry, Steve

Xizor, a reptilian criminal who seeks to usurp Darth Vadar's position in the Empire, marks Luke Skywalker as his first target, while the young Jedi marshall's his forces to free Han Solo, who is being held captive in a carbonite slab.

A top secret Pentagon wargame is hacked. Only Net Force has the expertise to track down the culprit, but they are tied up with other priorities. Due to shifting budget priorities, Net Force is moved onto the DoD budget. That means that as a military operation, they can now give top priority to the Pentagon's problem. They soon make a connection between the attack and a Chinese general in Macau. But this investigation is too big for Net Force and they are forced to work with members of Cybernation, the virtual reality nation which has opposed Net Force in the past.

Wilks, Billie, and Bueller flee an Earth taken over by aliens and head for a remote colony and military outpost, not realizing they have just traded one nightmare for another.

Wilks, a space marine who rescued a little girl from a near-fatal encounter with a race of human-hating aliens, is called upon years later to lead an expedition to the aliens' home planet and bring back a specimen the government hopes to develop into a new weapons system.

Machiko Noguchi finds herself fighting to save the ranching colony on Ryushi from two evil strains of alien life that are trying to take over the entire civilization.

Lieutenant Ellen Ripley discovers a devastating secret that becomes her most powerful weapon and her greatest liability in her battle against the aliens who have taken over the Earth.