Flight of the Intruder

Here's a pretty insignificant but also interesting little behind-the-screens detail I only just noticed: the 1993 Origin catalog lists the yet-to-be-released second Wing Commander novel as "Intruder/End Run". It looks like the Christopher Stasheff novella that kicks off the book was at one point named Intruder instead of Milk Run! The name certainly fits the story just as well. The idea behind End Run was that Stasheff's story would set up the scenario and Dr. Forstchen's novel would bring in Bear and company to explore that setup. We're betting that the title was changed late in the process to better connect the two stories which do seem to end up further apart than the original idea just on account of their very different writing styles.

Wing Commander: Intruder/End Run (April) $4.99
by Christopher Stasheff and Bill Forstchen
What are the Kilrathi protecting on the remote world of Vukar Tag? Mission Specialist Ramona Chekhova and the crew of the Johnny Greene must go where no human has gone before to discover their secret, even at the cost of their lives. And once it is revealed, how can Jason "Bear" Bondarevsky, former mutineer and now commander of the Tarawa's ragtag fighter wings, exploit it when the Confederation is most desperately in need of a miracle?