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V Fiction Guide

Since 1984, there have been several books written about the V universe. The first book was a novelization of the ten-hour miniseries, and subsequent books created new plots and storylines for the regular cast of the series, as well as stories that introduced completely new characters. Excluding the first two Pinnacle books, the timeline of each book ranges from after The Final Battle to just before the cliff-hanger finale of the Series.

It has also been reported that the same Pinnacle books — with different cover pictures — were published overseas by the New English Library publishing house.

Note that these books have been out of print for quite some time now; you might try looking for them at your local used book stores. You may also attempt to order some of these titles online from Amazon.com or Alibris.

See also V Comics.

Pinnacle Paperbacks

V
By A.C. Crispin (May 1984) [order]

Novelization of the ten-hour NBC miniseries. Adds much greater detail and has some re-written scenes.

V: East Coast Crisis
By Howard Weinstein and A.C. Crispin (September 1984) [order]

The story of the Visitor invasion and the New York Resistance, "White Christmas." The external plot events run parallel to the happenings in V and the Los Angeles Resistance.

V: The Pursuit of Diana
By Allen Wold (December 1984) [order]

Beginning immediately after The Final Battle, the Resistance and Fifth Column return the Mother Ship and a recaptured Diana to Earth orbit, only to find the planet is being ravaged by high-power convertees who are helpless without the control of the Visitors. Some of the plot is similar to the season opener of the Series.

V: The Chicago Conversion
By Geo. W. Proctor (January 1985) [order]

After the V-Day victory, the Chicago Resistance discovers that some of the Visitors have stayed behind and plan to convert the Resistance and win back the Earth.

V: The Florida Project
By Tim Sullivan (February 1985) [order]

In a hidden laboratory in the Everglades, Visitor scientists attempt to create a genetically-enhanced "master race" to win the war against the Resistance.

V: Prisoners and Pawns
By Howard Weinstein (March 1985) [order]

A plot by Diana and Lydia to regain complete control over Los Angeles and capture the Resistance leaders at the same time.

V: The Alien Swordmaster
By Somtow Sucharitkul (April 1985) [order]

Earth's martial arts champions are being kidnapped and converted into Visitor warriors by Fieh Chan, the Visitor Commander of Tokyo.

V: The Crivit Experiment
By Allen Wold (May 1985) [order]

The Visitors are breeding crivits in the soils of North Carolina, and it spells certain ecological disaster for the East Coast.

V: The New England Resistance
By Tim Sullivan (June 1985) [order]

The New England Resistance attempts to develop a new toxin to defeat the Visitors, and William is sent from Los Angeles to help.

V: Death Tide
By A.C. Crispin and Deborah A. Marshall (July 1985) [order]

Due to a critical water shortage on the Homeworld, Diana is ordered to suspend battle plans and reactivate the desalinization plants on the West Coast. When the Resistance introduces a new toxin that reproduces in kelp, the Visitors develop a defoliant that threatens to destroy the ecological balance of the West Coast.

V: The Texas Run
By Geo. W. Proctor (September 1985) [order]

The Red Dust toxin has lost its effect in Texas, and the Resistance fights to save the Dallas-Fort Worth area from the Visitor stranglehold.

Tor Paperbacks

V: Path To Conquest
By Howard Weinstein (September 1987) [order]

The story of the New York Resistance is continued as Diana plans Operation Icewind that will bring an early winter to the city, which has a shortage of oil. The race is on from the North Atlantic to the Middle East to stop the Visitors!

V: To Conquer the Throne
By Tim Sullivan (November 1987) [order]

As the Visitors renew their effort to seize Great Britain, a Resistance that is fragmented and infiltrated by the enemy attempts to stop them.

V: The Oregon Invasion
By Jayne Tannehill (January 1988) [order]

The Visitors have found a way to invade the Pacific Northwest despite the Red Dust toxin, and only a free-spirited artist and a Visitor opposed to the invasion can stop them.

V: Below the Threshold
By Allen Wold (March 1988) [order]

The Visitors introduce a new scheme to win the war that works on people's subconscious, and suddenly the Resistance is fading as people lose their fear of the Visitors and even accept them.

V: Symphony of Terror
By Somtow Sucharitkul (May 1988) [order]

The continuation of The Alien Swordmaster story, as the Visitors develop a new method to shield them from the Red Dust, opening new territories for invasion.

Gregg Hardcovers

These are simply 1994 re-publishings of the first three Pinnacle paperbacks: V, V: East Coast Crisis, and V: The Pursuit of Diana. The covers wrappers are the same as their original Pinnacle paperbacks, except that the cover for Pursuit of Diana has a green background instead of grey.

You can attempt to order these out-of-print hardcover versions of V, East Coast Crisis, or The Pursuit of Diana from Amazon.com.