The last-surviving Battlestar, Galactica, leads the survivors of a terrible war to the mythical safety of Earth. Across many galaxies, they face many dangers, and are relentlessly pursued by the Cylons, a robot race determined to destroy all humankind. Battlestar Galactica was one of the most successful movies of the 1970s. Riding the wave of sci-fi popularity after Star Wars, the movie was followed by 5 TV series and a cult following of millions of fans. Richard Hatch played the hero Apollo in the movie. Stan Timmons was the author of ibooks' successful novelisation of the Sony animated film HEAVY METAL: F.A.K.K.2.