Independence Day: War in the Desert

Independence Day: War in the Desert
Author(s)	Stephen Molstad
Release date	1999

Independence Day: War in the Desert is a 1999 novel written by Stephen Molstad. It is a midquel/sequel tie-in the the 1996 film Independence Day.

Synopsis

It is the Fourth of July. Reeling from the enemy onslaught, a few surviving military pilots gather in the Saudi Arabian desert. Two of the best fliers, flight instructors Reg and Faisal, self-appointed leaders of the Saudi Forces, can barely contain their animosity when a message from the Americans forces them to unite.

A weak point has been found in the alien "City Destroyers." The air war against them was costly--but it worked!...Or did it? Too late, Reg and Faisal discover their "victory" was an illusion--part of a secret ambush that will open the planet to unimaginable horror, unless these overmatched warriors from several Middle Eastern nations can overcome long-standing hatreds and unite against the aliens in the fiercest hand-to-hand combat of the war.

Plot

The novel is set in the Middle East on July 2-6. On the first day, Reg Thompson, a R.A.F. pilot, witnesses the destruction of Jerusalem by a City Destroyer.

Appearances

By type 

Characters	Creatures	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Reginald Cummins Ghalil Faisal Fadeela Yamani Karmal Yamani Khalid Yamani Miriyam Marx Ibrahim al-Saud

Events

War of 1996

Locations

Israel Jerusalem Saudi Arabia Mecca

Organizations and titles

British Royal Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force

Vehicles and vessels

Attacker City Destroyer Panavia Tornado

Gallery

Alternate cover.