StarCraft: Ghost Academy: Volume 1

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StarCraft: Ghost Academy: Volume 1
Author(s)	Keith R. A. DeCandido
Editor(s)	Troy Lewter[1]
Cover artist(s)	Line art: Fernando Heinz Furukawa[2][3] Colors: Rocio Zucchi[2]
Interior artist(s)	Fernando Heinz Furukawa[4][5]
Series	StarCraft: Ghost Academy
Pages	160[6] or 192[7]
Publisher	Tokyopop
Published	January 1, 2010[7]
Binding	Paperback
ISBN 10	ISBN 1427-81612-3
ISBN 13	ISBN 978-1427-81612-2

StarCraft: Ghost Academy: Volume 1 is the first volume in the StarCraft: Ghost Academy series by Keith R. A. DeCandido, starring Nova.^[8] It is illustrated by Fernando Heinz Furukawa.^[4] Volume 1 is expected to be published in January 2010.^[9][7]

Contents 1 Development 2 Summary 3 Previews 4 References

[edit] Development

As of May 2009, Keith DeCandido finished the script^[10] and it has been completely approved.^[11]

Proposal revisions tied Ghost Academy more strongly to StarCraft: Frontline short stories: War-Torn and Orientation.^[12][13]

[edit] Summary

Ghosts – the Terran's powerful assassins, capable of reading minds and calling nuclear strikes... These ultimate weapons are crafted at a sinister institution – the Ghost Academy. In this never-before-seen chapter in ghost prodigy Nova's life, the doors of the Ghost Academy are flung wide open! Join Nova as she navigates the challenges of brutal training, both physical and psychological, along with fellow cadets whose unusual powers are being twisted to serve the Dominion. But no matter how terrible their training, the ghost cadets will remember none of the pain...upon their memory-wiping graduation! As a result of a troubled past, Nova has learned she can only depend on herself. Nova's great strength – self-reliance – becomes her greatest weakness when the Ghost Academy implements team-based training. Saddled with a hard-line Dominion supporter, a mouthy President's daughter, an opportunistic playboy and a scatter-brained geek with a habit of making machines go haywire, Nova's challenge lies in learning her greatest strength may lie outside herself.^[7]

[edit] Previews

Medievaldragon. 2009-12-06. Starcraft: Ghost Academy Vol. 1- Preview. StarCraft Wire. Accessed 2009-12-06. StarCraft: Ghost Academy. Tokyopop. Accessed 2009-12-04.

[edit] References

↑ Tory Lewter, Lesley Smith. 2008-10-08. Through the Eyes of a Journalist: Article Extend: Troy Lewter (Interview). Blogspot (Lesley Smith blog) Accessed 2009-01-06. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rocio Zucchi. Starcraft: Ghost Academy cover by ~DewNoir. Deviant Art. Accessed 2009-09-05. ↑ Keith R. A. DeCandido. 2009-07-30. cover art for Ghost Academy. KRAD's Inaccurate Guide to Life. Accessed 2009-07-30. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Keith R. A. DeCandido. 2009-06-01. irons in the fire update (June 2009) KRAD's Inaccurate Guide to Life. Accessed 2009-06-01. ↑ Michael Paolilli, Medievaldragon. 2009-05-23. BlizzCon 2009 - Tokyopop Booth Invitation. Blizzplanet. Accessed 2009-05-23. ↑ "It's a 160-page manga and it's got five chapters, so it's supposed to be (roughly) Prologue/Chapter 1: 1-32, Chapter 2: 33-64, Chapter 3: 65-96, Chapter 4: 97-128, Chapter 5: 129-160. But Chapter 2 came up short, so it ended on page 58 instead of 64." Keith R. A. DeCandido. 2009-01-28. progress.... (January, 2009). KRAD's Inaccurate Guide to Life. Accessed 2009-11-14. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 StarCraft: Ghost Academy. Tokyopop. Accessed 2009-11-20. ↑ 2008-04-21. Medievaldragon. New York Comic Con 2008 - Tokyopop Starcraft: Frontline, Starcraft: Ghost Academy, Warcraft Legends & Warcraft: Dragons of Outla. Blizzplanet. Accessed 2008-04-22 ↑ Tokyopop staff. Be All You Can Be--In the Ghost Academy!, Tokyopop. Accessed on 2009-05-23 ↑ DeCandido, Keith R. A. 2006-05-26. she rides! KRAD's Inaccurate Guide to Life. Accessed 2009-05-26. ↑ DeCandido, Keith R. A. 2006-07-31. irons in the fire update (July 31) KRAD's Inaccurate Guide to Life. Accessed 2009-07-31. ↑ Michael Paolili, StarCraft: Frontline Vol. 3 Reporting for Duty!. Tokyopop. Accessed on 2009-06-28 ↑ DeCandido, Keith R. A. 2009-02-01. irons in the fire update. KRAD's Inaccurate Guide to Life. Accessed 2009-02-01.

Official Fiction
Novels	Archive	Uprising • Liberty's Crusade • Shadow of the Xel'Naga • Speed of Darkness
	Other	Queen of Blades • I, Mengsk • Heaven's Devils
The Dark Templar Saga	Firstborn • Shadow Hunters • Twilight
StarCraft: Ghost series	Novels	Nova • Spectres
	Ghost Academy	Volume 1 · Volume 2 · Volume 3
StarCraft: Frontline	Volume 1	Why We Fight · Thundergod · Weapon of War · Heavy Armor, Part 1
	Volume 2	Heavy Armor, Part 2 · Creep · Newsworthy · A Ghost Story
	Volume 3	War-Torn · Do No Harm · Last Call · Twilight Archon
	Volume 4	Homecoming · Fear the Reaper · Voice in the Darkness · Orientation
StarCraft comic	StarCraft: Book 1 — 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7
Short Stories	Amazing Stories	Revelations • Hybrid
	Web Stories	Changeling
Proposed and canceled products

StarCraft: Ghost Franchise
Characters	Kevin Bick · Aal Cistler · Jackson Hauler · Malcolm Kelerchian · Nova · Colin Phash · Corbin Phash · Kath Toom · Gabriel Tosh · Lio Travski · Horace Warfield
Concepts and Organizations	Koprulu Liberation Front — Ghost Program · Ghost Academy · Project Shadow Blade · Spectre · Terrazine — Nova Squadron
Lore Sources	Nova — Weapon of War · War-Torn · Orientation — Ghost Academy — Spectres

The next article in this series is StarCraft: Ghost Academy: Volume 2.