| Author | John Whitman |
|---|---|
| Cover Artist | Steve Chorney |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Era | Rebellion |
| Series | Galaxy of Fear |
| Galactic Year | 0 BBY - 3 ABY |
| Canon | C |
| Subject(s) | Star Wars |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Bantam Skylark |
| Released | 1 June 1998 |
| Media Type | Paperback |
| Pages | 128 |
| Size and Weight | 0.5 x 5.2 x 8.0 inches 3.2 ounces |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-553-48640-3 |
| Preceded by | Spore |
| Followed by | Clones |
The Doomsday Ship is the 10th book in the Galaxy of Fear series by John Whitman set in the Star Wars galaxy shortly after Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
Bug swarms, space slugs, brains on legs, mad Imperial scientists-Zak has had enough! He's glad to be on board the luxury space yacht Star of Empire, where at last there's peace and quiet. Until-"Abandon ship! Critical meltdown!" As the blaring siren sounds, panic-stricken passengers rush to get off the ship. Everyone evacuates...except Zak and Tash. But to their relief, nothing happens. There's no meltdown, no explosion. Everything is fine. Except that the ship's exits are sealed and all communications have been shut down. Zak and Tash are trapped. And they are not alone.
All unfortunate events that took place on the Star of Empire, were orchestrated by a supercomputer (SIM?) designed as a harmless autopilot for the ship. The computer seemingly had its own agenda, when it forced the evacuation of most passengers by falsely warning them of a critical meltdown.
The rebel Dash Rendar, meets the protagonists of the story, but Zak and Tash do not trust him as much as other rebels.
The computer communicates with Zak and Tash frequently. A large part of the book is written in a font specifically devoted to the computer's speech. Zak and Tash trusted the computer for most of the story and only discovered its sinister motives at the end.
Doomsday Ship is notable for having an intentionally unresolved ending. When Tash and Zak, think they have deactivated the computer, it turns itself back on and rectifies its own errors.