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It’s the master tactician of the ruthless Galactic Empire versus the Free Planets Alliance in Japan’s greatest space opera epic!
About the author
Yoshiki Tanaka was born in 1952 in Kumamoto Prefecture and completed a doctorate in literature at Gakushuin University. Tanaka won the Gen’eijo (a mystery magazine) New Writer Award with his debut story “Midori no Sogen ni…” (On the Green Field…) in 1978 and then started his career as a science fiction and fantasy writer.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Dawn, which translates the European wars of the nineteenth century to an interstellar setting, won the Seiun Award for best science fiction novel in 1987. Tanaka’s other works include the fantasy series The Heroic Legend of Arslan and many other science fiction, fantasy, historical, and mystery novels and stories.
Summary
It’s the master tactician of the ruthless Galactic Empire versus the
Free Planets Alliance in Japan’s greatest space opera epic!
In the
thirty-sixth century, humanity has conquered the galaxy and colonized countless
star systems. The Galactic Empire, modeled along Prussian lines, and the
democratic Free Planets Alliance are at war, and the fate of every human being
in the universe hangs in the balance. This classic Japanese space opera, adapted
into a legendary anime, is finally available in English for the first
time.
After utterly defeating the Free Planets Alliance, Kaiser Reinhard
has brought 99 percent of inhabited space under his control. Still,
dissatisfaction and unease coil within his breast, for the galaxy's last
remaining sliver of territory is defended by none other than Yang Wen-li.
Seeking decisive battle, the Imperial Navy moves to attack Iserlohn Fortress,
but due to Yang's unexpected plan, the battle has already begun before Reinhard
arrives. The Yang Fleet must overcome an enormous difference in force
strength—while at the same time, a trap laid by the Church of Terra is
closing in around Yang...
