VIZ MEDIA’S HAIKASORU IMPRINT BEGINS PUBLICATION OF THE CELEBRATED LEGEND OF THE GALACTIC HEROES SCIENCE FICTION SERIES
Opening Volume Of The Bestselling Japanese Space Opera To Be Published In English For The First Time!!
San Francisco, CA, February 22, 2016 – VIZ
Media’s Haikasoru literary imprint announces its first release of 2016
with the North American publication of author Yoshiki Tanaka’s epic
space opera/military sci-fi novel, LEGEND OF THE GALACTIC HEROES, on
March 8th.
LEGEND OF THE GALACTIC HEROES,
VOLUME 1: DAWN is the first in the author’s celebrated series set to be
released by Haikasoru, with Volumes 2 and 3 debuting this summer and
fall, respectively. LEGEND OF THE GALACTIC HEROES, VOLUME 1: DAWN will debut in print with an MSRP of $15.99 U.S. / $18.99 CAN. An eBook edition will debut on March 8th
for the Amazon Kindle, Apple’s iBooks Store, Barnes & Noble’s Nook
Book Store, the Kobo eBooks Store, and the Google Play store. An
audiobook version, read by Tim Gerard Reynolds, will debut the same day
through Simon & Schuster Audio with an MSRP of $23.99 U.S.
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.
In
the opening novel of the series, “The Golden Brat,” Reinhard von
Lohengramm, is a military prodigy and admiral of the Galactic Empire and
has ambitions beyond protecting the borders or even defeating the
Empire’s enemies. He seeks to overthrow the old order and become a truly
absolute – yet benevolent – dictator. His rival, the humble Yang Wen-li
of the Free Planets Alliance, wishes to preserve democracy even if he
must sacrifice his political ideals to defeat the Empire. Their
political and military battles play out over a galactic chessboard in an
epic saga fifteen centuries in the making!
“The
LEGEND OF THE GALACTIC HEROES series of novels were extremely popular
in Japan also spawned popular anime and manga adaptations that have
gained fans all over,” says Nick Mamatas, Editor. “We have received many
requests from readers over the years asking us to publish LEGEND OF THE
GALACTIC HEROES and this English publication is sure to capture a whole
new legion of fans for the work of this celebrated author.”
Author
Yoshiki Tanaka was born in 1952 and won the Gen’eijo (a Japanese
mystery magazine) New Writer Award in 1978 for his debut story, “Midori
no Sogen ni…” (On the Green Field…), which launched his career as a
science fiction and fantasy writer. LEGEND OF THE GALACTIC HEROES: DAWN
translates the European wars of the 19th Century to an
interstellar setting and won the prestigious Seiun Award for Best
Science Fiction Novel in 1987. Tanaka’s other works include the fantasy
series, The Heroic Legend of Arslan, and numerous other science fiction, fantasy, historical, and mystery novels and stories.
For more information on LEGEND OF THE GALACTIC HEROES, other releases from the Haikasoru imprint, please visit www.haikasoru.com.
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Vol. 1: DAWN
Cover Illustration © 2007 Yukinobu Hoshino
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