English Title: Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Japanese Title: 銀河英雄ä¼èª¬ — Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu
Author: Yoshiki Tanaka — ç”°ä¸ èŠ³æ¨¹
Illustrator: Naoyuki Kato — åŠ è—¤ç›´ä¹‹ (vol 1–5), Yukihisa Kamoshita — 鴨下幸久 (vol 6-10)
Translator: Daniel Huddleston
Genre: Sci-fi, Military, Space Opera
Original Run: November 1982 – November 1987
English Run: March 2016 – November 2019
Japanese Publisher: Tokuma Shoten
English Publisher: Haikasoru (Viz Media)
Volumes in Japanese: 10 (Completed)
Volumes in English: 10 (Completed)
Average Price Per Volume: Paperback $11 — Kindle $9 — Nook $9
Audiobooks for Vol 1-3: Audible $20
Synopsis: The “golden brat†Reinhard von Lohengramm, a military prodigy and admiral of the Galactic Empire, 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!
Volume 1 — Dawn
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Released March 8, 2016 -- ISBN-13: 978-1421584942
Volume 2 — Ambition
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Released July 19, 2016 -- ISBN-13: 978-1421584959
Volume 3 — Endurance
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Released November 15, 2016 -- ISBN-13: 978-1421584966
Volume 4 — Strategem
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Released June 20, 2017 -- ISBN-13: 978-1421584973
Volume 5 — Mobilization
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Released November 21, 2017 -- ISBN-13: 978-1421584980
Volume 6 — Flight
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Released April 17, 2018 -- ISBN-13: 978-1421584997
Volume 7 — Tempest
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Released August 21, 2018 -- ISBN-13: 978-1421585291
Volume 8 — Desolation
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Released December 18, 2018 — ISBN-13: 978-1421585017
Volume 9 — Upheaval
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Released July 16, 2019 — ISBN-13: 978-1421585024
Volume 10 — Sunset
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Released November 19, 2019 -- ISBN-13: 978-1421585048
Reviews of Legend of the Galactic Heroes
- Justus R. Stone: Vol 1
- English Light Novels: Vol 1 (Cho) — Vol 2 (Cho) — Vol 3 (Cho)
- Manga Bookshelf: Vol 1 — Vol 2 — Vol 3 — Vol 4 — Vol 5 — Vol 6 — Vol 7 — Vol 8 — Vol 9 — Vol 10
Suggestions for Further Reading
- Similar Subgenre (space opera): Crest of the Stars/Banner of the Stars
- Also see: Other novels from Haikasoru
Note: The header image is from the anime adaptation.
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