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"With the various Gundam anime incarnations virtually exploding all over the U.S. market, these novels are more important than ever. They offer a much more mature and fully realized take on the Gundam universe.
Called “a cornerstone of anime SF,” Japan’s Gundam franchise that began in 1979 now boasts a worldwide cult of devotees. In the Gundam universe, the Earth Federation battles rebellious off-world colonies, and “Newtype” warriors with evolved mentality pilot gargantuan suits of high-tech armor. This novelization presents creator Yoshiyuki Tomino’s unvarnished vision for his own core series, with richer characterizations and a shocking ending. Controversial when it first appeared in English in 1990, the trilogy is being brought to fans in a single re-edited volume, with a new Introduction by Gundam expert Mark Simmons. YOSHIYUKI TOMINO is a writer and one of Japan’s best known Science Fiction directors. Translator FREDERIK L. SCHODT has written extensively on Japanese culture and lives in San Francisco.
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