Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Vol. 1: Dawn: Dawn

Yoshiki Tanaka

Mar 2016 · Legend of the Galactic Heroes Book 1 · Sold by VIZ Media LLC

About this ebook

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! -- VIZ Media

Ratings and reviews

A steady pace of war and growing rivalry mark the first volume of this legendary work. The plot is nothing short of epic, the prose is as descriptive as it is poetic and precise, and the literature is a foils between conflict of war, politics, and philosophy... A modern space opera, almost like a cross between Star Wars and Gane of Thrones... I'd recommend to fans of either or anyone looking for a dramatic struggle between titans just waiting to unfold.

Just collect my old days' memory when reading this novel in class.

Very complex characters

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.