Galactic Heroes - Volume 2: Ambition Chapter

Author: Yasuhiro Tanaka
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: The pioneer of Eastern fantasy novels! The writing model for representatives of China's post-80 generation! First official introduction to mainland China after 20 years! A magnificent heroic epic set against the vast Milky Way! For every 8 Japanese people, there is one copy, with 15.12 million copies sold in Japan to date! The illustrations in this book are by the famous Japanese manga artist Michihiko Moriguchi! The subtle triangular relationship of the Milky Way universe is shattered by Reinhard, a genius strategist rising in the Empire, who leads a fleet of 30,000 ships on a campaign. He encounters his lifelong rival—the Overtaking Army's Yang Wen-li—and engages in their first battle of wits in the Yamato Star Domain, which is stained with the blood of the Overtaking Army. Can the invincible mage Yang Wen-li resolve this series of crises? Thus, a grand space opera unfolds! Galaxy Hero Legend is a magnificent heroic epic set against the vast Milky Way, written by Japanese author Yasuhiro Tanaka in the 1980s. It won the Japanese science fiction literary award "Nebula Award" in 1988. Reinhard takes advantage of the Emperor's death to eliminate domestic noble forces while secretly orchestrating a civil war plan within the Free Planet Alliance. Yang Wen-li must first suppress the rebellions in various star domains before striking directly at the Overtaking Army's capital, Hinesen; meanwhile, Reinhard, in order to swiftly resolve the Empire's internal chaos, faces a dilemma between humanity and reality. As the Empire and the Overtaking Army face off, both suffer heavy losses due to numerous and unexpected circumstances.