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Franz Co (ms_slasher@mail.com)
Sun, 19 Nov 2000 19:24:31 -0500 (EST)
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From: "-Z-" <z@gundam.com>
To: <gundam@aeug.org>
Sent: November 19, 2000 8:07:37 PM GMT
Subject: [gundam] Gundam Novels Online (Was: Role of Warships in UC)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gundam@1u.aeug.org [mailto:owner-gundam@1u.aeug.org]On
> Behalf Of Franz Co
> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 18:47
> To: gundam@aeug.org
> Subject: Re: [gundam] Role of Warships in UC: Was: I-Fields..
>
>> Speaking of the novel, does anyone know where to find >translations for
this,
>> preferably online (and better thatn the unnoficial english >releases).
>I'm not sure what you mean by this -- the Del Rey editions of >the three
Gundam
>novels translated by Frderik L. Schodt from the Yoshiyuki >Tomino originals
are
>as official as it gets. Not only that, but any other English >translations
of
>the Gundam novels would be considered not only to be unofficial >but also
>illegal, as Ballantine Del Rey still holds the English language >rights.
Ive heard of some rumors of some pirate ranslations where the names are all
wrong and stuff.
>To date, the dismal failure of the Del Rey novels in the >American market,
>compared to their more successful Robotech original >novelizations by Brian
Daley
>and James Luceno, writing as Jack McKinney, have them >disinclined to
reissue the
>books, despite the runaway success of Gundam Wing. Or maybe >because of it
-- >Gundam failed, in part, because it wasn't Robotech and, >whatever you may think >of the translation, was written in a style quite different from >the "McKinney" >books. If people buy the original Gundam novels expecting it >to be like Gundam >Wing, they'll be just as disappointed as Robotech fans who >bought the Gundam >novels back when.MAybe they'll change their mainds after the Original Gundam is released?
>I've written Ballantine Del Rey on a number of occasions, most >recently the 20th >anniversary of Gundam, pointing out that times (and the market) >have changed, >that anime is more mainstream and that it's time to try again. >No luck so >far -- once burned, many times shy. So shy, in fact, that they >backed down on a >reissue of the novels that was to have coincided with the >release of the Gundam >0083 Sunris Film Comics by Viz back in 1993. The first full->page ads had a line >"Be sure to read the Gundam novels" that disappeared after the >first run.
>The release of the original series next year, if as successful >as Wing, will go >a long way to change that and, in fact, BDD may be waiting to >do a simultaneous >release. Then again, maybe not -- the Forthcoming Books list >didn't show >anything as far out as June 2001.
>So your only recourse is to find the three Del Rey books. many >will steer you >to eBay, but in my opinion your best bet is online used-book >stores. Here's >what I found just typing "Gundam" into the Title Search field >at Bibliofind ><http://www.bibliofind.com>:
Thanks
>* Tomino, Yoshiyuki: GUNDAM MOBILE SUIT NO.2 : ESCALATION ; Del >Rey, PB, 1ST, >1990, G+., SFPB sf (UR#:13024) Offered for sale by Charles >McKee - Books at >US$7.50
>* Tomino, Yoshiyuki (translated by Frederik L. Schodt) : >ESCALATION Gundam >Mobile Suit (2) (II) Two ; New York: Del Rey, Ballantine, 1990. >First Thus, >Paperback, Very Good+, Lightly rubbed on the corners with a >flat uncreased >spine. Not storestamped., Science Fiction (UR#:104289) >Offered for sale by W. >Fraser Sandercombe at US$10.00 > >* Tomino, Yoshiyuki (translated by Frederik L. Schodt) : >AWAKENING Gundam Mobile >Suit (1) (I) One ; New York: Del Rey, Ballantine, 1990. First >Thus, Paperback, >Very Good, Lightly rubbed on the corners with creasing on the >spine. >Storestamped., Science Fiction (UR#:104200) Offered for sale >by W. Fraser >Sandercombe at US$7.50
>* Tomino, Yoshiyuki: Gundam Mobile Suit, Vol. I: Awakening ; >Mass Market >Paperback. Del Rey. 1st printing, September 1990. NF. [00018734] Offered for >sale by Browse Awhile Books at US$10.00
>* TOMINO, YOSHIYUKI: GUNDAM MOBILE SUIT #001 ; SF Offered for >sale by Baroni's >Twice Read Tales at US$2.48
>* Tomino, Yoshiyuki : Awakening Gundam Mobile Suit Vol 1 ; Pbk. >Very Good >condition. Tight binding, clean pages. No creases on front or >back cover. Sharp >crisp copy. Science Fiction Fa512 Offered for sale by >Billions of Books at >US$2.75
>* Tomino, Yoshiyuki: Gundam M S Awakening Mobile Suit ; del rey >Pbk. Very Good+ >condition. Tight binding, clean pages. No creases on front or >back cover. Sharp >crisp copy. Science Fiction Fa268 Offered for sale by >Billions of Books at >US$7.50
>* Tomino, Yoshiyuki.; Schodt, Frederik L.: Gundam Mobile Suit >I: Awakening ; >Ballantine 1990; c1990 1st Printing Mass Market Paperback. 212 >p. map 18 cm. >Very good condition. Slightly yellowing pages. 0345357388 >Science >Fiction/Fantasy Science fiction, Japanese.; Japanese fiction; >Robots 109433 >Offered for sale by Harvest Book Co. at US$16.95
>* TOMINO, YOSHIYUKI: * CONFRONTATION: GUNDAM III * ; Del Rey >NY, 1991(c.1991), >First English Translation Edition Paperback Original. VF - >UNREAD. SF/Fantasy. >Standard Postage in the U.S. Included. (UR#FP1721) Offered >for sale by >Interstellar Overdrive at US$17.50 > >Prices vary widely and, as you'll note, Book III is much rarer >than Books I and >II, but had I been placing orders this morning I could've had >all three for >$27.27 plus whatever postage might accrue.
>I was also surprised to find, for the first time, other Gundam >books being >listed here:
>* Mobile Suit Gundam ; Excel/Excel SC/DJ b&w and color illus, >corners and edges >bumped, chipped - dustjacket lightly rubbed, soiled Illustrated >BOOKNUM048472I >Offered for sale by Book City at US$35.00 > >I have no idea which of the myriad Gundam books this might be. > >* Gundam Sentinel: The Battle of the "Real Gundam" ; >Excel/Excel SC/DJ b&w and >color illus and photos, corners and edges of cover bumped - >dustjacket lightly >rubbed Fantasy Art BOOKNUM050496I Offered for sale by Book >City at US$75.00 > >This, of course, is the highly prized Gundam Sentinel book. >It's because the >description of this book is so similar to the Gundam book above >that I can't >place the former. None of the paperback novels has a >dustjacket, so it must be >one of the many, many Japanese books. > >* Yoshida. T.: : MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 00838: CONSPIRACY OF >SILENCE. ; Viz Comics, >1994 50pp large octavo, with many color illustrations >throughout, color >illustrated softcovers, mint, a sunrise animation film comic. >Order ref: 50568. >Offered for sale by RAREBOOKS at US$20.00 > >This isn't really a book at all, but comics are often listed on >Bibliofind by >dealers who sell both books about comics and comics >themselves. This is Volume >8 in the 13-volume series and corresponds to the OAV episode >titled Conspiracy >Sector. > >* Tokita, Koichi: GUNDAM WING 1 ; LPC GROUP +, TRADE PAPER, >SALE BOOKS, >G-N-MANGA, (UR#:16-1892213419-0) Offered for sale by Powells >Books at US$6.50 > >* Tomino Yoshiyuki: GUNDAM BLUE DESTINY ; LPC GROUP +, TRADE >PAPER, SPECIAL NEW, >G-N-MANGA, (UR#:1-1892213109-1) Offered for sale by Powells >Books at US$10.50 > >No explanation needed for either of these, which have >apparently been on the >American market long enough to turn up in the secondhand stores. > >-Z-
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