ROBOTECH NOVELS UNIVERSE

I announced it on our Facebok Page over the weekend... Now...it's OFFICIAL. Stay tuned for the podcast this week! -John robotechnovels@gmail.com LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!

To celebrate the Robotech Novels is also to celebrate the guys who made it happen. Brian Daley and Jim Luceno were given the task to take a special story beyond the realm that it was in. And they did. Was it a smooth ride?.....Uhh...no. Ambitious concepts...character direction...dates not fitting with one's criteria...this and much more I have heard over the years. In the end....everyone will have an opinion. And THAT'S the point. I've said this before...the TRUE Robotech story lies within each one of its observers. What more is there to say? Taking from the teachings of Bruce Lee; And with the Novels....this totally works....especially with End of the Circle!  And the Celebration continues! -John robotechnovels@gmail.com LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!

Where the Zentraedi armada answered (though not entirely) to the Robotech Masters...the Robotech Masters answered to their masters... The Elders. Don't mind if I do! *The enigmatic energies opened a way across the lightyears, to a sphere like a blue sapphire fifteen feet across. It threw forth brilliance, the glare splashing off the axkeen, hawk-nosed faces of the three Elders who sat, enthroned in a circle, staring up at it. From far across the galaxy the Elders reached out with their minds to survey the Robotech Masters' situation. The Elders were of a type, fey and gaunt, dressed in regal robes but looking more like executioners. All three had bald or shaven pates, their straight, fine hair falling below their shoulders. Under their sharp cheekbones were scarlike creases of skin, suggestive of tribal marks, that emphasized the severity of those laser-eyed faces.* - Robotech Novel (RN) #7 - Southern Cross With the defeat of the Zentraedi more than a decade be...

As their warrior Zentraedi before them...The Robotech Masters make a cautious approach towards the planet whose inhabitants defeated the giants. It is not out of revenge they seek out the Micronian planet.... ...but for the survival of their own race. (Another experiment video...keeping it in line to the one I did for the Macross Saga...I am in the baby step stage. I wish I had more time to produce/learn more...but slow and steady as she goes...we'll get there! NOTE I am going to do another week of the Masters Saga , Four posts I don't think gave it a proper dive into. ) John robotechnovels@gmail.com LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! EXCERPT: Robotech Novel, Southern Cross  IMAGE: Robotech: Animated Series, Ep. 37, Dana's Story MUSIC: Digital Juice (DJ) StackTraxx Epic, Grand Fortress

...than doing it your way. Announcement next week! - John robotechnovels@gmail.com LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!

As part of the graduating class of the Southern Cross Military, Dana Sterling became a member of the new generation sworn to defend the battle ravaged Earth.  Dana is not your typical cadet. She wants to be treated equally, yet can't seem to fight the urge to stand out among the crowd.  Kids... "The aide frowned at a computer printout. Then he glanced down his nose at Dana, looking her over disapprovingly. "Congratulations. You go to the Fifteenth squad, Alpha Tactical Armored Corps," he said with a sniff.   Dana had learned how to hide emotions and reactions at the academy; she was an old hand at it. So she didn't squeal with delight or throw her diploma into the air in exultation.   She was in a daze as she filed back to her seat, her squad following behind. The ATACs! The 15th squad! Hovertanks!  Let others try for the soft, safe, rear-echelon jobs, or the glamorous fighter outfits; nowadays the armored units were the cutting edge of Robote...

And so begins our week into the Southern Cross/Masters Saga!

"I feel that the McKinney novelizations of Robotech have helped to expand the realm of Robotech, and I appreciate what the books have done for Robotech." - Carl Macek, Producer Of Robotech: The Animated Series, "To Carl Macek, who pulled it all together." - Jack McKinney, Dedication in Robotech Novel #1 - Genesis

The Robotech jouney begins for Lynn Minmei with a diary entry... Dear Diary, Launch day's really been fun, even though Jason's making himself a bit of a pest. I met a couple of really dreamy guys, pilots, I guess-a very tall blond one and a cute little darkhaired one. I'm going back out this evening to sing at the municipal center picnic. Maybe they'll be there! I might-hey! I think something's going on outside. More later. - From the diary of Lynn-Minmei RN - Genesis, Epigraph, Chapter 8 When I first watched the series...I honestly found her annoying. In the Novels, from Macross, The Sentinels, and to the End of the Circle...the character of Minmei....is a survivor...plain and simple. I feel so nostalgic going back to her beginnings in the RNU... - John robotechnovels@gmail.com LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! IMAGE: Robotech: The Animated Series, Ep. 36 - "To The Stars"

Hi all! Thank you for checking us out here! I invite everyone to chime in with their thoughts and comments here on our Facebook page or by email. The intent is fun! I've decided, regarding of how we'll approach this project is to alternate between the sagas in the Robotech Novels on a weekly basis. We'll have one more week of Macross Saga posts here and on Facebook . Then the following week we'll do stuff with the Masters Saga and the week after that it will be all about the New Generation books.  There's so much material there and even as I go over the books again, I pick up stuff that I didn't  notice before.  When it comes to the Sentinels, Lost Generation and EOTC.....we WILL get to those. I want to get through the main story arc first.  Are there any topics that interest you regarding the story or even if you want to contribute? Comments, messaging and email are all open 24/7. It's a little ambitious but I look to making this the hub for t...

This I'm sure will be the first of many posts that cover concepts, story lines and character development that were for the most part , exclusive to the Robotech Novels Universe (let's see if the acronym, "RNU" catches on!). With this first one you can say it's a combo of Novels and Comic. With Zor sending the future SDF-1 to Earth with last Protoculture Matrix, it left the Robotech Masters grip on their empire in question. Their logical course of action was to send their engineered police force, the Zentraedi in search of, quite literally, their salvation. The Supreme Commander of the Zentraedi Armada, Dolza entrusts his best field commander, Breetai, with the task to retrieve the fortress and the power source it holds. But are Dolza's actions out of loyalty? From Robotech: The Graphic Novel Dolza seems to knows all too well what capturing Zor's fortress would mean to his position against his Masters. And then...there's Breetai's t...

...and starting Monday, April 17th....A whole week into the Robotech Novels Universe...ala Southern Cross Style! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! ARTWORK: The Exceptional Jose Ortiz - John robotechnovels@gmail.com

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I think alternating sagas weekly....we'll cover a lot more ground. I will keep you updated! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! - John robotechnovels@gmail.com

A name that will ALWAYS be synonymous with Robotech. In the Novels it has 3 incarnations, and even afterwards, it is a focal point for Zor's Vision. Macross. As we begin the Novels saga, it is the island where Zor's ship crash lands after it is sent by the scientist himself to Earth in order to fulfill its destiny. But how much do we know about Macross Island's actual location?  Well, not much; The animated series narrates; "...Macross Island in the South Pacific." You may not know it now little island...but BIG things are in your future! In Robotech: The Graphic Novel, we get a little more. That map is at almost a 90 degree viewing angle! When we get to the Novels, we are given something a little more specific, albeit brief, but it gives "At last the object slowed, obviously damaged but still capable of maneuvering. Its astonishing speed lessened to a mere glide—except that it had little in the way of lifting surfaces and was unthi...