ROBOTECH NOVELS UNIVERSE

I thought a lot about what I would write for this.... And then I said....nothing else needs to be said except... LET'S ENJOY THE SHOW BABY!!!! EPISODE #5 "END OF THE CIRCLE" .. one more time ! (PLAY/DOWNLOAD BELOW) After a little Robotech and Robotech Novels 101 from yours truly... There's no better way to arrive at the End Of The Circle for this podcast than with one of the guys that made the magic of the Robotech Novels happen. Robotech: The McKinney Project Podcast presents - NY Times Best Selling Star Wars Novelist...one half of Robotech's Jack McKinney....James Luceno! Celebrating 30 years of the Roboetch Novels! Some of what you'll hear; - Getting the Robotech Novels Gig - Carl Macek and James Dean? - The Robotech Novels Process - Adding the "McKinney Concepts" - World Building in Robotech - Jim Luceno's Star Wars Journey (all because of Robotech) - Were Darth Vader, Tarkin and Palpatin

JUST SHUT UP! LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! With the defeat of Mars Group and the death of the woman he loves...Scott Bernard faces an even greater mountain to climb. Experiencing Earth for the first time... And my challenge as a reader..... his incessant whining. Excerpts; Tirol, once the homeworld of the Robotech Masters, then an Invid colony when the Masters had uprooted the remnants of their dying race and journeyed to Earth in search of Protoculture, was a reconfigured planet, much of its surface given over to humankind's needs, its small seas and weather patterns tamed. Not like this Earth, Scott thought, with its solitary yellow sun and distant silver satellite. He yearned for Tirol. It had been his home as much as the SDF-3 had been; he missed the binary stars of Fantoma's system, the protective presence of the motherworld itself. How remote one felt from the heavens on this displaced world. Scott recalled Admiral Hunter's rousing send-off speech, his talk

ANGELO "ANGIE" DANTE Sergeant Angelo Dante, engrossed in a conversation of his own, snorted, "Aw, all she is is a snotty, know-it-all teenager!" RN- Southern Cross I LIKE ANGIE! He is one of the refreshing characters in all the Novels. He can be a wise ass but more than a trusted brother in arms. He's willing to give his misgivings a reconsideration (this happens).  He's tough and can kick ass, but he's a big old softy. (i.e "Letters home and Mom's fruitcake" Epigraphs) He's duty bound, but will break the rules if it means being loyal to his fellow troops and doing the right thing. He does it for his buddies AND CO...and they do it for him. He's real . Angelo is one of those characters that reminds you of someone you know or knew and always in a positive light. I am glad the guys gave him a good chunk of time in the Robotech Novels. And he's front and center in EOTC! But I am getting ahead of myself. And let

Below, I did a a little experimentation with different music (royalty free) for the same Robotech Novels excerpt. Give them a listen and you decide what works. Leave a comment or drop me a line. While Ulpio Mincci's Theme is incomparable and will always signify the Robotech spirit, I do think the Novels deserve their own soundtrack.  And I have a a lot of music I can work with... But we're just starting the journey! Give them a listen and you decide what works. Leave a comment or drop me a line. I plan to do more excerpt videos as we continue! (Made with:  Sony Vegas Movie Studio, Windows Movie Maker) IMAGE: Comico Comics John robotechnovels@gmail.com LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!

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A promise kept... Something I had mentioned in my latest (and last) podcast intro that  I promised to post...I would be remiss as a Jack McKinney fan if I didn't. Among  Brian Daley's great accomplishments outside of Robotech was writing the scripts for the Audio Dramatizations of Star War's Original Trilogy that aired on National Public Radio (U.S.) in 1981, 1983 and 1996. The productions featured original cast members, Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams and Anthony Daniels all reprising their roles. Anthony appeared in all three adaptations. "C3PO and Master Luke" in an audio galaxy far, far away. With George Lucas selling the radio rights to the public radio affiliate at his alma mater, the University of Southern California for $1 and the addition of English director John Madden (Shakespeare in Love), it was Brian's task to take an already phenomenal space opera and bring it to life in the audio drama realm. As Madden put it, "We were making