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author: einar
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comments: true
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date: 2006-10-08 19:39:08+00:00
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slug: novels-novels-novels
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title: Novels! Novels! Novels!
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wordpress_id: 117
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categories:
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- Anime
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I'm adapting this from the [infamous Steve Ballmer quote](http://www.detonate.net/media/dancemonkeyboy.mpg). This is to introduce the novels I bought recently from amazon.com (thanks to NRK for placing the order).<!-- more -->I have to say first of all that they're novels that inspired anime series. The first I started reading is Hiroyuki Morioka's [_Seikai no Monsho_](http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,376,xzudnt,seikai_no_monsh.html) (The banner of the stars):
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It's a nice science fiction novel, slightly reminiscent of Isaac Asimov's work. I really like the author's throrough creation of a whole universe, complete with a new language (the Abh).
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Next in line is Ichiro Sakaki's [Scrapped Princess](http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,1161,qjxwrf,scrapped_prince.html):
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As I **really** liked the anime, and owning the first three volumes in Japanese, I was overjoyed when I heard about an English version. This is an illiustrated novel, a format that's pretty common in Japan. Third novel I bought is Kohei Kadono's _Boogiepop wa warawanai_ (Boogiepop doesn't laugh). I loved the [anime](http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,82,jlneed,boogiepop_phant.html), so I am happy i got this volume as well (way late due to Seven Seas' Inc. stupid sales policy):
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And last but not least, I have [_Kino no Tabi_](http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,1152,xgqirs,kino_no_tabi__t.html) (Kino's Travels), another series I really liked (thanks to the original story but also due to Sadayuki Murai's excellent screenplay):
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Looks like I won't be getting bored in a long time...
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