Children of Earth (2001 Nights, Vol. 3) [Paperback]

Yukinobu Hoshino (Author, Illustrator)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (February 22, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569311250
• ISBN-13: 978-1569311257
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,737,057 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Most Fantastic & Fascinating Sci-Fi Ever!, May 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Children of Earth (2001 Nights, Vol. 3) (Paperback)

This book deserve the best acclaim I can think of and much much more. And 'Graphic Novel' is the perfect medium for the stories this author tells. The drawings are so realistic that you almost feel like you are out there in the space, engulfed by fathomless dark void, and slowly feeling your way out of it into an unknown, yet somehow familiar world the universe provides.

I couldn't believe one person thought of all these stories. The author puts strong yet imaginative scientific ground for all his stories (nicest Scientific anecdote lessons I ever got) and from there, go on to unfold his inspirational stories. If you want to fully appreciate this book, you better read it in order. The first book of the series is "2001 Nights" and then "2001 Nights: Journey to Tomorrow" and then this book, "Children of the Earth". Each story is very distinct and excellent in its own right, but read together, they provide subtle but much bigger and deeper wonder.

If you are fan of Science Fictions, you will love these books. If you are not a fan of Science Fiction, you will still love these books for the all-too-emphatic struggle and hope experienced by the characters in the story.

P.S. I had this weird feeling that the author somehow had a time machine and actually went to the future to learn how the history of space exploration is gonna unfold.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is what we call HARD SF., March 7, 2002

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Yen (los angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Children of Earth (2001 Nights, Vol. 3) (Paperback)

If SF is to be categorized, some people divide it into two; Hard SF and Space Opera. Space Opera is more like a fantasy, which concentrates on the storyline rather than the science itself. One of typical space operas is Star Wars. It has a great story in it with the sacrifice of scientific background. For example, when the space battleship flies it makes sound like the earth's airplane. It is not so difficult to find it unrealistic because there is no sound audible in space.

About HARD SF, the storyline is based on strong scientific background, and, there are not really many works in this genre. Stanley Kubrick's 2001: Space Odyssay might be a good example. Yukinobu Hoshino, the author of 2001 nights series, is one of the most renowned Hard SF graphic novelists in Japan. Here you can find some explanation about future space adventure. Hoshino quotes term like anti-matter driven engine, vacuum welding, gravity lens effect, and so on. Some of them may be the words just made up from author's idea, but it is not so important. Author explains about the terms so beautifully and with scientific background, which every reader of his work will believe them.

If you do have time to spare, try to grap his other graphic novels such as Blue World and Stradust Memories. You will like it as well. Ah, did I mention he's Japanese? (and his other works are available probably only in Japanese language?)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS MAKES MY LIST OF TOP 10 ESSENTIAL GRAPHIC NOVELS, June 12, 2002

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H_E_H (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Children of Earth (2001 Nights, Vol. 3) (Paperback)

My favorite volume of the 3 2001 nights by Yukinobu Hoshino. This series is so well executed that i find it hard to believe i'm reading a comic. This easily makes my top 10 list of essential graphic novels. The stories are amazing. Hoshino successfully creates stories filled with heart, emotion and grand scale. This volume focuses more on the alien life forms that man comes in contact with during his exploration. The second to last tale, "Odyssey in Green" is my favorite tale. Scary, fascinating, immense, sad and very very engaging. I'm a die hard comics fan and this ranks very high on my list of all-time favorite graphic novels. Get this series - it's the best!