Robotech Genesis (#1) [Mass Market Paperback]

Jack McKinney (Author)

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Series: Robotech | Publication Date: February 12, 1987

The Global Civil War was about to make Humankind extinct, when the stupendous Super Dimensional Fortress dispatched to Earth by a dying alien genius changed all that forever. Humanity's only hope lay in a corps of untried young men and women gifted with powers they didn't fully understand. Then the most feared conquerors in the universe attacked, determined to destroy them for no reason they could comprehend.

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The Global Civil War was about to make Humankind extinct, when the stupendous Super Dimensional Fortress dispatched to Earth by a dying alien genius changed all that forever. Humanity's only hope lay in a corps of untried young men and women gifted with powers they didn't fully understand. Then the most feared conquerors in the universe attacked, determined to destroy them for no reason they could comprehend.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 10 pages
• Publisher: Del Rey (February 12, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345341333
• ISBN-13: 978-0345341334
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #689,139 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a mysterious ship crash lands on earth; which stops humanity, May 4, 1999

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This review is from: Robotech Genesis (#1) (Mass Market Paperback)

A saga, worthy of StarWars, or Startrek. In it's complexity,conflict, and emotional makeup. While writen originally in 1986, the theme of a global civil war resonates today; with the crises in the Balkans, and the Middle East. It is a tale of how person can change history. The person, being Zor the Tirolian Lord of the Protoculture; who rebels against his evil keepers: The Robotech Masters; by sending a superdimensional fortress off to Earth which is facing anhilition at the hands of the Human Race. Carrying onboard the one thing that, without the Masters are nothing. The Invid Flower of Life; a plant with metaphysical powers, which also serves as a source of fuel.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest book to exist besides the Bible, February 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Robotech Genesis (#1) (Mass Market Paperback)

Robotech: Genesis, by Jack McKinney, is by quite far one of the greatest contemporary science fiction novels to date. The first in a series consisiting of twenty-one books, it combines detailed action, political intrigue, military protocol, and an intertwining story of love, heroism, and death. This book chronicles the first of the journeys of the Macross Generation and is an excellent start to the epic saga of Robotech. The novel is a great one with an excellent exposition, details (something that cannot be stressed enough), character development, and an infinitely thickening plot that makes the book hard to put down. The quotes at the beginning of each chapter give the novel a depth and realism unparalleled by most science fiction novels. The only lacking quality is dialogue. All of the dialogue was scripted right from the television series, and if one has seen any of the episodes, reading the novel may at times seem more like watching the episode than anything. But, the novel goes farther than the television series did and has greater room for creativity. It also contains scenes that were not played out on the television series, giving better foundation to the storyline. Robotech: Genesis is worthy of five stars.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A "Must Have" for all Robotech fans, July 22, 1998

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R. Y. Furuyama (Sylmar, California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Robotech Genesis (#1) (Mass Market Paperback)

I am a long time fan of the Robotech Anime series done by Carl Macek. What impressed me most of the series was that it was originally three unrelated series that was re-written into once cohesive storyline.

What Jack McKinney does in the novelization is take that cohesiveness one step further by smoothing out the rough parts. Insight is given into the characters that are not revealed in the anime series. You will believe these people could actually exist, and feel for each of them as they deal with life and death amidst the backdrop of different wars with different alien races.

Robotech Forever!