Seikai no Senki
*Project Note* To all roaming editors - We have permission from both OnizukaGTO and thelastguardian to work on this project. I was corresponding with them via email and thus the forum was bypassed in the process. We are under the very strong impression that Tokyopop does not own the rights to any of the novels past the initial 3 volumes of Crest of the Stars that they have released. And the lack of the necessary pages to start a project is due to the lack of time I have to complete them all at once. Hopefully I shall have them done today. - Ryuou
"Banner of the Stars" or "Seikai no Senki" (星界の戦旗) is a series of novels expanding the scifi saga which has been started with "Crest of the Stars" or "Seikai no Monshou" (星界の紋章). As of 2008 there are three Monshou books and four Senki novels, and many more books.
Story Synopsis
Three years have passed since the events of Crest of the Stars. The once Four Nations Alliance has become a Triple Alliance, with one being neutral. The war in the galaxy had come to a stalemate in these years. Now the opponents have rebuild enough and the galactic war is about to begin anew. In the midst of all of this, Lafiel had become captain on the brand new assault ship Basroil and Jinto had joined her after finishing his training to become a supply officer. The Abh Empire makes a daring attack by cutting the United Mankind, one of the enemy nations, into pieces. The Basroil joins a fleet with the mission of protecting the strategic Aptic Gate from a force 15 times larger than their own. After the successful strike, the Abh Empire begins to conquer the surrounding areas and retake territories previously lost in the initial attack by the United Mankind. Lafiel had been assigned as temporary territorial governor of Lobnas II, a prison planet. In the mids of an evacuation a revolt breaks out trapping Jinto. With an enemy fleet approaching, Lafiel is forced to abandon Jinto. After being rescued by Lafiel, both make a short visit to Jinto's recaptured home which was on the verge of revolting. Returned from their extended leave, Lafiel becomes captain of the Flicaubh, a new type of ship class. Another three years have passed. The Abh Empire cuts the United Mankind again, but this time also cuts it off from all its allies. In this situation the neutral Hania Federation makes an unexpected offer to join the Abh Empire. After careful considerations, the Empress Ramaj decides to take the offer, and gamble with the very existence of the Abh Empire.
Translations
Help Needed
We are in dire need of translators and editors. If you are at all interested in working with this series, please feel free to join us in our effort.
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Format Standards
Every Chapter (after editing) must conform to the agreed points highlighted in the below guidelines
Chapters 1 & 2 of SnS volume IV are translations of the Chinese text. Chapters 5, 6, 7, 9, & 10 of SnS IV have been translated with the assistance of translating programs used on the Japanese text, with the Chinese text as a reference. There is a possibility that even more chapters may be translated using unconventional means from sources other than the original. So if you have access to the originals and you spot an error, please feel free to make the corrections yourself - this is a Wiki which means it's meant for anyone to fix things (and if you screw up, we can revert back your changes if all deem necessary). We can see the corrections you make, so just go ahead instead of hiding or waiting for permission.
Updates
- February X, 2009 - Project page created
