Cover of the first novel
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Japanese: 銀河英雄伝説, Ginga Eiyū Densetsu), sometimes referred to as 'Heldensagen von Kosmosinsel' (lit. heroic tales of the galactic island), is a series of ten science-fiction novels written by Tanaka Yoshiki. It started publication in 1982 and concluded in 1987.
