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The publication of The End of the Circle, the eighteenth book of the series, concludes the Robotech saga. The story now spans five decades, from 1990 to 2040 or thereabouts, save for a period of "lost years," covering the rise of Monument City and the Army of the Southern Cross, an account of which may yet see the light of day. Some of this material is in fact already being covered by other sources.
作为系列丛书的第18本，《轮回的终 点》的出版给了太空堡垒传奇一个完整的结局。除去“遗失的岁月”这段时间，整个故事跨度50年，从1990年开始到2040左右结束，包括纪念城的崛起和 南十字军，从而全部年表就出现了。事实上，这其中的一些内容已经在其他的资料所涉及到了。
With nearly one million words of print in the Ballantine/Del Rey series alone, eighty-five episodes of powerful animation, an equal number of comic book adaptations, numerous art and role-playing books, and supplemental source material including several college theses it should be clear that Robotech has traveled a great distance since "HAL," Haruhiko Mikimoto, sat down at his desk one day and inked the first sketch of raven-haired songbird, Lynn-Minmei.
拥有Ballantine/Del Rey（百龄坛/德尔瑞）系列印刷的上百万的文字，85集精彩的动画，类似数量的漫画改编，无数的美术和角色扮演书籍，以及来源于若干大学论文的补充素 材，这一切都清楚地说明：自从美树本晴彦坐在他桌前画下了第一个黑发女歌手明美的形象的那一天起，太空堡垒已经广为传播了。
As most readers of Robotech are aware, the eighty-five "continuous" animated episodes (which still show up in U.S. television markets) were actually a complete reworking in terms of music, dialogue, and storylines if three separate anime series that appeared in Japan over the course of several years: Macross, Southern Cross, and Mospeda. Credit for this unique accomplishment goes to Carl Macek, as well as Harmony Gold U.S.A. Inc. Together with a talented team of writers, voice-over artists, and production personnel, Robotech Master Macek found an overall grand visual theme in the Japanese series and redefined both Robotechnology and Protoculture.
正如大多数太空堡垒读者所了解到的一样，85 集动画（迄今为止仍然在美国进行电视播放）实际上是对日本原来三步独立动画（麦克罗斯，南十字军和机甲创世纪）的全新改编，包括音乐，对话以及故事线索。 这些都归功于卡尔•梅塞克和美国金和声公司。以日本系列为基础，太空堡垒之父梅塞克与他的写作团队，配音演员以及制作班底一起，重新定义了洛博特技术和史 前文化，从而为我们创作了这一部鸿篇巨著。
It is a source of continuing disappointment that the project, as envisioned by Mr. Macek, was never brought to completion. The result would have been an additional sixty-five episodes of animation detailing the exploits of the Sentinels, and who knows how many more devoted to the material covered in this final book, presented here for the first time.
令人一直遗憾的是，太空堡垒的故事一直没有如梅塞克期望的那样有一个完整的结局。结局还应该有另外的65集动画来详细描述哨兵的远征，以及本书中所涉及的更多第一次出现的内容。
But perhaps Robotech's most important contributors have been the fans themselves, who have kept this project vital for five years running. More than seventy thousand strong have been aided and abetted in their efforts by the following, to whom the author wishes to express his heartfelt gratitude: Comico Comics, especially Markalan Joplin, who died shortly before completion of the illustrated series; Eternity-Comics, which has inherited the mantle and is currently publishing twice-monthly issues of the Sentinels; Kevin Siem-bieda and the staff at Palladium Books for their role-playing games; Kay Reynolds and Ardith Carlton, creators of the Starblaze Robotech Art Books; Kevin Seymour of Books Nippan; and a special thanks to Claude Pelletier, Michel Gareau, Alain Dubreuil, and the staff at Protoculture Addicts, the official Robotech fanzine.
但是，也许太空堡垒最重要的贡献来自于众多的太空堡垒迷自身，他们让这个计划在过 去的5年以来一直生气勃勃。超过7万人协助和帮助下，作者要特别感谢：Comico Comics，特别是Markalan Joplin，他在完成了插图系列不久后就去世了；Eternity-Comics，继承了太空堡垒的衣钵，目前按照每月两次的速度出版哨兵；Kevin Siem-bieda 和Palladium Books所有的员工，感谢他们的角色扮演游戏；Kay Reynolds 和 Ardith Carlton, Starblaze Robotech Art Books的创始人; Books Nippan 的Kevin Seymour; 还要特别感谢Claude Pelletier, Michel Gareau, Alain Dubreuil, 和史前文化沉迷者（官方太空堡垒网站）的所有员工。
We should all do it again sometime.
有朝一日，我们会把全部的整理成功。
《沙丘》六部曲合集
《波西杰克逊》系列合集
《猎魔人》合集
作为系列丛书的第18本，《轮回的终 点》的出版给了太空堡垒传奇一个完整的结局。除去“遗失的岁月”这段时间，整个故事跨度50年，从1990年开始到2040左右结束，包括纪念城的崛起和 南十字军，从而全部年表就出现了。事实上，这其中的一些内容已经在其他的资料所涉及到了。
With nearly one million words of print in the Ballantine/Del Rey series alone, eighty-five episodes of powerful animation, an equal number of comic book adaptations, numerous art and role-playing books, and supplemental source material including several college theses it should be clear that Robotech has traveled a great distance since "HAL," Haruhiko Mikimoto, sat down at his desk one day and inked the first sketch of raven-haired songbird, Lynn-Minmei.
拥有Ballantine/Del Rey（百龄坛/德尔瑞）系列印刷的上百万的文字，85集精彩的动画，类似数量的漫画改编，无数的美术和角色扮演书籍，以及来源于若干大学论文的补充素 材，这一切都清楚地说明：自从美树本晴彦坐在他桌前画下了第一个黑发女歌手明美的形象的那一天起，太空堡垒已经广为传播了。
As most readers of Robotech are aware, the eighty-five "continuous" animated episodes (which still show up in U.S. television markets) were actually a complete reworking in terms of music, dialogue, and storylines if three separate anime series that appeared in Japan over the course of several years: Macross, Southern Cross, and Mospeda. Credit for this unique accomplishment goes to Carl Macek, as well as Harmony Gold U.S.A. Inc. Together with a talented team of writers, voice-over artists, and production personnel, Robotech Master Macek found an overall grand visual theme in the Japanese series and redefined both Robotechnology and Protoculture.
正如大多数太空堡垒读者所了解到的一样，85 集动画（迄今为止仍然在美国进行电视播放）实际上是对日本原来三步独立动画（麦克罗斯，南十字军和机甲创世纪）的全新改编，包括音乐，对话以及故事线索。 这些都归功于卡尔•梅塞克和美国金和声公司。以日本系列为基础，太空堡垒之父梅塞克与他的写作团队，配音演员以及制作班底一起，重新定义了洛博特技术和史 前文化，从而为我们创作了这一部鸿篇巨著。
It is a source of continuing disappointment that the project, as envisioned by Mr. Macek, was never brought to completion. The result would have been an additional sixty-five episodes of animation detailing the exploits of the Sentinels, and who knows how many more devoted to the material covered in this final book, presented here for the first time.
令人一直遗憾的是，太空堡垒的故事一直没有如梅塞克期望的那样有一个完整的结局。结局还应该有另外的65集动画来详细描述哨兵的远征，以及本书中所涉及的更多第一次出现的内容。
But perhaps Robotech's most important contributors have been the fans themselves, who have kept this project vital for five years running. More than seventy thousand strong have been aided and abetted in their efforts by the following, to whom the author wishes to express his heartfelt gratitude: Comico Comics, especially Markalan Joplin, who died shortly before completion of the illustrated series; Eternity-Comics, which has inherited the mantle and is currently publishing twice-monthly issues of the Sentinels; Kevin Siem-bieda and the staff at Palladium Books for their role-playing games; Kay Reynolds and Ardith Carlton, creators of the Starblaze Robotech Art Books; Kevin Seymour of Books Nippan; and a special thanks to Claude Pelletier, Michel Gareau, Alain Dubreuil, and the staff at Protoculture Addicts, the official Robotech fanzine.
但是，也许太空堡垒最重要的贡献来自于众多的太空堡垒迷自身，他们让这个计划在过 去的5年以来一直生气勃勃。超过7万人协助和帮助下，作者要特别感谢：Comico Comics，特别是Markalan Joplin，他在完成了插图系列不久后就去世了；Eternity-Comics，继承了太空堡垒的衣钵，目前按照每月两次的速度出版哨兵；Kevin Siem-bieda 和Palladium Books所有的员工，感谢他们的角色扮演游戏；Kay Reynolds 和 Ardith Carlton, Starblaze Robotech Art Books的创始人; Books Nippan 的Kevin Seymour; 还要特别感谢Claude Pelletier, Michel Gareau, Alain Dubreuil, 和史前文化沉迷者（官方太空堡垒网站）的所有员工。
We should all do it again sometime.
有朝一日，我们会把全部的整理成功。