All About the Sailor Moon Novels
If you're wondering what these books are all about, look no further. This page is intended to answer any questions you may have about the Sailor Moon novels. If you have a question I don't answer here, don't hesitate to e-mail me at liannesentar@hotmail.com, and I'll do my best to try and help you out. Please Note: The cover for book #7 on amazon.com is currently incorrect; the actual
cover features Sailor V. Also, tokyopop.com links have been removed because
of a change on the company's website.
Sailor Moon Novels FAQ
How do I get these books?
You can get them at your local comic store, book store, or specialty store -
they're published throughout North America. You can also order them from the
internet. Cover price is $4.95. Please note that these are not the Sailor
Moon graphic novels (the graphic novels are the Sailor Moon comic book/manga).
If someone at your local book store is having trouble locating these novels,
look below for the title and ISBN # of each book. The Sailor Moon novels are
published by Tokyopop.com, a Mixx Entertainment Inc. company (although one may
have to search under the publisher "Mixx" to find it on a book store computer or
on the internet).
Store Ordering:
If a certain store you're looking in doesn't carry the books, you can always
ask if the store will order in some copies for you. ISBN #'s are the codes that
make ordering much easier for stores. The ISBN #'s of the current Sailor
Moon novels are: Sailor Moon the novel #1: A Scout is Born, ISBN # 1-892-21311-7 Internet Ordering: There are plenty of places to order books online. amazon.com carries the novels (though please see note at top of page about amazon.com errors), and features discounts on them. The links below will take you directly to the ordering page for each book: Sailor Moon the novel #1: A Scout is Born - order
from amazon.com Sailor Moon the novel #2: The Power of Love - order from amazon.com Sailor Moon the novel #3: Mercury Rising - order from amazon.com Sailor Moon the novel #4: Mars Attacks - order from amazon.com Sailor Moon the novel #5: Eternal Sleep - order from amazon.com Sailor Moon the novel #6: Scouts on Film - order from amazon.com Sailor Moon the novel #7: Cel Mates - order from amazon.com (cover is currently incorrect; actual cover features Sailor V) Sailor Moon the novel #8: Diamond's Not Forever - order from amazon.com
The reading level is for Grade 4, ages 8-12, but don't let that fool you. I already know many people above that age group that have sampled the series and have enjoyed it; a lower reading level doesn't mean it can't have depth. The fashions and products relating to the main characters mostly appeal to teenage girls in America.
So far, all unaired episodes in the early part of the TV series have been included. The plots for Book #1, Book #2, and Book #7 all include stories from one or more unaired episode(s).
Being "faithful" is often subjective. In some ways these books are very much like the Japanese show, in some ways like the NA show, in some ways like the manga; basically, the novels take the styles of many elements of the Sailor Moon anime and manga and meld them to create a new, interesting style. NA names are used. Although the basic plot of the books follows the TV series, the Sailor Moon novels embellish some points, cut down others, and put a new spin on the TV show. It's like fanfiction, although it sticks to the plotline quite faithfully. I suggest you check it out, because it's really a neat idea. Sailor Moon fans (not to mention anyone who wants an exciting female super-hero book series) can really get a kick out of it.
Absolutely not. The beginning of the show was goofy, so a goofy beginning is appropriate - it's intended to be a fun, humorous start to the series. But the Sailor Moon anime gets much more serious as time progresses, so you can expect the books to as well. And look who you're talking to. Have I ever been able to write something without throwing in some drama and angst? ^_^ Though, keep in mind, the pace of these books is fast, so I won't be writing the long and tedious drama I sometimes fell into in my earlier fanfiction days, like with "Usagi and Mamoru's Love: Strike" and "Surfacings: Desperation".
Very good. This is what we've all hoped for: a fanfiction author writing published Sailor Moon books for the fans. I haven't written fanfiction for more than two years for nothing; I'm very comfortable writing in the Sailor Moon world. The first few Sailor Moon novels I got my feet wet, and now that I'm into the swing of it, I'm working hard to make these books very enjoyable.
You still see me posting, don't you? ^_^ My fanfiction comes out a lot slower than it used to, but it's still coming out. Despite everything, I'm still trying to write fanfics for you guys because you've been the best support any writer could ask for. I love you all very much. Back to the Sailor Moon novels main page
This page has been graced with visitation This page and all of its contents copyright © Lianne Sentar, May
2000 and July 2000. Sailor Moon copyright © 1999 Naoko Takeuchi, Kodansha Ltd.,
Toei Animation Co., Ltd, and the written text in the Sailor Moon books is
copyright © 1999 Mixx Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. English
adaptation of the animated series created by and copyrighted © 1995 DIC
Productions, LP. The preceding are disclaimers in the front of Book #2. Pictures
of covers used by permission of Tokyopop.com, a Mixx Entertainment Inc. company.
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