▁music ▁tracks . ▁Another ▁two - dis c ▁album ▁containing ▁several ▁drama ▁tracks , ▁, ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Light ▁nov els ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁light ▁nov els ▁based ▁on ▁Out law ▁Star ▁has ▁been ▁released ▁in ▁Japan ▁by ▁Sh ue ish a ▁under ▁its ▁Super ▁D ash ▁Bun ko ▁label . ▁, ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁K ats uh iko ▁T iba ▁( 千 葉 ▁ 克 彦 ▁Ch iba ▁K ats uh iko ), ▁illustrated ▁by ▁Tak u ya ▁S ait ou ▁( <0xE6> <0x96> <0x8E> 藤 ▁ <0xE5> <0x8D> <0x93> 也 ▁S ait ō ▁Tak u ya ), ▁and ▁released ▁in ▁two ▁volumes ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁two ▁books ▁are ▁an ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁an ime ▁series , ▁ret elling ▁the ▁early ▁events ▁that ▁trigger ▁Gene ▁and ▁company ' s ▁search ▁for ▁the ▁Gal actic ▁Ley line . ▁Another ▁light ▁novel , ▁, ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Mi ho ▁Sak ai , ▁illustrated ▁by ▁Tak u ya ▁S ait ou , ▁and ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁volume ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁novel ▁features ▁an ▁original ▁plot ▁involving ▁the ▁Out law ▁Star ▁crew ▁purs uing ▁a ▁serial ▁k iller ▁named ▁Billy ▁Mc Ag len ▁in ▁a ▁min ing ▁town ▁called ▁El ▁Dor ado . ▁ ▁Other ▁mer ch and ise ▁A ▁hard cover ▁guide book ▁titled ▁ ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁F