Gundam Pilot Series of Biographies: The Brave Soldiers in the Sky

Gundam Pilot Retsuden: Soukyuu no Yuushatachi
ガンダムパイロット列伝 蒼穹の勇者達

Main Story

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin
Kidou Senshi Gundam: The Origin· 機動戦士ガンダム The Origin
manga

Zeon ace pilot, Commander Char Aznable, thought he could foil the Federation's plan to build a mobile suit by attacking their research base on colony Side 7. He was wrong. With a prototype already active, the besieged Federation forces strike back using their new weapon, the mobile suit Gundam, with devastating consequences. Amidst the fighting, young electronics wizard Amuro Ray is determined not to let his friends and family die in the crossfire. But what can one boy do to repel a squad of mobile suit-clad invaders? (Source: VIZ Media)

Parent Story

Mobile Suit Gundam: Awakening, Escalation, Confrontation
Kidou Senshi Gundam· 機動戦士ガンダム
novel

In 1979, before the end of the anime, Yoshiyuki Tomino himself created the first novelizations of the original Gundam anime series. The novels, issued as a series of three books, allowed him to depict his story in a more sophisticated, adult, and detailed fashion. Along with this adaptation came several major changes to the story. (Source: Wikipedia)