[b]Macross The Ride[/b] (マクロス・ザ・ライド - [i]Makurosu Za Raido[/i]) or [b]Macross R[/b] (マクロス R - [i]Makurosu R[/i]) is a light novel series published in the Dengeki Hobby Magazine, a Japanese model kit magazine. It is based on the [[Macross]] science fiction [[mecha]] series. It was serialized from December 2010 until November 2011.

The novel series was written by Kodachi Ukyō and illustrated by [[Tenjin Hidetaka]], Enami Katsumi and Otsuka Tommy. 

The plot is set in an air race competition performed using advanced civilian "valkyries" (variable fighters) in the massive space emigration colony ship [[Macross Frontier]] in the year 2058 A.D., one year before the events of the titular anime TV series. Many designs from the different Macross series also appear in this novel.
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