It should be emphasized that the original already has a sequel, “Reflex”, which was getting pretty hard to find before the movie came out.  While it most certainly did not involve “paladins”, it did start to get a little off towards the end, and I’m not sure how I feel about reading the continuation of some of the plot points there.

Of course I’m going to pick this up eventually anyway, because it should also be emphasized that the original was quite nifty indeed and many stress that it is very much unlike the movie.