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The Next Continent Kindle Edition

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  • File Size: 758 KB
  • Print Length: 500 pages
  • Publisher: Haikasoru/VIZ Media (October 1, 2010)
  • Publication Date: October 1, 2010
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0045JLPZQ
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Member of endangered species
By Mark5576 on September 6, 2010
Format: Paperback
I frequently hear complaints (entirely justified) about lack of believable near-future science fiction, especially optimistic kind. Well, look no more: here is one. The language seems rather flat (maybe it is translator's fault), but otherwise it is a good story, and is both refreshingly optimistic about where world will go over next couple decades, and seems grounded in reality.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A Japanese Gem
By Tghu Verd on February 23, 2011
Format: Paperback
The cover is bit lurid but the content is terrific. Solid scifi about the dangers and disasters we're likely to encounter with any serious attempt to establish a moon base, played out against a backdrop of conflicted human motivations.

It grabbed me from the first paragraph, and while the language is occasionally clunky, I suspect that's more lost in translation than original writing (and I'm not intending to be critical because without the translation I'd never have read this engaging novel).

The physics and science of rocketry, low gee construction and even the presence of water in craters on the moon is very now, which just adds to the fun. And while America claims ownership of 'The Right Stuff', the masters and owners of the corporate concerns funding this effort show that concept to be truly global, right down to the wise-beyond-her-years driving force behind the whole venture. Oh yeah, and the name dropping of a veritable who's who of Japanese heavy industry is funky as well. Forget US and European companies, it's the land of the rising sun all the way, and really, why not?

Then, with a twist reminiscent of Peter F Hamilton's "The Nano Flower", the whole crazy house of cards comes together neatly at the end, with a closing plot line that's screaming for a sequel.

Heartily recommended if you like your scifi with a serious lashing of the 'sci.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Hard to put down.
By EdM. on January 10, 2013
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My heading says it-this book was hard to put down.Expecting a quick read instead found an well written and engrossing read. The author takes the reader on a journey to the moon and most realistically. From the idea of going to the moon and building habitation there to the design and development phase through the actual living there. The characters are believable as well as the actions of the nation-states involved. Can actually see these events playing out in near future. Japan can be the vanguard of humanities outreach to space as the world needs to expand its horizons. Will purchase other books by author. Publisher is HaikaSoru-have read other books-recommend titles by them as well.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Excellent Japanese Science Fiction
By Moonhawk on May 22, 2013
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I'll start off with this might not be five stars for everyone, but I found this an engaging and interesting vision of a much more commercial future, and possibly not too far off the mark. There is some romance in this too, and some tension, especially towards the end. People without stars in their eyes may not enjoy this as much as me, but I could barely put it down until I was done reading it. Very engaging and well thought out.
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Thrilling realistic look at future space exploration
By Keris Nine on November 17, 2010
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The chapter titles alone show the seriousness of intent of The Next Continent's journey into space exploration and colonisation. Part 1 is entitled 'Feasibility Study and Draft Plan, 2025', while the opening chapter is 'Project Site and Initial Planning'. Don't be put off. The novel isn't quite as dry and academic as the business-like tone makes it sound, rather, like Hosuke Nojiri's Rocket Girls also recently published by Haikasoru, it realistically considers the prospect of further space exploration as being the preserve of commercial enterprise rather than forming part of any national government's space programme.

Unlike Rocket Girls however, which was rather more convincing in its science-fiction predictions than its human characterisation, Issui Ogawa considers the reality of building on the moon and living in space in less than ideal conditions and takes into account the impact it is likely to have on the individual as well as society in general. Here in The Next Continent, it's the Gotoba Engineering & Construction company, experts in extreme construction with developments in the Sahara, the Antarctic, the Himalayas and with deep-sea bases in the South China Seas, who are employed by a wealthy investor to create a base on the moon for people to live in, thereby establishing a Sixth Continent. Ostensibly, as the investor is the owner of a successful Japanese theme park, the project would appear to be for tourism purposes, but with it being unlikely to ever pay back on the literally astronomical amount of the investment, what is the real reason for the development?Read more ›
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