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The Future Is Japanese Kindle Edition

by Nick Mamatas (Editor), Masumi Washington (Editor)

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A web browser that threatens to conquer the world. The longest, loneliest railroad on Earth. A North Korean nuke hitting Tokyo, a hollow asteroid full of automated rice paddies, and a specialist in breaking up virtual marriages. And yes, giant robots. These thirteen stories from and about the Land of the Rising Sun run the gamut from fantasy to cyberpunk, and will leave you knowing that the future is Japanese!
Contributors include cyberpunk legends Pat Cadigan and Bruce Sterling, New York Times bestselling author Catherynne Valente, the enormously popular and prolific Japanese writer Hideyuki Kikuchi, and hot new writers Rachel Swirsky, David Moles, and Ken Liu—who have won or been nominated for the Nebula and Hugo awards.
Contributors: Pat Cadigan, Toh EnJoe, Project Itoh, Hideyuki Kikuchi, Ken Liu, David Moles, Issui Ogawa, Felicity Savage, Ekaterina Sedia, Bruce Sterling, Rachel Swirsky, TOBI Hirotaka, Catherynne M. Valente

Length: 365 pages

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File Size: 1380 KB
Print Length: 365 pages
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Publisher: Haikasoru/VIZ Media (May 13, 2012)
Publication Date: May 13, 2012
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B008321G0U
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- #293 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Cyberpunk
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful

Astounding collection of sci-fi literature

By Philip R Martin on September 13, 2012

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I spend thousands of dollars on Amazon.com every year and this is the first review I have felt compelled to write, albeit a short one. From a few pages in, it was clear that this book was taking sci-fi in a very grounded direction, casting out much focus on sci-fi gadgetry and gimmicks in favor of a more human, emotional perspective. A fascinating read from beginning to end, this collection of short stories explores the fascination and reality of where science may take us, and how the human spirit will still endure. A powerful collection of fantastic writers all bound in one volume is something I rarely come across and thankfully the quality of writing as well as the honest perspective of the future shared by all writers has laid the path to a refreshing look into the often convoluted (and even at times overly-simplified), cliché world of sci-fi. In fact I would consider this book more science-possibility rather than science-fiction. Wonderful book that I hope inspires sic-fi writers and readers alike as we approach a fast-changing, tech-driven world that could use a little more heart.

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful

Future a mixed anthology

By EdM. on April 19, 2013

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Purchased this title on kindle for it was only 3.99. Ok for that price but would not recommend otherwise. Half the stories are good- authors such as Ogawa- but the other half are not even worth the time to read. The stories range from futures in space to traditional horror (the ghost story being really good to read) but the overall reading experience is lackluster. Perhaps the editor will have better stories if there is another anthology. The breakdown- 1.Mono no Aware (3 stars) a lone Japanese survivor aboard American spaceship after asteroid destroys earth. 2.Sound of breaking up (3 stars) time travel mash up that is very confusing at first. 3.Chitai (3 stars) Teens in mecha vs alien threat, could have been longer to better explain things. 4.Indiffence engine (3 stars) tale set in war ravaged Africa by Japanese author Itoh. 5.Sea of Trees (4.5 stars) Japanese ghost story. Story 6,7 (2 stars each) skip read. 8.Golden Bread by Ogawa (4 stars) future Yamato space soldier in Kalifornia asteroid colony where Japanese traditions are the norm. Story 9,10 (1 star each) don't bother-junk. 11.Mountain people (2.5) 12.Goddess of mercy (3) but split Japan is nonsense. 13.A web browser that wants to eat the worlds digital books- 0 stars - waste of time!!

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Some superb offerings amid other mostly-okay offerings.

By Bibliotropic .net on December 1, 2013

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Anthologies are hard to rate and review. With the writing styles of so many different contributing authors, you can get some very varied results, and a few bad apples can spoil the bunch.

I don’t mean to say that this collection contained bad apples. But as with many such books, some stories were better than others, and some seemed to just drag on and didn’t seem to have much purpose or direction. The ones that were good were good, exploring various sci-fi concepts from a Japanese perspective, with a Japanese setting, or involving Japanese characters. Some, however, seemed to have little in common with the main theme, and it seemed that their inclusion hinged solely on having a single character with a Japanese name, or were written by a Japanese author. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing that should have disqualified those stories from being included (For example, The Indifference Engine by Project Itoh was a superb offering), but they weren’t quite what I was expecting. I was hoping for more stories with a focus on Japanese culture and experience. And that may be my own problem, going into this with incorrect expectations, but it did colour my overall opinion of what I read.

There were a few stories in here that also felt flat, distant from the narrative, and I don’t know if that was the author’s intent or perhaps an issue that occured due to translation from one language to another, as some of the contributing authors originally had their works published in Japanese. I hesitate to make that kind of judgment call, since I can’t say for certain whether the problem was in the writing, the translating, or in it just not being my cup of tea. But it was due to these issues that I feel I can’t rate the book higher.Read more ›

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful

Well though out anthology

By Sarah on October 7, 2012

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Theme anthologies often have one story that doesn't fit into the theme or the theme is so vague that any story fits the theme. The Future is Japanese has wide ambitious theme about science from and about Japan with a mix of Japanese and non Japanese writers. Editors Masumi Washington and Nick Mamatas took time and effort to collect the stories and put them in the proper order.

One of my favorite stories is Mono no Aware by Ken Liu where Hiroto is on a spaceship headed for a distant star when he confronts a problem in a very Japanese manner. While addressing the problem he recalls childhood memories.

I enjoyed every story in the anthology, but had some difficulty reading "The Indifference Engine" by Project Itoh. It is a well written story that focuses on a child soldier trying to adjust to a new post war life. The violence is absolutely necessary to properly show the viewpoint and motivations of a child placed in an impossible situation.

Overall, this is a great well though out anthology on the possible future of Japan from a diverse group of talented writers.

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... nearly devoid of Japanese science fiction authors is as sad as...

The idea that we still care about anthologies about Japan nearly devoid of Japanese science fiction authors is as sad as some of the horrid stereotypes the authors present in their... Read more

Published 2 months ago by Cakewalk Kid

Good Read, looks good on the coffee table

Loved what I read and even looks good just laying on the coffee table.

Published 8 months ago by Mat Barnes

pretty good anthology

First story is by far the best; collection as most anthologies are seems uneven. But I would recommend it to anyone who seeks science fiction with a different flavor

Published 10 months ago by Charles E. Coulter

Graphic novel

My son loved it.

Published 12 months ago by cpjensen

The future

I like short stories, they give you a taste of a style you may not normally read and hve a good variety

Published 23 months ago by Sue

Less than expected

Award-winning "Mono no Aware" story was a big disappointment. Sterling's and Cadigan's stories are OK, but they are really fragments, they feel unfinished. Read more

Published on December 9, 2013 by Andrey Krampuls

Mono No Aware

Excellent collection. Must read "Mono No Aware" by Ken Liu. Great story, great writing. Creative imagery, sweet ending.

Bottom Line: Buy Now

Published on May 8, 2013 by Gregory J. Minor

nice

important always going to give a good book a good rap, this was one i had lots of fun reading

Published on May 4, 2013 by philip dunn

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