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The Future is Japanese Paperback – May 15, 2012

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

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Original and classic science fiction about Japan from some of the greatest writers in the world.

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:
-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

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365 pages
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English
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Haikasoru
Publication date

May 15, 2012
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5.25 x 1 x 8 inches
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9781421542232
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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.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1421542234
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Haikasoru; 0 edition (May 15, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 365 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781421542232
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1421542232
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 1 x 8 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #2,011,029 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,118 in Asian Myth & Legend
- #4,074 in Fantasy Anthologies
- #4,580 in Science Fiction Anthologies (Books)

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Ken Liu
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Ken Liu (http://kenliu.name) is an American author of speculative fiction. A winner of the Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy awards for his fiction, he has also won top genre honors abroad in Japan, Spain, and France.
Liu’s most characteristic work is the four-volume epic fantasy series, The Dandelion Dynasty, in which engineers, not wizards, are the heroes of a silkpunk world on the verge of modernity. His debut collection of short fiction, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, has been published in more than a dozen languages. A second collection, The Hidden Girl and Other Stories, followed. He also penned the Star Wars novel, The Legends of Luke Skywalker.
He’s often involved in media adaptations of his work. Recent projects include “The Message,” under development by 21 Laps and FilmNation Entertainment; “Good Hunting,” adapted as an episode in season one of Netflix’s breakout adult animated series Love, Death + Robots; and AMC’s Pantheon, with Craig Silverstein as executive producer, adapted from an interconnected series of Liu’s short stories.
Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Liu worked as a software engineer, corporate lawyer, and litigation consultant. He frequently speaks at conferences and universities on a variety of topics, including futurism, machine-augmented creativity, history of technology, bookmaking, and the mathematics of origami.
Liu lives with his family near Boston, Massachusetts.
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Rachel Swirsky holds an MFA in fiction from the Iowa Writers Workshop, and she graduated from Clarion West in 2005. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Hugo, Locus, World Fantasy and Sturgeon Awards. She’s twice won the Nebula Award: for her 2010 novella, “The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen’s Window” and her 2014 short story, “If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love.”
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Terry Gallagher
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Terry Gallagher has been a full-time freelance translator since 2000, mainly in business and finance. His sideline as literary translator began with two stories in the 1991 anthology Monkey Brain Sushi. He has translated five books and many short stories. His translation of Self-Reference Engine by Toh Enjoe was awarded the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for Translation of Japanese Literature in 2015, and the Philip K. Dick Award Special Citation in 2014. Previously, he was a journalist in Tokyo, Bonn, and New York. Originally from Brooklyn, he has a B.A. from Brown University, and now lives on Cape Cod.
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Pauline Martin

Astounding collection of sci-fi literature

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 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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Charles E. Coulter

pretty good anthology

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2015

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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

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EdM.

Future a mixed anthology

Reviewed in the United States 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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Gregory J. Minor

Mono No Aware

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2013

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

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Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2014

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

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james

Still worth the read in SF.

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2019

Some of the short stories in the novel are worth reading, some of them are not. But still a great time reading short stories from different authors in SF. The first one " mono no aware" award winning and worth the read.

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2013

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

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Andrey Krampuls

Less than expected

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2013

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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. Sedia's story is not bad.

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