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The second book of the groundbreaking Speculative Japan series, this volume presents a selection of never-before published translations covering a broad range of speculative fiction... from gritty SF to soft fantasy, it offers glimpses into the diverse and rich imaginations of modern Japanese authors.

"...the stories you'll find collected here will broaden your view of what is possible or imaginable, provoking unusual -- and sometimes uncomfortable -- thoughts. That is as it should be."
--David Brin, preface to Speculative Japan Volume 1

While the first volume in the Speculative Japan series concentrated on outstanding works from authors positioned solidly in the SF field, we have deliberately widened the scope of this volume to include stories that are a bit outside the usual definition of "science fiction", choosing instead to concentrate on "speculative" in an attempt to explore a bit of the immense universe of the Japanese imagination. Most of these authors are appearing in English for the first time, and are sure to open up new dimensions in reading pleasure in a variety of genres.

Table of Contents:

Introduction - essay by Darrell Schweitzer
A Gift from the Sea - short fiction by Awa Naoko
Freud - short fiction by To Enjo
The Whale That Sang on the Milky Way Network - short fiction by Ohara Mariko
Old Vohl's Planet - short fiction by Ogawa Issui
The Big Drawer - short fiction by Riku Onda
Emanon: A Reminiscence - short fiction by Kajio Shinji
Midst the Mist - short fiction by Koji Kitakuni
The Man Who Watched the Sea - short fiction by Kobayashi Yasumi
Melk's Golden Acres - short fiction by Takagi Nobuko
Q-Cruiser Basilisk - short fiction by Tani Koshu
Mountaintop Symphony - short fiction by Nakai Norio
Open Up - short fiction by Hori Akira
Perspective - short fiction by Yamao Yuko

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