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魚舟・獣舟

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現代社会崩壊後、陸地の大半が水没した未来世界。そこに存在する魚舟、獣舟と呼ばれる異形の生物と人類との関わりを衝撃的に描き、各界で絶賛を浴びた表題作。寄生茸に体を食い尽くされる奇病が、日本全土を覆おうとしていた。しかも寄生された生物は、ただ死ぬだけではないのだ。戦慄の展開に息を呑む「くさびらの道」。書下ろし中編を含む全六編を収録する。

331 pages, Paperback Bunko

First published January 8, 2009

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Sayuri Ueda

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Born in Hyogo Prefecture, Sayuri Ueda (上田 早夕里, Ueda Sayuri) is one of the more innovative science fiction authors in Japan. She made her debut in 2003 with Kasei daku barado (Mars Dark Ballad), which won the 4th Komatsu Sakyo Prize. She has published a series of highly original, much discussed works, gaining avid fans not only in Japan but throughout Asia and the West. Karyu no miya (The Ocean Chronicles) won the Hayakawa Publishing “SF ga Yomitai!” Award for Best Japanese SF Novel in 2010, as well as the 32nd Japan SF Award and 10th Sense of Gender Award in 2011. She also writes actively in genres other than science fiction, and in 2018, her historical novel Hametsu no ō (The King of Ruin) was nominated for the 159th Naoki Prize.

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海洋生物からキノコ、妖怪まで、あらゆる異形が登場するSF短編集。飛び抜けて面白いのは、表題作品の「魚舟・獣舟」だ。オリジナルの世界観が、人の心の純粋さを語る。他の作品も解説するまでもなく面白い。好みは人それぞれだろうが、個人的には「ブルーグラス」がお気に入り。また、「真朱の街」は妖怪の言葉が真実すぎて心に刺さる。
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