The Ouroboros Wave: Black Hole Sun

( Japanese - Uroborosu no hadō ( ウロボロスの波動 ) - 2002 )

novel by Jyouji Hayashi

translated by Jim Hubbert

Published: Haikasoru / Viz Media - trade paperback - 2010
ISBN: 1421536455 / 9781421536453

Haikasoru / Viz Media - ebook - 2010
eISBN: 142154055X / 9781421540559

Haikasoru / Viz Media ( Amazon ) - Kindle - 2010
ASIN: B004D4YKXW

contents
The Ouroboros Wave - novella ( aka Uroborosu no hadō ( ウロボロスの波動 ) )
The Riddle of Rapushinupurukuru - short story ( aka Shōwakusei rapushinupurukuru no nazo ( 小惑星ラプシヌプルクルの謎 ) )
Hydra's Ice - novelette ( aka Hidora hyōketsu ( ヒドラ氷穴 ) )
The Dragons of Europa - short story ( aka Europa no ryū ( エウロパの龍 ) )
The Voice of Eingana - short story ( aka Eingana no koe ( エインガナの声 ) )
The Wings of Caliban - short story ( aka Kyariban no tsubasa ( キャリバンの翼 ) )
Afterword ( The Ouroboros Wave ) - essay

synopsis
Ninety years from now, a satellite detects a nearby black hole, which scientists dub Kali for the Hindu goddess of destruction. As human society expands to Mars and beyond, the generations-long project to harness the power of the black hole pits the retrograde humans of Earth against the emminently rational men and women of the Artificial Accretion Disk Development association. While conflicts simmer, a mystery within Kali itself tests the limits of intelligence of both human and machine.

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