Sisyphean
( Japanese - Kaikin no to ( 皆勤の徒 ) - 2011 )
collecton by Dempow Torishima
translated by Daniel Huddleston
Published: Haikasorur / Viz Media LLC - trade paperback - 2018
ISBN: 1421580829 / 9781421580821
Haikasorur / Viz Media LLC - e-book - 2018
eISBN: 1974702146 / 9781974702145
ASIN: B078T1VPMW
contents
Prologue (Sisyphean ) - short story
Fragment: Plunder - short story
Sisyphean - novelette ( aka 皆勤の徒 2013)
Fragment: Jewel - short story
Cavumville ( or, The City in the Hollow) - novella ( aka 洞の街 2013 )
Fragment: Genesis - short story
Castellum Natatorius ( or, The Castle in the Mudsea) - novella ( aka 泥海の浮き城 2013 )
Fragment: Exile - short story
Peregrinating Anima (or, Momonji Caravan) - novella ( aka 百々似隊商 2013 )
Finale ( Sisyphean ) - short story
synopsis
A strange journey into the far future of genetic engineering, and working life. After centuries of tinkering, many human bodies only have a casual similarity to what we now know, but both work and school continue apace. Will the enigmatic sad sack known only as “the worker” survive the day? Will the young student Hanishibe get his questions about the biological future of humanity answered, or will he have to transfer to the department of theology? Will Umari and her master ever comprehend the secrets of nanodust?
awards
Best SF of 2013 ( SF Magazine )
Japan SF Award
nominated for the Seiun Award, 2014
( Japanese - Kaikin no to ( 皆勤の徒 ) - 2011 )
collecton by Dempow Torishima
translated by Daniel Huddleston
Published: Haikasorur / Viz Media LLC - trade paperback - 2018
ISBN: 1421580829 / 9781421580821
Haikasorur / Viz Media LLC - e-book - 2018
eISBN: 1974702146 / 9781974702145
ASIN: B078T1VPMW
contents
Prologue (Sisyphean ) - short story
Fragment: Plunder - short story
Sisyphean - novelette ( aka 皆勤の徒 2013)
Fragment: Jewel - short story
Cavumville ( or, The City in the Hollow) - novella ( aka 洞の街 2013 )
Fragment: Genesis - short story
Castellum Natatorius ( or, The Castle in the Mudsea) - novella ( aka 泥海の浮き城 2013 )
Fragment: Exile - short story
Peregrinating Anima (or, Momonji Caravan) - novella ( aka 百々似隊商 2013 )
Finale ( Sisyphean ) - short story
synopsis
A strange journey into the far future of genetic engineering, and working life. After centuries of tinkering, many human bodies only have a casual similarity to what we now know, but both work and school continue apace. Will the enigmatic sad sack known only as “the worker” survive the day? Will the young student Hanishibe get his questions about the biological future of humanity answered, or will he have to transfer to the department of theology? Will Umari and her master ever comprehend the secrets of nanodust?
awards
Best SF of 2013 ( SF Magazine )
Japan SF Award
nominated for the Seiun Award, 2014