Novels

Seeing Guardian's dark side in full, the pursued Kirie escaped to Riki's place. But Guy handed him over to the visiting Katz, leading to discord between Riki and Guy, and Riki left the slums behind to seek out Iason's approval. After a gap of a year and a half, Riki increased his charms and returned as Blondie's pet, but...

The feelings of anger and jealousy surrounding Riki's status as Iason's pet continue to fester, both amongst the Blondies and their pet. Riki is feeling more and more isolated as he recovers from a serious stabbing and remains confined. Will Iason be able to keep hold of his beloved Riki, or will Blondie society tear them apart? And what about Guy? Is he willing to walk away?

Riki's stumbled his way into the upper class's neighborhood?! Guy, who's hot on his trail, is shocked to discover that Iason is Riki's patron. However, before Riki's eyes, Iason announces "Riki is my pet" in a display of dominion over him. Blinded by his jealousy, Gai kidnaps Riki and challenges Iason to a no-holds-barred confrontation.

Alex's world is falling apart all around her! SKAR has developed the most powerful truth serum on the planet, providing the greatest threat to national security yet. To make matters worse, the BGO may be shutting down for good. And to top it all off, the Alex Prime that Alex summons to help turns out to be... a guy?!

When the alien Gitai invade, Keiji Kiriya is just one of many raw recruits shoved into a suit of battle armor and sent out to kill. Keiji dies on the battlefield, only to find himself reborn each morning to fight and die again and again. On the 158th iteration though, he sees something different, something out of place: the female soldier known as the Bitch of War. Is the Bitch the key to Keiji's escape, or to his final death?

In this Kafkaesque allegorical fantasy, Mole has converted a huge underground quarry into an "ark" capable of surviving the coming nuclear holocaust and is now in search of his crew. He falls victim, however, to the wiles of a con man-cum-insect dealer. In the surreal drama that ensues, the ark is invaded by a gang of youths and a sinister group of elderly people called the Broom Brigade, led by Mole's odious father.

Tanaka is a middle-aged yakuza. Once regarded as the heir to his gang's aging boss, he has fallen out of favor and appears stuck as the head of one of the gang's sub-branches. Tanaka is not your typical gangster, though. Not obsessed with expensive suits, jewelry, or prize women, he is a convincing and heartbreaking study in memory and ambition.

Westerners familiar only with stereotypical images of bowing geisha and dark-suited businessmen will be surprised by the cast of characters translator Lane Dunlop introduces in this anthology. Lovers of fiction and students of Japan are certain to find these stories absorbing, engaging and instructive.

Three very different young teens - Emily, the shy one; Adriane, the outsider; and Kara, the power shopper - are all drawn to a secret place deep in the woods where they discover a portal to another world. Wondrous animals have emerged from the portal, on the run from a dark threat bent on destroying them all.

B0dy is a collection of horror stories, all thematically linked to people's perception of their bodies and the consequences of vanity and low self-esteem. In the vein of the psychological suspense of the Twilight Zone, each story ends with a shock, leaving the reader unsettled with the old adage, "Be careful what you wish for," echoing in their bones.

As part of a ruthless program by the totalitarian government, ninth-grade students are taken to a small isolated island with a map, food, and various weapons. Forced to wear special collars that explode when they break a rule, they must fight each other for three days until only one "winner" remains.

"Don't be sad," Mio tells her family on her deathbed. "One way or another I will return." And one day, as promised, she does. For her husband and young son, love has miraculously triumphed over death. But the question remains: is Mio here to stay? When her husband starts looking for answers, he discovers that the secret of his wife's return is linked to the past... and the future.