I’ve read and enjoyed a lot of science fiction and fantasy over the years, and I think I’ve gotten pretty good at identifying if an author is British or American from the way that they write and approach their subject – they’re the countries of origin of the authors who’ve written the vast majority of my reading material after all.
It’s only over the last several years, thanks to ease of access and vastly improved translations, that I’ve been reading works from Polish, Russian, Chinese, and more, authors that often provide a different perspective from what I’ve become used to over the years. That’s why the latest offering from Humble Bundle is right up my alley.
Haikasoru is a website dedicated to bringing Japanese science fiction and fantasy to the English-speaking market. The newly released Haikasoru Bundle aims to bring Japanese science fiction to curious English-speaking readers (like me! and hopefully you too) with a collection of space opera, military science fiction, science fiction, children’s fiction, and more, from both new and established Japanese authors.
The bundle consists of four tiers and this is where your hard-earned space bucks will go. A grand total of $1 will net you the following five titles in the first tier:
- Belka, Why Don’t You Bark? – Hideo Furukawa
- The Book of Heroes – Miyuki Miyabe
- The Ouroboros Wave – Jyouji Hayashi
- Yukikaze – Chohei Kambayashi
- Saiensu Fikushon 2016 – 3 short story anthology
The second tier will set you back $8 and includes the following in addition to the above:
- The Cage of Zeus – Sayuri Ueda
- Mardock Scramble – Tow Ubukata
- Red Girls: The Legend of the Akakuchibas – Kazuki Sakuraba
- Self-Reference ENGINE – Toh Enjoe
The third tier is $15 and will earn you even more reading pleasure:
- Good Luck, Yukikaze – Chohei Kambayashi
- MM9 – Hiroshi Yamamoto
- Orbital Cloud – Taiyo Fujii
- Virus – Sakyo Komatsu
Finally, the fourth tier costs $20 and will grant you the following:
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Volume 1: Dawn – Yoshiki Tanaka
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Volume 2: Ambition – Yoshiki Tanaka
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Volume 3: Endurance – Yoshiki Tanaka
And there we have it. It’s an intriguing bundle for science fiction fans that gives you a lot of bang for your buck, or bucks depending on which tier you choose.
What do you think?
Last Updated: September 29, 2017
RinceThis
September 29, 2017 at 14:42
I can only assume each and everyone has tentacle sex in them…
Alien Emperor Trevor
September 29, 2017 at 14:57
SOLD!
Original Heretic
September 29, 2017 at 15:10
That’s why they’re “right up [his] alley”.