New Releases by Miyuki Miyabe

"Can you let us live again?" There are no unnecessary people and no unnecessary stories in this world! The "Mishimaya Bizarre Story" series is Miyuki Miyabe''s career writing project that is "closest to the origin of creation". The boy who swallowed the curse at the turning point, the water god who was obsessed with humans, and the village where the corpse was resurrected - three incredible experiences, a touching story that is caught between life and death! Hyakumonogatari is about to come to an end, but the stories sent by Miyuki Miyabe are far from happiness. Will restarting life be different? If you look down at the story, you may find another possibility...

Le voyage onirique prend fin. Les couloirs sinueux du Château dans la brume ont mené Ico jusqu’à Yorda. La jeune fille est recluse en ses murs depuis longtemps, et ses souvenirs refont peu à peu surface. En outre, le voile se lève sur des mystères plus sinistres encore qui entourent l''édifice et ses occupants. Ico se lance alors en quête de la vérité sur la malédiction qui entoure le Château. Mais les ténèbres sont profondes et la reine, maîtresse des lieux, nourrit de noirs desseins... Pionnière de la littérature contemporaine au Japon, Miyuki MIYABE (1960 - ) explore tous les genres du policier au fantastique. Autrice prolifique traduite dans une dizaine de langues, elle a reçu de nombreuses récompenses dont les prestigieux prix Yamamoto Shûgorô (1993) et Naoki (1998). Sa série de romans Brave Story a été adaptée en manga et en film d’animation.

À chaque nouvelle génération, le Château dans la brume réclame son dû : le sacrifice d''un enfant né avec des cornes. Une terrible malédiction dont personne ne semble connaître l''origine. À l''aube de ses 13 ans, le jeune Ico voit ses cornes pousser soudainement. Il sait désormais qu''il doit accomplir son funeste destin. Ico s''engage alors dans un bien étrange périple, qui le mènera peut-être à percer les mystères que renferme le Château dans la brume... Une quête onirique signée Miyuki Miyabe (Brave Story) adaptée de l''univers vidéoludique multi-primé de Fumito Ueda.

Shigeoki was a handsome young lord of the Kitami feudal domain. Suddenly one night he was "retired" and imprisoned, since then a mysterious voice is heard every night from the room."--

A series of murders shocks Tokyo’s Shinjuku ward, but Shigenori, a retired police detective, is instead obsessed with a gargoyle that seems to move. College freshman Kotaro launches a web-based investigation of the killer, and comes to find that answers may lie within an abandoned building in the center of Japan’s busiest neighborhood, and beyond the Gate of Sorrows. In this adult sequel to Miyabe’s The Book of Heroes, you will meet monsters from other worlds and ordinary horrors that surpass even supernatural threats. -- VIZ Media

In this fifth and final volume of Miyuki Miyabe’s monumental work, Koichi Amikawa’s book Killer At Large championing Kazuaki Takai’s innocence becomes an instant bestseller, and as his celebrity burgeons Amikawa’s control over Takai’s sister Yumiko tightens. Humiliated professionally and with her marriage in tatters, Shigeko Maehata begins investigating Amikawa’s background and the truth begins to dawn on her, leading her to his lodge. A final dramatic showdown brings the series to a thrilling close. Available in e-book format in five separate volumes. Other e-books in English by Miyuki Miyabe: Apparitions: Ghosts of Old Edo The Book of Heroes ICO: Castle in the Mist Brave Story Praise for Miyabe: “A window into contemporary Japanese life.” -San Francisco Chronicle “Enormously compelling… combining expert pacing and psychological nuance to ultimately haunting effect.” -Publishers Weekly, starred review “Miyabe is a subtle observer of a country on the cusp. Her American readers can only hope for more chances to see through her eyes.” -The Los Angeles Times “Absorbing… an artful blending of puzzle-solving and social commentary.” -Washington Post

In volume 4 of Miyuki Miyabe’s blockbuster mystery, the police investigation into the serial killings focuses on identifying the women depicted in a stash of horrific photos and videos found in Hiromi Kurihashi’s Tokyo apartment, and locating the killers’ hideout. Meanwhile, Shigeko Maehata’s journalistic career takes off with her in-depth reports on the serial killings. A stroke of good fortune brings her into contact with Yumiko Takai as well as Koichi Amikawa, also known as Peace, who has taken Yumiko under his wing and is supporting her claims that her brother was innocent. Available in e-book format in five separate volumes, to be released through summer 2016. Other e-books in English by Miyuki Miyabe: Apparitions: Ghosts of Old Edo The Book of Heroes ICO: Castle in the Mist Brave Story Praise for Miyabe: “A window into contemporary Japanese life.” ?San Francisco Chronicle “Enormously compelling… combining expert pacing and psychological nuance to ultimately haunting effect.” ?Publishers Weekly, starred review “Miyabe is a subtle observer of a country on the cusp. Her American readers can only hope for more chances to see through her eyes.” ?The Los Angeles Times “Absorbing… an artful blending of puzzle-solving and social commentary.” ?Washington Post

Tentang Penulis Miyuki Miyabe adalah seorang penulis Jepang kontemporer populer yang aktif dalam sejumlah genre termasuk fiksi ilmiah, fiksi misteri, fiksi sejarah, komentar sosial, dan fiksi remaja. Miyabe mulai menulis novel pada usia 23 tahun. Dia telah menjadi penulis yang produktif, menerbitkan lusinan novel dan memenangkan banyak hadiah sastra utama, termasuk Hadiah Yamamoto Shūgor pada tahun 1993 untuk Kasha dan Hadiah Naoki pada tahun 1998 untuk Riy. Sebuah film adaptasi Jepang dari Riy, disutradarai oleh Nobuhiko Obayashi, dirilis pada tahun 2004. Deskripsi Produk All She Was Worth adalah novel kriminal karya Miyuki Miyabe. Novel ini awalnya diterbitkan dengan judul Jepang, Kasha. Novel ini berlatar tahun 1992, ketika sedang booming kartu kredit dan usaha pinjam-meminjam uang di Jepang. Walau sudah lumayan lawas, tema demikian malah justru makin relevan dewasa ini, saat semakin mudah dan praktis untuk membeli barang, berinvestasi ini-itu, atau mengangsur kemewahan dengan iming-iming suku bunga rendah. Budaya konsumerisme yang tumbuh begitu subur di kota besar memang mendorong orang makin gegabah memakai uang, atau menggadaikan masa depan demi sejumlah hal yang dijadikan parameter kesuksesan hidup. Sinopsis Seorang perempuan cantik lenyap tanpa jejak, namun hasil penyelidikan menunjukkan dia bukanlah sosok seperti yang ditampilkannya selama ini. Apakah dia korban, pembunuh, atau kedua-duanya? Di negara yang melacak para penduduknya dengan saksama, bagaimana bisa dua perempuan memiliki identitas yang sama, lalu menghilang tanpa jejak? Di tengah masyarakat Jepang yang serba konsumtif, banyak orang terjebak utang, lalu jatuh ke dalam jerat para rentenir gelap yang sangat berbahaya, sehingga kadang-kadang pembunuhan menjadi satu-satunya jalan keluar. Jenis Cover : Soft Cover

Volume 3 of Miyuki Miyabe’s best-selling murder mystery sees Hiromi and Peace respond to the criticism that they only go after defenseless women by targeting a man as their next victim, while plotting to frame Kaz as their fall guy. But even master manipulator Peace couldn’t predict how things would turn out . . . Available in e-book format in five separate volumes, to be released through spring 2016. Other e-books in English by Miyuki Miyabe: Apparitions: Ghosts of Old Edo The Book of Heroes ICO: Castle in the Mist Brave Story Praise for Miyabe: “A window into contemporary Japanese life.” ?San Francisco Chronicle “Enormously compelling… combining expert pacing and psychological nuance to ultimately haunting effect.” ?Publishers Weekly, starred review “Miyabe is a subtle observer of a country on the cusp. Her American readers can only hope for more chances to see through her eyes.” ?The Los Angeles Times “Absorbing… an artful blending of puzzle-solving and social commentary.” ?Washington Post

Volume 1 of Miyuki Miyabe’s bestselling mystery ended with the deaths of two young men, Hiromi Kurihashi and Kazuaki Takai, who are believed to be the perpetrators in the recent spate of killings in Tokyo. Volume 2 delves into the lives of these two childhood friends and the unhealthy dynamic in their relationship: one tormented by the ghost of an elder sister who died soon after birth; the other gentle but slow-witted and easily exploited. And behind the pair a third childhood friend, Peace: devious and cunning, a master manipulator. Available in e-book format in five separate volumes, to be released through February 2016. Other works in English by Miyuki Miyabe: All She Was Worth Shadow Family Crossfire The Devil’s Whisper The Sleeping Dragon Praise for Miyabe: “A window into contemporary Japanese life.” ?San Francisco Chronicle “Enormously compelling… combining expert pacing and psychological nuance to ultimately haunting effect.” ?Publishers Weekly, starred review “Miyabe is a subtle observer of a country on the cusp. Her American readers can only hope for more chances to see through her eyes.” ?The Los Angeles Times “Absorbing… an artful blending of puzzle-solving and social commentary.” ?Washington Post

Trois morts à Tôkyô : une jeune fille saute du toit d''un immeuble, une autre se jette sous un train, une troisième est renversée par un taxi. Accidents, suicides ou meurtre ? Déterminé à aider son oncle, le chauffeur de taxi accusé d''avoir tué la troisième jeune fille, Mamoru, du haut de ses seize ans, entreprend de chercher les réponses à ces questions. C''est ainsi qu''il découvre que les trois victimes n''étaient pas exactement des modèles d''honnêteté et de sagesse. Et qu''une quatrième jeune fille est aussi en danger... Miyabe excelle à instiller des touches de fantastique dans la réalité urbaine et à doser savamment le suspense, en nous attachant aux pas d''un détective adolescent, attirant et original.

Miyuki Miyabe’s bestselling mystery opens with a gruesome discovery in a Tokyo park, followed by an anonymous call to a TV station. As the police investigation gets underway, surprising turns of events suggest they may be up against a band of serial killers who ruthlessly manipulate their victims and their families, the police, and the media for the entertainment of the viewing public. With penetrating psychological insights into the minds of her characters and vivid portrayals of modern-day Tokyo, Miyabe maintains the tension in this fast-paced, five-volume blockbuster. Available in e-book format in five separate volumes, to be released from December 2014 through February 2016. --- Other works in English by Miyuki Miyabe: All She Was Worth Shadow Family Crossfire The Devil’s Whisper The Dragon Sleeps Praise for Miyabe: “A window into contemporary Japanese life.” ?San Francisco Chronicle “Enormously compelling… combining expert pacing and psychological nuance to ultimately haunting effect.” ?Publishers Weekly, starred review “Miyabe is a subtle observer of a country on the cusp. Her American readers can only hope for more chances to see through her eyes.” ?The Los Angeles Times “Absorbing…an artful blending of puzzle-solving and social commentary.” ?Washington Post ---

In old Edo, the past was never forgotten. It lived alongside the present in dark corners and in the shadows. In these tales, award-winning author Miyuki Miyabe explores the ghosts of early modern Japan and the spaces of the living world—workplaces, families, and the human soul—that they inhabit. Written with a journalistic eye and a fantasist’s heart, Apparitions brings the restless dead, and those who encounter them, to life. -- VIZ Media

La novela fantástica más prestigiosa de Japón. Ha sido versionada al manga, anime y a los videojuegos. Continúa la aventura del joven Wataru en el mundo mágico de Visión. Con l ayuda de sus amigos, el acualio Kee Keema y la minines Meena, tendrá que encontrar las 4 gemas que le faltan para completar el Sigilo, la llave en forma de estrella que le permitirá acceder a la Torre del Destino, donde le espera la Diosa. Una vez allí, la Diosa le concederá un deseo: Wataru tendrá que decidir entre salvar a los habitantes de Visión o reunir de nuevo a su familia y regresar a casa. Inspirada en el mundo de los videojuegos, los juegos de rol y los relatos clásicos de aventuras, Brave Story es una aventura épica inolvidable con ecos de Las crónicas de Narnia, Harry Potter y La historia interminable. Premio Batchelder 2008 en EE.UU concedido al mejor libro infantil y juvenil escrito en idioma no inglés.

La novela fantástica más prestigiosa de Japón. Ha sido versionada al manga, anime y a los videojuegos. La vida del joven Wataru es un desastre: No es muy popular en el colegio, apenas habla con su padre, su madre es muy estricta y para colmo, las chicas se burlan de él porque no cree en fantasmas. Desesperado, buscará la manera de cambiar su vida, de alterar su destino. Para lograrlo, se adentrará en el mundo mágico de Visión, una tierra habitada por extrañas criaturas que conviven con los humanos. Su objetivo es la Torre del Destino, donde le aguarda la Diosa. Sólo cuando haya encontrado 5 gemas completará el Sigilo, una llave en forma de estrella que le concederá un deseo… el que guarda en lo más profundo de su corazón y que le permitirá reunir de nuevo a su familia y regresar a casa. Inspirada en el mundo de los videojuegos, los juegos de rol y los relatos clásicos de aventuras, Brave Story es una aventura épica inolvidable con ecos de Las crónicas de Narnia, Harry Potter y La historia interminable. Premio Batchelder 2008 en EE.UU concedido al mejor libro infantil y juvenil escrito en idioma no inglés.

Une vie imaginaire peut-elle s''achever dans le sang ? Un homme est retrouvé lardé de vingt-quatre coups de couteau sur un chantier de construction dans la banlieue de Tôkyô. Rapidement, les inspecteurs du DPM, le département de la police métropolitaine de la capitale, découvrent que cet homme, en apparence bon père de famille, menait secrètement plusieurs vies, dont l''une se déroulait sur Internet, où il s''était créé une seconde famille virtuelle. Celle que les Américains ont surnommée la "reine japonaise du crime" nous égare à plaisir dans un labyrinthe de faux-semblants, à cette frontière incertaine où les jeux de rôles rencontrent la dure réalité de la haine et du meurtre. Et si l''ingéniosité de l''intrigue nous tient en haleine jusqu''à la fin, l''émotion nous serre aussi le coeur, ce coeur mis à mal par les effets dévastateurs de la trahison.

El equipo de policía que investiga el doble homicidio de un hombre de mediana edad y su amante universitaria, descubre una serie de correos electrónicos que vincula a la víctima con los miembros de una familia virtual, en la que él desempeñaba el papel de «Papá». Entretanto, deciden organizar un dispositivo de protección policial en torno a la hija del fallecido, una adolescente que asegura sufrir el acoso de un desconocido. La investigación va centrándose poco a poco en esa familia «fantasma», al salir a la luz pruebas de que sus miembros han abandonado las salas de chat para conocerse en persona. El veterano sargento Takegami se encuentra inesperadamente al mando de la investigación y tendrá que formar equipo con una vieja amiga a la que no ve desde hace años. Llevados por la intuición, trabajarán codo con codo para tratar de desvelar la delgada línea que separa la fantasía de la cruda realidad, y el mundo virtual del real.

When her brother Hiroki disappears after a violent altercation with school bullies, Yuriko finds a magical book in his room. The book leads her to another world where she learns that Hiroki has been possessed by the evil King in Yellow, and that only she can save him...and solve the riddle of why the King is also called "Hero." -- VIZ Media

When a boy named Ico grows long curved horns overnight, his fate has been sealed—he is to be sacrificed in the Castle in the Mist. But in the castle, Ico meets a young girl named Yorda imprisoned in its halls. Alone they will die, but together Ico and Yorda might just be able to defy their destinies and escape the magic of the castle. Based on the video game filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan''s Labyrinth) called a “masterpiece,” Japan''s leading fantasist Miyuki Miyabe has crafted a tale of magic, loss, and love that will never be forgotten. -- VIZ Media