ACF 1250: Japanese science fiction novel TEN BILLION DAYS AND ONE HUNDRED BILLION NIGHTS now available as hardcover & ebook

JOURNEY ON A COSMIC ADVENTUREBLENDING

PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, HUMAN EVOLUTION AND THE LIFE

AND DEATH OF THEUNIVERSE IN

TEN BILLION DAYS AND ONE HUNDRED BILLION NIGHTS

New Novel From VIZ Media’sHaikasoru Imprint

Called The Greatest Japanese Science Fiction Novel Of AllTime

VIZ Media has announced the availability of the acclaimed novel, TEN BILLIONDAYS AND ONE HUNDRED BILLION NIGHTS, by author Ryu Mitsuse. The hardcover book ispublished by the company’s Haikasoru imprint and carries an MSRP of $25.99 U.S./ $29.99 CAN. The eBook edition is also available on the Amazon Kindle,the Nook, and Apple’s iBooks Store for $9.99.

Haikasoru publishessome of the most compelling contemporary Japanese science fiction and fantasystories for English-speaking audiences, and is the first imprint based in theU.S. dedicated to Japanese science fiction and fantasy in translation.

In TEN BILLION DAYS AND ONEHUNDRED BILLION NIGHTS, the philosopher Plato, in his exploration of the ruinsof the fabled city of Atlantis, travels through time and space to determine thesecret history of the human race, encountering Christ, the Buddha, and other iconicreligious figures on the way. This celebrated novel of philosophy and thefuture has been named the greatest Japanese science fiction novel of all time.

“TEN BILLION DAYS ANDONE HUNDRED BILLION NIGHTS won the title of the greatest Japanese sciencefiction title ever written in a 2006 poll by Science Fiction magazine,” saysNick Mamatas, Haikasoru’s Editor. “The novel, which comes with a strikingglow-in-the-dark dust jacket, delivers a cosmic adventure in the styleof Arthur C. Clarke, covering the evolution of humanity, the lives of some ofhistory’s most iconic religious figures, a future techno-dystopia, and the verydeath of the universe itself. Originally published in 1967, author RyuMitsuse revised the novelin later years and republished it in 1973. We’re truly honored to finallyrelease this masterpiece to North American readers.”

Born in Tokyo in1928, Ryu Mitsuse graduated from Tokyo University of Education with a degree inthe sciences, after which he took up the study of philosophy. He debuted with“Sunny Sea 1979” in 1962, and his work—which often combines Eastern philosophyand hard science fiction—includes Tasogareni kaeru (Returns in the Twilight) and Ushinawaretatoshi no kiroku (The Chronicle of a Lost City). Mitsuse made SF historywhen his short story “The Sunset, 2217 A.D.” was translated into English forinclusion in Best Science Fiction for1972. With artist Keiko Takemiya, he created the manga Andromeda Stories. Ryu Mitsuse died in 1999.

For more informationon TEN BILLION DAYS AND ONE HUNDRED BILLION NIGHTS and the Haikasoru imprint, visit www.haikasoru.com.