• Kazuisdead.BorninFukushimain1933,thesame

  yearastheJapaneseEmperor,hislifeistied

  byaseriesofcoincidencestotheImperialfamily

  andhasbeenshapedateveryturnbymodern

  Japanesehistory.Buthislifestoryisalsomarked

  bybadluck,andnow,indeath,heis

  unabletorest,doomedtohaunttheparknear

  UenoStationinTokyo.Kazu'slifeinthecity

  beganandendedinthatpark;hearrivedthere

  toworkasalaborerinthepreparationsfor

  the1964TokyoOlympicsandendedhisdaysliving

  inthevasthomelessvillageinthepark,traumatized

  bythedestructionofthe2011tsunamiandshattered

  bytheannouncementofthe2020Olympics.
  Tokyo Ueno Station
• NellYoung’swholelifeandgreatestpassioniscartography.Her

  father,Dr.DanielYoung,isalegendinthe

  fieldandNell’spersonalhero.Butshehasn’tseen

  orspokentohimeversincehecruellyfired

  heranddestroyedherreputationafteranargumentover

  anold,cheapgasstationhighwaymap.Butwhen

  Dr.Youngisfounddeadinhisofficeat

  theNewYorkPublicLibrary,withtheverysame

  seeminglyworthlessmaphiddeninhisdesk,Nellcan’t

  resistinvestigating.Tohersurprise,shesoondiscoversthat

  themapisincrediblyvaluableandexceedinglyrare.In

  fact,shemaynowhavetheonlycopyleft

  inexistence...becauseamysteriouscollector

  hasbeenhuntingdownanddestroyingeverylastone—along

  withanyonewhogetsintheway.
  The Cartographers
• Atturnsnonchalantlyhipandcharminglyderanged,Suzukissingularslant

  onspeculativefictionwouldbeechoedincountlesslater

  works,fromMargaretAtwoodandHarumiMurakami,toBlack

  MirrorandExMachina.Inthesedarklyplayfuland

  punkystories,thefantasticalelementsarealwaysearthedby

  theuniversalpettinessofstrifebetweenthesexes,and

  thegrittyrealityoflifeonthelowerrungs,

  whateverplanetthatladdermightbeon.
  Terminal Boredom: Stories
• Theworkofamasterfulnovelistandtranslatorcollidein

  thisvisionaryandhilariousdebutfromacclaimedFrenchwriter

  BriceMatthieussent.RevengeoftheTranslatorfollowsTrad,who

  istranslatingamysteriousauthorsbook,TranslatorsRevenge,from

  EnglishtoFrench.Thebookopensasaseries

  offootnotesfromTradashejustifieschangeshe

  makes.Asthenovelprogresses,Tradbeginstotake

  overthewriting,methodicallybreakingdowntheworkof

  theoriginalwriterandchangingthecourseofthe

  text.Thelinesbetweenrealityandfictionstartto

  blurasTradsworldoverlapswiththecharactersin

  TranslatorsRevenge,whoseemtogrowmoreandmore

  independentofTradsincreasinglyderangedstruggletocontrolthe

  plot.
  Revenge of the Translator
• 1992:Afteraconfrontationatariotgrrlconcert,seventeen-year-old

  Bethfindsherselfinacarwithherfriends

  abusiveboyfrienddeadinthebackseat,agreeingtohelp

  herfriendshidethebody.ThismurdersetsBeth

  andherfriendsonapathofescalatingviolence

  andvengeanceastheyrealizemanyotheryoungwomen

  intheworldneedprotectingtoo.2022:Determinedto

  usetimetraveltocreateasaferfuture,Tess

  hasdedicatedherlifetovisitingkeymomentsin

  historyandfightingforchange.Butrewritingthetimeline

  isn’tassimpleaseditingonepersonorevent.

  AndjustwhenTessbelievesshehassfounda

  waytomakeaneditthatactuallysticks,she

  encountersagroupofdangeroustravelersbentonstopping

  heratanycost.
  The Future of Another Timeline
• TheSwanBookissetinthefuture,withAboriginals

  stilllivingundertheInterventioninthenorth,in

  anenvironmentfundamentallyalteredbyclimatechange.Itfollows

  thelifeofamuteteenagercalledOblivia,the

  victimofgang-rapebypetrol-sniffingyouths,fromthedisplaced

  communitywhereshelivesinahulk,ina

  swampfilledwithrustingboats,andthousandsofblack

  swansdrivenfromotherpartsofthecountry,to

  hermarriagetoWarrenFinch,thefirstAboriginalpresident

  ofAustralia,andherelevationtothepositionof

  FirstLady,confinedtoatowerinaflooded

  andlawlesssoutherncity.
  The Swan Book