#Kazuaki Takano

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Reita and his books posts. As a bookworm, I just had to do this...

"Golgotha" by Makoto Fukami "Yamori" by Shogo Utano "During one's life, and (Shueisha Bunko) goodbye" by Tatsuya Yoshimura "Alex" by Pierre Lemaitre (originally French, has ENG translation) "Thinking of you in the season of leaf cherry" by Shogo Utano "Motherhood" by Minato Kanae (has ENG translation) "13 steps" by Kazuaki Takano (didn't found ENG, but I saw German and French translation... and it has movie adaptation) "Memory you loved" by Tetsuya Honda "Rumors" by Hiroshi Ogiwara "The Goddess Chronicle" by Natsuo Kirino (has ENG translation) "Sleep on a Bean" by Minato Kanae "Innocent days" by Hayami Kazumasa (has a TV mini-series adaptation) "Sickness That Leads To The Death Penalty" by Riu Kushiki (has movie adaptation "Lesson in Murder") "Rubin no tsubo ga wareta" by Yadono Kahoru "What did you do that day?" by Toshika Masaki

If you're into crime, mystery, murders etc. you will definitely enjoy it!

There may be more books with English translations or with translations into other languages, but this is what I found so far.

[neocatharsis]

NCT Jaehyun will be the lead in the thriller film “You Will Die 6 Hours Later” as Junwoo

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NCT's Jaehyun will take on his first screen challenge.

As a result of Star News coverage on the 3rd, Jaehyun will appear as a movie actor through the movie You Will Die in 6 Hours'.

'You Will Die in 6 Hours' is a mystery thriller. It is based on the novel of the same name by Kazuaki Takano, the master of Japanese mystery novels. The release date is under discussion.

Jaehyun plays the main character Junwoo in 'You Will Die in 6 hours'. Junwoo is a person who can foresee/predict death.

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[mementoboni]

I was super shocked when I first found that the death penalty in Japan is hanging😮

If anyone wants to learn about the death penalty in Japan, please watch the movie "13 Kaidan / 13階段"👇(no subs)

But I'd actually recommend reading the book (also called 13 Kaidan, by Takano Kazuaki / 高野和明), although I'm not sure how many languages it's been translated into so far…

It will help you to know more about the lyrics of "VINUSHKA" and "13" (both diru songs have lyrics related to the death penalty, at least, in my opinion)

The Freedom of Expression, Radio version - Ep 18, Jan 2016 - Death row in Japan vs USA, Kim Jeong-Un's shoes, Bionic penis.

Kaoru introduces the show's concept, then Joe, then the contact info, and then begins his first topic.

This is about the photographer Henry Hargreaves, who created a series of photos detailing the last meals of death row inmates in the USA. Kaoru picks up on a few of the photos that caught his interest (see photos in link); the last meal of Victor Feguer, who requested a single olive with the pitt. He had found an olive in the breast pocket of the doctor he murdered, and so he wanted to be reborn as an olive tree after he was buried; the last meal of Timothy McVeigh, who was given the death sentence for blowing up the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City. He requested two pints of mint chocolate chip ice cream; the last meal of John Wayne Gacey, who was found guilty of murdering 33 boys. His last meal was fried shrimp, KFC, potato fries, and a pound of strawberries. Kaoru mentions that there are many other examples, including steak, lobster, ice cream etc. He feels like these are the kind of things these people must have eaten as kids. Joe says he has been involved in talk events related to the death penalty before, and he mentions that the only developed nations that still carry out the death penalty today are the USA and Japan. However, in the USA it now depends on the state, and is not often carried out, so Japan is the only developed country that carries on with the death penalty in the same way, year after year. Up untill 1975, death row inmates in Japan were asked their final meal request the day before their execution, but this was changed in 1975, because many people would commit suicide once they were told that they were due to be executed the following day. Since that year, inmates are usually informed of their execution within the same day, and probably don't have the chance for a 'last meal'. He also says that the usual method of execution in the USA is lethal injection, but in Japan its death by hanging.  Inmates are given the chance to eat お供物/okumotsu in front of the Buddhist alter immediately before being hanged, but most are unable to eat at such a moment. Therefore Japanese inmates don't have the freedom to express their intention that American inmates have. Joe says the majority of the information concerning when and how executions take place in Japan is not made public. Once a decision has been made to execute, it usually takes place within 5 days, but when exactly is not publicly known. This can be problematic for the families of inmates who wish to know the date of death. This is one of the reasons why Joe is against the death penalty. He is not trying to tell people they have to oppose the death penalty, but realises this is a very difficult topic for the media to grapple with, which means that movements to abolish the death penalty do not gain much traction. He hopes that this episode can be a starting point for people to go out and read about the death penalty in Japan, either online or in books, so they can see the situation that the mass media never shows them. He personally feels that murder is being legally legitimised in war overseas, and domestically by use of the death penalty, and that taking a life in any circumstance is wrong, even the life of a criminal. Kaoru wonders whether the inmates in America sometimes become defiant after being told of their execution the following day, by ordering excessive amounts of food. He says there was even someone who requested to watch The Lord of the Rings while eating. Joe says there are a lot of things to consider. He's read that in Japan, a lot of inmates go into a kind of depressive state after they are told they will be executed that day.

Kaoru then lightens the topic by asking Joe what he would choose as his last meal if humanity were due to end tomorrow. Joe says at the moment he would choose cafe-style napolitan spaghetti. Shinbashi is a great place for napolitan apparently. For Kaoru it would probably be something like miso soup, rice, and pickles. He'd be less concerned about what he ate, and happy just to have a full stomach. They then wonder what Kami would choose. Perhaps Okonomiyaki, he is a native of Kansai after all.

Next they welcome Tasai for the Tokyo Sports corner. Tasai says he also loves napolitan and even makes it at home. His first topic relates to North Korea. It was big news that North Korea had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb in early Jan 2016, but the story Tokyo Sports in interested in is that according to 'sources', Kim jong-un's sister Kim yo-jong is responsibile for his 'secret boots' (he apparently uses shoes with in-built lifts to make him appear taller). It is speculated that having such a duty, amongst others, might mean she could be the intended successor. Joe mentions that the existence of this news means that the shoes are obviously no longer secret. Are Tokyo Sports shaking up North Korea with this news on Kaoru's radio show?? They think they had better be careful with this! Joe jokingly asks Tasai whether Tokyo Sports are trying to drag InterFM down with them. Tasai says, no, but they might want to be extra careful while they are on their way home later. Kim is possibly wearing the boots to improve his appeal/charisma in view of the people, after the successful hydrogen bomb test. Tasai jokes that this story may have the potential to finally bring down Kim jong-un.

Tasai's next story is that of a British man, Mohammed Abad, who had lost his own penis and was given a functioning bionic penis by doctors. He had lost his own in an accident as a child when he was six, but as an adult a new one has been made using skin grafts. The skin was placed around a tube that can be filled with air to make it errect. After being able to 'use' it for the first time, Abad is apparently very happy with the results. Kaoru feels like he wants to congratulate the man. Tasai mentions that if a man makes it to 40 without having sex, they will lack confidence in their life. Therefore he wanted to share this good news with everyone. Kaoru wonders how the bionic penis actually feels. If the guy had sex for the first time with it, how does he know thats what its supposed to feel like? They all agree that if they guy feels mentally satisfied, thats the most important thing.

Kaoru finishes with a quick mention of his Budokan shows, which are due the following week, and hopes people will watch the shows and get a picture of the future of Dir en grey for the following year. He asks listeners to mail in their thoughts.

 

Songs - Soilwork/Stalemate, Dir en grey/KR Cube.

[first--lines]

The convoy of three armored Suburbans barreled through the swirling dust. The last SUV had its rear hatch open, a legless sofa set up on the bed, facing the rear. On this jury-rigged gunnery platform sat Jonathan “Hawk” Yeager, eyes scanning the road behind the vehicle.

  —  Genocide of One (Takano Kazuaki)

[barissehri]

[lawliethx]

Sevdiğin bir kitabı sevdiğin ile okumak (:

26.4.21

[tempenensis]

Itadori is sitting on the 13th step of the staircase. It’s possibly a reference to a mystery novel titled “Thirteen steps”, written by Kazuaki Takano. The novel told about an old prison guard and a young man on parole looking for a murderer to prove the innocence of a convict in death row that may be falsely accused.   

[yokyerkitapkulubu]

2019 – 29. HAFTA KİTAPLARI

2019 – 29. HAFTA KİTAPLARI

Bir Aklın Savaşı

Yazar: Kazuaki Takano Çevirmen: Perihan Sevde Nacak Yayınevi: Portakal Sayfa Sayısı: 480

Ya insanoğlunun geleceği ya da yok olmasının nedeni olabilecek bir çocuk hakkında on beş dile çevrilmiş uluslararası bir bestseller, ödüllü bir Japon gerilimi!

Washington DC’de yapılan bir toplantıda Başkan, ulusal güvenliğe yönelik bir tehdit konusunda bilgilendirilir; Afrika’da inanılmaz…

[puchkinalit]

Treize marches

Ryô Kihara, dans le couloir de la mort depuis plusieurs années a vu tous ses recours échouer. Il est sur le point d’être exécuté quand un riche et anonyme bienfaiteur, persuadé de son innocence charge Nangô, un gardien de prison sur le point de démissionner, d’enquêter sur les circonstances du double meurtre dont est accusé Kihara. Nangô demande à Jun’ichi Mikami, récemment sorti de prison après avoir purgé deux ans pour avoir tué accidentellement un homme dans un bar, de l’aider dans cette enquête. Treize marches est un roman policier original avec des enquêteurs atypiques : un gardien de prison et un repris de justice. L’auteur explore les notions de culpabilité, de pardon et de réinsertion sans rogner sur le suspense et les retournements de situation. Un excellent polar nippon.

8/10

Treize marches / Kazuaki Takano.- Presses de la Cité.

[recentanimenews]

A Couple of Cuckoos - Crunchyroll Spring 2022 Spotlight

  A Couple of Cuckoos is a late but nonetheless exciting addition to the Crunchyroll Spring 2022 Lineup, and it finally starts today! There's no better show to mark the final spotlight of the season, so read on to learn all about this delightfully different rom-com! 

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    Launch Info

  Launch Time: April 23

Territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS

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  Official Trailers 

    Synopsis

  Mixed up with another family's child as a baby, high school student Umino Nagi is finally meeting his biological parents. On the day of their meeting, he happens to encounter Amano Erika, a high school student at a prestigious and wealthy girls school. At her request, he's half-forced into pretending to be her boyfriend so she can avoid marrying her fiance....However, not only were they the babies who had been mixed up, they're also engaged to each other! The loving parents of both families officially recognize their engagement, and the couple begins living together. Nagi is in love with his classmate Segawa Hiro, and Erika is determined to rebel against her father, so the couple agree not to get involved with each other. The mixed-up and chaotic romantic comedy starts now!

  Characters and Cast

  Nagi Umino

VA: Kaito Ishikawa (Naofumi Iwatani in The Rising of the Shield Hero)

    Erika Amano

VA: Akari Kitō (Nezuko Kamado in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)

    Hiro Segawa

VA: Nao Tōyama (Rin Shima in Laid-Back Camp)

    Sachi Umino

VA: Konomi Kohara (Chika Fujiwara in KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR)

  Additional Cast:

  Character Voice Yohei Umino Ryōhei Kimura (Kotaro Bokuto in Haikyu!!) Namie Umino Yōko Hikasa (Rias Gremory in High School DxD) Soichiro Amano Toshiyuki Morikawa (Minato Namikaze in Naruto Shippuden) Ritsuko Amano Yukiko Aruga

      Staff

  Original Creator

Miki Yoshikawa

  Chief Director

Hiroaki Akagi (Director of KARAKAI JOZU NO TAKAGI-SAN)

  Director

Yoshiyuki Shirahata

  Series Composition

Yasuhiro Nakanishi (KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR, Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun)

  Character Design

Aya Takano (KARAKAI JOZU NO TAKAGI-SAN, Polar Bear Café)

  Chief Animation Director

Kazuaki Makita (Key Animation for Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie)

Kenji Takimoto

Mayumi Watanabe (Happy Seven)

Meng Shu Cai

Shouko Hagiwara (Key Animation for Naruto the Movie: Road to Ninja)

  Music

Rei Ishizuka (The Orbital Children)

  Opening Theme Song

"凸凹 (Dekoboko)" by Kiyoe Yoshioka

  Ending Theme Song

"Shikaku Unmei" von Sangatsu no Phantasia

  Animation Production

Shin-Ei Animation

SynergySP

  Additional Info

  Following the author's two previous hit manga series, Flunk Punk Rumble (2006-2011) and Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches (2012-2017), A Couple of Cuckoos has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen magazine since January 2020. Its English edition is available from Kodansha USA.

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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. You can read his comics at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.

By: Joseph Luster

[miriapendragon]

Un conseil de mon libraire et roulement de tambour un excellent conseil ! C'est un thriller qui a lieu au Japon. En plus d'une enquête prenante, j'ai été ravie d'en apprendre plus sur le système judiciaire japonais. C'est vraiment plus qu'une enquête. L'auteur pour moi cherche à répondre à la question : La peine de mort est elle juste et justifiée ? C'est une enquête haletante conduit par un gardien de prison et un ex detenu. Ils vont essayer de prouver l'innocence de Ryo Kihara avant son exécution. Ce dernier ne leur sera d'aucun secours car il a perdu la mémoire. Vont ils prouver son innocence ou au contraire le condamner ? Sera-t-il pendu avant que la vérité soit d��voilée ? PS : un titre qui a une réel signification 😍! Ma chronique ▶️ https://universparallelesdemillina1.blog/2018/05/04/treize-marches-de-kazuaki-takano/ #calendrierdelavent2019 #calendrierdelaventbook #calendrierdelaventlivre #calendrierdelavent #influenceuselitteraire #treizemarches #edition1018 #thriller #peinedemort #bookstagram #bookaddict #livraddict #livrestagram #litteraturejaponaise #litterature (à Châtenay-Malabry) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5pjL4JqlIq/?igshid=mqnrw9j7hk4f

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Feeling #26 « Treize marches »

« Treize marches �� de Kazuaki Takano / traduit du japonais par Jean-Baptiste Flamin /  aux éditions 10-18

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Il y a Ryô Kihara qui attend depuis 7 ans dans les couloirs de la mort. Une condamnation à la peine capitale pour un double meurtre dont il n’a aucun souvenir.

Il y a Jun’ichi Mikami, presque 30 ans également, qui a purgé sa peine pour le meurtre d’un jeune homme lors d’une bagarre, événement dont les détails nous serons distillés tout au long du récit. « - Je bénéficie aujourd’hui d’une remise en liberté conditionnelle et fais l’objet d’un suivi judiciaire… ». Une nouvelle vie… pas facile à assumer.

Enfin, il y a Shôji Nangô, la cinquantaine, gardien de prison sur le point de démissionner. « Dès lors, Nangô accomplit sa fonction en appliquant scrupuleusement le système de gestion de l’administration des peines. »

Ces trois individus, ou ces trois solitudes, sont liés par l’imposante prison de Matsuyama à environ quatre heures de Tokyo.

Le gardien fait appel à Jun’ichi pour l’aider à innocenter Ryô Kihara. Les deux hommes doivent alors apprendre à se connaître en dehors des murs de la prison et à se faire confiance. L’enquête commence… les obstacles sont immédiats, le temps presse et met sous pression ; « La « proposition d’exécution » parvint au Bureau de réhabilitation du ministère de la Justice un vendredi […] »

C’est un roman dense au suspens haletant, ou plutôt, aux suspens haletants. Ryô Kihara est-il coupable ? Va-t-il être exécuté ? Que s’est-il réellement passé, il y a 10 ans, lors de la fugue de Jun’ichi Mikami ? Quel repentir a-t-il ? Quel avenir envisage-t-il ? Qui est le commanditaire de Shôji Nangô ? Pourquoi veut-il démissionner ? Pourquoi fait-il appel à son ancien prisonnier pour cette enquête ?

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Les zones d’ombre de chacun des protagonistes sont levées, partiellement, petit à petit. Aucune caricature ici, on sent les hésitations, on voit les doutes, on participe aux questionnements. « Qu’avait bien pu ressentir cet homme dont il avait tué le fils, lors de sa visite ? ». On s'attache petit à petit à ces personnages.

Une très grande connaissance, doublée d’une critique acerbe, de la justice japonaise nous est transmise par des petites touches qui jouent avec les intrigues et le compte à rebours d’une exécution ; c’est une belle gageure de l’écriture qu’à aucun moment ces informations nous paraissent inutiles ou plombent le récit. « Qu’une circulaire ministérielle puisse à ce point contrarier la suprématie de la loi était impardonnable dans un état de droit. Ce paradoxe agit sur le […] gardien comme une puissante motivation ».

Les deux néo enquêteurs avancent, dans leur projet commun mais aussi dans le constat de leur vie ; analyse de leur passé et vision de leur avenir. Le processus pour l’exécution du condamné progresse. Notre lecture s’emballe. On apprend, on est surpris, on a peur, on doute.

Jusqu’à la dernière page, il y aura des zones d’ombre.

On referme le livre essoufflé. Et plus que ravit de cette expérience intense.

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Photos © AtmosFeel

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[occitaniejapon]

Littérature japonaise - notre sélection de la rentrée littéraire

Littérature japonaise – notre sélection de la rentrée littéraire

Qui dit mois de septembre, dit rentrée littéraire. Nous avons fait une sélection de livres issus de la littérature japonaise mais également d’histoires se déroulant au Japon afin de vous apporter un regard différent sur le pays du Soleil-Levant.

Il est toujours intéressant de lire des auteurs japonais ou d’auteurs étrangers vivant ou ayant vécu au Japon quand on s’intéresse à la culture…

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A paraître : Génocide(s) de Kazuaki Takano

A paraître : Génocide(s) de Kazuaki Takano

Sortie littéraire

Edition: Presses de la Cité

Date de sortie: 31/05/2018

À trois ans, Akili, né dans une famille de Pygmées, est capable de mettre au point des algorithmes plus rapidement que les meilleurs ordinateurs. Lorsque le président des États-Unis apprend l’existence de ce représentant d’une nouvelle étape dans l’évolution, il nomme Jonathan Yeager, militaire surentraîné et père d’un…

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Nagano wine region, Japan (10) – Shinshu Takayama Winery

The Takayama winery is an interesting project: it’s a collaboration between local vineyard owners (so in effect, a small co-op), with winemaker Eiichi Takano at the helm. He’s worked previously for Mercian, and has also experience in France. We visited with him and also Kazuaki Wajui, who is the director/president.

Eiichi and Kazuaki

The impressive winery was built in 2015, and is in the village of Takayama, which is high up in the valley, looking down towards Nagano City and the Chikuma River. We’re at 650 m altitude here, and the vineyards, which track an alluvial fan from the Matsukara river down from the mountain, begin at 400 metres and go all the way up to 850 metres, giving a diversity of climates.

Inside the modern, well-equipped winery

The first planting of vinfera in the village was Chardonnay in 1996, and the farmer was a contract grower for Mercian. Mercian and Suntory are two larger wineries who have made  Chardonnay with the name of the village on the label, and these won lots of awards, which got people interested in Takayama. The local government has been supportive of vineyard development, and from just 3 hectares in 2008, there are now 50 hectares, although the current productive vineyard is 40 hectares.

They expect the vineyard will expand further, and the number of the farmers has increased: there are currently 30 farmers, up from 13 when the venture began. There are two other wineries in the area, and soon the law will be changed so that only wineries using grapes and vinifying them in the area can use the name Takayama on the label.

2018 a community association was established for the local wine people to study and taste together. There are growers from all over Nagano and from outside, and even some people from Tokyo. There are 130 people in this association.

The wines are good, but I think better is yet to come. A sorting table might help for the Pinot Noir, which is showing more development than it should at this young stage in its life. Where notes are duplicated, the wines were tried on separate occasions on the trip.

Shinshu Takayama Winery Sauvignon Blanc 2016 80% first crop. First release from the winery. Has some chaptalization. Fresh and a bit flinty with a slight herby edge to the apple and pear fruit. Juicy and focused with some tangerine hints and a bit of lemon peel. Juicy and linear. 87/100

Shinshu Takayama Winery Sauvignon Blanc 2016 Lighter style with some mineral and herb notes alongside the pear and citrus fruit. Lively acidity here. Attractive if a bit dilute. 86/100

Shinshu Takayama Winery Chardonnay 2016 70% first crop; 30% older vines fermented in new oak barrels. Fresh and focused with stylish pear, apple and white peach fruit. Has a subtle nuttiness with nice bright acidity. A direct, fresh style of Chardonnay with keen acidity. Tight and a bit closed. Midweight. 88/100

Pinot Noir 2017 tank samples

1 First crop Spicy and smoky with a slightly faded colour. Has some sweetness to the cherry fruit but also a savoury twist. A little bit funky.

2 From Akio Sato’s vineyard at 777 high altitude. Juicy and bright. Very raspberry like with high acidity. Has a savouriness to it. Grippy and quite challenging.

Shinshu Takayama Winery Merlot Cabernet 2016 Seven months in new oak. There’s a savoury, cedary edge to the attractive ripe black cherry and blackberry fruit. Hints of tar and spice, with a nice mouthfeel and a savoury twist to the palate. Showing some oak, but rounded and appealing with nice weight. 87/100

Shinshu Takayama Winery Merlot Cabernet 2016 Nice balance here with sweet, supple, textured red cherry and berry fruit. There’s a smooth mouthfeel, but at the moment the spicy vanilla oak is too high in the mix. Lots of potential though. 88/100

from Jamie Goode's wine blog http://www.wineanorak.com:/wineblog/uncategorized/nagano-wine-region-japan-10-shinshu-takayama-winery For Fine Wine Investment opportunities check out Twelve by Seventy Five: http://www.twelve-by-seventy-five.com/

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Könyvlista 2017

40-46 könyv. Toplista max csak később, ha jutna rá idő. William Wharton: Büszkeség Csurgó Csaba: Kukoricza Ken Grimwood: Időcsapda Orson Scott Card: Ender száműzetésben Gene Wolfe: Halálsziget [Philip K. Dick: Lenn a sivár Földön (újra)] Charles Stross: Mosoda-akták Falak mögött a világ (SF-antológia) Philip Kerr: Halálos március László Zoltán: Hiperballada Stanislaw Lem: Álmatlanság Terry Pratchett: Éjjeli őrjárat Donald James: Monstrum Dennis Lehane: Az éjszaka törvénye Alastair Reynolds: Jelenések tere Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg: A robot Elmore Leonard: Glanc Marko Kloos: Frontvonalak Lawrence Block: A betörő, aki úgy festett, mint Mondrian Az év legjobb science fiction és fantasynovellái, 2016 (szerk. Jonathan Strahan) P. G. Wodehouse: Legénylakás Dashiell Hammett: A tizedik nyom Anthony O’Neill: A sötét oldal Robert Littell: Legendák Richard Hooker: M.A.S.H. Don Winslow: A kartell P. G. Wodehouse: Fodrász és főnemes John Scalzi: Az összeomló birodalom Takano Kazuaki: Genocide Terry Pratchett: Cseles Az év legjobb science fiction és fantasynovellái, 2017 (szerk. Jonathan Strahan) Elmore Leonard: Tishomingo Blues The greatest album covers of all time James Smythe: A felfedező Lavie Tidhar: Oszama P. G. Wodehouse: Pupák Csodaországban Terry Pratchett: Csip-csap népek László Zoltán: Távolvíz [Dan Simmons: Hyperion/Hyperion bukása/Endymion/Endymion felemelkedése (újra)] Jo Nesbø: Szomjúság [Dan Simmons: Ílion (újra)] Dan Simmons: Olümposz I-II.

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