The Emissary (Paperback)

from amareshjoshi

This book is set in a future Japan after a series of world wide catastrophes have radically changed societies. The cause of the problems is not explained but it is strongly hinted that they were man made, environmental degradation caused by greedy over usage. Most countries have adopted a isolati...

from quondame

In this smothering marshmallow apocalyptic book a starving and isolated Japan is run by healthy elderly moving spryly into their second century caring for great-grandchildren who can hardly move for themselves. The author portrays a fey and fragile future, then has enough of the whole thing and b...

from RandyMetcalfe

In a vaguely distant future Japan that has reverted to extreme isolationism in the face of an ecological or man-made disaster, an elderly (but still vibrant) great-grandfather, Yoshiro, is the sole carer for Mumei, his great-grandson. Along with aggressive restrictions against foreign ideas, tech...

from jensenmk82

An interesting post-Fukushima novel - worth reading, but, unfortunately, far from captivating.

from maryzee

Beautifully written. Sad and scary.