Books by Nick Mamatas
The Future is Japanese: Science Fiction Futures and Brand New Fantasies from and about Japan. (2012)
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review 1: The concept of this analogy, mixing stories with Japanese themes and stories by Japanese authors, is both a strength and a weakness. The stories avoid the science fictional stereotypes of Japan that have been so common and are generally strong. I was particularly happy with Itoh'...
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review 1: This book is crazy! The main character who goes by the moniker Uncle Lono is one funny guy! The story is based on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas but with a Lovecraft mythos twist. If you've read any of his work then you'll recognize alot of the references to the Lovecraft univers...
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review 1: Not bad. This is a decent bit of science fiction. I can't help but feel that the original novel is probably better. I haven't seen the recent Tom Cruise film based on the book either. So basically this guy keeps reliving the same loop of time over and over again. It eventual...