<p>Administrator, or Shiseikan in Japanese, took the Japanese SF community by storm when first published in 1974. Unlike traditional space opera, it pushed technology into the background to present a compelling portrait of colonial governors, the Administrators, trapped between the conflicting demands of Federation government, native inhabitants, and Terran colonists.This collection of four novelettes, the first volume of an extensive series of works set in the same universe, touches on key stages in the development of the Administrator system and the robots designed to support and protect it.The work is a harsh condemnation of the bureaucratic system and of the Japanese government in particular. It is still recognized as a ground-breaking masterpiece of Japanese SF today.</p>

Administrator

Literature & Fiction

Mayumura, Taku

Humor & Satire

Kurodahan Press

<p>The time is long overdue to present the work of Japanese science fiction and fantasy writers to the world in English. The first book in a planned series, Speculative Japan presents a selection of outstanding works of Japanese science fiction and fantasy in English translation... and a glimpse into new worlds of the imagination. Drawing on the talents of some of the most famous and respected fiction writers of Japan, this anthology will guide you to new dimensions of wonder. First released at Nippon 2007, the 65th World Science Fiction Convention in Yokohama, Japan, it is now available worldwide.</p>

Speculative Japan: Outstanding Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Hanmura, Ryo

Kajio, Shinji

TSUTSUI, Yasutaka

KAWAKAMI, Hiromi

Komatsu, Sakyō

Ohara, Mariko

van Troyer, Gene

Science Fiction

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