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Loop (Paperback)
Koji Suzuki; Translated by Glynne Walley
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R346
Discovery Miles 3 460
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Stunning Japanese novel with a chilling twist - the follow-up to
Ring and Spiral. Kaoru's father, Hideyuki, lies dying in a Tokyo
hospital, his body ravaged by viral cancer. This nightmarish
incurable disease has sprung out of nowhere and has begun to affect
organisms all over the planet. Twenty years ago Hideyki worked on a
virtual reality project which replicated evolution on earth, called
the Loop. The project failed when the organisms within it
inexplicably stopped reproducing normally and started cloning.
Nearly all of the other scientists who worked on the Loop are
already dead - from cancer. To get to the heart of the mystery,
Kaoru must travel to the other side of the planet, to the Mojave
desert. The secret he encounters there will overturn everything he
thought he knew about the world - and his own identity. In this
suspense-filled follow-up to 'Ring' and 'Spiral', Suzuki
masterfully confounds the reader with a stunning new twist on the
Ring mythology.
Stunning Japanese thriller with a chilling supernatural twist - the
follow-up to Ring. Pathologist Ando is at a low point in his life.
His small son's death from drowning has resulted in the break-up of
his marriage and he is suffering from traumatic recurrent
nightmares. Work is his only escape, and his depressing world of
loneliness and regret is shaken up when an old rival from medical
school, Ryuji Takayama, turns up on his slab ready to be dissected.
Through Ryuji's bizarre demise Ando learns of a series of
mysterious deaths that seem to have been caused by a sinister
virus. From beyond the grave Ryuji appears to be leading Ando
towards a suspicious videotape - could this hold the answer to the
riddle of the strange deaths? Or is it merely the first clue? When
Ando meets Mai, an attractive former student of Ryuji's, his desire
to solve the puzzle transcends curiosity and becomes a matter of
life or death. 'Spiral' is the stunning sequel to the highly
acclaimed 'Ring', and can also be read as a standalone.
A selection of deliciously spooky short stories from the Japanese
master of suspense, the acclaimed author of RING. The first story
in the collection has been filmed as DARK WATER. Suzuki
demonstrates the power of his psychological insight into the
mechanics of fear in this highly atmospheric collection of stories
unified by the theme of water. Following her divorce, Yoshimi
Matsubara lives with her five-year-old daughter Ikuko in a
depressing and damp apartment block on reclaimed land in Tokyo Bay.
But when a child's red bag keeps turning up in unexpected places,
Yoshino's sanity seems to be threatened, and she soon begins to
fear that her daughter's life is at risk. Kensuke Suehiro jumps at
the chance to visit a restricted island in Tokyo Bay, about which
he once heard a rather strange story. But when he arrives, he finds
far more than he bargained for. Fisherman Hiroyuki is embittered
and unhappy in his marriage. But getting rid of his wife turns out
to be anything but easy, especially when his own boat seems to be
against him. Family man Sugiyama finds himself trapped in an
underwater cave. Can he find a way to communicate with his beloved
son one last time? Just four examples from this beautifully crafted
collection of stories filled with suspense, tension and drama. A
perfect introduction to one of Japan's top literary stars.
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Spiral (Paperback)
Koji Suzuki
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R401
R313
Discovery Miles 3 130
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Ring (Paperback, New Ed)
Koji Suzuki; Translated by Robert B. Rohmer, Glynne Walley
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R341
Discovery Miles 3 410
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Stunning Japanese thriller with a chilling supernatural twist. The
novel that inspired the cult Japanese movie and the Hollywood
blockbuster of the same name. Asakawa is a hardworking journalist
who has climbed his way up from local-news beat reporter to writer
for his newspaper's weekly magazine. A chronic workaholic, he
doesn't take much notice when his seventeen-year-old niece dies
suddenly - until a chance conversation reveals that another healthy
teenager died at exactly the same time, in chillingly similar
circumstances. Sensing a story, Asakawa begins to investigate, and
soon discovers that this strange simultaneous sudden-death syndrome
also affected another two teenagers. Exactly one week before their
mysterious deaths the four teenagers all spent the night at a
leisure resort in the same log cabin. When Asakawa visits the
resort, the mystery only deepens. A comment made in the guest book
by one of the teenagers leads him to a particular vidoetape with a
portentous message at the end: Those who have viewed these images
are fated to die at this exact hour one week from now. Asakawa
finds himself in a race against time - he has only seven days to
find the cause of the teenagers' deaths before it finds him. The
hunt puts him on the trail of an apocalytpic power that will force
Asakawa to choose between saving his family and saving
civilization.
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Edge (paperback)
Koji Suzuki
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R431
R366
Discovery Miles 3 660
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A haunting collection of short stories from Koji Suzuki, author of
the smash thriller, "Ring," which spawned the hit film and sequels.
The first story in this collection has been adapted to film ("Dark
Water," Walter Salles), and another, ""Adrift"" is currently in
production with Dimension Films.
Learn the final truth about the Ring
In this much-awaited conclusion of the "Ring" trilogy, everything
you thought you knew about the story will have to be put side. In
"Loop," the killer mimics both AIDS and cancer in a deadly new
guise. Kaoru Futami, a youth mature beyond his years, must hope to
find answers in the deserts of New Mexico and the Loop project, a
virtual matrix created by scientists. The fate of more than just
his loved ones depends on Kaoru's success.
"Loop" is written as a stand-alone work though it is best enjoyed
by fans of "Ring "and "Spiral." The author's own favorite of the
trilogy, this astounding finale is an emotionally resonant tale
that scales conceptual heights from an angle all its own. Fiction
about fiction has rarely been so gripping.
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