United States of Japan

A searing vision of the persistence of hope in the face of brutality, <i>United States of Japan</i> is utterly brilliant. <b>Ken Liu</b>, Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy winner and author of <i>The Grace of Kings</i> <i>United States of Japan</i> is one of those books that you think about long after you put it down. I haven t been able to shake it. This is a darkly fun, clever, and unrelentingly ambitious book. Pick it up and enjoy the ride. <b>Kameron Hurley</b>, Hugo Award-winner and author of <i>The Mirror Empire</i> The novel deftly portrays the horrors of oppression but also, with its giant military robots, sumo wrestlers and body-transforming technology, is a gleeful love letter to Japanese pop culture. <b>The Financial Times</b> A really intriguing book, one that jumps nicely off of the coattails of Philip K. Dick and instead of simply copying what had come before, has ventured out and created something wholly new, interesting and exciting to read. <b>io9</b> <i>United States of Japan</i> is a powerful book, unsettling at times surreal and hypnotic. There's a bit of Philip K. Dick in here, and Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, but Peter Tieryas is his own voice, a talented author, somebody to keep an eye on for sure. I loved his last book, BALD NEW WORLD, and I loved this one, too. <b>Richard Thomas</b>, author of <i>Breaker </i>and <i>Disintegration</i> Mind-twisting and fiercely imaginative; Tieryas fuses classic sci-fi tradition with his own powerful vision. <i> <b>Jay Posey</b>, author of<i>The Legends of the Duskwalker</i>series It s a tense and intriguing read, a blend of alt history and cyberpunk and thriller. 1988 California where San Diego is a razed landscape home to American rebels, and Japanese mechas patrol the coast? Heck yes! <b>Beth Cato A great protagonist, an interesting plot, well paced and executed, with a lot of interesting insights into what the wider expansion of the Japanese empire might have looked like. Definitely recommended to any fans of alternate history, or war stories. <b>Strange Currencies</b> Like China Mieville wrote <i>A Man in the High Castle</i> after seeing <i>Pacific Rim</i>. <b>Blackfish Reviews</b> Fast paced, well researched, and with believably complex characters, this was quite difficult to put down andleft me wanting to read more about this setting. With many subtle allusions to existing Japanese popular culture, it s a tale of complex, divided loyalties which interact in unexpected ways right through to the end. This should appeal to the general science fiction reader, the Japanophile, and the alternate history enthusiast alike. <b>Fanboy Comics</b> United States of Japan sees an author capable of beautiful, evocative prose writing a fast-paced Science Fiction novel of old. This results in a journey through an alternative version of our world that is as fascinating as it is disturbing and as full of emotion as it is full of adrenalin. This novel will stay with readers far beyond the final pages, forcing them to reassess the potential impact of who wins the world s wars. <b>Fantasy Faction With its plot centred on video games, giant mechas and debaunched alternate history, <i>United Staes of Japan</i> will keep your attention and fire your imagination. <b>Power of Pop</b>