In the midst of a war with an enigmatic alien host - a war with no end in sight - Second Lieutenant Rei Fukai carries out his missions in the skies over the strange planet nicknamed Faery. Attached to Tactical Combat and Surveillance Unit 3 of the Special Air Force, his duty is to gather information on the enemy and bring it back - no matter the cost. His only constant companion in this lonely task is his fighter plane, the sentient FFR-31 Super Sylph, call sign: YUKIKAZE.
ChMhei Kambayashi was born in 1953. In 1979 he won the 5th Hayakawa SF Contest with his debut work, Kitsune to Odore (Dance with a Fox), and followed that with his first long series, Anata no Tamashii ni Yasuragiare (May Peace Be on Your Soul). His distinctive style and approach, and his thematic focus on the power of language and humanity's relationship with machines, quickly made him a fan favorite. His numerous long and short series have won him the prestigious Seiun Award four times, and in 1999 he won the 16th Japan SF award.
Title: Yukikaze
Author: Chohei Kambayashi
ISBN: 9781421532554
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Publisher: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Publication Date: 2010-01-21
Number of Pages: 416
Weight: 0.3403 kg
Yukikaze may be the perfect bridge between anime and the sort of military SF which I write. The novel is a clean, detached look at war and warriors: fast-moving, poetic, and precise even when describing passion. A remarkable book, unique in my experience. -- Dave Drake, Author of Hammer's Slammers