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Land of the Lustrous

In a distant future, Earth is home to the Lustrous, crystalline lifeforms who defend themselves against the Lunarians, invaders from the moon who seek to harvest their bodies for weapons and decorations. Among the twenty-eight gems, Phosphophyllite is the most fragile and brittle, with no visible talent for battle. Longing to fight but deemed too weak, Phos is instead assigned by their master Adamantine to compile a natural history of their world. The task seems dull and pointless, but it brings Phos into contact with Cinnabar, a gem forced to live in isolation due to their dangerous nature. As Phos pursues this seemingly mundane assignment, they begin to uncover deeper truths about their

Rendezvous

High school senior Yi-Yeon Kang awakens from a coma after a brutal beating to find a world shattered by an alien invasion. The familiar streets are now desolate and dangerous, littered with debris and patrolled by the same bullies who put him in the hospital. Weak and disoriented, Yi-Yeon's only goal is to survive this apocalyptic nightmare and find his friend Young-Lin. He must navigate a landscape of relentless bullies and mysterious alien threats, where every choice is a struggle for survival and every encounter could be his last.

Q

In a desolate, post-apocalyptic world dominated by the monstrous entity known as Solaris—a colossal eye in the sky that spawns terrifying creatures—a mysterious young girl named Q appears. Her origins are unknown, and her most distinguishing traits are an immense appetite and a particular fondness for donuts. Her solitary existence is defined by navigating the ruins of a broken world. Her path converges with that of Rem, a former soldier trying to survive the harsh new reality. Their unlikely meeting marks a turning point, pulling them both into a deeper and more perilous mystery. As they journey together, the strange connection between the enigmatic girl Q and the malevolent force of Solar

Metamorphosis

Wang Huan, a veteran assassin, is tasked with eliminating the head of the powerful Lin Group. The mission goes fatally awry when his own informant betrays him, leading to his apparent death in a violent explosion. Instead of dying, Wang Huan awakens in a bizarre and unfamiliar world, one that resembles a game and is inhabited by strange insect-like people. Stripped of his former life and purpose, he must now navigate this alien reality and uncover the truth behind his betrayal and transmigration.

The Distant Dawn

A collection of sixteen short stories by Yukinobu Hoshino, spanning genres from science fiction and fantasy to psychological drama and romance. The tales explore a wide range of themes, including adventure, mystery, and the supernatural, often set in imaginative and thought-provoking scenarios. From a distant dawn and a steel queen to escape from wastelands and a funeral convoy, each story presents a unique conflict. Characters face challenges such as a call from afar, a whiteout, amazons of the river, and the Carneades plan, navigating through algae, lightning strikes, and the emperor of winter.

Imuri

Four thousand years ago, the ruling race known as the Karma froze the planet Roon during a devastating war and emigrated to a neighboring world. Now, the ice covering Roon is beginning to melt, and the Karma's descendants consider returning to their ancestral home. Young Dulk, a boy training to become a shaman, possesses exceptional power and has been haunted by vivid dreams of Roon since childhood, despite never having seen the planet. When he finally gets the chance to visit the thawing wasteland, he uncovers a sealed power hidden in the darkness of history and must confront the destiny that awaits him beneath the rubble of Roon's mysterious past.