The reality-bending, time-slipping sequel to The Tatami Galaxy.

During a scorching August in Kyoto, our protagonist and his worst friend, Ozu, are locked in a glaring contest in a four-and-a-half-tatami-mat room. Ozu has spilled Coke on the air conditioner’s remote control—the only AC in Shimogamo Yusuisuiso, their famously shabby sweatbox of an apartment building. Vengeful and despairing, our protagonist discusses countermeasures with his secret crush, the reliably blunt Akashi, when Tamura, a strange young man with a bad haircut, appears...

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    Alchemy and the Occult on the Streets of Mexico...

    Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a renowned author known for her diverse range of works spanning multiple genres. With a background in cultural anthropology, Moreno-Garcia infuses her writing with rich historical detail...

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