The two faces of tomorrow
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The two faces of tomorrow
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Side by side, western and japanese covers of the same science fiction novel.

Curated by @curesaveexit.bsky.social

Profile Picture - Perry Rhodan by Ryō Kudō
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
『クララとお日さま』カズオ・イシグロ

"The story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her."
January 26, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Reposted by The two faces of tomorrow
À part quelques termes qui font tiquer (sarariman), Neuromancer est étonnamment peu daté pour un livre de 84. Comme avec La Soif du mal de Welles qui a popularisé une icône parfaite de flic véreux, Neuromancer aligne les futurs éléments clés de tout récit cyberpunk.
January 24, 2026 at 2:15 PM
SFが読みたい!2025年版 & 2026年版
I want to read SF! 2025 & 2026 edition.

Annual SF guidebook.
January 23, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Paradise-1 by David Wellington
『妄想感染体』デイヴィッド・ウェリントン

"Paradise-1. Earth's first deep space colony. The start of a new life for colonists. Until it went dark. No com received for months. The crew of the Artemis is sent to investigate. What they find is more horrifying than they could have imagined."
January 22, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Perry Rhodan new batch of covers by Ryō Kudō.
January 20, 2026 at 8:11 PM
The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov
『鋼鉄都市』アイザック・アシモフ

"New York City detective Elijah Baley had little love for either the arrogant Spacers or their robotic companions. When a prominent Spacer is murdered, Baley and a humanoid robot are ordered to the Outer Worlds to help track down the killer."
January 18, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Finder by Suzanne Palmer
『巡航船』スザンヌ・パーマー

"Foolhardy. Eccentric. Reckless. Whatever he’s called, Fergus Ferguson will need all the help he can get to take back the spacecraft Venetia's Sword and maybe save deep space colony Cernee from destruction in the process."
January 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
『宇宙の戦士』ロバ−ト・A.ハインライン

"Johnnie Rico never really intended to join up—and definitely not the infantry. Because everyone in the Mobile Infantry fights. And if the training doesn’t kill you, the Bugs are more than ready to finish the job..."
January 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
『地球の果ての温室で』キム チョヨプ
La serre du bout du monde de Kim Cho-yeop

«Un nuage de poussière envahit la Terre, forçant les humains à se réfugier sous des dômes. Lorsqu’une biologiste découvre une plante énigmatique, probable source de la catastrophe, elle décide d’approfondir ses recherches sur la mosvana.»
January 7, 2026 at 3:10 PM
View from a Height by Isaac Asimov
『空想自然科学入門』アイザック・アシモフ

A collection of science essays.
January 6, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Solaris by Stanisław Lem
『ソラリス』スタニスワフ・レム

"When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study its ocean, he finds himself confronting a painful memory - the physical likeness of a past lover. Could it be that the ocean may be a neural center creating memories for a reason no one can identify?"
January 4, 2026 at 8:26 PM
『ウロボロスの波動』林 譲治
The Ouroboros Wave by Jyouji Hayashi

"90 years from now, a satellite detects a nearby black hole scientists dub Kali. Humans start a project to harness its power. While conflicts simmer, a mystery within Kali itself tests the limits of intelligence--both that of human and machine."
December 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
『七人のイヴ』ニ−ル・スティ−ブンスン

"A catastrophic event renders the earth a time bomb. Nations band together to ensure the survival in outer space. 5000 years later, their progeny—7 distinct races now 3 billion strong—embark on a journey to a planet transformed by time: Earth."
December 28, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Light Raid by Connie Willis
『アリアドニの遁走曲』コニ−・ウィリス

"As civil war rages between eastern and western North America--fought with massive laser beams called "light raids"--young Ariadne works desperately to clear her mother's name from a charge of treason while struggling to survive the deadly onslaught."
December 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
『ロックマン』カプコン
Mega Man by Capcom

"It's Mega Man versus the powerful leaders and fighting forces of Monsteropolis - that strange multi-layered land of robot-like humanoids created by the wrongly performed experiments with human beings by Dr. Wily."
December 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway
『タイタン・ノワール』ニック・ハーカウェイ

"Cal Sounder is a detective working for the police on certain very sensitive cases. So when he is called in to investigate a homicide, he finds the victim is over 7 feet tall. A Titan-one of this near-future society's genetically-altered elites."
December 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
『百億の昼と千億の夜』光瀬 龍
Ten Billion Days and One Hundred Billion Nights by Ryu Mitsuse

"Ten billion days—that is how long it will take Plato to determine the true systems of the world. One hundred billion nights—that is how far Jesus, Siddhartha, and Asura will travel to witness the end of all worlds."
December 8, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
『プロジェクト・ヘイル・メアリー』アンディ・ウィアー

"Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission. His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, it's up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery-and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species."
December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
『メトロイド』任天堂
Metroid by Nintendo

"It's you against the evil Mother Brain in the thrilling battle of Metroid!"
December 4, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin
『辺境の惑星』アーシュラ・K・ル・グィン

"As the planet Werel enters its winter, tensions strain the relations between two populations, the native nomadic hilfs and the colony of stranded Earthmen. The two peoples share not only a common genetic heritage but common enemies as well"
December 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin
『世界の合言葉は森』アーシュラ・K・ル・グィン

"Earth colonists have enslaved the non-aggressive native Athsheans. One of the natives leads a revolt against the Terrans. However, in the process their own peaceful culture is introduced to mass violence for the first time."
November 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Permutation City by Greg Egan
『順列都市』グレッグ・イーガン

"Permutation city is the tale of a man with a vision - how to create immortality - and how that vision becomes grows beyond his control."
November 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
『時の子供たち』エイドリアン・チャイコフスキー

"The last humans left Earth, desperate to find a new home. Following their ancestors, they discover a world terraformed-but the work of its architects has borne disastrous fruit. The planet is not waiting for them pristine & unoccupied"
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Two Faces of Tomorrow by James P. Hogan
『未来の二つの顔』ジェイムズ・P・ホーガン

"21st century - a global network manages the world's affairs. A planned AI upgrade will give it unprecedented degree of decision-making, but questions are raised in regard to how much control can be given to a non-human intelligence"
November 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The Running Man by Richard Bachman
『バトルランナー』スティーヴン・キング

"Ben must stay alive for thirty days while an elite strike force, trained to kill, hunts for him. If he can survive for a month, he wins a billion dollars. No contestant has ever lasted longer than eight days."

Merci @diogojira.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM