Japan Fantasy Novel Grand Award にほんファンタジーノベルたいしょう
Edition 3 (1991)
Winners
5 peopleThe story of twin brothers Balthazar and Melchior, drifting from Vienna to North Africa through decadence and decline.
The twins’ shared body turns their journey into a portrait of decay and historical shadow.
At the end of the Meiji era, ship's boy Kiichi Yoshihori survives the wreck of an emigrant vessel and washes ashore on the South Seas island of Nanka. After striking his head, Kiichi awakens as a living deity and, alongside the other survivors, resolves a succession of incidents on the island through mysterious powers.
The survivors of a shipwreck find a South Seas island where a living deity dwells.
A drama begins when a stranded ship on an uninhabited planet leads to questions about the “crime” judged by the home world.
What verdict does the home world deliver to the leader who held together people of different stars, nations, and races?
A school story about the name “Sayoko” passed down each year and the secret hidden within the academy.
When a transfer student arrives, a ritual-like tradition begins to move quietly within the school.