Book description
Stunning Japanese novel with a chilling twist - the follow-up to Ring
and Spiral.
Kaoru's father, Hideyuki, lies dying in a Tokyo hospital, his body
ravaged by viral cancer. This nightmarish incurable disease has sprung
out of nowhere and has begun to affect organisms all over the planet.
Twenty years ago Hideyki worked on a virtual reality project which
replicated evolution on earth, called the Loop. The project failed when
the organisms within it inexplicably stopped reproducing normally and
started cloning. Nearly all of the other scientists who worked on the
Loop are already dead - from cancer.
To get to the heart of the mystery, Kaoru must travel to the other side
of the planet, to the Mojave desert. The secret he encounters there will
overturn everything he thought he knew about the world - and his own identity.
In this suspense-filled follow-up to 'Ring' and 'Spiral', Suzuki
masterfully confounds the reader with a stunning new twist on the Ring
mythology. Praise for Koji Suzuki:
'Suzuki blends the dispassionate, inquisitive, sometimes terrifying
urban character-types to be found in Haruki Murakami's work with the
plot mechanics of a Stephen King or Michael Crichton' Kim Newman, Independent
'The pace doesn't slacken for a moment … a guaranteed page-turner.' Observer
'Suzuki builds tension brilliantly.' Guardian
'Bristles with menace and fear.' Uncut
'Aptly billed as the Japanese Stephen King.' Publishers Weekly Koji
Suzuki is a literary star in his native Japan, where he is also a
respected writer on childcare, having brought up two daughters. 'Ring',
the first novel in the trilogy that concludes with 'Loop' has sold 2. 8
million copies to date and spawned a cult Japanese film that is fast
becoming a classic, as well as a successful Hollywood remake. Koji
Suzuki lives in Tokyo but loves to travel.
