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Yukikaze Paperback – January 19, 2010

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A military scifi classic, by one of the modern masters of world science fiction.

More than thirty years ago, a hyper-dimensional passageway suddenly appeared over the continent of Antarctica. Fighters from the mysterious alien force known as the JAM poured through the passage, the first wave an attempted terrestrial invasion. Their ferocity was unquestionable, their aim unknown. Humanity, united by a common enemy, managed to repel the invaders, chasing them back through the passageway to the strange planet nicknamed “Fairy.”

The task of finishing the battle was given to the newly formed FAF, a combat force created to go to Fairy and eliminate the JAM bases once and for all. Now, in the midst of a war with no end in sight, Second Lieutenant Rei Fukai carries out his missions in the skies over Fairy. Attached to Tactical Combat and Surveillance Unit 3 of the Special Air Force, his duty is to gather information on the enemy and bring it back to base—no matter the human cost. His only constant companion in this lonely task is his fighter plane, the sentient FFR-31 Super Sylph, call sign: Yukikaze.
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    416 pages
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    English
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    Haikasoru
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    January 19, 2010
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    9 x 0.9 x 6 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1421532557
  7. ISBN-13
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"Yukikaze may be the perfect bridge between anime and the sort of military SF which I write. The novel is a clean, detached look at war and warriors: fast-moving, poetic, and precise even when describing passion. A remarkable book, unique in my experience." -- Dave Drake, Author of Hammer's Slammers

About the Author

ChMhei Kambayashi was born in 1953. In 1979 he won the 5th Hayakawa SF Contest with his debut work, Kitsune to Odore (Dance with a Fox), and followed that with his first long series, Anata no Tamashii ni Yasuragiare (May Peace Be on Your Soul). His distinctive style and approach, and his thematic focus on the power of language and humanity’s relationship with machines, quickly made him a fan favorite. His numerous long and short series have won him the prestigious Seiun Award four times, and in 1999 he won the 16th Japan SF award.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Haikasoru; 1st edition (January 19, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1421532557
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1421532554
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.9 x 6 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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5.0 out of 5 stars Worth The Read
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2014
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I bought this book after reading and liking "All you need is kill" the light novel that "Edge of Tomorrow" is based upon.... Yukikaze and Good Luck Yukikaze were advertised at the back of the book and so I thought that I'd give them a try. Having finished Yukikaze in about two days I can firmly say that it is worth a read and is quite a bit lighter than the last scifi book I read prior to "All You Need Is Kill", "The Children of the Mind". It is thought provoking and yet quick and compelling..... A book that I will be recommending to my friends as a lighter choice to the usual scifi
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Madame Hyena
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic book for fans of the anime
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2011
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If you've watched the anime then most of the action in this story will be familiar to you. Remember though that the book came out BEFORE the anime so this in a sense is the original story and what a story it is!

The action and background tension between Rei and...pretty much everyone else...as well as the growing battle between the JAM aliens and the computers/machines comes more to the fore in the later chapters as well.

This is a fascinating book and I would certainly recommend it both to fans of the anime or the casual sci-fi, military reader.
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4.0 out of 5 stars While I welcome the translation, I notice there are many mistranslations.
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2010
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Sento Yosei Yukikaze originally appeared as a series of short stories on S-F Magazine between 1979 - 1983, and the compilation published in 1984. Haikasoru's Yukikaze is a translation of Sento Yosei Yukikaze <kai>, a revised version published in 2002, including the two essays by reviewers at the tail of the book. A glossary page is an addition to the translation version.

As a long time fan of the story, I welcome the English translation. I wish it gets a wide readership.

Unfortunately, it has many mistranslations. On average, I think there are about one questionable translation per page. I'll list some of them below, mostly from chapter 1 to keep this short.

"Were you on drugs?" (p.18) when it is "Do you need a sedative?" in original.
"He didn't take long to complete his inspection of Yukikaze, only another fifteen minutes or so" (p.24) whereas in original it is "It didn't feel long to wait fifteen minutes or so for Rei as he watched Yukikaze."
"He said it was Rei's "youthful zeal" that had convinced her, and while their moods were buoyed they set about analyzing how to turn their abstract idea into an actual success" (p.36) whereas in the original it is "He analyzed that it is Rei's "youthful zeal" -- somehow adequate but vague expression -- that convinced her."
"As he released the brake, he pressed down on the foot throttle." (p.44) whereas it should be "As he released the brake, the oleo strut stretched."
"You seem to be saying 'It doesn't matter' an awful lot lately, you know." (p.132) whereas in the original it's like "You say 'It doesn't matter', but you're quite talkative lately."

In the last few paragraphs of p.128, the translation is totally confused and mixes things up. It should be:
(General) "(...) FAF intelligence suspect that one of the crew may have modified the software of the on-board electronics systems."
(Rei) "So, the JAM aren't the only enemy the FAF has. An agent from Earth may have infiltrated us in order to prolong the war here, I guess."
(General) "That's ridiculous. Our enemy is the JAM."
(Rei) "Then the JAM have taken over Banshee-IV. And if that's the case, we just shoot it down."
(General) "Taken over by the JAM? Seriously?"
(Rei) "I said it's an agent from Earth and you said it's ridiculous. I said it's JAM and you don't believe it. Don't jerk me around, General. (...)"

In the original Japanese text, FAF is using meteric system for the unit of distance. In the translation, most of the numbers are converted to feet and miles. This is unfortunate since it is a part of FAF's alien feel. It may become a problem if Haikasoru is going to translate the sequels, since there's a passage explicitly states that FAF is using meteric system and Major Booker hates it (Unbroken Arrow, p.161).

Somehow, the translation changes some numbers for seemingly no reason. "Coming up on 1900 hours" (p.29) when in original it is "1658 hours." "120 squadron members" (p.34) whereas in the original it is "thirty members". "326 dolls" (p.39) when it is "thirty six" in original.

Some of the numbers lost accuracy in translation. "The swarm of missiles crossed hundreds of miles in what seemed like a matter of seconds." (p.200), when the original reads "The swarm of missiles crossed two-hundred and several tens kilometers in less than thirty seconds."

Some lines are added in the translation where there are none in original. "The doctor gave him a look full of doubt, and then shrugged." (p.18) "Now the doctor's expression shifted to one of active disdain." (p.18) "Anger was now burning in the pit of Rei's stomach." (p.19) "Major Booker frowned, which briefly made the scar that lined his cheek more prominent." (p.25) Although I guess they may be justifiable within the translator's liberty, readers may need to note that some of the personalities are exaggerated.
When the Boomeran soldiers are described as "icy cold", sometimes the additions of emotion are not appropriate.

===Additional note on Kindle version===

In November 2010, Haikasoru released e-Book version for Amazon Kindle and Apple iBook.

Some of the texts I noted above are changed in the Kindle version (downloaded Nov 8, 2010):
"Were you on drugs?" (paperback p.18) was changed to "Do you need a sedative?" (Kindle location 229)
"1900 hours" (p.29) - "1658 hours" (loc. 544)
"120 squadron members" (p.34) - "thirty squadron members" (loc. 642)
"326 dolls" (p.39) - "thirty-six dolls" (loc. 728)
"(H)e pressed down on the foot throttle." (p.44) - "the oleo strut extended." (loc. 832)
The dialog in p.128 was tweaked and clarified.

Unit of distance was changed to metric system throughout in the e-Book version. Although, it introduced a new typo: "450 meters" (loc. 228) should be "540 meters".

Other points were left as is, and I suppose they're deliberate choice.

(Feb 26, 2010 - fixed a few typos)
(Mar 7, 2010 - clarified the first paragraph)
(Mar 14, 2011 - additional note on Kindle version)
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TheSprinkle
5.0 out of 5 stars Great military sci-fi
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2016
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I've seen the OVA of this series, and it hooked me into the world very quickly. The show was very much trying to cover too much ground and feels more like a highlight reel. Now that I've read the book, I can say with certainty that it's definitely worth the read. Fantastic science fiction with very good world building and characters.
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S.Leonard
3.0 out of 5 stars Its okay
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2013
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I was looking for something similar to All You Need Is Kill. It was a decent work of fiction but a little to less human feeling in the characters.
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Harrison S.
5.0 out of 5 stars An Enthralling Read
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2014
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I wad completely and utterly engrossed by this novel. As a fan of both military and sci-fi stories, I was thoroughly impressed by the level of detail Kambayashi put into this novel. The JAM themselves certainly made for a really threatening menace too, if only because nothing was known of them. I'd recommend this novel to anyone.
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Cavscout1
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome read!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2019
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Good read better then the anime. The anime can get very confusing if you don’t read the book.
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Marc Mckenzie
4.0 out of 5 stars Glad to finally read the source material for the anime...
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2010
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I first heard of YUKIKAZE after watching and enjoying the anime adaptation that was created and released some years ago by Gonzo. At that time, I never thought that the original novel written by Chohei Kambayashi would make it to these shores. I'm very glad to admit that I was wrong to assume that. I'm also very glad to say that the book is excellent, and hopefully there will be translations of the sequel GOOD LUCK, YUKIKAZE and UNBROKEN ARROW.

The plot of the novel is straightforward: over thirty years ago, a mysterious, gigantic column of mist appeared in Antarctica on the Ross Ice Shelf. In reality it was a passageway used by an alien race known only as the JAM for their attempted invasion of earth. Following a series of battles, a united mankind pushed the JAM back through the passageway to the alien planet on the other side named Faery. Over the years, humanity had generally forgotten about the JAM, but the war is still ongoing, with humans using advanced fighter aircraft as primary weapons against the JAM.

I loved this book--Kambayashi's themes of man and his relations to machines is front and center, and his writing is crisp and no nonsense (Neil Nadelman's translation is also very solid). Of course, there are events and characters in the book that did not make it into the anime, and the book itself has a vibe similar to Haldeman's THE FOREVER WAR--war is hell, and the people fighting it often must deal with enemies that they do not understand. Of course, the jets and aerial combat gives it a TOP GUN flavor. I highly recommend this book, not just to fans of the anime who want to read the source material but to fans of military SF--or any good book--in general. Kambayashi is a popular, well-respected Japanese SF writer, and it is wonderful to see his work finally reach these shores. Hopefully more will follow.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
Reviewed in Canada on April 6, 2022
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Another great novel. Right up there with Sea of Rust, Penturian, anything by Issac Asimov or Carl Sagan, this was an amazing read. I loved it and you will too, provided you like fighter jets in your sci-fi.
I will probably read this book every few years or so.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Reviewed in India on October 15, 2019
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If you love fighter jets and sci-fi, this book is made especially for you.
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花シェルティ
5.0 out of 5 stars かなり迷ったけどkindle版にしました。
Reviewed in Japan on January 23, 2018
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多田氏デザインのスラリとした儚げで悲しげなキャラ、声優さんも厳選され,音楽や背景美術も
美しく、CGも製作当時の日本の水準では最高のもの、まるで50年後に見ても充分見られる。
OVA版はそんな感じで作られていましたが、かなり抽象的な部分も有り、一種独特の陰鬱でいて
清廉な雰囲気を感じていました。そんなOVAと違って原作小説はもっと男くさい語られていない
語り草がたくさんあるとの話を見聞きしていたので、今回読んで見る事にしました。
天邪鬼な自分は英語音読のお題として英語版をチビチビ読み進めています。
ざっと流しで拾い読みして見ましたが、ルーテナント・アマタの雪かき仕事やオドンネルさんに
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花シェルティ
5.0 out of 5 stars かなり迷ったけどkindle版にしました。
Reviewed in Japan on January 23, 2018
多田氏デザインのスラリとした儚げで悲しげなキャラ、声優さんも厳選され,音楽や背景美術も
美しく、CGも製作当時の日本の水準では最高のもの、まるで50年後に見ても充分見られる。
OVA版はそんな感じで作られていましたが、かなり抽象的な部分も有り、一種独特の陰鬱でいて
清廉な雰囲気を感じていました。そんなOVAと違って原作小説はもっと男くさい語られていない
語り草がたくさんあるとの話を見聞きしていたので、今回読んで見る事にしました。
天邪鬼な自分は英語音読のお題として英語版をチビチビ読み進めています。
ざっと流しで拾い読みして見ましたが、ルーテナント・アマタの雪かき仕事やオドンネルさんに
ついてはアニメでは登場しなかったので楽しみです。Kindle PC版だとカーソルで単語を選択すれば
辞書ポップアップが出るので地味に便利ですね。（android版だと自分のスマホでは発音記号
部分が潰れちゃうけど）
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4.0 out of 5 stars Ganz OK
Reviewed in Germany on October 17, 2014
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War nicht unbedingt leicht zu lesen, gerade die vielen Seitenstränge oder Handlungssprünge haben mir etwas zu schaffen gemacht. Dazu habe ich einen Roten Faden vermisst, aber im Nachhinein muss ich sagen, dass es ein interessantes Stilistisches Mittel ist mit einigen Überraschungen auf dem Weg.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 10/10, would read again
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