Comments on: Hiroshi Yamamoto on THE STORIES OF IBIS

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Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:30:10 +0000

[...] “a tale of love,” (or “a tale of AI” or “a tale of I”–the author likes the pun) and you could say the novel is a love story between man and machine on a grand [...]

By: DrScientist

DrScientist — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 17:13:10 +0000

I’m a scientist and enjoy some scifi, but the only authors I actually read much and enjoy are Stanislaw Lem, Philip K Dick, and William Gibson, because they have something to say behind the stories that is sometimes deep, and are written with great intelligence (but not great ego). Now I can add Hiroshi Yamamoto to this too-short list. Stories of Ibis is one of few scifi books worth re-reading and saving on the bookshelf for a long time. Thanks for bring him to us Non-Japanese reading readers.

By: nickmamatas

nickmamatas — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:14:08 +0000

Glad to hear you liked the book so much, Honey! You might be interested to know that indeed THE STORIES OF IBIS is required reading in at least one college classroom—an English course on science fiction—already. I’d love many more to adopt the book as well.

By: Honey

Honey — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:37:33 +0000

Hiroshisan,

A great book. The best book I’ve read in five years and I do a lot of reading. I like it better than Quantum Thief, House of Suns, a Quiet War, The City and the City, Anathem, Dervish House, amd Surface Detail and many more. I’ve mentioned it favorably twice on SF Signal and wish it would be in the voting for best book of the year. I also think this book lends itself perfectly for classroom discussion in a general lit. class or SF lit. class because of the topics it discusses and the way the chapters are framed. Hiroshisan, I’d love to read more of your work when Mamatasan or whoever gets it translated and published. Keep up the great writing!

By: Danny B.

Danny B. — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:39:13 +0000

I was glad to see someone shed a good light on human/AI interactions. This is one book I’ll be passing along whenever I get the chance.

By: Andrew V.

Andrew V. — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:35:50 +0000

I just finished the novel and came back to read this interview. It’s nice to hear Yamamoto’s own thoughts on the authors and stories that informed Ibis. Is it too much to hope for “God Never Keeps Silent” in English?

Thanks for your hard work bringing Japanese SF to English-speaking audiences!

By: nickmamatas

nickmamatas — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:16:44 +0000

Great! Please tell your friends, and I’m looking to publish more Yamamoto soon, so keep an eye on the site for announcements…

By: Egjen S.

Egjen S. — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:19:50 +0000

Wow!!! What a delightful book. I think Hiroshi Yamamoto’s “The Stories of Ibis” was a brilliant work of science fiction. I greatly appreciated the care and integration of hard science into this remarkable story. As bookstore shelves succumb to the flood of fantasy fiction and vampire pulp, I am most grateful when I find a book like “The Stories of Ibis”. I can’t wait to read more by this author and learn more about hard science fiction writers who do not live in North America or Europe.
With respect and my deepest appreciation,
Egjen Skis

By: Shayarin B.

Shayarin B. — Thu, 13 May 2010 22:23:14 +0000

I cannot understand why students and scientist like this robot mechanics this much.I really don’t like it personally. I believe that human is creating himself the weapon against the human society. I might be wrong but this is my thinking and for sure i will not buy any automatic mechanics software at least in my house.