闇黑孤島

by Yusuke Kishi, 貴志祐介, 緋華璃 (Translator)

是上帝的安排還是惡魔的捉弄？
地獄般的殊死戰現在開始！

端島位於長崎市的海面上，是被人們遺棄的海底礦坑島嶼，由於獨特的外觀而被稱作軍艦島。

新進棋士獎勵會三段的塚田裕史在黑暗中醒來，身邊圍繞著十七名和他有所交集的人。塚田想不起當初為什麼會來這座島，也不知道周圍的人為什麼全都變成了異形，僅僅被告知他是紅軍的王將，且身邊的棋子們一律要聽從他的指揮，齊心協力與敵營藍軍交戰。令人意想不到的是，藍軍的王將居然是塚田在獎勵會的好友奧本。

異世界的戰況與現實世界中的斷片交錯重疊，殘酷的真相隨著戰局升溫漸趨明朗……。

464 pages, Paperback

First published September 10, 2012

About the author

He graduated from Kyoto University with a degree in Economics. After working for a life insurance company for several years, Kishi started his writing career as a freelancer. He has twice won the Japan Horror Novel Award, and boasts bestselling status in Japan with multiple works adapted to the screen. The Crimson Labyrinth marks his American debut.

Awards given to his works:
Japan Horror Novel Award 1997 (Black House), Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel 2005 (Glass Hammer), Japan SF Taisho Award 2008 (From the New World), Yamada Futaro Award 2010 (Lesson of the Evil), [Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!] Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year 2011 (Lesson of the Evil).

Reviews

[Bunnie]

作者擅长的场面描写。断章立意不错，但内容很一般。棋类的拟人有太多难以处理的地方，最后一战也可以再探讨，但读起来还算好玩就满意了。之前有个写将棋的短篇，同样是对奖励会年龄限制的怨念。