Queen of K'n-Yan

by ASAMATSU Ken

Translated by Kathleen TAJI

Introduction by Darrell SCHWEITZER
The mummy of a beautiful young girl from Shang Dynasty China is found in an ornate and astonishingly large underground tomb. Preliminary research shows that her cells contain reptilian DNA, and a Japanese research lab is asked to investigate further... Working under the stern Dr. Li, molecular biologist Morishita Anri begins to probe the mysteries locked in the mummy's genetic code, while experiencing strange hallucinations of being a young girl imprisoned in one of the infamous experimental facilities established in China by Japanese Unit 731 for biological warfare.
As Dr. Li hints at prehuman intelligences and huge caverns under the earth, Anri begins to wonder why uniformed soldiers of the PRC Liberation Army are present in the research center in Tokyo. Hallucinations and reality begin to fuse as innocents begin to die in both realities...
A classic work of modern horror from the fevered brain of Asamatsu Ken, recognized as a master of weird fiction and horror in Japan.
Queen of K'n-Yan, or Kun-Yan no Jo in Japanese, as published by Kadokawa as part of their extensive horror collection. The cover of the edition used, the first edition, is by TAJIMA Akihisa.
Details:
  • about xx pages
  • Trade paperback 5" x 8" (127mm x 203mm)
  • ISBN 4-902075-23-7
  • Kurodahan Press Book No. FG-J0018-L18
  • List Price: Pending
  • Cover: KOJIMA Ayami
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About the translator:

A third-generation Japanese American, Kathleen Taji hails from Los Angeles, California. After graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles with a major in East Asian Studies, she went to Japan to further her education, got married, and ended up living there for well over two decades. She is a freelance translator and currently resides in the suburbs of Los Angeles with her tropical fish, her zebra finch, and her beloved desert tortoise, Miz Pamie.



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