Professor Munakatas World Studies

A collection of six science fiction stories. **Contents:** 1. In the Ocean of the Night (2001 Nights Spin-Off) 2.-4. Arthurian World (Starship Adventure Star Field) 5. The Red Star of Scorpio (Starship Adventure Star Field) 6. Vessel of Wrath 7. The Golden Planet (Space Fantasy Part1) 8. Dollmen (Space Fantasy Part2) 9. Journey to the Edge (Space Fantasy Part3) 10. Phobos and Deimos 11. Planet of Fog

Amamiya Taki, an employee - albeit a reluctant one - of the Parapsychology Research Institute, is suddenly notified of the suicide of a twin brother he never even knew existed. This event sets into motion a shocking chain of occurrences, the first of which is the discovery that Taki has no brain. Note: Nominated for the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2017.

**Read left to right** Story 1: Saber Tiger "From tens of millions of years ago, the saber-toothed tiger reigned as the strongest carnivorous animal on land." Told from the perspective of a saber-toothed tiger, Saber Tiger tells a story where time travelers appear in the mist of the Ice Age. Story 2: The Planet of the Unicorn Astronauts attempt to investigate a planet with environmental conditions frighteningly similar to that of the Earth's. Madness ensues. Story 3: Sergeant Story 4: Adamas Diamonds Story 5: Quo Vadis Story 6: Asphaltic Trap Story 7: The Planet of Winter

The Temple of El Alamein is a compilation of World War II short stories from the perspective of the German military personnel. As the saying goes, the winner writes history, and these stories are the untold, unwritten part of the history of WWII. Taking place between 1940 and 1945, when the war was at its most violent peak, each story takes place in a different part of the world where Germans were fighting. One story takes place in Egypt where soldiers find an ancient ruin that prove the existence of dinosaurs that helped build the Great Pyramids. Another story tells how one German fighter jet was able to take down a B-47 Stratojet 40,000 ft. in the air, far above what a fighter jet could achieve at the time.

From all around the world come many legends and beliefs; professor Munakata, an authority on the study of folklore, reveals the invisible historical facts hidden behind the myths. This story is brightly depicted, the main character using keen reasoning and a deep insight to solve one mystery after another.

Stardust Memories is a short story compilation of human beings in the distant future where we have traveled deep into space. Each story describes a moral dilemma that people traveling in space may experience which is something that we have yet to determine in the current world. Stardust Memories talk about such problems as the implications of having people travel for years, even decades, in the cold, quiet and endless universe. A different story tells on how human presence in a foreign galaxy will affect the environment. The topics the author decides to write about are interesting and makes you wonder about the future.

A condensed biography of Kublai Khan, as told by Professor Munakata. This is the second tie-in to NHK's *Road of Civilization* special.

The Blue Hole is a gateway that takes you back in time to a prehistoric age. In anticipation of the astonishing discovery, the United Kingdom and the United States dispatched a joint team to the Jurassic world 145 million years ago and embarked on a full-scale investigation. Just then, a sudden phenomenon cuts off communications with the modern world. Few people with limited equipment are left behind. Survival in a terrifying world where everything is unknown and dinosaurs roam free has begun!

A collection of five short stories.

Science fiction series about the discovery of a gateway in time and space deep underwater which allows for travel between the present day and the age of the dinosaurs.