Kuro Gyo Toshi / Original Title: BLACKFISH CITY (Shin Haya Kawa SF Series)

[Machine Translation] In the near future, sea level has risen. Located in the Arctic Circle, Quanahque, a huge offshore structure built on top of a deep-sea hydrothermal vent, is a city governed by an advanced AI group, but the infectious disease Blake's has cast a dark shadow over the city. The city is rife with whispers of a woman with special powers over animals who comes to the city accompanied by orcas and polar bears. The rumors rattle the residents - Phil, a gay man who is the grandson of a millionaire and who has developed Brakes. Ankit, a politician who works for a politician. Kaev, a fighter who has a long list of eight hundred fights. Sok, a beautiful messenger who hates the city. The city is plunged into an unprecedented situation, involving the fates of its people. A Campbell Memorial Award-winning apocalypse for a new age.

海面上昇が進んだ近未来。北極圏にあり、深海熱水噴出孔の上に建てられた洋上巨大建築物クアナークは高度なAI群に統治されている都市だが、感染病ブレイクスが街に暗い影を落としていた。この街で囁かれるのは、動物に対する特殊な力をもった女性がオルカとホッキョクグマを伴ってやってくるという噂。その噂は住民をざわめかせる―大富豪の孫でブレイクスを発症したゲイのフィル。政治家のもとで働くアンキット。八百長を重ねるファイターのカエフ。街を憎む美しきメッセンジャーのソク。人々の運命を巻き込み、街はかつてない事態に突入していく。キャンベル記念賞受賞の、新時代の黙示録。