Hana Ryu No Miya (Haya Kawa SF Series J Collection)

[Machine Translation] In the 25th century, many land areas were submerged due to submarine uplift caused by the activation of hot plumes. Having overcome the unprecedented crisis and turmoil, human beings are once again enjoying prosperity. The land-based people maintain an advanced information society on the remaining land and in maritime cities, while the maritime people live on the sea in biological vessels called "fish boats". As the feud between the coalition of land-based nations and the maritime community gradually deepens, Seiji Aozumi, a diplomat of the Japanese government, meets with Tsukisome, a female chief of the maritime community, to resolve the conflict between the government and the maritime community in the waters of Asia. The two understand each other's position, but the bureaucratic wrangling between government officials and the agendas of various national alliances stand in the way of their mutual understanding. At the same time, the International Union for Environmental Research (IUER), sensing the signs of another severe ordeal to befall mankind on this planet, proposes a top-secret plan to save the planet. Based on the latest earth and planetary science, this apocalyptic marine science fiction epic depicts the fate of the earth and mankind head-on.

ホットプルームの活性化による海底隆起で、多くの陸地が水没した25世紀。未曾有の危機と混乱を乗り越えた人類は、再び繁栄を謳歌していた。陸上民は残された土地と海上都市で高度な情報社会を維持し、海上民は海洋域で「魚舟」と呼ばれる生物船を駆り生活する。陸の国家連合と海上社会との確執が次第に深まる中、日本政府の外交官・青澄誠司は、アジア海域での政府と海上民との対立を解消すべく、海上民の女性長・ツキソメと会談する。両者はお互いの立場を理解し合うが、政府官僚同士の諍いや各国家連合の思惑が、障壁となってふたりの前に立ち塞がる。同じ頃、「国際環境研究連合」はこの星が再度人類に与える過酷な試練の予兆を掴み、極秘計画を発案した-。最新の地球惑星科学をベースに、地球と人類の運命を真正面から描く、黙示録的海洋SF巨篇。