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Island Not on MapsAuthor: Ran Ikujirō
| Original Title | 地図にない島 |
|---|---|
| Author | 蘭 郁二郎 |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | On a desolate autumn beach, Nakano Gorou peers through a telescope and spots an enigmatic white ship harboring his uncle—a scientist presumed dead for fifteen years. Drawn into a sleek vessel defying conventional physics, Nakano is whisked to Nisshō Island, a clandestine utopia veiled by artificial mirages. Here, science bends reality: flowers bloom across seasons, miniature elephants roam, and lunar rockets whisper of cosmic tragedies. Most unsettling are the island’s inhabitants—rows of identical women modeled after the vivacious Keiko, whose beauty masks eerie secrets. As Nakano uncovers his uncle’s radical experiments, he becomes entangled in a world where identity blurs; plastic surgery replicates faces, and doppelgängers emerge from shadows. When forced to surrender his likeness for unknown ends, Nakano confronts a labyrinth of deception. Stranded at sea with Keiko and a fleeing clone, he questions what—and who—is real. A tale of vanished scientists, forbidden innovation, and the haunting allure of perfection unfolds, leaving reality adrift in a shimmering haze of illusion. |
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