An island in the Japanese archipelago disappears overnight, and an investigating scientist suspects that the entire country is at risk. Winner of the Mystery Writers of Japan Award and the Seiun Award, this prescient 1973 sci-fi novel foreshadowed the consequences of the 1995 Osaka-Kobe earthquake."A chillingly realistic work of science fiction." - The New York Times

An island in the Japanese archipelago disappears overnight, and an investigating scientist suspects that the entire country is at risk. Winner of the Mystery Writers of Japan Award and the Seiun Award, this prescient 1973 sci-fi novel foreshadowed the consequences of the 1995 Osaka-Kobe earthquake."A chillingly realistic work of science fiction." - The New York Times