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All You Need Is Kill

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All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka is a riveting sci-fi novel where humanity is locked in a relentless battle against alien invaders called Mimics. The protagonist, Keiji Kiriya, finds himself in a time loop, repeatedly experiencing the same deadly battle. Each iteration offers Keiji the chance to improve his combat skills and devise a strategy to change the outcome of the war.
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Anything that moves is an enemy. So don’t move, just die!

There's one thing worse than dying. It's coming back to do it again and again...

Beware the Bitch of War!

Defeat in death. Victory in rebirth.

When the alien Mimics invade, Keiji Kiriya is just one of many recruits shoved into a suit of battle armour called a Jacket and sent out to kill. Keiji dies on the battlefield, only to be reborn each morning to fight and die again and again. On his 158th iteration, he gets a message from a mysterious ally—the female soldier known as the Full Metal Bitch. Is she the key to Keiji's escape or his final death?

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All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka has been praised for its engaging and fast-paced narrative, combining elements of military science fiction and time-loop storytelling. Readers appreciate the complex character development and the blend of action with existential themes, often comparing it favourably to its film adaptation, Edge of Tomorrow. The novel is lauded for its intense battles and thought-provoking exploration of time, war, and personal growth.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781421527611

Publisher: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 July 2009

Country: United States

Imprint: Haikasoru

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 201g

Pages: 230

About the Author

Hiroshi Sakurazaka was born in Tokyo in 1970. After a career in information technology, he published his first novel, Modern Magic Made Simple (Yoku wakaru gendai mahou), in 2003 with Super Dash Bunko, a popular young adult light novel imprint. There are now seven volumes in the series, and it was adapted as a manga in 2008 and as a television anime series in 2009. Sakurazaka published All You Need Is Kill with Super Dash Bunko in 2004 and with it earned his first Seiun Award nomination for best of the year honors in Japanese science fiction. His 2004 short story "Saitama Chainsaw Massacre" won the 16th SF Magazine Reader's Award.

In 2009, All You Need Is Kill was the launch title for Haikasoru, a unique imprint dedicated to publishing the most compelling contemporary Japanese science fiction and fantasy for English-speaking audiences. New York Times best-selling author John Scalzi declared All You Need Is Kill to be a novel that "reads fast, kicks ass, and keeps on coming," and it has proven to be one of Haikasoru's most popular titles. Sakurazaka's other novels include Characters (cowritten with Hiroki Azuma) and Slum Online, which was published in English by Haikasoru in 2010.

In 2010, Sakurazaka started an experimental digital magazine, AiR, with Junji Hotta. He remains one of Japan's most energetic writers of both light novels and adult science fiction.

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