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title: "United States of Japan"
brand: "peter tieryas"
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# United States of Japan

**Brand:** peter tieryas
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United States of Japan

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Like China Mieville wrote A Man in the High Castle after seeing Pacific Rim.
  

*by A***N on Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2016*

Preface: I was given an ARC for this novel by the publisher.First line: The death of the United States of America began with a series of signatures.I saw the gorgeous cover of this book, and immediately wanted to read it. I assumed it was in the vein of Pacific Rim, Kaiju Rising, or Project Nemesis, and it would involve big ass robots fighting big ass monsters.It doesn't. There's a couple of scenes with hot robot-on-robot action, but for the most part this book is far more interested in delving into questions like "What would it be like to be on of Orwell's thought police?" and "What kind of weird tech would an Japanized America make?" with the emphasis on weird.We're not talking zany weird, either. This isn't Welcome to Night Vale or Terry Pratchett. This is a crimelord who has his minions that were genetically modified. At one point you get a gun grafted onto a main character. This is cyberpunk/dystopian/Netrunner kind of weird.The main characters aren't very likable, but I really think that's sort of the point.  One's a government censor, and the other is a member of the secret police. Their job is to oppress the populace and ensure that the Emperor's rule is maintained. By making them the protagonists, it allows the author to examine the questions of "What's the place of government?" and "How should the populace be controlled/directed?"The book was well written, but I felt that the storyline was a little choppy with the transitions sort of jarring. It's very possible that this was the intention of the author, but it's not the sort of thing that I enjoy. The conclusion was satisfying and the book felt like it earned it.Final Verdict: I enjoyed it. I'm interested to see what else this author puts out.Other Recommendations:New Weird: Shield and Crocus by Mike Underwood, City of Stairs (The Divine Cities) (review forthcoming) by Robert Bennett, Annihilation: A Novel (The Southern Reach Trilogy) by Jeff VandermeerAlternate History: Anything by Turtledove. Especially the In the Balance series. Also the Weapons of Choice (The Axis of Time Trilogy, Book 1) series by John Birmingham.(More reviews on my website blackfishreviews.wordpress.com)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Brilliant, thoughtful, fun, dark, and emotional
  

*by E***E on Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2016*

This is a great novel. It's relentlessly paced, clever, thoughtful, and tragically beautiful.This is, I think, a big step up from Peter's previous novel, Bald New World. In here, the worldbuilding has more depth and is more woven into the story. The plot is just as fast but more cohesive. The characters are just as diverse and interesting but carry more human weight, if that makes sense.Basically, I think Tieryas has taken a huge step forward as a novelist. He was already one of my all time favorite short story writers, so it's a pleasure to see him continue to grow as a novelist and writer.Though the cover may make you think it's all fun and games inside the novel--and there is a lot of fun here--it's also a very powerful story about imperialism, identity, choice, and history. We see the power of empire, not just in how it devastates, but how it controls. When citizens of the empire begin to take on the morality of the empire itself, rather than be governed by their own conscience. Because when that imperial morality overrides your own, violence and tragedy are waiting to bloom everywhere. Tieryas captures that so well.And while this is a novel about Imperial Japan(1868-1947), it's really a novel about our current US. Because even though Tieryas is switching the rolls here, it feels like the world we know. The horror we level against foreign countries and even ones we hold dominion over (even if that dominion is largely economic [Latin America] or militaristic [Middle East]) and our carelessness with their lives.But that's not to say that this is purely about america. It's about empire in general. How empires, throughout history, have shaped the world, have practiced brutal policies, have done horror in the name of gods or nations. And the worldbuilding is very thoughtful. Everything from technology to food to revolution.I do have a few complaints. The dialogue is a bit clumsy at times, but never in a distracting way. Also, I wish the plot could have slowed down a bit, though that's more of a personal preference than anything specifically wrong with the novel.And that last critique is mostly because of Tieryas' short stories that I love so much. They're so thoughtful and contained. They're about space and ideas. There's a quietness to them. My hope is that Tieryas' next novel finds a way to capture the beautiful and intensely interesting aspects of his short stories and tie that to his frenetic plotting. Because I think that would create an awesome effect. Where this and Bald New World are almost like races and so addictive to read, his stories are like breaths of the freshest, cleanest air that make you stop and see the world differently. If he manages to weave those two elements together, creating structural tension within the narrative itself, he may just write my favorite book ever!Anyrate, yes, you should absolutely read this.It's so addictive, so fun, so thoughtful, so powerful, and that ending! I think the ending really does what I'm talking about above. It captures this quiet, beautiful moment. The kind of moment that made me fall in love with Tieryas' work in the first place.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Not about mechas that the squeal book it’s cyberpunk mystery
  

*by K***R on Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2024*

It fun mystery story with some giant robots in it . Man in the High castle meets cyberpunk

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