Ninth Step Station by Malka Older, Fran Wilde, Jacqueline Koyanagi, and Curtis C. Chen
A local cop. A US Peacekeeper. A divided Tokyo.
In the future, two mismatched cops must work together to solve crimes in a divided Tokyo.
Years of disaster and conflict have left Tokyo split between great powers. In the city of drone-enforced borders, bodymod black markets, and desperate resistance movements, US peacekeeper Emma Higashi is assigned to partner with Tokyo Metropolitan Police Detective Miyako Koreda. Together, they must race to solve a series of murders that test their relationship and threaten to overturn the balance of global power. And amid the chaos, they each need to decide what they are willing to do for peace.
Created by Malka Older, whose Infomocracy was named one of Kirkus’ “Best Fiction of 2016”, with cowriters Jacqueline Koyanagi (author of Ascension), Fran Wilde (2016 Nebula Award nominee, and winner of the 2016 Andre Norton and Compton Crook awards), and Curtis C. Chen (2017 Locus Awards and Endeavour Award Finalist).
Representation Includes
- Japanese WLW main character (Miyako)
- Japanese WLW love interest (minor character)
- Mostly-Asian cast
Content Warnings
Murder; graphic violence; gun violence; some gore; unethical police actions; anti-Chinese sentiment; kidnapping of a young child (chapter/episode 6); police shooting of unarmed civilian (chapter/episode 6); domestic violence (chapter/episodes 7 and 8); death in a house fire (chapter/episode 7); self harm (chapter/episode 8); police violence against protesters (chapter/episode 9); terrorist attack on government building (chapter/episodes 9 and 10)Reviews
- Liz Bourke’s review
- Claudie Arseneault’s review
- Charles Payseur’s review
- Artemis’s review
- Reviews by Asian reviewers needed
Where to Find
Details
- Published April 13th 2019 by Serial Box