"Shio-no Machi" by ARIKAWA Hiro

Suddenly one day huge solids of salt of about 50 m high were fallen near densely populated cities in the world. Then a strange disease called 'salty harm' has spread. The human body is gradually changed into salt...

In Tokyo a former pilot of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and a female high school student began to live together...

This is the first book of 'Jieitai-Sanbusaku' or Japanese Self-Defense Forces three series. And this is also the combination of her first book 'Shio-no Machi' and the sequel to the story 'Shio-no Machi Sono-go'. The story is a science fiction and called light novels in Japan. (also in abroad?) I like her books, and I'd like to continue reading this series.

FYI:
'Jieitai-Sanbusaku' series:
* Shio-no Machi [Salty Town] : 塩の街 <= this book
* Sora-no Naka [In the Sky] : 空の中
* Umi-no Soko [Bottom of the Sea] : 海の底

(Finished reading on Apr. 12, 2008)


The more detailed Japanese version of this article is here!

Japanese character(s) (kanji)
* ARIKAWA Hiro : 有川浩
* Shio-no Machi : 塩の街