Several of the science types I follow on a popular microblogging site recently mentioned this short sci-fi novel which has the advantage of being available internationally in a number of ebook formats. I haven't read it yet, but it seems to have been received favorably by reviewers at amazon.jp and booklog.jp.

IceCream wrote:

Murakami's another one i'd love to have more of on the computer rather than in paper form... >.< why are there only 1 book of him and 伊坂幸太郎 in 5000 books?!?

why are there only 1 book of him and 伊坂幸太郎 in 5000 books?!? that's a good question.

i think that was because it was originally from a 100 selected collection converted from a cd-rom print (limited edition) then. 

IceCream wrote:

Yeahhhh 死神の精度！！！ I'm glad you're enjoying it Splatted!!! This was my favourite so far. If anyone knows where to get more text files of, um, full length "reviews" of 伊坂幸太郎's works, i'll love you forever!!! ♥♥♥big_smile

I have most of his books.  Did you get to read Golden Slumber?  I think the English title is named as "Remote Control".

His books as well as Higashino Keigo and Miyabe Miyuki are so popular and in demand that the local libraries are requesting from readers to donate any of these author books to the library.