Over Mount Fuji (Abridged)
By Joel Huan
()
About this ebook
On a routine exercise, seven fighter jets disappear over the Pacific. Weather reports are fine at the time and no one has any real idea of what happened except Eileen and Wulfstein.
Eileen, an investigative reporter for the Raging Planet, has an inkling that the seven jets were following the sacred path of a suicide mission as it has taken a revival in Japan. She baffles over whether the Japanese are going back to the very roots of their culture, the seppuku, to seek answers.
Given this ambiguity, Eileen goes to investigate the country’s true nature. Has Japan’s cultural psyche anything to do with their fate? Are the seven pilots following intuitive tradition?
But when Eileen interviews Wulfstein at MIT, the reclusive Professor makes known to her he has been investigating the strange movement of a bizarre bloop sound during the time of the disappearance. Ridiculed by his colleagues and the laughing stock of the scientific community, he will do whatever it takes to silence his critics. However, the search for answers not only proves costly; it brings him face to face with something that crawls right out of ancient mythology into our twenty-first century.
Are the two incidents related?
Just as Yin complements Yang, Eileen complements Wulfstein in their journeys in rediscovering the mystifying secrets of Japan.
Joel Huan
Just an obscure writer. For years I have been puzzled by an observation, or a question. That question is, of all countries why only Japan has amassed a seppuku culture? Why only the Japanese have taken the trouble indulging such agonizing deaths with so much intensity, splendor and artistry? The more I mull over it, the more it fascinates me. Japan maybe a necklace of islets, but Japan is also a necklace of calderas. As other plot points came into mind, I found that I needed to become a fiction writer, seeking out understanding as novelist John Gardner once said, ‘Fiction seeks out truth.’ In the process, I found novel writing excites me as it provides the necessary degree of freedom to allow a few other ideas to be explored. These other ideas—bloop, dreams, leviathan, TWA Flight 800—all seem unconnected but I wanted to thread them in this fictitious story, far beyond what’s possible in non-fiction writing. The settings of Boston and Tokyo in Over Mount Fuji enhance a global theme and serve as a reflection of my diverse backgrounds. And the subplot incorporates a cross-cultural romance in a catastrophic setting, with a somber and reflective ending. Now my novel readily available through Amazon, Barnes&Noble and an ebook through Smashword. Feel free to download the excerpt on the free online page at this site and check on Over Mount Fuji as the story progresses. ~~~ Thank you for your interest in travelling with me to the intricacies of mysterious Japan. If you have enjoyed this story, please share it to your friends. If you didn’t enjoy this novel, please place a review at where you bought this book from. To connect with the author, you can send an e-mail to joelhuan (at) live (dot) com.
Read more from Joel Huan
Over Mount Fuji Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOver Mount Fuji (Abridged) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Over Mount Fuji (Abridged)
Related ebooks
The Reunion, Bk 1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Caretaker Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsScorched Earth: Wrath & Vengeance Series, #3 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Crystal Spire Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSupernova Soul: Roche Limit, #2 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Cloning of Joanna May: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Rhymes With Witch Omnibus: Rhymes with Witch Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Curse, A Key, & A Corkscrew: Rhymes with Witch, #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Time Peace: World Clock Journals, #3 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTrip the Math Fantastic Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Clearing in the Clouds Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA River Divided Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Through Hell & Highwater Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChasing Eve Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Voodoo Breast: A Novel of Healing Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGlass Mountain Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhen Ships Salute Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Alien's Winter Gift: A Winter Starr Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Flashpoint Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDisciples: Nel Bently Books, #0 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Last Moon Before Home Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIsland Refuge EMP Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMercy House: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Captain Rasputin: the Martian Succession Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMeet me in Malmö: The first Inspector Anita Sundström mystery Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Meet The Unimaginables: Chronicles of Mere Earthling, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsViolet Cove Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKilldeer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Waiting for Fate Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSpace Trip and Other Odd Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Action & Adventure Fiction For You
Shantaram: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Shift: Book Two of the Silo Series Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Swamp Story: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Leave the World Behind: A Read with Jenna Pick Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Wool: Book One of the Silo Series Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Learn German! Lerne Englisch! ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND: In German and English Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Our Town: A Play in Three Acts Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Billy Summers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dust: Book Three of the Silo Series Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Count of Monte Cristo Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Grace of Kings Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Crime and Punishment Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Outlawed Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Bean Trees: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Most Dangerous Game Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Kingdom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Learn Italian! Impara l'Inglese! ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND: In Italian and English Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The King Must Die: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Eight Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Prodigal Summer: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Scarlet Pimpernel Books Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Huckleberry Finn Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5River God Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5We, the Drowned Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Robe Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Postman Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related categories
Reviews for Over Mount Fuji (Abridged)
0 ratings0 reviews