86 Eighty-Six (Novel) Vol. 09

86 Eighty-Six Novel Vol. 09, Winner of the 23rd annual Dengeki Novel Prize

LIKE LOOKING IN A MIRROR…

​For better or worse, the battle with the Noctiluca has drawn to a close…for now. The Eighty-Six’s minds are heavy with thoughts of close friends and bitter enemies swallowed by the cold, dark abyss. Among the casualties are Shana, Shiden’s vice captain, joining the fallen in their watery grave, and Theo, whose loss of his left hand had all but sealed his fate as a Processor. As Shiden swears revenge, Kurena, who blames herself for Shana’s death, cracks beneath the weight of her guilt. While the Eighty-Six struggle to pick up the pieces, though, the Legion inexorably pursue their bloodless objective, and the Noctiluca has reportedly taken refuge in the surviving Holy Theocracy of Noiryanaruse.

Now Shin and company must set foot in the mysterious western nation of which even the United Kingdom and the Federacy are wary…

Biographical Notes:

One of the inspirations for the series was drone warfare, and the novel, 86 Eighty-Six Novel (86 Eighty-Six Novel Vol. 01), explores the logistics and ethics around this form of combat. Another major inspiration was the 2007 film, The Mist.

As she came up with the fictional ideas of the story, Asato started working on the light novel. Asato had been working on the novel since 2014 and it was only in 2017 that it was published.

The setting of the story took a while for the author to come up with. She wanted the story to take place within a fortressed city. However, she switched the idea and finalized the current setting for the series.

She usually spend about 6–8 hours a day writing.

Title Notes:

86 Eighty-Six Novel (Including 86 Eighty-Six Novel Vol. 01), Winner of the 23rd annual Dengeki Novel Prize, one of the most prestigious honors within the light novel sphere; Re:ZERO was similarly a winner in this category!

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