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Author: Umiyuri Katsuyama

Umiyuri Katsuyama is a multiple-award-winning writer of fantasy and horror, often based on Asian folklore motifs. A native of Iwate in the far north of Japan, she later moved to Tokyo and studied at Seisen University. In 2011, she won the Japan Fantasy Novel Award with her novel Sazanami no kuni. Her most recent novel, Chuushi, ayashii nabe to tabi wo suru, was published in 2018. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous horror anthologies in Japan.

Return of a War Horse

Return of a War Horse by Umiyuri Katsuyama

“The horsie’s back!” My youngest son sat up in his futon next to mine. “My Ao’s back. I think I’ve heard his hoof-beats.” A couple of years ago, our horse was taken into Japan’s imperial army. Along with many others, he went through training before being sent to mainland China—that was all we had been… Read more Return of a War Horse

Posted on 8th October 202023rd September 2020 by Umiyuri Katsuyama

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