Turning Japanese . . .

The first installment of Red Dragon Rising has just been published in Japan. (Not a good time, obviously, but maybe it will provide some diversion.)

They had to split it up into two volumes; I'm curious to see how that works.

I'm also interested in the Japanese reaction to a story about Chinese aggression - while not quite taboo, the subject is a delicate one there.

(Needless to say, we haven't sold any foreign rights in China. Then again, they may just bootleg it there anyway.)