The extrapolations of new technology and the increasing strain on resources both come across as natural continuations of the modern world. Fujii builds a new kind of cyberpunk novel that's well grounded in the physical world and modern computing. He must leave the comforts of his own computer-generated surroundings and travel to Ho Chi Minh City to work with Isamu Yagodo, a salvager who can help him unravel the red rust mystery. When a blight known as red rust infects a modified rice culture that Mamoru Hayashida helped create, he is given a DNA file that's much more complex than it should be. At the same time, overpopulation has caused a collapse in traditional agriculture, and only genetically modified crops can provide enough food. Fujii's debut postulates a near-future, post-Internet world in which "augmented reality" has taken the place of in-person interactions.
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