Before her final journey ends, terminally ill Mari must confront the man who has already escaped death—Kit, her late husband, who terminated his physical body and uploaded his consciousness into digital form. Now a powerful artificial intelligence, Kit offers Mari the promise of digital immortality. But accepting his offer would mean surrendering her body, and perhaps losing everything that makes her human. When she refuses, the Kit she remembers vanishes. In his place remains a virtual ghost determined to force her to join him.

To remain beyond Kit’s reach, Mari embarks upon a breakneck expedition across Japan without the aid of modern technology. Her route is guided by a treasured book: 24 Views of Mount Fuji by legendary ukiyo-e artist Hokusai. As she visits the landscapes immortalized within its pages, secret agents, militant monks, and deadly electronic creatures known as epigones close in around her. Mari must complete her pilgrimage and confront the increasingly dangerous cyber-entity her husband has become before her life ends—one way or another.

Blending cyberpunk science fiction, Japanese art and culture, philosophical speculation, eldritch horror, and fast-paced adventure, Roger Zelazny’s visionary work 24 Views of Mt. Fuji, By Hokusai is a profound meditation on mortality, love, and the meaning of human existence. Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novella and nominated for the Nebula Award, this beautifully illustrated edition features 24 vivid full-color renderings of Hokusai’s Edo-period woodblock prints, corresponding to the images that guide Mari’s journey. Perfect for fans of Philip K. Dick, Ursula K. Le Guin, and William Gibson, as well as readers of techno-thrillers, high-concept novellas, mind-uploading stories, and transhumanism literature.

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