Promenade of the Gods
By Koji Suzuki
Translated by Takami Nieda
Vertical £15.99, 319 pages
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A parallel novel to Suzuki’s Ring trilogy, the first of which was made into a cult horror film in 1998, Promenade of the Gods similarly juxtaposes Japan’s high-tech present with the superstitions of its ancient past.