Amanda Mocci Mocci itibaren Churiyamai, Nepal itibaren Churiyamai, Nepal

As in a lot of hard science fiction, the characters here were very weak. Instead of being cliches or stock characters, however, they seemed like motiveless characters. I look to hard science fiction for interesting ideas based on scientific speculation. I don't expect beautiful writing or brilliantly conceived characters, but in Nagata's case, the characters were positively boring and made it hard to get involved with the story.