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Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic Otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield. Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!

世界70か国にファンをもつ著者による、「読むだけで熟睡できる」本。15年間ヨガと瞑想を教えた経験に基づき、よりよい睡眠習慣を身に着けるために季節ごと

A 30-something portrait painter in Tokyo is abandoned by his wife and finds himself holed up in the mountain home of a famous artist, Tomohiko Amada. When he discovers a strange painting in the attic, he unintentionally opens a circle of mysterious circumstances. To close it, he must complete a journey that involves a mysterious ringing bell, a two-foot-high physical manifestation of an Idea, a dapper businessman who lives across the valley, a precocious 13-year-old girl, a Nazi assassination attempt during World War II in Vienna, a pit in the woods behind the artist’s home and an underworld haunted by Double Metaphors.

介護人キャシーは「提供者」と呼ばれる人々の世話をしている。生まれ育った施設へールシャムの親友たちも提供者だった。彼女は、施設での奇妙な日々に思いをめぐらす。

ナオは同じ大学に通う「僕」の１年先輩であり、映像配信サークルでいつもライブ映像制作を一緒に行っている。

Connell and Marianne grew up in the same small town, but the similarities end there. At school, Connell is popular and well liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation - awkward but electrifying - something life changing begins. A year later, they’re both studying at Trinity College in Dublin. Marianne has found her feet in a new social world while Connell hangs at the sidelines, shy and uncertain. Throughout their years at university, Marianne and Connell circle one another.

〔ケン・リュウ短篇傑作集１〕ぼくの母さんは中国人だった。母さんがぼくに作ってくれた折り紙の動物は、みな命を吹きこまれて生き生きと動きだした

日本の大衆小説作家吉川英治による歴史小説。新聞連載小説として中外商業新報などで昭和14年から18年までの4年間連載された。戦後に単行本として刊行され、絶大な人気を博した。

平家は、公卿親信によってもたらされた法皇の和平の御内意を信じて待っていた。おろかな、平家。あわれなる、平家。油断していた平家の面々には天から降ったように感じられた源氏の鉄騎来襲。およそ、全戦場の修羅叫喚は、卯ノ刻ごろ（午前六時）一せいに始まって、巳ノ刻（午前十時）には、終わっていた。――わずか、四時間すこし。平家は雪崩を打って一の谷を出、海へ、そして屋島へ――戦場は屋島へ移る。（全17/24巻)(毎月第3水曜配信予定）

In a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit is entrusted with an immense task. He must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power - the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord Sauron’s evil dominion. Thus begins J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic tale of adventure, which continues in The Two Towers and The Return of the King.

ライザ・ラードナー、警視庁特捜部付警部にして、元テロリスト。

Short Stories in English for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, a feeling of progress and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories are designed to give you a sense of achievement and a feeling of progress when listening. From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in English for Beginners will make learning English easy and enjoyable. 

Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of an astonishing scientific breakthrough. The evening’s host is billionaire Edmond Kirsch, a futurist whose dazzling high-tech inventions and audacious predictions have made him a controversial figure around the world. But Langdon and several hundred guests are left reeling when the meticulously orchestrated evening is suddenly blown apart.

悪徳銘探偵メルカトル鮎に持ち込まれた「命を狙われているかもしれない」という有名作家からの調査依頼。“殺人へのカウントダウン”を匂わせるように毎日届く謎のトランプが意味するものとは？

馬桂（ばけい）は愛娘を殺され、悲嘆にくれていた。青蓮寺（せいれんじ）は彼女を騙して梁山泊への密偵に仕立て上げ、ひそかに恐るべき謀略を進めていく。

この一冊で世界が変わる、かもしれない。仙台市の大学に進学した春、なにごとにもさめた青年の北村は四人の学生と知り合った。少し軽薄な鳥井、不思議な力が使える南、とびきり美人の東堂、極端に熱くまっすぐな西嶋

The six stories in Haruki Murakami’s mesmerizing collection are set at the time of the catastrophic 1995 Kobe earthquake, when Japan became brutally aware of the fragility of its daily existence. But the upheavals that afflict Murakami’s characters are even deeper and more mysterious, emanating from a place where the human meets the inhuman.

When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. Immediately he is transported back almost 20 years to his student days in Tokyo, adrift in a world of uneasy friendships, casual sex, passion, loss and desire - to a time when an impetuous young woman called Midori marches into his life and he has to choose between the future and the past.

Paulo Coelho's enchanting novel has inspired a devoted following around the world. This story, dazzling in its simplicity and wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of treasure buried in the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an Alchemist, all of whom point Santiago in the direction of his quest.

「あの声で眼が醒めたのじゃ。うるさい奴、父が、くだらぬ励みはならんと申したと云って、止めさせて来い」遊里帰りの朝寝から目覚めた内蔵助は、剣道に励む息子・主税たちの声に、妻を呼んで言い放つ。　笑って、耐えて、嘯いて、忍んで。――すべてが無事に、終ったあとの邸に、女の琴爪がころがっていた。＜編集/三好達也＞ (全2巻)