换妻疗程

　　The main character is Dr. Max Holst, a successful neurosurgeon. One day an intense little man named Steinmetz shows up, who has the real ability to create objects out of thin air, using only his mind. As no one believes him at first, he is held at a ward for mental patients, but manifests the key to his door and escapes. As he has a special interest in Dr. Holst, Steinmetz subsequently invites Holst to his large mansion, which is full of expensive paintings and sculptures, and proves to him that he can in fact materialise objects. Steinmetz’s abilities are evolving by leaps and bounds, and is progressing from being able to create objects only to being able to create living things. His ultimate ambition is to be able to create a human being. He tells Dr. Holst that if he will only perform a certain brain operation on him, Steinmetz will become able to attain his goal. He’s got all the necessary equipment set up in his basement. Dr. Holst, however, is too spooked by the whole thing to agree to this mad scheme, and refuses. Steinmetz then sets about manipulating Holst’s life, to pressure him into performing the operation. By then Steinmetz has become able to create a temporary human being, and in the hope that he can perhaps make his own creation perform the operation, he manifests a doppelganger of Dr. Holst. This double proceeds to take over Dr. Holst’s life, creating chaos for him professionally and personally. And then Dr. Holst starts fighting back. The ending has the dual virtue of being both unexpected and satisfying.

　　Towani一家乘坐的星际巡洋舰在恩多卫星上坠毁了。Towani家的爸爸和妈妈和他们的两个孩子Mace与Cindel失散了。伊渥克族人——恩多卫星上的土著——找到了这两个孩子。尽管孩子们与伊渥克族的交流起初非常困难，Mace和Cindel最终还是说服了伊渥克族人帮助找寻他们的父母。

　　本作は田舎に住む祖父母に会いに行く看護学生の孫を主人公にした物語。孫は家族水入らずで幸せな時間を過ごすが、祖父母の家にいる「何か」に違和感を覚え、やがて人間の存在自体を揺るがすような根源的な恐怖に直面する。