Hayakawa Bunko SF1451 Hayakawa SF Blue Spine Edited and Translated by Makoto Yamagishi Greg Egan The Reason for Happiness Soon after my 12th birthday, I started feeling happy all the time... This collection, the first Japanese original short story collection by Greg Egan, includes nine stories, including the title story "The Reason for Happiness," which explores the meaning of having one's emotions controlled by brain chemistry; "Border Guard," a Locus Award winner depicting people playing quantum soccer with virtual balls and future society; and "Appropriate Love," about a wife's desperate efforts to revive her husband whose brain was saved after an accident. #ETHNI