

Cut scene, he wakes up in his bunk the night before the battle, confused by “dreaming of his own death” However he soon realises that each time he dies on the battlefield the next day, he is transported back to his bed the night before, stuck in a loop. The story starts with his dying on the battle field, as the legendary Rita Vrataski standing over him. The next battle stage is set in Kotoiushi Island, where our hero Keiji Kiriya is a new recruit for the United Defence Force (UDF). An alien race known as the “Mimics” have invaded earth, taking over most of the world. The story is set some time in the future. Then I found out there was also a short manga adaption of the book, illustrated by non other than Takeshi Obata (Death Note, Hikaru No Go) and so read the entire thing in one go.

The new Tom Cruise film “Edge of Tomorrow” is out at cinemas now, but I heard it was based on a Japanese sci-fi book called “All you need is Kill”.
