- Spiral (novel)
"Not to be confused with the Japanese graphic novel "
Uzumaki " which translates as "whirlpool" or "vortex" or the 1999 Japanese movieRing 2 or the 2005 American movieThe Ring Two "nihongo|"Spiral"|らせん|Rasen is a 1995
Japan esenovel , a part of authorKoji Suzuki 's "Ring Cycle " series. It is the second in the "Ring Trilogy ", and a film based on the book, "Rasen" was released in 1998. The English translation of the book was published byVertical Press in theUnited States and byHarper Collins in Britain.Plot
The story follows on from the first "Ring" novel, and establishes the origin of
Sadako Yamamura 's cursed videotape. The idea is that if the tape is watched by a woman who is ovulating, she can impregnate herself in such a woman and therefore live again. The woman turns out to be Mai Takano.It also contains a plot about a former classmate of
Ryuji Takayama from medical school performing hisautopsy . In so doing, he discovers that Ryuji kept a record of the events that lead to his death. The doctor is unsure of what to do because the record clearly states a danger to the public, but it also includessupernatural events, so going public could ruin his reputation.ee also
* "Ring"
*Koji Suzuki
*J-Horror External links
* [http://www.theringworld.com/ the ringworld] - a fansite covering all aspects of the "Ring" series and movies.
* [http://www.obrasilero.com/ring/ the Ring AREA] - Contains of the cursed videos of the Ring cycle and their scene-by-scene analysis, as well as lots of other useful information.
* [http://www.sarudama.com/ SaruDama] - Contains reviews of Spiral and other Suzuki novels.
* [http://www.vertical-inc.com/ Vertical Inc.] - Publisher of English translations of the Ring novels.
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