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Morioka Hiroyuki (1962-) is a Japanese sci-fi novelist. In 1992 his first novel "Yume no ki ga tsuge ta na ra"(If we can plant a dream-tree)" was appeared SF Magazine of Hayakawa Shoten, Tokyo. His chracteristics are deep interest for linguistics, conlang specially and artificial intelligence, bitter humor and well-designed world settings.
In 1996 he published his first long novel in three volumns, Seikai no Monsho(Crest of the Stars). In the next year 1997 Seikai no Monsho was awarded with Seiun-sho from Japan SF Convenion. He released its sequel Seikai no Senki(Banner of the Stars), where he said that Seikai no Monsho was actually an overture to Seikai no Senki. Morioka had already suggested in Seikai no Monshou 2, the entire series should narrate the Life of Princess Lamhirh to the imperial throne. Three volumns of Seikai no Senki are now available and Morioka named them "Diahoc Trilogy" but the series itself has not yet finished.
Aside by Seikai series he published another Senki based on Japanese mythology in 4 volumns.
