Ninth Step Station

is an original Realm Sci-Fi serialized fiction and audio drama created by Malka Older, written by Malka Older, Curtis C. Chen, Jacqueline Koyanagi, and Fran Wilde, and narrated by Emily Woo Zeller. It was released on March 13, 2019. It has 2 seasons and 20 episodes.
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== Synopsis ==
== Premise ==
After China invades Japan, Tokyo is divided between American and Chinese control. Emma Higashi, an American Peacekeeper, is assigned to work with Miyako Koreda of the Tokyo Police to prevent international incidents.
== Characters ==
*Emma Higashi
*Miyako Koreda
== Episodes ==
=== Season 1 ===
# 	Title 	Reading length	Listening length
1 	The Faceless Body 	50 minutes 	90 minutes
In a city divided by war, a Tokyo cop and a US peacekeeper are brought together by murder, missing guns, and politics way above their pay grades.	
In a city divided by war, a Tokyo cop and a US peacekeeper are brought together by murder, missing guns, and politics way above their pay grades.	
In a city divided by war, a Tokyo cop and a US peacekeeper are brought together by murder, missing guns, and politics way above their pay grades.	
In a city divided by war, a Tokyo cop and a US peacekeeper are brought together by murder, missing guns, and politics way above their pay grades.
2 	The Bodiless Arm 	50 minutes 	97 minutes
A severed arm leads Miyako and Emma into the world of extreme body modders, with a side dish of organized crime.	
A severed arm leads Miyako and Emma into the world of extreme body modders, with a side dish of organized crime.	
A severed arm leads Miyako and Emma into the world of extreme body modders, with a side dish of organized crime.	
A severed arm leads Miyako and Emma into the world of extreme body modders, with a side dish of organized crime.
3 	The Fallen Executive	42 minutes 	81 minutes
A powerful corporate chairman crashes to his death on a Tokyo sidewalk. Is it suicide? Or murder?	
A powerful corporate chairman crashes to his death on a Tokyo sidewalk. Is it suicide? Or murder?	
A powerful corporate chairman crashes to his death on a Tokyo sidewalk. Is it suicide? Or murder?	
A powerful corporate chairman crashes to his death on a Tokyo sidewalk. Is it suicide? Or murder?
4 	The Blackout Killer 	44 minutes 	92 minutes
Power failures are a fact of life in post-war Tokyo. But now, someone is waiting in the dark.	
Power failures are a fact of life in post-war Tokyo. But now, someone is waiting in the dark.	
Power failures are a fact of life in post-war Tokyo. But now, someone is waiting in the dark.	
Power failures are a fact of life in post-war Tokyo. But now, someone is waiting in the dark.
5 	The Deadly Defection	42 minutes 	80 minutes
Miyako and Emma must untangle whether a man who shot a woman on the street is a defector, or a murderer.	
Miyako and Emma must untangle whether a man who shot a woman on the street is a defector, or a murderer.	
Miyako and Emma must untangle whether a man who shot a woman on the street is a defector, or a murderer.	
Miyako and Emma must untangle whether a man who shot a woman on the street is a defector, or a murderer.
6 	The Stolen Xiǎohái 	43 minutes 	79 minutes
The child of a Chinese diplomat disappears, and Emma and Miyako are on the case, with a little unwanted help from the other side of the drone curtain.	
The child of a Chinese diplomat disappears, and Emma and Miyako are on the case, with a little unwanted help from the other side of the drone curtain.	
The child of a Chinese diplomat disappears, and Emma and Miyako are on the case, with a little unwanted help from the other side of the drone curtain.	
The child of a Chinese diplomat disappears, and Emma and Miyako are on the case, with a little unwanted help from the other side of the drone curtain.
7 	The Loud Politician 	37 minutes 	74 minutes
A politician is dead. Two of her colleagues were caught on tape saying they wanted to kill her. Case closed. Right?	
A politician is dead. Two of her colleagues were caught on tape saying they wanted to kill her. Case closed. Right?	
A politician is dead. Two of her colleagues were caught on tape saying they wanted to kill her. Case closed. Right?	
A politician is dead. Two of her colleagues were caught on tape saying they wanted to kill her. Case closed. Right?
8 	The Clawed Limb 	40 minutes 	78 minutes
When a man obsessed with body modifications attacks his girlfriend, he says his hand has a mind of its own. Yeah, right. Right?	
When a man obsessed with body modifications attacks his girlfriend, he says his hand has a mind of its own. Yeah, right. Right?	
When a man obsessed with body modifications attacks his girlfriend, he says his hand has a mind of its own. Yeah, right. Right?	
When a man obsessed with body modifications attacks his girlfriend, he says his hand has a mind of its own. Yeah, right. Right?
9 	The Assassin's Nest 	39 minutes 	80 minutes
A deadly attack threatens to tear Tokyo’s fragile peace to shreds.	
A deadly attack threatens to tear Tokyo’s fragile peace to shreds.	
A deadly attack threatens to tear Tokyo’s fragile peace to shreds.	
A deadly attack threatens to tear Tokyo’s fragile peace to shreds.
10	The Foreign Mischief	46 minutes 	85 minutes
“Our job is to solve murders.” As terrorists and the Chinese army attack in Tokyo, Emma and Miyako must decide what really matters.	
“Our job is to solve murders.” As terrorists and the Chinese army attack in Tokyo, Emma and Miyako must decide what really matters.	
“Our job is to solve murders.” As terrorists and the Chinese army attack in Tokyo, Emma and Miyako must decide what really matters.	
“Our job is to solve murders.” As terrorists and the Chinese army attack in Tokyo, Emma and Miyako must decide what really matters.
=== Season 2 ===
# 	Title 	Reading length	Listening length
1 	The Spiked Cocktail 	36 minutes 	62 minutes
Emma and Miyako race to solve a bizarre poisoning as the Nakajima-kai’s influence in Tokyo spreads.	
Emma and Miyako race to solve a bizarre poisoning as the Nakajima-kai’s influence in Tokyo spreads.	
Emma and Miyako race to solve a bizarre poisoning as the Nakajima-kai’s influence in Tokyo spreads.	
Emma and Miyako race to solve a bizarre poisoning as the Nakajima-kai’s influence in Tokyo spreads.
2 	The Absent Artifacts	36 minutes 	66 minutes
An old case returns when an invisibility cloak is used to steal swords. Meanwhile, Emma hunts for Santiago’s killer.	
An old case returns when an invisibility cloak is used to steal swords. Meanwhile, Emma hunts for Santiago’s killer.	
An old case returns when an invisibility cloak is used to steal swords. Meanwhile, Emma hunts for Santiago’s killer.	
An old case returns when an invisibility cloak is used to steal swords. Meanwhile, Emma hunts for Santiago’s killer.
3 	The Acid Detail 	37 minutes 	64 minutes
Detectives Liu and Wong are back to help solve a series of grisly murders. Miyako takes her first job for the resistance.	
Detectives Liu and Wong are back to help solve a series of grisly murders. Miyako takes her first job for the resistance.	
Detectives Liu and Wong are back to help solve a series of grisly murders. Miyako takes her first job for the resistance.	
Detectives Liu and Wong are back to help solve a series of grisly murders. Miyako takes her first job for the resistance.
4 	Blood in the Water 	36 minutes 	65 minutes
Emma and Miyako take a relaxing hot spring vacation. Unfortunately, murder isn’t confined to Tokyo.	
Emma and Miyako take a relaxing hot spring vacation. Unfortunately, murder isn’t confined to Tokyo.	
Emma and Miyako take a relaxing hot spring vacation. Unfortunately, murder isn’t confined to Tokyo.	
Emma and Miyako take a relaxing hot spring vacation. Unfortunately, murder isn’t confined to Tokyo.
5 	The Scarred Youth 	36 minutes 	66 minutes
In the midst of solving the murders of two young runaways, Miyako takes on a dangerous assignment from the resistance.	
In the midst of solving the murders of two young runaways, Miyako takes on a dangerous assignment from the resistance.	
In the midst of solving the murders of two young runaways, Miyako takes on a dangerous assignment from the resistance.	
In the midst of solving the murders of two young runaways, Miyako takes on a dangerous assignment from the resistance.
6 	The Memory of Love 	40 minutes 	72 minutes
WE CAN REMEMBER IT FOR YOU. After a mysterious death, Emma and Miyako stumble into the strange world of memory recording.	
WE CAN REMEMBER IT FOR YOU. After a mysterious death, Emma and Miyako stumble into the strange world of memory recording.	
WE CAN REMEMBER IT FOR YOU. After a mysterious death, Emma and Miyako stumble into the strange world of memory recording.	
WE CAN REMEMBER IT FOR YOU. After a mysterious death, Emma and Miyako stumble into the strange world of memory recording.
7 	Assassination Market	30 minutes 	56 minutes
Assassins pick up hits from message poles in Tokyo’s night markets. It looks like Emma isn’t the only one after Charles Yardley.	
Assassins pick up hits from message poles in Tokyo’s night markets. It looks like Emma isn’t the only one after Charles Yardley.	
Assassins pick up hits from message poles in Tokyo’s night markets. It looks like Emma isn’t the only one after Charles Yardley.	
Assassins pick up hits from message poles in Tokyo’s night markets. It looks like Emma isn’t the only one after Charles Yardley.
8 	The Masked Dancer 	35 minutes 	66 minutes
A dancer is viciously murdered during a festival. Meanwhile, things are getting complicated for the resistance and the Nakajima-kai.	
A dancer is viciously murdered during a festival. Meanwhile, things are getting complicated for the resistance and the Nakajima-kai.	
A dancer is viciously murdered during a festival. Meanwhile, things are getting complicated for the resistance and the Nakajima-kai.	
A dancer is viciously murdered during a festival. Meanwhile, things are getting complicated for the resistance and the Nakajima-kai.
9 	The Driven Bullets 	23 minutes 	44 minutes
Someone is killing off Nakajima-kai members with mini-drones. Emma suspects she knows who’s responsible.	
Someone is killing off Nakajima-kai members with mini-drones. Emma suspects she knows who’s responsible.	
Someone is killing off Nakajima-kai members with mini-drones. Emma suspects she knows who’s responsible.	
Someone is killing off Nakajima-kai members with mini-drones. Emma suspects she knows who’s responsible.
10	Rain of Drones 	30 minutes 	59 minutes
After Emma is arrested for Charles Yardley’s crimes, Miyako races to stop his plan to plunge Tokyo into chaos.	
After Emma is arrested for Charles Yardley’s crimes, Miyako races to stop his plan to plunge Tokyo into chaos.	
After Emma is arrested for Charles Yardley’s crimes, Miyako races to stop his plan to plunge Tokyo into chaos.	
After Emma is arrested for Charles Yardley’s crimes, Miyako races to stop his plan to plunge Tokyo into chaos.
== External Links ==
*Read or listen to on Realm
Category:Realm Originals
Category:Sci-Fi