(from ebookjapan): U. Maia is the joint name of Hideko Mizuno, Fujio Akatsuka, and Shotaro Ishimori, and includes two stories by U. Maia: "Red Fire and Black Hair" based on the story of Samson from the Old Testament, and "The Star is Sad" based on Aida. Also included are two stories by Fujio Akatsuka and Shotaro Ishimori under their joint name "Izumi Asuka," "The Vanishing Star" based on Tosca, and "The Girl from the Faraway Country" about a girl who comes to Earth to help the crew of a spaceship that crash-lands.