宮部美幸堪稱日本文學史上罕見的奇蹟創造者。 到目前為止，能像她這樣一手寫現代推理小說、一手寫江戶神怪故事的日本作家，而且能獲得多項文學大獎、連續締造暢銷佳績的，不僅是前無古人，即使在往後，恐怕也很難再出現第二人。如果勉強要用比較具體的方式來形容宮部的奇蹟，或許可以說，她等於是一個歷史小說大師高陽，再加上一個「推理女王」阿嘉莎．克莉絲蒂，是在兩個類型小說領域中，兼具開發性與暢銷實力的作家。 許多日本作家公認，她最有資格繼承吉川英治、松本清張和司馬遼太郎的衣缽，還將她封為「平成國民作家」。 See also 宮部みゆき. Miyuki Miyabe

See also 宮部みゆき (Japanese language profile) and 宮部美幸 (Chinese language profile). Miyuki Miyabe (宮部みゆき Miyabe Miyuki) is a popular contemporary Japanese author active in a number of genres including science fiction, mystery fiction, historical fiction, social commentary, and juvenile fiction. Miyabe started writing novels at the age of 23. She has been a prolific writer, publishing dozens of novels and winning many major literary prizes, including the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize in 1993 for Kasha and the Naoki Prize in 1998 for Riyū [The Reason] (理由). A Japanese film adaptation of Riyû, directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, was released in 2004.