Kojiji
Author: Keith Yatushashi
Synopsis: When eighteen-year-old Keiko Yamada’s father dies unexpectedly, he leaves behind a one way ticket to Japan, an unintelligible death poem about powerful Japanese spirits and their gigantic, beast-like Guardians, and the cryptic words: “Go to Japan in my place. Find the Gate. My camera will show you the way.”
Alone
and afraid, Keiko travels to Tokyo, determined to fulfill her father’s dying
wish. There, beneath glittering neon signs, her father’s death poem comes to
life. Ancient spirits spring from the shadows. Chaos envelops the city, and as
Keiko flees its burning streets, her guide, the beautiful Yui Akiko, makes a
stunning confession--that she, Yui, is one of a handful of spirits left behind
to defend the world against the most powerful among them: a once noble spirit
now insane.
About the Author: Keith
Yatsuhashi was born in 1965 in Boston, MA. He graduated from Northeastern
University in 1989 and is currently the Director of the U.S. Department of
Commerce Export Assistance Center in Providence, Rhode Island.
Keith
was a competitive figure skater for ten years, winning the U.S. National Junior
Dance Championships in 1984, a bronze medal in the 1983 World Junior Figure Skating
Championships, and a silver medal in 1984.
In addition to his love of
writing, Keith enjoys many hobbies such as golf, reading, and playing football
and hockey with his sons. Keith currently lives in Norfolk, MA with his wife,
Kathleen and three children—Caitlin, Jeffrey, and Justin.
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