Book Info
Title -
Kojiki
By -
Keith Yatsuhashi
Published -
April 19th, 2013
Published
by - Musa Publishing
Genre - YA
Book Blurb
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.
The Earth itself is at stake, and as Keiko
fights to save it, strange, dormant abilities stir within her. She suspects
they are vital to her world’s survival, but to summon them, she must first
unlock the mysteries within herself and a past shrouded in mystery.
Excerpt
Keiko, a voice said in her head.
An awareness followed it— a presence— that she recognized as Yui. You need to do exactly as I say. I’ve raised
a shield for protection, but I need to concentrate to maintain it. Stay down
and keep out of my way. Do you understand?
“Shield?” Keiko shouted. “What
shield? What are you talking about? What’s happening? And how are you talking
to me like this? It’s… it’s…” She fished around for the right words and was
just about to say “impossible” when a
rumbling pulled her eyes to the smoking gash to her left. Fear froze her lips,
and only a great effort convinced them to move. “We have to get out of here! We
have to get out!”
Another growl echoed throughout
the chamber, this one accompanied by an eerie staccato pounding. Keiko’s pulse
beat in time with the sound, the two growing louder in her ears. Light bloomed
at the tunnel’s mouth, alternating red and yellow, bringing still more heat.
Keiko glanced at the stairs. Too
far. The thumping had already reached the tunnel entrance. Smoke stung her
eyes, making it hard to see without blinking. It filled her nose, and she
recoiled, knowing its source.
She heard the southern passage
collapse, the staccato pounding reaching it, growing louder. Slowly, as if
invisible hands conspired against her, she looked back as the head of some
terrible beast shot into the wrecked and burning station.
Glittering scales of red and gold sparkled
through the smoke, vast armored plates that burned with an internal fire. A
pair of huge spikes sprouted from the top of its enormous reptilian head, the
long, snake-like body behind sporting a series of smaller, razor-sharp spears
that began at the base of the creature’s powerful shoulders and tapered toward
its whip-like tail.
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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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