Old Business
Kojiki
By Keith Yatsuhashi
12 Jul, 2016
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Third in the parcel of ebooks sent me by Angry Robot, a publisher whose works I often find intriguing. Just not this one.
Keith Yatsuhashi’s 2016 fantasy novel begins with a young woman dispatched on a quest she does not understand, by a man no longer available to explain his reasons. Keiko Yamada’s father has vanished, leaving her his jisei, his death poem, and a passport, a ticket to Japan, and a short personal note that read:
Go to Japan in my place. Find the Gate. Your camera will show you the way.
There are many torii gates in Japan. Finding the specific one Keiko’s father meant seems an impossible quest. Unfortunately for Keiko, her search proves all too possible.