In the year 1311, in the highest tower of Cloud of Sparrows Castle, a beautiful woman sits by the window, watching as enemies gather below. As she calmly awaits her fate, she begins to write, carefully setting down on a scroll an extraordinary tale---a tale that unfolds in Autumn Bridge. With the same emotional power that distinguished Cloud of Sparrows, readers will travel from the storm-tossed shores of medieval Japan to the bustling streets of San Francisco---toward and overwhelming revelation linking past, present, and future.

TAKASHI MATSUOKA grew up in Hawaii. He lives in Honolulu, where he was employed at a Zen Buddhist temple before becoming a full time writer. He is the writer of the acclaimed novel Cloud of Sparrows, which is available in paperback from Dell.