Notes:

In March 2006, HarperCollins published a short book by me, called "Koyasan". It was one of the World Book Day books -- each year, a selection of short novels are published in the UK for World Book Day, and are sold for £1 each. I was asked to do one for 2006, and luckily I had "Koyasan" bubbling about at the back of my mind, so it was the perfect opportunity for me to write it. I got the idea for the story during my January 2005 trip to Japan -- it came to me in a graveyard!!! The book is no longer available (the WBD books are always printed in a limited edition), but copies crop up on ebay quite regularly, or you might still be able to buy the book from Amazon UK, click here: Buy Koyasan