Next, I must thank Cathy Hirano for her faithful and tireless work, which has introduced countless readers in North America to the beauty of Japanese novels. Ms. Hirano, the world needs more people like you! And I want to thank Ms. Hirano's daughter as well for discovering this website and showing it to her mother.

I never thought I'd see the day, but here I am offering up a HUUUGE thank-you to VIZ Media, LLC for being so intrepid and daring in taking on the mission of reprinting Dragon Sword and Wind Child. I don't know how much my gratefulness means to the mega-company that publishes Naruto, Fullmetal Alchemist, Death Note, and the like...but I want it to be known that this one book means more to readers like me than all the wildly popular anime/manga that VIZ has brought across the Pacific.

I want to thank Ogiwara fans both young and old for supporting me, and never letting me forget that all the effort I put into THE COLOR OF THE SKY was worth the while!

An ENORMOUS thank-you goes to retired staff member Marne' Lierman for helping me with so much of the work. You were phenomenal. I wish you the best in the future, Marne'. I'll always be in your debt.

Thanks a bunch as well to Robert, the sweetest underclassman in our seminar, for helping me clean up the coding of this website. I learned a lot!

And last but faaar from least, thank YOU for visiting. Buy the book, spread the word, and come back soon!