Why read Shadow of the Fox?

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'One of my all time favourite fantasy novels!'
Ellen Oh, author of the Prophecy and Spirit Hunters series

The first book in a brand-new series set in ancient Japan from New York Times bestselling author Julie Kagawa.

Enter a beautiful and perilous land of shapeshifters and samurai, kami…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Shadow of the Fox as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

K. Bird Lincoln

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Do you want a crash course on Japanese yokai and spirits like trickster kitsune fox, grandmother badger, flesh-eating ghosts, tree spirits, and oni demons? Hankering to go along on an adventure tale through samurai-laden alternate historical Japan to find a monk who knows the hidden location of a temple or swoon after a YA romance?

So maybe the story’s main plot is a search for a MacGuffin, and the characters are solid archetypes, but the fun in this book is going along for the crazy ride a la Alice in Wonderland as they meet and defeat various folktale dangers.

From K.'s list on The best indie and traditionally published fantasy if you’re hungry for romantic kitsune lore.