Yumeko knows he seeks what she has.and is under orders to kill anything and anyone who stands between him and the scroll.Ī wish will be granted and a new age will dawn. Their dynamic was fun to read as Tatsumi slowly became more open. I enjoyed Yumeko’s playful and optimistic personality and her interactions with the stoic but protective Tatsumi. The writing was excellent and the story was easy to follow with some impactful moments. Fate thrusts her into the path of a mysterious samurai, Kage Tatsumi of the Shadow Clan. After finishing Shadow of the Fox, I can say it deserves the praise it gets. Yumeko escapes with the temple’s greatest treasure - one part of the ancient scroll. The holder of the first piece is a humble, unknown peasant girl with a dangerous secret.ĭemons have burned to the ground the temple Yumeko was raised in, killing everyone within, including the master who trained her to both use and hide her kitsune shapeshifting powers. They are the key to the fate of the world itself. The time is near.and the missing pieces of the scroll will be sought throughout the land of Iwagoto. With an army of demons at her heels and the unlikeliest of allies at her side, Yumeko’s secrets are more than a matter of life or death. Prepare to be captivated by the first book of an enchanting new young adult fantasy series, Shadow of the Fox!Įvery millennium, one age ends and another age dawns.and whoever holds the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers holds the power to call the great Kami Dragon from the sea and ask for any one wish. Enter a beautiful and perilous land of shapeshifters and samurai, kami and legends, humans and demons.a world in which Japanese mythology and imagination blend together to create a brand-new and lushly drawn fantasy adventure.

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