Kage Tatsumi, a mysterious samurai of the Shadow Clan, is one such hunter, under orders to retrieve the scroll…at any cost. There are many who would claim the dragon’s wish for their own. Until the day her home is burned to the ground, her adoptive family is brutally slain and she is forced to flee for her life with the temple’s greatest treasure-one part of the ancient scroll. Half kitsune, half human, her skill with illusion is matched only by her penchant for mischief. Raised by monks in the isolated Silent Winds temple, Yumeko has trained all her life to hide her yokai nature. Now, for whoever holds the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers, a new wish will be granted. One thousand years ago, the great Kami Dragon was summoned to grant a single terrible wish-and the land of Iwagoto was plunged into an age of darkness and chaos. Publication Details: by Harper Collins Australia on September 24th, 2018 Very pleased to report that this book is made up of 1000% FIREWORKS AND GLORY, you guys!Ĭontinue reading → Book Review – ‘Shadow of the Fox’ by Julie Kagawa The shocking twist at the end of the second book, Soul of the Sword, left me pining desperately for the final book and now that it’s here, the question is whether or not it serves as a satisfying conclusion to the series…does it go out with a bang or a whimper? Last year I had nothing but effusive praise for Shadow of the Fox ( review here), which was one of my top favorites of 2019. And there is another player in the battle for the scroll, a player who has been watching, waiting for the right moment to pull strings that no one even realized existed…until now. They will share his body and work with Yumeko and their companions to stop a madman and separate Hakaimono from Tatsumi and the cursed sword that had trapped the demon for nearly a millennium.īut even with their combined skills and powers, this most unlikely team of heroes knows the forces of evil may be impossible to overcome. Shadow clan assassin Kage Tatsumi has regained control of his body and agreed to a true deal with the devil-the demon inside him, Hakaimono. Now she and her ragtag band of companions must journey to the wild sea cliffs of Iwagoto in a desperate last-chance effort to stop the Master of Demons from calling upon the Great Kami dragon and making the wish that will plunge the empire into destruction and darkness.

Kitsune shapeshifter Yumeko has given up the final piece of the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers in order to save everyone she loves from imminent death. A captivating fantasy for fans of Sabaa Tahir, Sarah J. As darkness rises and chaos reigns, a fierce kitsune and her shadowy protector will face down the greatest evil of all. Master storyteller Julie Kagawa concludes the enthralling journey into the heart of the fantastical Empire of Iwagoto in the third book of the Shadow of the Fox trilogy.

Publication Date: by H arper Collins Australiaon March 31st, 2020

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