Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa

Shadow of the Fox (Shadow of the Fox, #1)

by Julie Kagawa

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 and legends, humans and demons...a world in which Japanese mythology and imagination blend together

When destiny calls, legends rise.

Every millennium the missing pieces of the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers are hunted, for they hold the power to call the great Kami Dragon from the sea and ask for any one wish.

As a temple burns to the ground Yumeko escapes with its greatest treasure - the first piece of the scroll. And when fate thrusts her into the path of a mysterious samurai she knows he seeks what she has. Kage is under order to kill those who stand in his way but will he be able to complete his mission? Will this be the dawn that sees the dragon wake?

Fans of Sarah J. Maas, Marie Lu, Cassandra Clare will be captivated by this enchanting new series.

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I am a huge fan of Julie Kagawa especially her fae stories and she did an amazing job with the talon dragon shifting stories that i knew i needed to read her latest endeavor.  I was not disappointed in the least.  This in a intricately woven story that is based heavily on JAPANESE mythology so ya might be intrigued enough to go read about all the different demons we encounter in the story.  I was hooked from the first chapter and the different ways all the characters are woven and what you think you know is not entirely what is going on in the story.  Our main characters really grow from where they start at the beginning of the story and i am quite eager to see how this all plays out over the next few books. 

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