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First edition. |
| Description |
308 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Summary |
Set in 16th century Korea, this queer, feminist reimagining of the Fox Maiden legend from Korean mythology follows Kai Song, who is determined to be a warrior as she must come to terms with her true identity and take control of her destiny after learning a deadly secret. |
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Kai Song dreams of being a warrior. She wants to follow in the footsteps of her beloved father, the commander of the Royal Legion. But while her father believes in Kai and trains her in martial arts, their society isn't ready for a girl warrior. Still, Kai is determined. But she is plagued by rumors that she is the granddaughter of Gumiho, the infamous nine-tailed fox demon who was killed by her father years before. Everything comes crashing down the day Kai learns the deadly secret about her mother's past. Now she must come to terms with the truth about her identity and take her destiny into her own hands. As Kai desperately searches for a way to escape her fate, she comes to find compassion, and even love, in the most unexpected places. Set in sixteenth-century Korea and richly infused with Korean folklore, The Fox Maidens is a timeless and powerful story about fighting for your place in the world, even when it seems impossible. |
| Contents |
The legend of Gumiho -- Gumiho's daughter -- The sisters of the brotherhood -- The moonblood -- The beauty and the beast -- Creatures of the moon -- Will versus destiny -- The moon shadow -- The metamorphosis -- The fall -- Nirmana -- Author's note. |
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Shapeshifting -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Family secrets -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Martial arts -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Foxes -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Mythology, Korean -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Korea -- History -- 1392-1637 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Fantasy.
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Graphic novels.
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Comics (Graphic works)
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Queer comics.
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Mythological comics.
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Fantasy comics.
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Historical comics.
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Graphic novels.
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| ISBN |
9780062685131 hardcover |
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0062685139 hardcover |
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9780062685124 paperback |
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0062685120 paperback |
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