Preview Foxfire
One winter long ago, Tavian Kimura watched his mother—a kitsune, or Japanese fox-spirit—leave him in the snow for the dogs. But that’s a memory buried beneath eleven years, and he has lived most of his life in America with his adoptive family and his girlfriend, Gwen.
Now he’s back. All it took was an invitation to spend New Year’s with his grandparents, and Tavian finds himself in Tokyo with Gwen by his side. It should be a time of celebration, but it becomes a time of nightmares. A faceless ghost haunts Tavian, warning him that “she” is coming. A gang of inugami—fiercely loyal dog-spirits—wants him dead. Why? The inugami believe he strongly resembles one of their most hated enemies, a kitsune named Yukimi.
Is Yukimi the mother who abandoned him? Tavian never knew her true name. He doesn’t even know his own true name, the key to a kitsune’s magic. And soon his untrained magic threatens to kill him, straining his half-human body. Tavian realizes that finding his mother might be the only way to find answers, before it’s too late.
“The kitsune legend has never looked so good. Tavian is one sexy fox.” – Julie Kagawa, New York Times bestselling author of The Iron King. **
From BooklistTavian, the half kitsune (fox spirit) from Other (2010), returns to his birthplace to find his true self in this agreeable stand-alone sequel. Tavian hasn’t been back to Japan since his kitsune mother abandoned him, and his trip to meet his adoptive grandparents in Tokyo is fraught with painful memories, even with his half-pooka girlfriend, Gwen, at his side. Tavian, who is suffering from a magical illness that impairs shape-shifting, is also menaced by inugami (dog spirit) gangsters. Somehow all of these troubles connect to his mother, but to save himself, he first has to find her. Tavian’s coming-of-age journey is predictable, but it should emotionally satisfy fans of Other. Grades 9-12. --Krista Hutley
About the Author
Karen Kincy is the author of the Other novels for young adults. Her debut novel, Other , was named to the American Library Association's 2011 Top Ten Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults list. Kincy is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and lives in Redmond, Washington.
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