Author: Martin Limón
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1616958235
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
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Three American GIs have gone missing in different South Korean cities. Sergeants George Sueno and Ernie Bascom, agents for the Army CID, link the disappearances to a woman locally rumoured to be a gumiho, a legendary nine-thousand-tailed fox disguised as a woman. George suspects that the woman is no mythical creature, but a wealthy kidnapper who's good at covering her tracks. Scrambling to stay one step ahead of a psychotic mastermind, George realises he will have to risk his life to discover the whereabouts of his fellow countrymen.
Author: Kat Cho
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 198481236X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466
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An addictive fantasy-romance set in modern-day Seoul. Eighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung has a secret--she's a gumiho, a nine-tailed fox who must devour the energy of men in order to survive. Because so few believe in the old tales anymore, and with so many evil men no one will miss, the modern city of Seoul is the perfect place to hide and hunt. But after feeding one full moon, Miyoung crosses paths with Jihoon, a human boy, being attacked by a goblin deep in the forest. Against her better judgment, she violates the rules of survival to rescue the boy, losing her fox bead--her gumiho soul--in the process. Jihoon knows Miyoung is more than just a beautiful girl--he saw her nine tails the night she saved his life. His grandmother used to tell him stories of the gumiho, of their power and the danger they pose to men. He's drawn to her anyway. When he finds her fox bead, he does not realize he holds her life in his hands. With murderous forces lurking in the background, Miyoung and Jihoon develop a tenuous friendship that blossoms into something more. But when a young shaman tries to reunite Miyoung with her bead, the consequences are disastrous and reignite a generations-old feud . . . forcing Miyoung to choose between her immortal life and Jihoon's.
Author: Jon Courtenay Grimwood
Publisher: Gollancz
ISBN: 0575130326
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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A noir melding of ancient Chinese folklore, organised crime and cutting edge medical technology. A policeman is murdered in San Francisco. And spends the rest of the novel hunting down the man who did it. And trying to get the answer to some terrifying questions. Why is he in another man's body? Why is someone trying to kill him. Again. And why is he being haunted by a nine tailed Albino fox? From the shell-shattered streets of Stalingrad in 1942 to the back allys of San Francisco's chinatown, evocative of place, crystal clear in its depiction of character this is literary fantastic fiction at its most compelling from one of the most exciting writers working today.
Author: Andrew Frinkle
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781535526678
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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This is a collection of 9 stories about a Gumiho, a creature from Asian folklore. A Gumiho is a 9-tailed fox, but this one was born without a tail and must earn each tail through a difficult lesson. When she collects all 9, a choice must be made that will decide her destiny. Journey with her as she changes from a nameless, tailless fox to become a Gumiho in her full powers, a shapeshifting fox-girl! This story is a great read-along or solo read for kids in higher elementary school and all middle school grades.
Author: Lee Edward Fodi
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062845292
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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Welcome to Zoone: crossroads of the multiverse. In this inventive fantasy, fans of Diana Wynne Jones and Lisa McMann will step through an enchanted doorway and into a world filled with infinite portals to new—and sometimes perilous—lands. When a bright blue winged tiger appears on his aunt’s sofa, Ozzie can tell he’s in for an adventure. He’s thrilled to follow Tug—a skyger—through a secret door in the basement and into Zoone, the bustling Grand Central Station of the universe, where a thousand doors act as portals to strange and wonderful worlds. But some doors also hide dangers—and when the portal back to Earth explodes behind him, Ozzie gets more adventure than he bargained for. In a station full of wizards, creepy-crawlies, and the occasional cursed princess, Ozzie has to find a way to repair his door… and possibly save the multiverse in the process. Brimming with colorful characters, magical mayhem, and endless adventure, this new tween series has a doorway for every reader—just be sure to close the door behind you!
Author: Kat Cho
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1984812378
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418
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New romance and dangers abound in this companion to the crowd-pleasing Wicked Fox. After the events of Wicked Fox, Somin is ready to help her friends pick up the pieces of their broken lives and heal. But Jihoon is still grieving the loss of his grandmother, and Miyoung is distant as she grieves over her mother's death and learns to live without her fox bead. The only one who seems ready to move forward is their not-so-favorite dokkaebi, Junu. Somin and Junu didn't exactly hit it off when they first met. Somin thought he was an arrogant self-serving, conman. Junu was, at first, amused by her hostility toward him until he found himself inexplicably drawn to her. Somin couldn't deny the heat of their attraction. But as the two try to figure out what could be between them, they discover their troubles aren't over after all. The loss of Miyoung's fox bead has caused a tear between the world of the living and the world of the dead, and ghosts are suddenly flooding the streets of Seoul. The only way to repair the breach is to find the missing fox bead or for Miyoung to pay with her life. With few options remaining, Junu has an idea but it might require the ultimate sacrifice. In usual fashion, Somin may have a thing or two to say about that. In Vicious Spirits, Kat Cho delivers another beguiling and addictive read full of otherworldly dangers and romance.
Author: Peter Mark May
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781503230125
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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KUMIHO (The Korean 9-Tailed Fox) Special Edition Robert London has only days to live, but before he dies, he has one last war story to tell and only one person to tell it to, his grandson Paul. In the winter of 1950 he was part of a secret mission to a strange plateau in the hills of North Korea, The enemies he, and his fellow UN soldiers find there, were not the ones they had expected. Soon they were all fighting for their lives against an ancient evil fox spirit from the dawn of history: the KUMIHO! Now includes bonus short story Oval Ghosts.
Author: Jun Prince
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780999491300
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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A lonely Korean pop star learns her high school classmate, Jieun, died five years ago. So why is Jieun still texting? All four members of SIITY, a K-pop girl group, will appear on the first celebrity edition of ¿The Incredible Race¿ but their leader, Yubin, doesn¿t even like the people she performs with. To make matters worse, she's haunted by the ghost of a girl that died in high school and accuses Yubin of stealing her childhood dream. SIITY's problems don't end there. Rena is caught under her emotionally abusive father's thumb. Somi struggles to be taken seriously due to her learning disabilities. Tae-eun is told that if she doesn¿t sleep with powerful men in the media, her life and career will be over. After a near death experience, Tae-eun¿s latent supernatural nature is awakened and she becomes a Gumiho, or nine-tailed fox woman. She won't be coerced for long. They must learn to work together to win their audiences' hearts, mend their individually broken spirits, and escape the magical beings that are drawn to them. If they fail professionally, they risk returning to lives where they've sacrificed their futures in pursuit of celebrity dreams. If they fail to navigate the supernatural currents they've been swept up in, they won't have lives at all.
Author: Xiran Jay Zhao
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735269947
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 379
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An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! A USA Today bestseller! Pacific Rim meets The Handmaid's Tale in this blend of Chinese history and mecha science fiction for YA readers. The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots that can battle the mecha aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall. It doesn't matter that the girls often die from the mental strain. When 18-year-old Zetian offers herself up as a concubine-pilot, it's to assassinate the ace male pilot responsible for her sister's death. But she gets her vengeance in a way nobody expected—she kills him through the psychic link between pilots and emerges from the cockpit unscathed. She is labeled an Iron Widow, a much-feared and much-silenced kind of female pilot who can sacrifice boys to power up Chrysalises instead. To tame her unnerving yet invaluable mental strength, she is paired up with Li Shimin, the strongest and most controversial male pilot in Huaxia. But now that Zetian has had a taste of power, she will not cower so easily. She will miss no opportunity to leverage their combined might and infamy to survive attempt after attempt on her life, until she can figure out exactly why the pilot system works in its misogynist way—and stop more girls from being sacrificed.
Author: Brothers Grimm
Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN: 8726591715
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 6
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Mr. Fox had some doubts about his wife Mrs. Fox. He thought that she was unfaithful to him and he decided to put her to the test. He behaved as he was dead as he wanted to see if Mrs. Fox would easily accept a new husband. A few suitors came to her door. But she sent all of them away. Until one special fox with nine tails, like Mr. Fox himself, showed up. Do you think there was really a reason for Mr. Fox’s doubts and how will he react when he realizes that his wife is willing to let someone else take his place? Find out in "The Wedding of Mrs. Fox" by Brothers Grimm. Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.
