Every millennium, whoever holds the Scroll of a Thousand. Schaduw van de vos - Shadow of the fox Ziel van het zwaard - Soul of the sword Nacht van de draak - Night of the dragon Talon Saga. An uneasy alliance forms, and Yumeko begins the deception of a lifetime, knowing her secrets are more than a matter of life or death-they’re the key to the fate of the world. In this first book of her Japanese mythology-inspired Shadow of the Fox trilogy, bestselling author Julie Kagawa weaves a stunning, high-stakes tale of alliances and deceptions, characters who aren’t what they seem, and secrets that could change the fate of the world. Julie Kagawa is opgegroeid op Hawaï, waar ze al met schrijven begon toen ze nog op school zat. But he’s under orders to retrieve the scroll. Fate thrusts her into the path of mysterious samurai Kage Tatsumi, who is Yumeko’s best hope for survival. When demons kill half-kitsune Yumeko’s adoptive family, she’s forced to flee her home with one part of the ancient scroll. The time is near.and the missing pieces of the scroll will be sought throughout the land of Iwagoto.

Yumeko meets a samurai, and together they fight. Its set in a magical version of feudal Japan with creatures out of Japanese folklore, including one of the main characters, Yumeko, who is half-fox, half-human. Raised by monks in the isolated Silent Winds. Parents need to know that Shadow of the Fox is the first in a series by Julie Kagawa, the best-selling author of the Iron Fey series.

Now, for whoever holds the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers, a new wish will be granted.

In this first book of her Japanese mythology-inspired Shadow of the Fox trilogy, bestselling author Julie Kagawa weaves a stunning, high-stakes tale of alliances and deceptions, characters who aren’t what they seem, and secrets that could change the fate of the world.Įvery millennium, whoever holds the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers has the power to call the great Kami Dragon from the sea and ask for one wish. One thousand years ago, the great Kami Dragon was summoned to grant a single terrible wishand the land of Iwagoto was plunged into an age of darkness and chaos.

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