From the bestselling award-winning creator of Almost American Girl comes an epic new graphic
novel fantasy?a queer feminist reimagining of the Fox Maiden legend from Korean mythology.
Perfect for fans of Nimona Squire and The Prince and the Dressmaker. 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.
