"This epic graphic novel reimagining of a Korean legend fizzes with feminist energy, sapphic love and spirited coming-of-age realisations around identity and destiny."
March 2024 Graphic Novel of the Month
Inspired by Korean folklore, Robin Ha’s The Fox Maiden is a beautiful, potent graphic novel that sees a young woman find freedom from convention and a curse through compassion and love.
While training at the martial arts school run by her father, commander of the Royal Legion, Kai is mocked by male students. “Why don’t you just go and play with other girls?” asks one, while another incites Kai to retaliate when he claims Kai’s grandmother was a Gumiho, the nine-tailed fox demon of legend.
When Kai defends her family from an attack, her skills as a warrior are blatantly clear. Then, as a dark and deadly truth about her identity comes to light, she’s forced to grapple with her fate and the transformation that befalls her when the moon is full.
Haunting and arresting, with fine character development and perfectly-constructed panels — the use of colour is very special as they span explosive battles and scenes of introspection — The Fox Maidens is a powerful story of love and forging your own fate. Rich with historic details that evoke 16th-century Korea, it’s also sweepingly timeless and emotionally resonant.
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The searing and thrilling sapphic fantasy graphic novel from New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Robin Ha. Inspired by Korean folklore and the story of Gumiho, the ancient nine-tailed fox legend
Kai has trained all her life in her father’s martial arts school. Though she is looked down upon for being a girl, she proves her courage when assassins launch a ruthless attack on her family. Yet Kai is the inheritor of a dark secret: each month she is transformed into a fox demon, and must hunt and kill a man so she can return to her life as a young woman. As the deaths mount and the townspeople start to voice their suspicions, Kai desperately searches for a way out.
Meanwhile, there is a mysterious girl who shares a secret bond with Kai, and whose love may be the key to breaking her curse...
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Fox Maidens and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
The Fox Maidens features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for Young Adults, Graphic Novels & Comics, Mystery / Mythology, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Romance / Relationship Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Star Books, Featured Books for 13+ readers
The Fox Maidens is available in Paperback
The Fox Maidens was written by Robin Ha and published by Andersen Press Ltd
The Fox Maidens has 308 pages
£13.49
