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Kitsune-Tsuki (Kitsune Tales Book 1) Paperback – September 19, 2012

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"Once I started reading, I could not put it down. The story is thrilling and magical."
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“I finished it and immediate starting reading again, looking for the clues.”

How does one find a shapeshifter who may not even exist?

The onmyouji Tsurugu no Kiyomori, a practitioner of the mystic arts, has been engaged to protect the warlord's new bride from the fox spirit rumored to be near. Tsurugu and the shadow-warrior Shishio Hitoshi face an impossible challenge in teasing out a kitsune shapeshifter from the samurai and servants –- if such a creature is even present at all.

The handsome mute twin servants belonging to Lady Kaede are certainly suspicious, but it is the beautiful and strong-willed lady herself who draws Shishio’s mistrust. Tsurugu and Shishio must move carefully, for accusing the warlord’s bride falsely would be death. But failing to identify the kitsune to the warlord is equally perilous, and there is more to discover. For an onmyouji knows secrets even the shadows do not….

Kitsune-Tsuki is a historical fiction novelette, the introduction to the series KITSUNE TALES. By reader request it includes a full glossary as well.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Aeclipse Press (September 19, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 105 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0985934913
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0985934910
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.27 x 8 inches

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Laura VanArendonk Baugh is an award-winning writer of speculative fiction, mystery, and non-fiction. Though she has hiked to the summits of extinct, dormant, and active volcanoes on several continents, not one has yet accepted her sacrifice. Her work has earned numerous accolades, including the Realm Award for Best Fantasy, a semi-finalist spot in SPFBO's Best Fantasy, and praise from Publishers Weekly.

Laura speaks professionally on everything from her day job as a professional animal trainer and behavior consultant to award-winning costuming. She enjoys travel, many kinds of geekery, fair trade chocolate, and making her imaginary friends fight each other for imaginary reasons. Find her (and free stuff!) at www.LauraVAB.com.

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clever shaman and "shadow wolf" policeman search for a trickster fox spirit stirring up trouble at a nobleman's villa

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4.5 stars, actually.

I come from a Japanese Studies background so I always reading stories based on Japanese myths with an intention to enjoy-- but also with the fear that the author will have coopted inappropriately or portrayed strangely the myths that I know and love.

No fear here. Baugh does a good job both with presenting a "who is the kitsune" mystery in the context of a nobleman's impending wedding, as well as portraying some cool Onmyouji (shamanic curse worker) chants and rituals.

And, more interestingly for me because I love new takes or new information, there's a shadow wolf character-- a kind of ninja like policeman who searches with the main character, an Onmyouji named Tsurugu--who provides both interest and sense of danger.

There are certainly clues sprinkled throughout the hunt for the kitsune spirit about the twist ending, but I really didn't see it coming until just before it happened, so very delightful to be fooled by a clever fox! I did feel the story ended too early for me, I wanted to spend more time with the main characters. That's my only quibble.

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The Kitsune Legend Comes to Life in Kitsune-Mochi and Kitsune Tsuki! Laura Van Arendonk Baugh's Japanese World--Two Stories

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2016

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I have just fallen in love with the characters and this story! The two Kitsune books tell the story of a group of enchanted foxes and the people they protect. Kadae, who rescued a fox from certain death, is now the loving wife of a powerful lord, but she has a secret, or rather, several secrets. Her entourage, including maids, two identical servant boys, and a sorceror, are challenged to protect their mistress in payment for her compassion in saving one of their own. Kadae is clever, devoted to her kitsune, and to her husband, but will this be enough to save all of them from the rage of a disgraced sorceror? And, when she herself is banished, will she have the help she needs to save herself and her husband?
The supernatural world of almost-Japan is vividly brought to life in the kitsune books. Anyone who loves that period, Japan, and its folklore will love these two books.

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A Taste of Japanese Folk Tales

Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2017

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This is a short, quick book based on Japanese folk tales. I don't know much about Japanese folk lore, and I think my first experience with it was The Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh earlier this year. I had learned a few of the Japanese words for things through The Flame in the Mist, so I was less confused than I would have been had this book been my first set in that culture. I enjoyed this book and getting a taste for a new culture. The ending really surprised me, and I'm still not really sure if the good guys are actually good guys or not. Or if there aren't really any good guys at all?

There is some Japanese folk tale, magic stuff in this book as there would be in most any book that retells a folk tale.

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Kimberly

Fun short read that's interesting and doesn't require a huge commitment.

Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2015

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It's a fun short read that's a prequel to the much longer "Kitsune-Mochi". To fully understand the book (as it makes use of a lot of Japanese terms) I highly recommend making a book mark on the "terms to know page" at the back of the book so you can reference the definitions for certain things that are little harder to discern via context clues. That is of course if you are reading the ebook. It's a really fun read if you're looking for Japanese mythology and a story that doesn't require a huge commitment that's like 300 pages.

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Bibochan

I LOVE kitsune so much I want more!

Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2014

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I've always been a fan of Japanese culture and I love foxes. So naturally I love kitsune. I was drawn to this book the moment I saw it. It had a good story and it was told nicely. The japanese in the book was explained in the context so even though I know enough japanese to understand, it makes it easy for someone who doesn't. The only downside I see with this book is that it was too short. I
wished the story could have gone on a bit longer though I did like where it ended. It's just...I think there wasn't enough story to be worth the price. Don't get me wrong though, I really did love it and I'll probably read the second one as well.

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A complete genre change for me -- and worth it

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2012

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Frankly, when I started this book I wasn't sure what I was going to think of it, as I'm not really familiar with Asian folklore or with the setting in which this story takes place. But I'd read other works by Baugh and wanted to read this one. What I found was since a good story and interesting characters are what make a book work, my lack of familiarity with the setting wasn't a hindrance. Readers with greater knowledge of the culture will doubtless find nuances that I missed, but even coming in with no background knowledge at all, I was able to step right into the story. The book's driving question: Is there a kitsune in the palace?

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C.Pappas

A very good book one I'm glad is in my personal library

Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2017

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A very good book one I'm glad is in my personal library. I am going to order part two very soon and look forward to reading it also. If you are interested in Japanese folklore or history this is a good read. I have recomended it to many of my book reading friends!

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I liked the story enough to want to know more about ...

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2017

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I liked the story enough to want to know more about the characters. There is potential for depth and complexity, but it was too short for me to see development in most of the characters ... those ratings are inadequate. I wonder how the next story will go.

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Kuro

Loved it.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 16, 2015

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Perfect for my reference and enjoyed it myself as well. Keep writing Laura, im a big fan!

GT

Nice book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 9, 2016

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Short but interesting read about fox demons.

P.S.

Not bad but hardly a book

Reviewed in Germany on September 30, 2017

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The writing style needs some getting used to as a lot of japanese words are mixed into the english text where one could've actually just translated them (such as greetings etc.). This aside the story is decent and the characters development is interesting just as the turn of events never dissapoints to surprise.

Now why did this only get 3 of 5 stars... Well, once you get the book you will see that this could hardly be called a book.. It's only about 100 pages 'n those are in a quite small format as well.

At the end of this book you get an entire chapter of part 2, what's a nice add but seems rather odd since it could pretty much just be an outro and part of the story of book 1 .. this way you'll have to skip through various pages in book 2 since you already went over it, so it's too short and the handling of the end of the book with it's preview is overall weird.

It's still worth to read and part 2 comes along in a bigger format with more pages so that's something to look forward to.

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