Now she and her ragtag band of companions must make one desperate final effort to stop the Master of Demons from using the scroll to call the Great Kami Dragon and make the wish that will plunge the empire into chaos. To save everyone she loves from imminent death, kitsune shapeshifter Yumeko gave up the final piece of the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers.

Readers adore Julie Kagawa’s Shadow of the Fox ! ‘Hands down one of the best books I've read this year!’ ‘This book was amazing ! If you love Japanese folklore, assassins, Samauri, Ronins, adventures, magic…this is the book for you!’ ‘The world building was phenomenal, she gives us so much detail and history that I was CRAVING for more!’ ‘ Shadow of the Fox is one of the best fantasy books I've ever read.’ ‘If you want an action-packed fantasy set in historical Japan, with samurais, spirits, and demon-slayers, and a dash of romance, please pick up this book!’ ‘I don't have enough stars to give Julie Kagawa for this book!’ ‘Full of magic, mayhem, and ahmazing folklore, Julie Kagawa created a beautifully intricate world that was so fun to get lost in.In the epic finale to New York Times bestselling author Julie Kagawa's Shadow of the Fox trilogy, the scroll has been taken, and no one is safe. Maas, Marie Lu, Cassandra Clare will be captivated by this enchanting new series. Kage is under order to kill those who stand in his way but will he be able to complete his mission? Will this be the dawn that sees the dragon wake? Fans of Sarah J. And when fate thrusts her into the path of a mysterious samurai she knows he seeks what she has. As a temple burns to the ground Yumeko escapes with its greatest treasure – the first piece of the scroll. Every millennium the missing pieces of the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers are hunted, for they hold the power to call the great Kami Dragon from the sea and ask for any one wish. Enter a beautiful and perilous land of shapeshifters and samurai, kami and legends, humans and demons…a world in which Japanese mythology and imagination blend together When destiny calls, legends rise.

‘One of my all time favourite fantasy novels!’ Ellen Oh, author of the Prophecy and Spirit Hunters series The first book in a brand-new series set in ancient Japan from New York Times bestselling author Julie Kagawa.

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