Download or read book Kitsune Tsuki written by Laura VanArendonk Baugh and published by Æclipse Press. This book was released on 2013-12-10 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2012 Luminis Prize! "Once I started reading, I could not put it down. The story is thrilling and magical." "Twisty! Turny! Magical! Wonderful!" "...I figured I knew exactly how it was going to end. I was completely wrong." "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. Includes a full glossary as well. Categories: Historical fiction Japan Historical mysteries Fantasy mythology Asian Fantasy magic

Download or read book Kitsune Mochi written by Laura VanArendonk Baugh and published by Æclipse Press. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sequel to the award-winning Kitsune-Tsuki Following the search for the shape-shifting kitsune, onmyōji Tsurugu no Kiyomori serves Naka no Yoritomo and his new wife Kaede, protecting their household from the supernatural and warning of more mundane threats. Elsewhere, a murder is committed in Naka's name, and an exiled onmyōji determines to wreak his own justice by destroying Naka no Yoritomo and his bride. just as word comes that an immensely powerful yōkai is moving, coming to Kaede. Now Tsurugu and his allies must protect his shugo's house from a dangerous rival without revealing their own treacherous secrets — or they die by the hands of their friends instead of their enemies.

Download or read book Kitsune A Little Mermaid Retelling written by Nicolette Andrews and published by Magpie Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-14 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Kitsune dreaming of a wider world. A prince seeking purpose. A love that defies the odds. Trapped in a dull and unfilling role as palace maid, Rin dreams of rising higher in the immortal court. Determined to change her lot in life, she plans to use her illusion power to spy on her ruler’s rival and prove her worth. But when her mission fails, she’s turned human as punishment. Now she has until the next full moon to seduce a human prince, break his engagement, and upend his treaty with a rival kingdom without her Kitsune magic or voice, otherwise she’ll become a common fox. Hikaru is the dutiful oldest son and heir. Whatever he’s asked, he does without complaint. Outwardly, at least. Inwardly, he pines to be a poet, scholar, or anything but a prince. Then he finds a mysterious woman wandering alone beside spirit invested woods, and while he knows he shouldn’t, he brings her home. She cannot speak, but there’s something bewitching about her, drawing him in becoming a dangerous temptation he cannot afford, because peace depends on his marriage to another… Rin thought it would be simple. Kitsune are experts at deceiving mortals, after all. But the foreign human heart beating in chest threatens to betray her. To save her life, she has to destroy his, and the more time they spend together, the harder it is to deny her growing feelings. Now Rin is caught between two impossible choices: either let fate tear them apart or risk her magic and life for love.

Download or read book Lion and Kitsune written by Miki Michelle and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is exploring Space a choice we make, or something we are driven to do? Is it human nature to stretch our minds, hearts, and for some of us ? bodies ? over the trees, mountains, rainbows, and clouds into the distant world of constellations?Almost every child has spent time lying on his or her back in the hours of darkness, contemplating the appeal of the jewels glittering above in our nighttime sky. In those precious moments, every sparkle feels like a miracle. Lion and Kitsune, integrates those experiences into a creative and educational literary tool that will elicit wonder from its readers, while it teaches the specifics of space and star systems.Rocket through this book with Lion and Kitsune, a space exploration team, on a megastar tour of shapes, colors, and other celestial phenomena. Become a Space Imagineer. Fly straight into the shining spectacle of the sky. It's easy and fun... and you don't even need a spacecraft!

Download or read book Kitsune Japan s Shapeshifting Tricksters written by Elizabeth Andrews and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fox is up to its oldest tricks in this book about shapeshifting kitsune. Readers will get to know the history of these legendary creatures and all that they are capable of. The text also explains how traditional Japanese life influenced the stories of the kitsune. QR Codes in the books give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. DiscoverRoo is an imprint of Pop!, a division of ABDO.

Download or read book Japanese Folklore and Yokai written by Kévin Tembouret and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-26 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who wouldn't be afraid of the Tengu?This mystical creature from Japan, with a hard look and a long nose, frightens people with his presence and his red face.Behind the famous No theater mask, a multi-faceted Yokai is hidden. Sometimes bloodthirsty monster, prankster, player or protector, the Tengu is as much a supreme deity to be feared as a benevolent creature.With this book dedicated to this legendary Yokai, discover new stories from Japanese folklore. Learn more about its place in Japanese society, in the forests or with children. Let yourself be amazed by the Tengu, this being that imposes respect as well as fear.

Download or read book American Kitsune Vol 6 written by Brandon Varnell and published by Kitsune Incorporated. This book was released on 2017-04-26 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not Exactly a Triumphant Return Home. Kevin and Lilian, along with their family and friends, return home after their disastrous spring break vacation. Kevin tries to come to terms with the not-so-shocking knowledge that the yōkai world isn’t all humor and tropes. While Kevin is dealing with this newfound knowledge and the loss of his innocence, life returns to normal—what passes for normality when living with a family of kitsune. But when lightning strikes, it likes to strike twice. Too bad for Kevin, the world of yōkai is the same way. He and Lilian will soon learn that the yōkai world isn’t prepared to let them go just because they want to live the life of normal high school students.

Download or read book The Kitsune Chronicles written by C. N. Christensen and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audrie Lanes begins to experience strange occurrences, discovering she inherited a family curse affecting people born with the golden eyes of a fox. This event alters her life into a fantasy world. The Kitsune Chronicles: The Feral Guardian centers on Audrie learning to control her new abilities. After the curse takes effect, she awakens as a celestial kitsune, a silver ninetails whose potential is to control all of the earthly elements. As she spends time harnessing her new powers, she also bonds with her maternal family. The characters become surrogate mothers for Audrie as her own mom abandoned her when she was younger. She becomes especially attached to Star, who teaches her how to shape-shift and live in the wild. Star also teaches Audrie the importance of forgiveness, which she was never shown. While in the wilderness, Audrie meets other spirits and a creature intent on devouring them. Her family also soon discovers something else sinister seeking their kind.

Download or read book American Kitsune Vol 1 written by Brandon Varnell and published by Kitsune Incorporated. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of a boy, a fox, and a whole lot of ecchi... Kevin Swift has the worst luck with women. It's not that he's unattractive or even unpopular. He just can't talk to them. He blames it on all those Shōnen love comedies he enjoys watching. Fortunately, or unfortunately―depending on who's asking―Kevin's love life is about to start looking up. After saving a fox's life Kevin discovers that he actually rescued a Kitsune, a shape-shifter capable of transforming into a beautiful girl who appears to have popped right out of the pages to a Shōnen manga. Her name is Lilian, and she apparently wants to mate with him. Between dealing with an overly amorous vixen's zealous attempts at getting into his pants, his inability to talk to girls and school, Kevin is going to have his hands full.

Download or read book American Kitsune Vol 4 written by Brandon Varnell and published by Kitsune Incorporated. This book was released on 2016-04-20 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE FAN SERVICE CONTINUES… Two weeks have passed since Kevin Swift was kidnapped by spandex-clad secret agents, rescued by Lilian, and they were both subsequently saved by Lilian’s faithful maid-slash-bodyguard. Since then, Kevin has nabbed himself a foxy girlfriend—pun very much intended—and a person willing to train him in the arts of badassery. Needless to say, life has been good. Then Lilian's family decided to pay a visit. And everything went to hell. Sometimes, life gives you lemons. Other times… well, you get the picture.

Download or read book American Kitsune Vol 8 written by Brandon Varnell and published by Kitsune Incorporated. This book was released on 2018-04-20 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the fan service fails... The action prevails… Lilian has been kidnapped by the Shensheng Clan. Kevin and Iris go on a journey to rescue her from the clutches of Shinkuro Shensheng, the Bodhisattva, which requires sneaking into the Citadel of Light. But infiltrating the most powerful Celestial Kitsune’s stronghold isn’t their only problem. With threats waiting around every corner, including but not limited to: yokai gangsters, scantily-clad Amazonians, and tentacle monsters, saving Lilian is looking more and more like a pipe dream.

Download or read book American Kitsune Vol 7 written by Brandon Varnell and published by Kitsune Incorporated. This book was released on 2016-07-25 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not All Fun in Tropes... Kevin Swift's life is strange, unusual, and downright zany. Then again, what else should he expect when he's mated to a kitsune? Despite the oddness encompassing his life, he wouldn't change it for the world. Unfortunately, sometimes the world doesn't let people decide these things. When he, Lilian, and his friends are attacked by the Shénshèng Clan, Kevin learns that a war has broken out between clans Pnevma and Shénshèng, one that threatens the lives of himself and the people he loves. He and his mate's family are taken to the Pnevma Clan estate in Greece. Yet even the protection offered by the most powerful spirit clan in the entire world may not be enough to keep them safe.

Download or read book American Kitsune Vol 5 A Fox s Vacation written by Brandon Varnell and published by Kitsune Incorporated. This book was released on 2021-10-25 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hot springs, nude scenes, and fan service galore! Spring break has finally come. Kevin and Lilian are traveling to California with their friends and family, where they plan to enjoy a week at the beach and attend the San Diego Comic-Con. Of course, with this mixed bag of yōkai and humans involved, disaster waits around every corner. Between getting caught in the middle of a war involving kappa and kitsune, a mysterious assassin who’s trying to kill Lilian, and the spandex-clad Sons and Daughters of Humanity, Kevin is going to have his hands full. He really should have seen this coming. Whoever said that hindsight is fifty-fifty deserves to be punched in the face.

Download or read book American Kitsune Vol 9 written by Brandon Varnell and published by Kitsune Incorporated. This book was released on 2021-12-22 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Tail of Fan Service! Kevin Swift has faced many problems since becoming Lilian’s mate: bullies, the older sister of bullies, the older sister’s jabronis, bratty kitsune, yōkai assassins, anti-yōkai militant groups, tentacle monsters, and the mightiest Celestial Kitsune in the entire world. He’s survived through it all, growing stronger and more mature in the process—at least, he likes to think so. But another problem is about to descend upon him, one that will affect far more than just him. The Sons and Daughters of Humanity are making their move, and neither Kevin nor his family are in any way prepared for the coming storm.

Download or read book Kitsun written by Kiyoshi Nozaki and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book American Kitsune Vol 3 written by Brandon Varnell and published by Kitsune Incorporated. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tail of a boy, a kitsune… and a maid? Kevin Swift doesn’t know what to think anymore. His love for Lindsay has dwindled, his mind is constantly plagued by thoughts of Lilian, and now he has to deal with his sexy housemate’s maid: A kimono-clad, katana-wielding femme fatale who doesn't like him very much—and who has this weird tendency of adding Japanese suffixes to everyone’s name for some reason. Go figure. Now Kevin must make an irreversible choice: To become Lilian’s mate or not. It’s a life changing decision that no teenager should have to make. Unfortunately for him, Lilian’s maid has basically threatened to clean out his entrails with her katana if he doesn't. He used to think being a teenager sucked. Now he’s realized that being a teenager is nothing compared to being the potential mate to a kitsune whose maid holds no moral compunctions about flaying him alive.

Download or read book Kitsune Tsuki Possession written by K. B. Forrest and published by Devine Destinies. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andre sees things in his dreams and his heart yearns for more, but he doesn�t know it yet. Bent on gathering data for his doctoral thesis on Japanese folklore, Andre finds more than he ever hoped for. When an informant suggests that Abe no Seimei, an Onmyoji, or yin yang magician of the Heian Period, is still alive as myth claims, Andre is intrigued. Legend claims that Seimei was the son of a magical fox, and that he cannot die. Andre is not so gullible as to believe such nonsense, but he checks it out anyway. When he meets the man who calls himself Seimei, the very foundation of his belief system crumbles under his power. His world changed forever, Andre finds that he cannot be satisfied until he knows it all. He must know Seimei, and he gets what he wants, but the cost of it was not what he expected.