"...a perfect balance of space opera and Korean mythology" -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)Rick Riordan Presents Yoon Ha Lee\'s space opera about thirteen-year-old Min, who comes from a long line of fox spirits.
This sci-fi adventure with the underpinnings of Korean mythology will transport you to a world far beyond your imagination!.
The outcome may not be what she had hoped, but it has the potential to exceed her wildest dreams.
She will be forced to use more fox-magic than ever before, and to rely on all of her cleverness and bravery.
It will involve deception, lies, and sabotage.
She decides to run away to find him and clear his name.
Min\'s quest will have her meeting gamblers, pirates, and vengeful ghosts.
Jun would never desert his battle cruiser, even for a mystical object rumoured to have tremendous power.
She\'s counting the days until she can follow her older brother, Jun, into the Space Forces and see more of the Thousand Worlds.
When word arrives that Jun is suspected of leaving his post to go in search of the Dragon Pearl, Min knows that something is wrong.
She would like nothing more than to escape Jinju, her neglected, dust-ridden, and impoverished planet.
Min feels hemmed in by the household rules and resents the endless chores, the cousins who crowd her, and the aunties who judge her.
They must appear human at all times.
To keep the family safe, Min\'s mother insists that none of them use any fox-magic, such as Charm or shape-shifting.
But you\'d never know it by looking at her. "...a perfect balance of space opera and Korean mythology" -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)Rick Riordan Presents Yoon Ha Lee\'s space opera about thirteen-year-old Min, who comes from a long line of fox spirits
