“Ha puts a queer & feminist twist on the origins of the Fox Maiden from Korean folklore in this fantastical graphic novel. Across cleanly rendered, digitally illustrated panels with starkly highlighted hues in reds, blues, greens, & yellows, Kai tenaciously attempts to change her fate, encounters a familiar face on a parallel journey, & finds compassion & love along the way.” —Publishers Weekly°°°From the bestselling, award-winning creator ofAlmost American Girlcomes an epic new graphic novel fantasy—a queer, feminist reimagining of the Fox Maiden legend from Korean mythology. Perfect for fans ofNimona,Squire, &The Prince & the Dressmaker.Kai Songdreams of being a warrior. She wants to follow in the footsteps of her beloved father, the commander of the Royal Legion. But while her father believes in Kai & trains her in martial arts, their society isn’t ready for a girl warrior.Still, Kai is determined. But she is plagued by rumors that she is the granddaughter ofGumiho, the infamous nine-tailed fox demon who was killed by her father years before.Everything comes crashing down the day Kai learns the deadly secret about her mother’s past. Now she must come to terms with the truth about her identity & take her destiny into her own hands. As Kai desperately searches for a way to escape her fate, she comes to find compassion, & even love, in the most unexpected places.Set in sixteenth-century Korea & richly infused with Korean folklore,The Fox Maidensis a timeless & powerful story about fighting for your place in the world, even when it seems impossible.°°°Robin Ha'swork has been published in independent comic anthologies includingSecret Identities & The Strumpet, as well as in the pages ofMarvel Comics&Heavy Metal Magazine. She is also the author of the New York Times bestselling comic recipe bookCook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes.banchancomic.tumblr.com