The May book selection, determined by the Patreon reward tier for voting on the monthly book poll, is a stand alone fantasy. The choices were as follows:
- The City in the Lake by Rachel Neumeier
- The Eye of Night by Pauline J. Alama
- The Fox Woman by Kij Johnson
- The Gospel of Loki by Joanne Harris
- Wheel of the Infinite by Martha Wells
The book to be read and reviewed in May is…
The Fox Woman by Kij Johnson
Yoshifuji is a man fascinated by foxes, a man discontented and troubled by the meaning of life. A misstep at court forces him to retire to his long-deserted country estate, to rethink his plans and contemplate the next move that might return him to favor and guarantee his family’s prosperity.
Kitsune is a young fox who is fascinated by the large creatures that have suddenly invaded her world. She is drawn to them and to Yoshifuji. She comes to love him and will do anything to become a human woman to be with him.
Shikujo is Yoshifuji’s wife, ashamed of her husband, yet in love with him and uncertain of her role in his world. She is confused by his fascination with the creatures of the wood, and especially the foxes that she knows in her heart are harbingers of danger. She sees him slipping away and is determined to win him back from the wild … for all that she has her own fox-related secret.
Magic binds them all. And in the making (and breaking) of oaths and honors, the patterns of their lives will be changed forever.
The theme for the poll determining a book to read and review in June is Mythopoeic Award winners.
