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Read By: Kim Mai Guest Publisher: Listening Library Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 6.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 5.13 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: January 2019 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780525587576

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

88

Longest Chapter Length:

09:42 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

11 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

07:02 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

7

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Publisher Description

Rick Riordan Presents Yoon Ha Lee's space opera about thirteen-year-old Min, who comes from a long line of fox spirits. But you'd never know it by looking at her. To keep the family safe, Min's mother insists that none of them use any fox-magic, such as Charm or shape-shifting. They must appear human at all times. Min feels hemmed in by the household rules and resents the endless chores, the cousins who crowd her, and the aunties who judge her. She would like nothing more than to escape Jinju, her neglected, dust-ridden, and impoverished planet. 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. Jun would never desert his battle cruiser, even for a mystical object rumored to have tremendous power. She decides to run away to find him and clear his name. Min's quest will have her meeting gamblers, pirates, and vengeful ghosts. It will involve deception, lies, and sabotage. She will be forced to use more fox-magic than ever before, and to rely on all of her cleverness and bravery. The outcome may not be what she had hoped, but it has the potential to exceed her wildest dreams. This sci-fi adventure with the underpinnings of Korean mythology will transport you to a world far beyond your imagination.

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“An adrenaline-filled space opera with mythological creatures living alongside humans. It is refreshing to see both Koran elements and a nonbinary character seamlessly integrated into the story line.”

— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Quotes

  • “Lee offers a perfect balance of space opera and Korean mythology with enough complexity to appeal to teens.”

    — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
  • “Lee skillfully weaves Korean folklore into this space opera narrative, creating dynamic and relatable characters.”

    — School Library Journal (starred review)
  • "[This] richly detailed, cohesive, original vision is a lively mash-up of outer-space sci-fi and Korean culture and folklore.”

    — Horn Book Magazine

Awards

  • Finalist for the 2019 Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and YA Fiction
  • Finalist for the 2020 Lodestar Award

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About Yoon Ha Lee

Yoon Ha Lee is the author of several critically acclaimed short stories and Locus Award–winning novels of the Machineries of Empire trilogy. He draws inspiration from a variety of sources, e.g. Korean history and mythology, fairy tales, higher mathematics, classic moral dilemmas, and genre fiction.

About Kim Mai Guest

Kim Mai Guest is an award-winning voice actor for audiobooks and video games. She can also be heard on television shows, such as G.I. Joe: Renegades, Batman: the Brave and the Bold, and Avatar, and in movies such asChill Out Scooby Doo and Dead Space: Aftermath. Her video game work includes Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, and The Lord of the Rings.