{"product_id":"audition-for-the-fox-martin-cahill-paperback","title":"Audition for the Fox -- Martin Cahill, Paperback","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA trickster Fox god challenges a quick-witted (but underachieving) acolyte to save herself by saving her own ancestors. But are Nesi and her new friends from the past prepared to defeat the ferocious Wolfhounds of Zemin? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Fox-fleet and brazen, merry and mischievous.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eC. S. E. Cooney, author of \u003c\/i\u003eSaint Death's Daughter\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e[STARRED REVIEW] \"A marvelous and heartbreaking tale.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e--Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNesi is desperate to earn the patronage of one of the Ninety-Nine Pillars of Heaven. As a child with godly blood in her, if she cannot earn a divine chaperone, she will never be allowed to leave her temple home. But with ninety-six failed auditions and few options left, Nesi makes a risky prayer to T'sidaan, the Fox of Tricks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn folk tales, the Fox is a lovable prankster. But despite their humor and charm, T'sidaan, and their audition, is no joke. They throw Nesi back in time three hundred years, when her homeland is occupied by the brutal Wolfhounds of Zemin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, Nesi must learn a trickster's guile to snatch a fortress from the disgraced and exiled 100th Pillar: The Wolf of the Hunt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Cahill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tachyon Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616964443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2025 pg. 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin Cahill has published short fiction in venues including \u003ci\u003eFireside\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReactor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClarkesworld\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLightspeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeneath Ceaseless Skies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShimmer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNightmare\u003c\/i\u003e. Cahill's stories \"The Fifth Horseman\" and \"Godmeat\" were respectively nominated for the Ignyte Award and included in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Science Fiction \u0026amp; Fantasy 2019\u003c\/i\u003e. He was also one of the writers on \u003ci\u003eBatman: The Blind Cut\u003c\/i\u003e and a contributor to \u003ci\u003eCritical Role: Vox Machina - Stories Untold.\u003c\/i\u003e Cahill, who works at Erewhon Books, lives just outside New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martin Cahill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46745560678628,"sku":"9781616964443","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781616964443.jpg?v=1758070744","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/audition-for-the-fox-martin-cahill-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}