Rise: The Liminal Chronicles - Softcover

Winters-Voss, Amy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1736672010 ISBN 13: 9781736672013

Publisher: Shy Red Fox Publishing, 2021

Synopsis

An ex-gangster. A mysterious old woman. A mythological world of magic and danger hiding behind everyday life.

Fresh out of jail, Umeji Tatsuya seeks redemption in a small town, far from his Yakuza ties. He’s barely moved in when the town’s feisty dowager, Nakamura Hisako, discovers the tattoos that mark him as an ex-mobster. She hounds his every step as she tries to make him leave, but Umeji is determined.

Seeking a break from the ridicule leads him to an out of the way shrine where he discovers Nakamura has a secret of her own: she's a kitsune, an ancient fox spirit—like in the stories Umeji read when he was a kid. But Nakamura is undeniable proof that those tales are true and mythical beings blend in among human kind.

Nakamura offers a truce. Keep her secret and she'll help him forge a mob-free future, starting with learning magic. Just when things are looking up, Umeji’s training is interrupted. Date, a kitsune with a centuries-old grudge against Nakamura and a taste for turning former Yakuza members into vicious ogre-like oni to do her bidding, brings destruction in her wake. Worse yet, the one person who could drag Umeji back into the mob shows up on his doorstep, under Date’s control.

Is Umeji the next victim in Date’s sights? Or is there more to this magical threat than he wants to believe...

Rise is the first book in the Liminal Chronicles series. Buy now and enjoy Umeji’s action-packed journey into Japanese myth, personal redemption, and found family.

About this title

About the Author

Amy is a former programmer turned author after her first trip to Japan in 2017. Now she writes Japanese myth-based urban fantasy to reconnect with the country and culture that captured her heart. She lives in South Dakota with her supportive husband, two wonderful kids, a mellow old cat who adopted the family, and three wily and crazy ferrets.

Edition details

• Publisher: Shy Red Fox Publishing
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1736672010
• ISBN 13: 9781736672013
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Bach Odette A
• Number of pages: 312
• Editor: Buhrman Sarah