![]() ![]() Hiro is an anomaly within his hypermasculine family in that he is compassionate of the poor and loves nature. The story mainly follows Hiro growing up in the protective shelter of his wealthy and powerful family. Inari does not know why Hiro is different, only that he smells part-human and part-something else. A kitsune is a fox yokai with magical powers of shapeshifting. ![]() Hiro is not completely like his family he can see yokai, spirits of the Earth, and is often visited by Inari, the seven-tailed kitsune god of rice and prosperity. ![]() Hiro and Abe are raised in proximity, and Abe, knowing she will never receive scolding, often goads Hiro into foolish and daring plans. Since birth, Hiro has been betrothed to his cousin, Princess Abe, a girl who will one day be Empress of Japan. The major benefit of reading in order is familiarity with language conventions and Shinto deities that are common in this medieval Japan setting.įujiwara no Hirotsugo, called Hiro for short, is the firstborn son of Umakai, a high-ranking member of the Fujiwara clan. In fact, I went back and re-read Kogitsume after this one, so I could better appreciate nuances of the novella I missed in the first read. The author recommends reading the novella Kogitsune first, but I think you could read them out of order and still be fine. ![]() Shinigami is the second book in the Takamagahara Monogatari series and is an epic, supernatural, historical with two intertwined, but doomed, love stories. ![]()
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