Fudoki
core novel 2003 The Fox Woman / Fudoki
Record
| First published | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.02 (1,022 ratings, collected 2026-09-21) |
| Page count | 316 |
| First-edition ISBN | 978-0-7653-0390-5 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Set in 12th-century Japan, a dying princess's life story interweaves with a nested tale of a cat who loses everything in a fire and journeys across Japan, exploring identity and destiny through Japanese mythology.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Fox Woman / Fudoki
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Kij Johnson
Awards (verified)
- James Tiptree Jr. Award (Honor list), 2003: finalist
- World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (Best Novel), 2004: nominated
- Mythopoeic Award (Fantasy), 2004: nominated
Notes
- Standalone novel; marketed as a companion to The Fox Woman (2000), not a direct sequel -- no shared named characters or plot continuation confirmed.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within The Fox Woman / Fudoki (standalone work): position 2 of 2: previous The Fox Woman (2000)
Sources
- Fudoki (novel) (English Wikipedia)
- Fudoki (Tor Publishing Group official book page)
- Fudoki (Publishers Weekly)
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