Audition for the Fox
#5343.81 of 664 ranked universes · full ranking
Books 1 book Status Complete 2025 Reading commitment Low Martin Cahill Last reviewed 2026-09-02
Overview
Audition for the Fox is a standalone debut fantasy novella by Martin Cahill (2025, Tachyon Publications). Under the occupation of a foreign power, a young woman is chosen by a trickster fox-deity and hurled three hundred years into her homeland's past, to a time before the occupation began, tasked with sparking the rebellion that will one day free her people. Blending trickster mythology with time-displacement fantasy, the novella follows her efforts to change a fixed, painful history from within it.
Mythic fantasy · For Adult
Core Canon: Reading Order (1 work) counts toward ranking
Audition for the Fox (2025) core · 3.81 (3,393 ratings)
Quick answers
- How many books are in Audition for the Fox? Audition for the Fox's Core Canon is 1 book.
- Is Audition for the Fox finished? Complete (2025).
- How much reading does Audition for the Fox take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 1 Core Canon book · ~192 pages).
- How is Audition for the Fox ranked? #534 of 664 ranked universes on this site, based on 3,393 reader ratings across 1 Core Canon book. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #534?
Ranked #534 of 664 ranked universes.
- Average reader rating of 3.81 across 1 core book.
- A smaller readership (3,393 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Less than 0.01 behind #533, Dilvish, the Damned (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
- A single standalone novel: ranked on that one book alone.
Why explore this universe?
Rated · 1 book · Complete · 3k ratings · Ranks #534 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment mythic fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
A single Core Canon work: no sequencing question to resolve.
Awards (verified)
- No award nomination found for this novella at time of admission.
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Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.81 across 3,393 ratings on 1 Core Canon book. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Admit Audition for the Fox (Martin Cahill) accepted 2026-09-02
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
Last reviewed: 2026-09-02
Rule: Core Canon is the single published novella, Audition for the Fox (2025).