Audition for the Fox

"I’m a sucker for trickster tales, especially involving foxes, and this is a really good one. Nesi’s audition for acolyte of T’sidaan, the Fox of Tricks, is harder than she imagined: She’s thrown into the past to ensure that a specific uprising occurs. If she fails, revolution against the brutal Wolfhounds never happens; the horror of occupation never ends; history changes. Martin Cahill’s novella shows that cleverness and connection are more important than brute force or special gear. Success is finding humor or beauty even with a boot on your neck. You’ll be gladder for reading this engaging, timely fantasy, and for meeting Nesi and T’sidaan. I was. Bonus fables breaking up the chapters are a treat."