
The God and the Gumiho
Random House Worlds · Print & ebook · June 4, 2024
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- Who it’s for
- A Korean mythic fantasy pairs demon-hunting stakes with prickly romantic tension.
- Genres
- Fantasy Romance, Urban Fantasy, Fairy Tales & Myths
- Published
- Random House Worlds, June 4, 2024
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In this sly and dazzling contemporary fantasy, the most notorious nine-tailed fox in Korea pairs up with a trickster god–turned–detective to track down a wrathful demon . . . before it can destroy the mortal world. “Enchanting fantasy . . . With an intoxicating mix of action, mystery, and deliciously angsty romance, this reads like the most bingeable K-drama.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) Kim Hani has retired from a life of devouring souls. She is, simply put, too full.
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Once known as the infamous Scarlet Fox, she now spends her days working in a coffee shop and annoying a particularly irritating, if unfairly handsome, trickster god as often as she can. That god is Seokga the Fallen. Exiled from the heavenly kingdom of Okhwang, he now begrudgingly resides in the mortal realm, working toward his redemption and suffering through his interactions with the particularly infuriating, if sneakily charming, gumiho barista at his favorite café. But when a powerful demon escapes from the underworld and threatens to end all of humanity, Okhwang’s emperor offers Seokga an enticing bargain: Kill this rogue creature, as well as the legendary and elusive Scarlet Fox, and he will be reinstated as a god. Hani, however, has no intention of being caught. Seokga might be a trickster god, but she has a trick of her own that he’ll never see coming: teaming up. As Seokga’s assistant, Hani will undermine and sabotage his investigation right under his overly pointy nose. Sure, she’ll help him kill the demon, but she certainly won’t allow him to uncover her secret identity while they’re at it. As the bickering partners track their case down a path of mayhem and violence, the god and the gumiho find themselves inescapably drawn to each other. But will the unlikely couple stand together to prevent the apocalypse, or will they let their secrets tear them—and the world—apart?
Myth, Mystery, Chemistry
A Korean mythic fantasy pairs demon-hunting stakes with prickly romantic tension.
Come here for
- A notorious gumiho and a trickster god forced into partnership
- Folklore, investigation, and sharp-edged banter
Expect
- A lively blend of supernatural danger and slow-blooming attraction
- Secrets complicating an uneasy alliance
Where it sits
| Urban Fantasy | 59% |
|---|---|
| Fantasy Romance | 52% |
| Fairy Tales & Myths | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Contemporary Fantasy
- Fantasy Romance
- Fairy Tales & Myths
- Authors
- Greta Jung, Intae Kim, Sophie Kim
- Publisher
- Random House Worlds
- Published
- June 4, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Contemporary Fantasy