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The God and the Gumiho

by Sophie Kim

A gumiho and an exiled god join forces

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Awards & Recognition

  • Critical praise

    Publishers Weekly starred review

    Starred review praising the fantasy and its mix of action, mystery, and romance.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A gumiho and an exiled god join forces

Kim Hani has left her soul-devouring days behind for work in a coffee shop, where she regularly needles Seokga, a trickster god exiled to the mortal realm. Their contentious café encounters take on a larger purpose when they team up to track a wrathful demon threatening the mortal world. The setup brings Korean supernatural figures into a contemporary setting and connects Hani’s retired past with Seokga’s effort to earn redemption. The mystery, supernatural danger, and friction between the central pair give the story several strands to follow, with romance also part of the mix.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers interested in contemporary fantasy featuring Korean supernatural figures.
  • For readers who enjoy mysteries involving a supernatural threat.
  • For readers seeking fantasy that combines romance with an unlikely partnership.

Themes

Korean supernatural beingsRedemptionA past life left behindPartnership and conflictRomance

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Book overview

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. 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 caf
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