A Tale of Doors and Bridges is a young adult fiction. The book is inspired by the Kitsune, a fox that is common in Japanese mythology. In this design, I focused on the fox and its five tails that form a labyrinth. The Labyrinth stands for the complicated journey experienced by the main characters. Here below a summary of the book.
(not published)
Summary
Na’el Wynter, a nineteen-year-old Kitsune receives her Fifth Tail, marking a significant moment in the process of becoming a real member of the Kuratari, the official Kitsune guards of Northern Eldara. A few days later, Na’el embarks on a routine patrol together with Aedan Velvet and Chelan Pyle. There, they discover three dubious Smugglers hiding from them. The Kitsunes-in-training decide to bring them to the nearest authorities. As such, they end up in the town of Doruin, where Na’el risks her future in her attempt to uncover the truth. Meanwhile, Na’el’s older cousin, Kaleb, is desperate to find his fiancé’s killer after she is brutally murdered. He sets out on a journey further north to discover the truth and finds an unexpected ally in Taro Mullikin, a girl with golden eyes and quite the reputation. On their journey, they encounter three strangers: Moscow; an orphaned girl from another world, Finn; a mysterious guy with too many secrets to count and Seamus; a banished member of one of the Mountain clans with a dark past. Elsewhere in Elgar’s, Na’el’s older brother Night follows a trail of clues that indicate the Oni are back, and with them even a greater evil …