In Year of the Fox from HarperCollins Quill Tree Books, Wendy Xu invites you to visit a singular café in a magical realm beyond our own. And as you are already well aware if you’ve had the chance to read Mooncakes, Tide Song and/or The Infinity Particle, a new graphic novel from Xu is cause for celebration indeed!
Today, Comics Beat is proud to reveal the cover and share a preview of Year of the Fox with you. Scroll on down to the bottom of the article to take in both for yourself!
Year of the Fox
Here’s the official description of Year of the Fox:
“Enter a magical café where spirits on their way to the afterlife pay in memories to unburden themselves before they move on.
“Xilin is the aloof barista responsible for training Rain, their new, human employee. Humans aren’t usually allowed in this realm, but Rain has a karmic curse and comes to the Gloam in hopes of cleansing his soul.
“Along with Xilin, Rain meets Alistair, a friendly and talented baker; Lady Silverclaw, the café’s esteemed owner and Xilin’s grandma; and Pavilion Master Dié Mengyi, the Gloam’s charming ruler, who has his own ideas about how to fix Rain’s karma.
“As different as Rain, the Pavilion Master, and Xilin might seem on the surface, each pushes against the current of a predetermined destiny that has brought them all together. What begins in a cozy café takes these characters on an epic journey to try to break out of their fates and take control of their futures.”
Coming Spring 2027
You can expect Year of the Fox to arrive at your local bookstore, comic shop and/or public library beginning on April 13th, 2027.
Will you be checking out Year of the Fox when it arrives? Which of Xu’s previous comics is your favorite so far? The Beat wants to hear from you! Give us a shout-out and let us know, either here in the comment section or over on our social media page.
