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Foxcraft #1

Die Magie der Füchse

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The first book in a thrilling fantasy trilogy starring one of the animal kingdom's most hunted heroes. Foxcraft is full of excitement and heart, and a touch of magic.

Isla and her brother are two young foxes living just outside the lands of the furless -- humans. The life of a fox is filled with dangers, but Isla has begun to learn mysterious skills meant to help her survive.

Then the unthinkable happens. Returning to her den, Isla finds it set ablaze and surrounded by strange foxes, and her family is nowhere in sight. Forced to flee, she escapes into the cold, gray world of the furless.

Now Isla must navigate this bewildering and deadly terrain, all while being hunted by a ruthless enemy. In order to survive, she will need to master the ancient arts of her kind -- magical gifts of cunning known only to foxes. She must unravel the secrets of foxcraft.

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First published September 29, 2015

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Inbali Iserles

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Inbali Iserles is a bestselling author and irrepressible animal lover. For many years she lived in central London, where a fascination with urban foxes inspired her popular Foxcraft trilogy. She is one of the team of authors behind the New York Times bestselling Survivors series, writing under the pen name Erin Hunter.

Her first book, The Tygrine Cat, won the 2008 Calderdale Children’s Book of the Year Award. Together with its sequel, The Tygrine Cat: On the Run, it was listed among The Independent’s “50 books every child should read.” Inbali attended Sussex and Cambridge Universities. She now lives in Cambridge with her family, including her principal writing mascot, Michi, who looks like an Arctic fox, acts like a cat, but is in fact a dog.

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4,012 reviews172k followers
April 29, 2020
fulfilling book riot's 2018 read harder challenge task #16: the first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series

extry points given to me, by me, for choosing a book that i have owned for more than a year.

i am an adult who decided to read this book because the cover demanded my attention, because i like foxes, and because books about animals having adventures still own a piece of my heart. everything i write after this introduction is my own, personal opinion of a middle-grade book i chose as a leisure read, with no professional angle attached, so if you find yourself tempted to come on here and tell me that “kids like it,” or “i should review this in terms of how well it appeals to its target audience,” or whatever other scoldings people have directed my way when i haven’t been wowed by a book that “their students” or “their children” love, please fight that urge. i'm thrilled that kids are finding books to love, and there have certainly been times when my tastes and the tastes of a 7-12 year old reader have overlapped, but sometimes they don’t, and that’s okay.

this one wasn’t a fall-in-love book for me. i wish it had been, because that cover is magic:



and the endpapers are divine:



but the story itself didn’t grab me. it was actually kind of boring. i understand it’s the first book in a trilogy and the table-setting needs to be done, but there’s not much to this one apart from laying out the geography, the key players, and the mythology. there’s a plot, and there are dangers and conflicts, but many of the conflicts are just variations of the same theme, and except for one “big” scene that’s pretty fun, it’s a pretty low-key book of walking and talking around most of the interesting stuff. there’s also a very distancing quality to the prose, which is the opposite of what i expected in a book for such young readers. i never felt immersed or transported; i felt like i was watching a TED talk given by animals. and oddly enough given that criticism, the only page i bookmarked to quote in this review was probably the most didactic part of all:

”Here’s what you should have been told, and told again, from the day you were born: of all Canista’s cubs, Fox has suffered the most from the cruelty of the furless. Dog longs, more than anything, to fit in. He thrived in the Graylands, digging a comfortable place for himself as a servant to the furless. He was fed and cared for, but there were terms to his acceptance. He would live as a prisoner, tethered at the end of a rope. Soon he was so well fed on the spoils of then furless that he forgot all memory of his time in the wild, and he lacked the desire to free himself. He lived in a pack with the furless as his leader. His own will withered like a plant without water.

“Wolf was an ancient and noble creature, the largest and fiercest cub of Canista. He would not be controlled by the furless. He ran to the Snowlands, the frozen realms beyond their reach, where he howled to his ancestors to save him. But in his eagerness to be free, he found himself in a land so brutal that he needed the help of his enemies to stay alive, for a lone wolf cannot feed his cubs. In time, fights emerged between the wolves, battles for the best of the kill, for the warmest place to sleep. The strongest claimed that they were kings and that weaker wolves were their slaves. A system of control emerged, more brutal and no less binding than the furless’s imprisonment of Dog. In the end, despite his size and power, Wolf cowered before the spirits and bowed to the rule of the pack. Confused and superstitious, he forgot how to survive alone.”

[…]

Siffrin went on. “Only Fox had the courage to live without rules, without the hierarchies of others - to hunt and survive in freedom and peace. For while Wolf and Dog are so brutalized that they will gladly kill their own kind, Fox avoids conflict at all cost. She does not yearn to control others - only to live by her own wits. She does not scare or torture her prey, like a cat - she does not gain pleasure from the chase. For that, she is distrusted by her brutish cousins, the other sons and daughters of Canista. For her independence, she is tormented by the furless. The Graylands are haunted by snatchers, who round up foxes and take them away. Even in the Wildlands the furless hunt us, using dogs and poison to kill us. They shoot us with metal sticks and gas our dens. They give us no peace.”


that passage was more interesting to me than any of the magical aspects, visions, prophecies or action sequences, except for the one i already admitted was “fun.”

i dunno - i will probably eventually read the other two books in the trilogy, since i already bought them because of coverlove,



but i don’t feel a lot of urgency about getting around to them. this one ends in a weird place - neither cliffhanger nor revelation. a thing happens, the journey continues, but it doesn’t feel like there has been any closure nor any attempt to stoke the "can't miss book two!" fever that most series try to provoke. but perhaps your children or students love it, which is great.

in other pretty visual details, the cover beneath the dust jacket has a little embossed fox:



and there are illustrations at the start of every chapter. here are some of them:



a very pretty book, but i need more to hook me.

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3,400 reviews5 followers
September 27, 2015
The above summary is from my 11 year old who read and enjoyed the book. She heartily recommends it.

The Taken is written by one of the 6 writers who write under the name "Erin Hunter" of the Warrior Cats series. It is an exciting adventure of a fox trying to find her family after they mysteriously disappeared one night. Author Iserles has created a nuanced world around the foxes and their bit of magic, “foxcraft”. And heroine Isla is resourceful and strong. Several plot twists and turns make for an exciting read in this first in the series.

Story: Isla’s family is missing; in their place she finds a skulk of evil foxes lead by an especially mean vixen. With a dream as a reference, Isla journeys into the City to follow clues and hopefully find her parents and missing brother. For Isla and her brother are special: they were born in the Spring rather than the Summer and the foxcraft magic runs especially strong in them. Strong enough to make them a target for those who would steal their will and turn them into dull eyed “taken.” As Isla faces the perils of the city – cars, animal control, dogs, and more – she will find a friend in a mysterious fox who may or may not have her best interest at heart. But her greatest danger is with the vixen who wants to steal Isla’s special foxcraft.

The magic system is quite intriguing. Skills include karakking (imitating the call of other creatures), slimmering (create the illusion of invisibility), wa’akkir (shapeshifting to other animals), Ma a-sharm (healing), and gerr a-sharm (sharing between foxes). Some foxes are better at some skills than others so it is interesting to see how these were used in the book. There are also classes and structures – from an historical leader Black Fox to a secret society of elders. The book straddles the line between life in the wilds for the foxes and then the struggle against the ‘hairless’ humans and the city. Both the mythology and the magic make for an engrossing read. The setting is contemporary.

The story is told in the first person from Isla’s perspective. Unlike series such as the Warrior Cats or Guardian Herd, this is the story of one fox independent of a group or clan. Although some foxes do band together in skulks, for the most part this is the story of one independent fox trying to solve the mystery of her family’s sudden and heartbreaking disappearance.

There are hints about what will happen in later books; most especially that Isla and her brother Pirie have very special foxcraft abilities that will make them a constant target. Isla will not only have to find her brother but also protect him from those of her own kind that will prey upon him.

In all - well loved book that my daughter talked about quite a bit after. She can't wait for the next book! Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.

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976 reviews712 followers
August 9, 2015
***This review has also been posted on The Social Potato

I have a very complicated relationship with this book. It’s not that I hate this book or even think it’s badly written. I think the characters and the plot are well developed. My problem is that this is a book told from the POV of a fox. A fox that is humanized but one readers are reminded is not in fact human. This was problematic for me because it made it harder for me to connect with the book and become invested in the story.

Isla is a young fox that gets separated from her family and then starts a quest to find her brother. She meets a somewhat fishy fox on the way that opens her eyes to the world around her. This book is a coming of age tale that features a fox and one I am sure won’t fail to melt several hearts.

In the end though, I just couldn’t be swayed over by the innocent charm of Isla and the richness of her world.

Note that I received an ARC of the book in exchange for an honest review.
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681 reviews63 followers
March 8, 2019
Hier hab ich mich wohl von dem schönen Cover und der Faszination von Füchsen blenden lassen. Denn statt einer spannenden Fuchsgeschichte bekommt man ein trostloses Abenteuer mit allerlei Wiederholungen, Grausamkeiten und der dicken Moralkeule, wie schlecht Menschen doch sind. Letzteres mag richtig sein, aber es muss nicht so plump daher kommen. Auch, dass die Füchse wissen was Katzen, Hunde, Wölfe etc. sind, aber den Begriff Mensch nicht kennen, sondern immer Pelzlose sagen, hat mich irgendwann nur noch genervt. Komisch wie einen manchmal Kleinigkeiten stören. Dabei ist die Idee mit der Fuchsmagie eigentlich sehr gut, und auch Isla und Siffron waren interessante Charaktere.. aber naja.
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Author 1 book354 followers
February 21, 2024
3.5/5 Stars

This review and many more can be found on my blog: Feed Your Fiction Addiction

My daughter is a huge fan of the Warriors series, but we never realized until recently that Erin Hunter is actually six people! Of course, we wanted to find out more about these authors, and we discovered that one of them, Inbali Iserles, was going to be releasing a new series about magical foxes. My daughter was instantly sold and we picked up the book for review. It took me awhile to get her to read it because she’s not a big fan of ebooks, but once she picked it up, I read it right along with her, which was fun!

This was a cute story that sets up the series well – it did remind me a lot of Warriors with the way that the foxes think about the human world. The book follows Isla, who is trying to find her family after their den has been invaded by a strange and violent group of foxes. On her journey, she stars to realize that the foxes may not have randomly showed up at her den – they’re looking for her family for a reason – now she just has to discover that reason and learn about the magical secrets of foxcraft in time to save herself.

What fed my addiction:

Foxes!
Like I said, this story was really cute. I liked seeing the world from the foxes’ perspective – they’re an animal I haven’t seen much about – I’ve seen stories about wolves and bears and, of course, dogs and cats, but foxes were new for me!

The magic.
I was really intrigued by the foxes’ magic and how it all worked. At first the abilities just seemed like normal fox traits or hunting abilities, but then you started to realize there was something supernatural about some of the things they could do. And as the book went on, Isla discovered more and more magical abilities that were increasingly impressive!

Discoveries.
The more discoveries that Isla made about the foxes that were on the hunt for her family, the more interesting the book got. I’m eager to find out where it all leads!

What left me wanting more:

Little slow in the middle.
There were some parts of the middle of the book that were a little slow and some that seemed slightly confusing, but it all made sense by the end for the most part.

Very open ending.
You don’t really get many answers at the end of this book, and I felt like it ended right in the middle of the story arc. I would have liked a little bit more closure while still leading us into the next book in the series. This ending just felt sort of unsatisfying, but I’m sure we’ll be reading the next book in the series, so we’ll get more of the story!

I thought this was a cute middle grade book. Both my daughter and I enjoyed it, and we’ll read the next installment when it comes out. I give this one 3.5/5 stars.

***Disclosure: This book was provided to me by Edelweiss and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.***
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70 reviews4 followers
June 7, 2017
I am not going to lie this book kind of reminded me of Warrior cats except with no magical animals that have magic . It was an entertaining book to read
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473 reviews89 followers
January 26, 2016
Inhalt: Tief verborgen in den Wäldern leben die Füchse wild und ungezähmt. Sie hüten ihre Geheimnisse und pflegen ihre uralte Magie. Doch eine dunkle Gefahr bedroht ihre Welt! Von all dem ahnt die junge Füchsin Isla nichts. Sie lebt in Frieden und Sicherheit. Doch dann verliert sie ihre Familie – und gerät mitten hinein in den Kampf um das Reich der Füchse. Wem kann Isla noch trauen? Wer ist Freund, wer Feind? (Quelle: Klappentext)
Meine Meinung: Foxcraft liegt schon sehr lange bei mir herum. Ich habe es im Spätsommer überraschenderweise vom Fischer zugesendet bekommen. Wie es bei unangefragten Rezensionsexemplaren oft ist, hat es leider gar nicht in meinen Zeitplan gepasst und dann habe ich es immer weiter aufgeschoben. Foxcraft handelt zwar von Füchen und, wie ihr euch denken könnt, liebe ich Füchse aber dennoch war ich mir immer darüber bewusst, dass Foxcraft ein Kinderbuch ist und das ist ja normal nicht mein Genre. Im Januar habe ich sehr viel gelesen und ich hatte auch Lust auf sanfte und verträumte Geschichten. So habe ich dann doch zu Foxcraft gegriffen und es schnell durchgelesen, denn das zwar 350 Seiten lange Buch hat, wie es bei Kinderbüchern üblich ist, schon eine relativ große Schrift.
Letztendlich ist und bleibt Foxcraft ein Kinderbuch. Aber aus dieser Sicht ein sehr schönes. Das Cover ist schon der Wahnsinn und auch Innen ist es sehr süß gestaltet. So erwarten uns zu Beginn jeders Kapitels Zeichnungen von Inbali Iserles höchstpersönlich. Die Autorin ist eine der Frauen, die hinter dem Pseudonym Erin Hunter steht. Sprich: Eine der Autorinnen der Warrior Cats Reihe. Die ist vielen ein Begriff und mir ebenfalls, obwohl ich die Reihe nie gelesen habe. Was für Warror Cats charakteristisch ist, das gilt auch für Foxcraft. Wir erfahren die Geschichte aus der Sicht eines Tieres. Dieses Mal aus Sicht der jungen Füchsin Isla. Das war anfangs sehr gewöhnungsbedürftig. Sie benutzt für manche Dinge merkwürdige Wörter. So sind zum Beispiel Menschen Pelzlose und eine Straße ein Todesweg. Nach einem Drittel etwa hat man sich allerdings daran gewöhnt und nimmt diese Begriffe ganz nebenbei wahr.
Die Geschichte hat ihren ganz eigenen Zauber. Inbali Iserles vermischt die Lebensweise und Gewohnheiten der Füchse und verknüpft diese mit einem Hauch von Magie. Diese Magie ist der kleinen Füchsin selbst noch unbekannt und der Leser entdeckt sie zusammen mit ihr. Durch das Verschwinden von Islas Familie kommt noch einmal Spannung in das Geschehen und fesselt den Leser so auf eine eigene, magische Art. In diesem Auftakt entwickelt sich noch vieles und die Geschichte dreht sich hauptsächlich darum, dass Isla ihren Platz in der Welt finden muss und auf der Suche nach ihrer Familie an sich wächst. Dabei lernt sie viele wichtige Charaktere kennen, die für den weiteren Verlauf der Trilogie sicher noch wichtig sind und während dieses Geschehens bekommen wir schon einen kleinen Ausblick auf den weiteren Verlauf der Trilogie, die sich im zweiten Band noch einmal sehr an Spannung zunimmt.
Obwohl mir Foxcraft doch sehr gut gefallen hat, werde ich die Reihe mit großer Wahrscheinlichkeit nicht weiter verfolgen. Für mich war es ein schöner Ausflug hin zu meinem kindlicheren Ich aber gerade bei dieser Lektüre habe ich stark gemerkt, dass ich ihr entwachsen bin. So kann ich dieses Buch auch nicht jedem von euch empfehlen. Für die Jüngeren oder die Warrior Cats-Liebenden unter euch mit Sicherheit. Ebenso, wenn ihr immer noch gerne Kinderbücher lest oder eines sucht, das ihr verschenken wollt. Alle anderen müssen bedenken, dass Foxcraft eine ganze Menge kindlichen Charme besitzt, dem ich zumindest entwachsen bin.
Bewertung: Obwohl Foxcraft als Kinderbuch nicht mehr in mein Genre fällt, bin ich sehr gerne mit Isla in die Welt der Füchse abgetaucht. Ein sehr vielversprechender Auftakt zu einer Trilogie. Foxcraft empfehle ich allen, die gerne Kinderbücher lesen und gebe dem Buch 4 von 5 Füchschen.
Vielen herzlichen Dank an Fischer für das schöne *Rezensionsexemplar.
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373 reviews87 followers
November 16, 2019
The Foxcraft Trilogy is a middle-grade animal fantasy inspired by the renowned cunning of foxes. It’s perfect for fans of the Warriors series, the Wings of Fire series, the Redwall saga, or Wolves of the Beyond series, as well as anyone who just loves animal stories in general.

This series has been one of my favorites since I first read The Taken in fifth grade. Whenever this time of year comes around, I always revisit the gorgeously immersive world Iserles weaves with this trilogy. As a lover of animal fantasy, it didn’t take much to make me fall in love with this concept and this series.

The characters were wonderful. Isla is young and impetuous, but it’s such an adventure to see her grow throughout the course of this book. Her memories with Pirie are so sweet and I love sibling relationships, especially brother-sister relationships, so naturally I adored that part of the book. But by far the best character is Siffrin. Siffrin captured my heart from page one (okay, not actually. it took some time, but he grows on you). He may be cocky and arrogant, but he won’t be as much by the time we reach the end of the book.

The plot was engaging and not too complicated, though there were plenty of obstacles to keep us reading. (Note: It does end in a cliffhanger, and Isla does not find Pirie at the end of the book.) The ending drove me fairly insane trying to wait for the next book.

The worldbuilding was absolutely enchanting. Iserles describes her world with vivid imagery, in a beautifully real but dreamy way. I love how she incorporates belief systems into the different types of canines (dogs loyal to man, coyotes worship the sun and moon, wolves revere their ancestors, and foxes… are atheist. apparently).

Content warnings: some violence, since these are animals with canine instincts. However, it’s middle-grade, so there’s not much left to say there. Other than that, the only concern you might have is the fantasy magic aspect. The entire concept is treated as a natural enhancement of a fox’s cunning, though, so it’s more friendly than, say, Wings of Fire or Harry Potter.

All in all, five stars. Recommended for ages 9 and up.
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358 reviews145 followers
July 17, 2018


3.5 stars

I enjoyed reading about Isla and her adventures as she tried to find her family again. I loved that the story was from the perspective of the fox! The author succeeded in showing us a world from a fox's eyes; I loved the descriptions of the humans ("furless") and Isla's interactions with other, scary animals. It's fast-paced, with Isla constantly encountering a new conflict and getting herself out of tough situations. The book blends magical elements (the foxcraft) and real life behaviors of foxes. I think this book shows, without laying it on too thick, how cruel the furless can be towards animals. Since this book is obviously meant for young people/children, I think it will help children understand how we can treat animals better.

My only major complaint is that some of the descriptions were repetitive and overused, such as constantly mentioning the foxes licking their muzzles.
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242 reviews6 followers
March 30, 2016
Dieses Buch ist wirklich klasse..!
Es geht um die junge Füchsin Isla, die am Anfang der Geschichte von ihrer Familie getrennt wird und auf der Suche nach ihnen durch die Stadt streift, verfolgt von einer Fuchsmeute.... und sie weiß nicht warum.
Warum haben die ihren Bau angezündet und wie findet sie ihre Familie die auf einmal vom Erdboden verschluckt ist....
Sie trifft auf Siffrin, der eigentlich ihren Bruder sucht und erfährt durch ihn über die Füchse außerhalb der Stadt und von der uralten Fuchsmagie, die die auch Isla inne wohnt.

Eine sehr schöne Geschichte, die mich von Anfang an mitgenommen hat. Man kann sich sofort in Isla hineinversetzen und leidet mit ihr. Besonders toll fand ich den Erzählstil. Es wird aus der Perspektive von Isla erzählt und es gibt ein Fuchsvokabular. Die Stadt heißt das große Knurren, die Straße Todesweg oder so... Und Siffrin hat für einige Dinge andere Begriffe, was sehr authentisch rüberkam schließlich kommt er aus dem Wildland, das außerhalb der Stadt liegt.

Also ich finde keinen Grund hier Punkte abzuziehen und freue mich schon auf den nächsten Band
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2 reviews3 followers
February 8, 2016
Awesome! Loved the names of the foxcraft like wa'akkir. I liked the names Pirie and Isla. How did you think of calling dad Fa, mom Ma, and grandma Greatma! I've gotta say. I tried this because i thought it was sorta like Warriors, Seekers and Survivors. It needs a more catching start but other than that it's perfect. I would put this in my ratings with Warriors and Guardians of Ga'hoole. Awesome job Inbali Iserles!
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9 reviews1 follower
March 22, 2016
This is a amazing book about a young fox named Isla that comes home to strage foxes at her den and so she must go on a quest to find her family back
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24 reviews7 followers
February 27, 2022
The foxcraft series is a series about a fox named Isla that is trying to find her brother. I began to read these books in 4th grade, but never got to finish them. I really enjoyed this book, and this is proven by the fact that I read it in one day. My favorite animal is a fox and this book just made me love them more. In the book Isla unknowingly visits the zoo. I find it interesting to hear things about our world from a different perspective. For example, cars are called manglers, and are considered to be animals that don't blink. Overall I really loved this book, it pulled me in and all I wanted to do was finish it once I started it. I would 100% reccomend this to anyone who likes foxes or animals in general.
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534 reviews34 followers
July 31, 2025
This is a great start to what I'm sure will be a fabulous series; I really started to care about the characters & felt sick whenever they were in danger. I also really liked the descriptions of the human world from the foxes's perspectives & loved the introduction into the world of Foxcraft. The writing was also really great & super engaging. This is a brilliant story for middle graders, teens & adults alike.

I was sent a copy of this book by the publisher in return for an honest review.

Content Warning: mild fight scenes between animals & descriptions of death.
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155 reviews
July 23, 2018
Hörbuch //
Was für eine Wohltat nach der "City of Bones"-Reihe! :D Das Buch gefiel mir richtig gut, und Cathlen Gawlich liest es wunderbar vor, sogar mit verschiedenen Stimmen.
Natürlich werden nicht alle Dinge geklärt, da es ja der erste Band einer Trilogie (?) ist, aber das macht nichts. Die Welt aus Islas Sicht, aus Fuchssicht, kennen zu lernen, machte mir viel Spaß (und war teilweise wiederum traurig), und die Idee mit den Fuchszaubern, auf die sich manche Füchse verstehen, ist sehr interessant. Ich bin schon gespannt, wie es weiter geht!
3 reviews
October 13, 2015
Isla, a young fox, has been seperated from her family.She is being hunted by a ruthless enemy.Inorder to survive, she must learn the magical secrets of her kind.She was not intrested and questioned herself a lot.She learns how to use her talents and she learns how survive by most of her worst enemy's.
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November 23, 2015
Where is book 2?!?!?!?!?!?

OMG I loved this book it is SO good. To me, the storyline is great, no, terrific, and Inbali Iserles has done a great job on characters, setting, events, everything! So seriously, where is book 2? I MUST READ IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. Inbali Iserles and Erin Hunter are my top fave writers
Love U Guys!
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223 reviews
March 21, 2018
BORED. I could not finish the book. I was waiting for something to happen, instead of the author just describing what was happening around the fox. There is also descriptions of normal human items as described by an animal...and half the time I couldn't figure out what they were talking about.
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29 reviews19 followers
November 4, 2015
Very Lovely Story about a sweet little foxling that lost her family, and set out to find them again! A very interesting read, can't wait for the next book to come out!
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73 reviews1 follower
January 23, 2016
i can't wait for book 2. and I truly hope she forgives him, but he has to earn it back. I truly liked the book
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1,280 reviews42 followers
August 9, 2021
Sympathique mais bien loin d'être mémorable. Dommage, j'adore les renards... mais soyons honnête, ça aurait pu être n'importe quel autre animal ou presque...
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May 1, 2025
I love foxes so I naturally like it but the ending is kind of disappointing.
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May 29, 2017
Foxcraft: The Taken is an amazing book based on the myths and tales of Foxcraft. Isla, a young fox, is separated from her family, including Pirie. She then meets a mysterious fox by the name of Siffrin. Will she be able to find her family?

A stunning tale of a fox finding their way through the urban world.
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175 reviews6 followers
September 29, 2015
Die junge Füchsin Isla lebt in einer heilen Welt. Zusammen mit ihren Eltern, ihrer Großmutter und ihrem Bruder Pirie lebt sie in den Graulanden. Die Pelzlosen sind nicht weit und auch der Todesfluss durchkreuzt die Gegend. Doch alles ist gut... bis... ja bis ihre Familie plötzlich verschwindet und Isla auf der Fluch ist.
Ein Rudel fremder Füchse ist hinter ihr her und trachtet nach Islas Leben. Wem kann sie nun noch trauen? Wer ist Freund und wer ist Feind?



Wer das Buch „Fox Craft – Die Magie der Füchse“ in die Hand nimmt wird sicherlich sofort verzaubert sein. So war es zumindest bei mir. Das Cover mit seinen intensiven Farben, aber auch seiner gefährlichen und mysteriösen Ausstrahlung zieht magisch an.

Dabei handelt es sich hier um den ersten Teil einer neuen Reihe, die aus der Sicht der Füchse erzählt. Gleich zu Beginn lernen wir Leserinnen und Leser die Isla kennen. Sie ist noch sehr jung und lebt mit ihrem gleichaltrigen Bruder Pirie in der Obhut ihrer Familie.
Doch die Idylle trügt, denn von jetzt auf gleich sind ihre Lieben verschwunden und Isla ist nicht nur auf sich allein gestellt, sondern muss auch um ihr Leben fürchten.

Für mich ist es nicht ganz neu ein Buch aus der Sicht eines Tieres zu lesen, aber es ist auch keine alltägliche Erzählart. Und so war ich sehr gespannt auf Islas Geschichte.
Was hat es mit der Magie aus dem Titel auf sich? Und warum sind die fremden Füchse hinter ihr her?
Der Schreibstil der Autorin Inbali Ierles unterstützt die Geschichte hier wunderbar. Sie gab mir auf jeder Seite den Blickwinkel einer Fähe mit und auch ihre speziellen Begriffe für z.B. uns Menschen (die Pelzlosen) unterstützte dieses Abtauchen in die Welt der Füchse.

Allerdings und dies muss ich leider auch anmerken... So sehr ich mich auf eine neue Reihe freute und so sehr mich nicht nur das Cover, sondern auch die Zeichnungen zu jedem neuen Kapitel begeisterten, es fehlte mir etwas.
Die Umgebung, die spezielle Welt der Tiere und auch ihr Verhalten war wunderbar beschrieben, aber die Geschichte ging für mich nicht gut voran. Es fehlte mir schlicht an Tempo und an einer Handlung die mich packt. Natürlich ist dieses Buch für junge Leserinnen und Leser gedacht. Trotzdem hätte einfach mehr passieren dürfen und auch müssen. Islas Flucht, die neuen Gefährten und die Feinde sind schön und gut, aber um mitfiebern zu können brauche ich einfach Action und die habe ich hier nicht bekommen.

Und so ist „Fox Craft – Die Magie der Füchse“ einfach nicht mein Buch gewesen. Ich habe mich in der Geschichte nicht wohl gefühlt und muss hier leider einen deutlichen Punktabzug geben. So leid es mir auch tut.

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Eine gute Idee, aber eine Umsetzung die mich nicht packen konnte. Für mich war „Fox Craft – Die Magie der Füchse“ leider nichts.
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December 16, 2020
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Insgesamt finde ich die Idee sehr gut umgesetzt, die Story ist interessant und der Schreibstil ist wunderbar! Die Beschreibungen sind an manchen Stellen sehr poetisch, was mir unheimlich gefallen hat. Gleichzeitig waren die actionreichen Szenen mitreißend geschrieben. Dieses Buch wurde von einer Autorin aus dem Team Erin Hunter geschrieben, doch es hat seinen ganz eigenen Charme. Das Buch ist aus der Perspektive von Isla in der Ich-Form geschrieben und da sie ein junger Fuchs ist, sind ihre Ansichten hin und wieder naiv, trotzig und aufmüpfig, das hat mich jedoch nie gestört. Zudem ist hier kein Clan-Leben im Fokus, sondern eine Art Abenteuerreise. Es kommt also keine Übermasse an Charakteren auf einmal vor, sondern hauptsächlich zwei im Fokus und viele weitere Nebencharaktere, die hie und da wieder mal auftauchen.
Ich mochte die Charaktere allesamt. Isla - wie gesagt, etwas naiv, trotzig, aber liebenswert und loyal. Siffrin mochte ich sehr, auch wenn er etwas selbstgerecht ist. Pirie natürlich. ♥

Ich habe das Buch eigentlich als Hörbuch gehört und muss hier der Synchronsprecherin Cathlen Gawlich mein Lob aussprechen! Ihre Stimme war wirklich süß, vor allem wenn Isla etwas pampig wurde.

Einen halben Stern musste ich abziehen, da es hin und wieder - besonders an einer Stelle - doch zu sehr vermenschlicht wurde.

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