If you loved how Yumeko’s kitsune tricks, oni attacks, and shrine magic brought Iwagoto’s folklore to life in Shadow of the Fox, you’ll sink right into Empress of All Seasons. It draws on Japanese myth too—monsters wear human faces, and deadly seasonal trials echo the cunning and danger you saw when Yumeko faced yokai on the road to the Dragon. The courtly stakes and lethal contests capture that same blend of beauty, brutality, and ancient spirits.

You were hooked by the mission to gather the Prayer Scroll pieces—Yumeko and Kage Tatsumi racing across Iwagoto with oni on their heels and assassins at their backs. We Hunt the Flame delivers that same relentless, goal-driven momentum: a perilous journey into a cursed land, rival travelers with clashing loyalties, and a destination that could change the world. If the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers kept you turning pages, this quest will, too.

If switching between Yumeko’s empathy and Tatsumi’s steel—especially as Hakaimono’s presence pressed on him—made the story feel bigger and tenser, An Ember in the Ashes will hit that same nerve. It weaves two urgent perspectives whose paths collide under brutal pressure, much like how the ronin Okame and noble Daisuke complicated your heroes’ road. The dual POV amplifies the action and the moral stakes, keeping every chapter edged with danger.

Hakaimono bound in a sword, corrupted monks, and hungry oni—if that perilous, corruptive magic gripped you, Sabriel is a perfect next step. Like Tatsumi wrestling the demon’s pull, Sabriel wields bells and bloodlines to bind the Dead and confront forces that twist the living. It has that same blend of brisk adventure and chilling encounters with things that should stay sealed.

If the careful, tender connection growing between Yumeko and Tatsumi—tempered by secrets, duty, and the ever-present threat of Hakaimono—won you over, Spin the Dawn brings a similarly heartfelt thread through deadly trials. As Maia undertakes impossible tasks for the imperial court, romance unfurls in quiet moments between life-and-death challenges, echoing the way affection sparked on the road between oni attacks and whispered plans.