However, her reasons for revenge on one individual dog is never fully explained as we are only given a single name that caused the death of her mother, but never given any information as to how Miko came to this decision. Now, her heart is dead set on revenge and she keeps her friends and others at a paws length, even as she fights against some of the negative tendencies. When still a young kitten, she lost her mother and brother and this fact still haunts her and has defined who she has become. As the story progresses we learn more and more about what has made Miko into the cat she is today. Miko, our cat ninja, is a complex and compelling character. But, the more Miko looks into the disappearance the more danger Miko and Sukoshi find themselves in. Not to long after Sukoshi is able to find a job that gives hope of a nice payout: A young puppy has gone missing and the mother is desperate to find who took her baby. After all, Sukoshi has 12 mouths to feed at home.

The night doesn’t end the way Miko or her mouse partner, Sukoshi, would have liked and now they are desperate for a paying job. Scaling walls and walking in shadows with only her kobachi sword in paw. The story opens with Miko in the middle of a job where she has been hired to steal a rare Japanese coin.

A Fantastic Tails Adventure Book 2 by: Erik DeLeoĬlearly inspired by Brian Jacques’ Redwall series, Erik DeLeo has created a world where a cat and a mouse work together to secure jobs that require the special skills of a ninja and where humans may live in, but are never seen.

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