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Audition for the Fox
Martin Cahill2025 selection · Science fiction & fantasy
Audition for the Fox
Audition for the Fox by Martin Cahill appears in NPR’s 2025 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around sci fi, fantasy & speculative fiction, seriously great writing, rather short, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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You want an NPR-recommended sci fi, fantasy & speculative fiction, seriously great writing, rather short title from 2025.
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