The Fox and the Falcon
No Other Gods, Book 2
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The Fox and the Falcon
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Luna Rey
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Luna Rey
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Piper CJ
About this listen
The next book in a spellbinding new urban fantasy from USA Today bestselling author and TikTok sensation Piper CJ.
The apocalypse begins with love and a lie . . .
Marlow has spent most of her life believing the shadowy demon she loves isn't real. Not only is he the living, breathing Prince of Hell, but he is now in serious danger. Their reunion is cut short as Caliban remains in a vicious battle with a Phoenician goddess after Marlow's escape. To save him, Marlow must venture into her ancestors' domain for help—the Norse Pantheon—where shared blood is no guarantee of an alliance and the line between gods and beasts blurs.
Major players from even more realms team up in the ever-growing war between Heaven and Hell, and it will be up to Marlow to determine friend from foe to get Caliban back and save her world as she knows it. No one said the games of gods would be easy, but Marlow is prepared to sacrifice everything to save the one she loves.
Contains mature themes.
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If The Deer and the Dragon was a descent into mythic chaos through the eyes of an emotionally combusting bisexual author, then The Fox and the Falcon is what happens when that same author tries therapy… and accidentally drags a few deities into her emotional support circle. Piper CJ returns with a sequel that’s deeper, funnier, and more heartbreakingly honest, all while still dripping with sugar-fae mischief, hot demons, and celestial sass.
Plot & Themes:
The story picks up post-meltdown. Marlow is alive, reluctantly healed, and determined to save the literal and metaphysical worlds from unraveling. In theory. In practice? She’s being hunted, haunted, and emotionally sabotaged by her own brain—and also maybe by the gods. Hard to tell sometimes.
The plot weaves Norse myth, ancient magic, PTSD, friendship, and inner demons (some of which are also outer demons—hi, Caliban). It's both a fantastical quest and a deeply personal one. There are gates to hell, missing lovers, divine temper tantrums, and also a lot of licorice. Like, weirdly a lot.
But beneath the magic and the sarcasm lies something far more powerful: a brutally honest look at mental illness, healing, and what it means to try again when you’ve already survived things you shouldn’t have. Piper doesn’t flinch—she lets Marlow spiral, crawl, joke, and rage her way through trauma recovery without once letting it become performative. It’s messy, funny, and real.
Characters:
Marlow is still a walking existential crisis wrapped in coffee-stained sarcasm. She’s smarter, angrier, more fragile, and more powerful than ever—and it's stunning to watch her try to forgive a world that keeps demanding her pain.
Caliban is the ultimate "if brooding was a love language" partner, somehow being both supportive and terrifying. The dream guy you summon via trauma and magic.
Fauna is the chaotic bisexual best friend we all deserve, powered entirely by sugar and spite.
Azrames is vengeance in a snarky, horned package. Less brooding than Caliban, more “I could kill a god before breakfast and still have time for brunch.”
Ella and Estrid? The immortal, sapphic power couple that makes you feel underdressed by merely existing.
Fenrir – imagine if depression, rage, and prophecy had fur and jaws. And yet... he's kind of relatable?
New characters add fresh tension and insight, but it's the dynamic between old ones that truly shines. Their dialogue crackles with wit and depth, and the emotional stakes feel earned.
Writing Style:
Piper CJ’s prose walks a tightrope between lyrical and laugh-out-loud. She’ll drop a line that guts you, then immediately follow it with a scene about someone making out in a mud pit or being attacked by oversized magical squirrels (that may or may not be metaphors). The tone shifts are deliberate and effective—it mirrors life, especially the life of someone whose mind is both a battlefield and a playground.
The worldbuilding continues to be rich and immersive—each divine realm feels distinct, dangerous, and strangely familiar. It’s mythology, but queer, feminist, and emotionally intelligent.
Highlights:
Mythological deep cuts delivered with Tumblr-level sarcasm.
A rare depiction of complex trauma recovery that isn’t romanticized.
Characters who are messy, loving, angry, and deeply human—even when they’re not technically human.
Moments of tenderness that sneak up and wreck you.
Emotional growth... under duress.
Final Thoughts:
The Fox and the Falcon is not just a sequel—it’s a transformation. It takes everything the first book offered and pushes it further: more introspection, more stakes, more chaos, more honesty. It’s for anyone who’s survived something, looked at the ashes, and thought, Fine. Let’s do something impossible now.
Piper CJ doesn’t just write fantasy—she writes resonance. And somehow, in a world of gods, monsters, and mental illness, the most magical thing is watching a broken human decide to keep going.
Trauma, gods, queerness, and questionable life choices – so, Tuesday.
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