Ukrainian 12-year-old writer Maria Golovakova, who now lives in the Philippines with her family, has completed her second fantasy novel which will see the world in print next year.

Having published her first book in July, the young novelist surprised readers with her outstanding talent for fantasy writing, which was widely recognised by critics and editors.

The new fantasy novel by Maria Golovakova, Fox’s Tricks, narrates the story of an American girl, Hanna, who one day finds herself turning into a fox. In order to return to her usual look, Hanna travels with her spiritual guide Hogu into a magic world where she has to complete an important mission. The book is written in the manga style, and is filled with scenes, symbols and characters from Japanese mythology. The image of a human fox, in which the main heroine appears, is very popular in Japanese anime.

The illustrations for Fox’s Tricks are being created in the anime style by Maria’s friend, who designed the previous book for the young writer. Notably, Maria herself is actively involved in drawing. Recently she has started a collaboration with a Singaporean clothing company to produce Fox’s Tricks-branded articles.

Maria Golovakova’s debut as a young Ukrainian writer took place last July during the presentation of her first fantasy novel, Sasha and the Magic of the Philippines.

Her talent was marked out by the editors who highly estimated her mature style and the fascinating plot. Recently, the novel has been translated into English and will be published soon.