The Enchanter's Pearls - Paula O'Keefe - Bog

The mecha invasion of Shinoda Forest was thwarted by the Fox Queen's army and the sacrifice of brave souls both human and youkai. But though peace reigns, an old enemy's plans are revealed. The Fox Queen gathers her forces - the kitsune prince Komori, his half-human/half neko true love Shao, Shao's brother Yue, and the dragon samurai Tsukiryuu - to mount an assault on the palace of Lord Yen and rescue captives held for three hundred years. Meanshile, Lady Songsoon, now Mistress of Kimeji, struggles to establish herself as ruler and erase the evil powers raised by the mecha master, Lord Ming. What shadowy forces will they face, what old hatreds will they have to overcome, and what will they need to find within themselves?