{"product_id":"a-plagued-sea-hardcover","title":"A Plagued Sea - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKim Bo-Young\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSophie Bowman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst the flood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNext the sickness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLast the change\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVisionary Korean author Kim Bo-Young unleashes a Lovecraftian nightmare of infection, transformation, and abomination.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[Kim Bo-Young's] fiction is a breathtaking piece of cinematic art.\" --Bong Joon Ho, Academy Award-winning director of \u003ci\u003eParasite\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile waiting for a train to Haewon, an isolated Korean seaside village, bodyguard Mu-young gets a disaster alert on her phone. Screens throughout the station report breaking news of a massive earthquake on the coast. Despite the danger, Mu-young boards the train with her niece: she'd rather face the earthquake than leave the girl in her mother's care. That choice haunts her for the rest of her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree years later, Haewon Village is home to horrors. The earthquake unleashed an ancient plague that transforms its victims into fishy monsters, and the government's lockdown has cut off any hope for help. Mu-young's niece is dead, and all that's left for her is to hunt villagers who break isolation. When an officious bureaucrat from Seoul arrives in the village, he stirs up even deeper trouble. Will Mu-young survive? Does she even deserve to?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKim Bo-Young is one of Korea's most unique and important authors. Her first published work of fiction, a novella titled \u003ci\u003eThe Experience of Touch\u003c\/i\u003e, unanimously won the award for the best novella at the Korean Science \u0026amp; Technology Creative Writing Awards in 2004. In 2010 she published a two-volume collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eThe Story Goes That Far\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAn Evolutionary Myth\u003c\/i\u003e. 2013 saw the publication of her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Executioners\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the South Korean SF Award. Kim's work enjoys widespread popularity in Korea and has been praised by award-winning film directors Park Chan-wook and Bong Joon Ho. She acted as a script advisor for Bong's 2013 film \u003ci\u003eSnowpiercer.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSophie Bowman grew up in the UK, where she studied social anthropology and Korean. After working and studying in Seoul for seven years, she moved to Toronto for graduate studies in Korean literature. Her translations include Kim Bo-Young's \u003ci\u003eI'm Waiting for You and Other Stories \u003c\/i\u003e(co-translated with Sung Ryu), and \"Whale Snows Down.\" She also translates books for young readers, including Heena Baek's \u003ci\u003eMagic Candies \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBorders: Meeting Our Neighbors Around the World\u003c\/i\u003e by Gudol and Haerang.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 8.5 x 5.64 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47302917226550,"sku":"9781250380753","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/4569\/8614\/files\/r0fY1z6S0r9781250380753.webp?v=1787259366","url":"https:\/\/outer-realm-books-beyond.myshopify.com\/products\/a-plagued-sea-hardcover","provider":"Outer Realm Books \u0026 Beyond","version":"1.0","type":"link"}