{"product_id":"a-plagued-sea-9781250380753","title":"A Plagued Sea [Bo-Young, Kim]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eKim Bo-Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 a 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. TVs throughout the station report breaking news of a massive earthquake on the eastern 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Macmillan Publishers (MPS)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250380753\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers (MPS)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45018497515696,"sku":"9781250380753b","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2341\/9361\/files\/img_fa123aa6-fde3-41dd-93a3-8c295c8aa6a7.jpg?v=1773967096","url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/a-plagued-sea-9781250380753","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}