Reviews
Praise for A Plagued Sea
“Fans of eldritch horrors will find much to love in Kim Bo-young's elegantly written A Plagued Sea. At once grimace-inducing and hard to look away from, this story of regret, guilt, and transformation will stay with me a long time. Monstrous and very, very human.” —Kendare Blake, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anna Dressed in Blood
“This is a fresh but completely traditional take on the eldritch terror genre, set against a backdrop of fascinatingly detailed plague and human suffering.
Beautifully written and translated, and genuinely gripping.” —Mira Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Overgrowth
“By turns existentially bleak, delightfully gross, and morbidly humorous, A Plagued Sea packs a great deal of cosmic horror in a small, effective package. For those of you who have been chasing the putrid high of Junji Ito's Gyo, this is your drug.” —Hiron Ennes, author of Leech
“Profound; modern; and unlike anything else, A Plagued Sea grapples with the current moment and exorcizes the reader. A bit of a masterpiece.” —Paul Cornell, author of the Witches of Lychford series
“A fresh take on Lovecraftian horror. A Plagued Sea is atmospheric and visceral, but with real emotional depth.” —A. C. Wise, author of Out of the Drowning Deep
“Kim Bo-Young’s A Plagued Sea is a smart, gripping variation of Lovecraft’s “The Shadow Over Innsmouth,” telling the story of a small town in Korea transformed by ecological disaster.... This one is a real treat. I want to read more of her stories.” —Nathan Ballingrud, author of The Strange and Crypt of the Moon Spider
“There's a shadow over the bookshelves with this gelatinous reimagining of Innsmouth. A Plagued Sea conjures up Lovecraftian coastal horrors while luring in fans of Hailey Piper's own humane monstrosities. There's a lot of heart below this scaly skin, and it pulses with a fresh empathy that really gets under your gills.” —Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
Praise for I'm Waiting for You
“A ground-breaking, mystic literary and cinematic experience. Indeed, powerful and graceful.” —Bong Joon Ho, Oscar-winning director of Parasite
“Beautiful, dizzying.” —The New York Times
“Much of the best science fiction is coming from East Asia, and Kim’s work ranks high in that emerging tradition.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Bold, inventive, and utterly unforgettable, Bo-Young's stories are designed to take your breath away.” —Popsugar
“This is thought-provoking science fiction that will leave readers musing long after the book is finished.” —Library Journal
“A beautiful, earnest exploration of the mind, body, and spirit across time and space. These stories will break your heart, then lovingly knit it back together again.” —Marina Lostetter, author of the Noumenon trilogy
“Stunning, humbling and utterly beautiful.” —BookPage
“Kim Bo-Young has perfectly captured the longing and isolation of our contemporary moment, but depicted against landscapes and realms that are utterly fresh.” —Micaiah Johnson, author of The Space Between Worlds
“This translation will help fill in some of the gaps in the availability of Korean SF in English, as well as please readers who enjoy lyrical, philosophical SF stories.” —Booklist