Axie Oh

Cello prodigy Jenny has one goal: to get into a prestigious music conservatory. When she meets mysterious, handsome Jaewoo in her uncle’s Los Angeles karaoke bar, it’s clear he’s the kind of boy who would uproot her careful plans. But in a moment of spontaneity, she allows him to pull her out of her comfort zone for one unforgettable night of adventure…before he disappears without a word. Three months later, when Jenny and her mother arrive in South Korea to take care of her ailing grandmother, she’s shocked to discover that Jaewoo is a student at the same elite arts academy where she’s enrolled for the semester. And he’s not just any student. He’s a member of one of the biggest K-pop bands in the world—and he’s strictly forbidden from dating. When a relationship means throwing Jenny’s life off the path she’s spent years mapping out, she’ll have to decide once and for all just how much she’s willing to risk for love.

EAST ASIA, 2199. After a great war, the East Pacific is in ruins. In brutal Neo Seoul, where status comes from success in combat, ex-gang member Lee Jaewon is a talented pilot rising in the academy's ranks. Abandoned as a child in the slums of Old Seoul by his rebel father, Jaewon desires only to escape his past. When Jaewon is recruited into the most lucrative weapons development division in Neo Seoul, he is eager to claim his best shot at military glory. But the mission becomes more complicated when he meets Tera, a test subject in the government's supersoldier project. Tera was trained for one purpose: to pilot one of the lethal God Machines, massive robots for a never-ending war. With secret orders to report on Tera, Jaewon becomes Tera's partner, earning her reluctant respect. But as respect turns to love, Jaewon begins to question his loyalty to an oppressive regime that creates weapons out of humans. As the project prepares to go public amidst rumors of a rebellion, Jaewon must decide where he stands--as a soldier of the Republic, or a rebel of the people. Pacific Rim meets Korean action dramas in this mind-blowing, New Visions Award-winning science fiction debut.

Deixe o Fio Vermelho do Destino te guiar Tempestades terríveis assolam a terra natal de Mina há gerações. Seu povo acredita que o Deus do Mar, seu antigo protetor, agora os amaldiçoa. E, na esperança de apaziguar sua ira, todos os anos uma bela donzela é lançada ao mar em sacrifício. Muitos acreditam que Shim Cheong, a mais bela menina da aldeia – e a amada de Joon, irmão de Mina –, pode ser aquela que finalmente dará fim ao sofrimento de todos. Mas, na noite em que Shim Cheong será sacrificada, Joon a segue até o barco que a levará ao mar, mesmo sabendo que isso pode significar sua morte. Preocupada com o irmão e disposta a fazer qualquer coisa para salvá-lo, Mina pula na água no lugar de Shim Cheong. Ao cair no mar, Mina é levada por um dragão ao Reino dos Espíritos, mas, quando encontra o Deus do Mar, a garota descobre que ele está preso em um sono encantado e não são apenas os humanos que correm perigo, mas todo o Reino dos Espíritos também. Com a ajuda de Shin, o misterioso protetor do Deus do Mar, e de um grupo singular de aliados composto de demônios e espíritos, Mina decide partir em uma missão para acordar o Deus do Mar e dar fim à maldição. Porém, um humano não pode viver muito tempo no Reino dos Espíritos, e o perigo espreita por todos os lados, pois há aqueles que fariam qualquer coisa para impedir que o Deus do Mar acorde.

From Axie Oh, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Final Fantasy meets Shadow and Bone in this romantic fantasy reimagining the Korean legend of Celestial Maidens. Sunho lives in the Under World, a land of perpetual darkness. An ex-soldier, he can remember little of his life from before two years ago, when he woke up alone with only his name and his sword. Now he does odd-jobs to scrape by, until he comes across the score of a lifetime—a chest of coins for any mercenary who can hunt down a girl who wields silver light. Meanwhile, far to the east, Ren is a cheerful and spirited acrobat traveling with her adoptive family and performing at villages. But everything changes during one of their festival performances when the village is attacked by a horrific humanlike demon. In a moment of fear and rage, Ren releases a blast of silver light—a power she has kept hidden since childhood—and kills the monster. But her efforts are not in time to prevent her adoptive family from suffering a devastating loss, or to save her beloved uncle from being grievously wounded. Determined to save him from succumbing to the poisoned wound, Ren sets off over the mountains, where the creature came from—and from where Ren herself fled ten years ago. Her path sets her on a collision course with Sunho, but he doesn't realize she's the girl that he—and a hundred other swords-for-hire—is looking for. As the two grow closer through their travels, they come to realize that their pasts—and destinies—are far more entwined than either of them could have imagined...

Neo Beijing, 2201. To escape the ghosts of her past, eighteen-year-old telepath Ama works by day in a bakery and cafe, and moonlights as a lounge singer in a smoky bar at night. She's anonymous, she's safe from the never-ending world war, and that's how she'd like to stay. But then a resistance group called PHNX recruits her to help save young girls from a government experiment exactly like the one she fled. Soon, Ama is traveling with the resistance on a series of dangerous missions, using her telepathic and telekinetic powers to infiltrate authoritarian Alliance operations and gain intelligence for the democratic resistance. As they move closer and closer to the warfront, Ama hears about a brilliant new commander rising in the ranks of the Alliance, a young man rumored to have no fear of death. Her unit is assigned to dismantle his operation from the inside. But when Ama sees the commander for the first time, she discovers his identity: Alex Kim, the boy who once broke her heart. The plan is for Ama to use her telepathic abilities to fool everyone and pose as an officer in Alex's elite guard. But as the final battle approaches, she struggles with her mission and her feelings for Alex. Will she be able to carry out her task? Or will she give up everything for Alex again--only to be betrayed once more?

Смертоносні повені несуть батьківщині Міни страждання й горе. Усі вірять: їх проклинає Морський бог і тільки справжня наречена з легенди покладе край його ненаситній люті. Тож щороку в селищі Міни в море кидають дівчину, сподіваючись, що це і є справжня наречена. Цьогоріч жертвою має бути Шім Чон, яку кохає брат Міни, Чжун. І Міна пірнає у вир замість неї, щоб врятувати любов брата й припинити страждання.У Царстві духів, куди потрапляє Міна, Морський бог, скутий прокляттям, спить зачарованим сном. І в дівчини лише місяць, щоб звільнити його, бо людина не може довше залишатися в Царстві, перш ніж назавжди втратить душу. А ще є дехто, готовий на все, аби Морський бог ніколи не прокинувся...

Tremende tempeste devastano da secoli il paese di Mina. È la furia del Dio del Mare, un tempo benigno, che si scatena, crede la gente. Per placarlo tutti gli anni una fanciulla viene gettata tra le onde. Sono in molti a pensare che la bellissima Shim Cheong, fidanzata del fratello di Mina, Joon, porrà fine a tutta quella sofferenza. Ma la notte in cui Cheong dovrebbe essere sacrificata, Joon la segue, pur sapendo che ciò significherà morte certa. Per salvarlo, Mina si getta tra i flutti al posto di Cheong. Trasportata nel Regno degli Spiriti, la ragazza si mette in cerca del Dio del Mare, ma quando lo trova scopre che è prigioniero di un sonno incantato. Con l'aiuto di un giovane uomo misterioso e di una bizzarra banda di demoni e spiriti, Mina decide che risveglierà il Dio del Mare e farà terminare una volta per tutte le tempeste assassine. Ma un essere umano non può vivere a lungo in mezzo agli spiriti. E c'è qualcuno disposto a tutto pur di non risvegliare il Dio del Mare...

No persigas el destino. Deja que el destino te persiga. Durante generaciones, el hogar de Mina ha sido arrasado por tormentas, inundaciones y guerras. Su gente cree que el Dios del Mar, que tiempo atrás era su protector, ahora les ha maldecido. Para salvarlos a todos, Mina salta al mar. Con este sacrificio llega al Reino de los Espíritus, una ciudad mágica en la que habitan dioses menores y bestias místicas. Allí descubre que el Dios del Mar está sumido en un sueño mágico del que ella se propone despertarlo, y así terminar de una vez por todas con las desgracias. Pero debe apresurarse: un humano no puede quedarse mucho tiempo en la tierra de los espíritus. Y hay algunos seres que harán todo lo posible para evitar que el Dios del Mar despierte...

Zwischen Sturm und Schicksal Jedes Jahr wüten in Minas Heimat tödliche Stürme. Und jedes Jahr wird das schönste Mädchen in die Fluten geworfen. Denn eines Tages, so die Legenden, soll die wahre Braut des Meeresgottes auserwählt werden und den Unwettern ein Ende bereiten. Doch dieses Jahr greift Minas Bruder in das Ritual ein und gerät dabei in Lebensgefahr. Um ihn zu retten, opfert Mina sich freiwillig. Im Reich der Geister stellt sie allerdings fest, dass auf dem Meeresgott ein Fluch liegt. Und ihr nur dreißig Tage bleiben, um ihn zu brechen und die Stürme für immer zu beenden … Tauche ein in die atmosphärische Fantasywelt dieses New York Times-Bestsellers! Mit dieser fesselnden Geschichte entführt uns Axie Oh in die koreanische Mythologie und eine Welt voller Magie, Wunder und Romantik und erweckt dabei die Geisterwelt Koreas für ihre Leser*innen zum Leben. Ein bewegendes Retelling der Sage um Shim Cheong mit Female Empowerment, Abenteuer und ein Highlight für alle Fantasyfans!

Final Fantasy meets Shadow and Bone in The Demon and the Light, the hotly anticipated follow-up to Axie Oh's The Floating World.The battle is over, but the war is just beginning...With the help of her friends and allies, Ren managed to topple the General's insurrection, but the Floating World and its territories are still under threat of attack from the rival Volmaran Empire. And far worse, she was powerless to save Sunho from being overcome by the monstrous power in his blood. Now he's gone, transformed into a feral, deadly creature that doesn't even recognize her anymore, and her heart aches for the sweet boy she's grown to love.But the escalating war will not pause for her grief. Seen by some as a heavenly savior and others merely a figurehead to be manipulated, Ren must use all her courage and cunning to survive the royal court's game long enough to find Sunho and bring him home before he loses himself to the Demon forever.Also by Axie OhThe Girl Who Fell Beneath the SeaThe Floating World

Powieść zainspirowana filmem Spirited Away: W krainie bogów i mitologią koreańską! Dla fanów Wojny makowej Rebecci F. Kuang. Każdego roku, gdy zabójcze sztormy nawiedzają rodzinne strony Miny, dziewczyna z jej wioski jest ofiarowywana Bogu Morza jako panna młoda. Mieszkańcy wierzą, że w końcu któraś z nich będzie tą, która spodoba się podmorskiemu władcy. A kiedy tak się stanie, niszczycielskie żywioły przestaną pustoszyć ich ziemię. Wielu mieszkańców myśli, że to właśnie Shim Cheong, najpiękniejsza dziewczyna w wiosce, może być legendarną panną młodą. Niestety jest ona wybranką brata Miny – Joona. I w nocy kiedy ma zostać poświęcona Bogowi Morza, Joon podażą za ukochaną, wiedząc, że może zapłacić za to życiem. Jednak tego dnia to nie Shim spróbuje przypodobać się Królowi Morza, a Mina, która, aby ocalić brata, rzuca się w głębiny. Mina trafia do podmorskiego Królestwa Duchów, magicznego miejsca zamieszkanego przez bogów i mityczne bestie. Ku jej zaskoczeniu, bóg, którego szukała, jest pogrążony we śnie. Z pomocą przychodzi jej tajemniczy młody mężczyzna Shin. Razem z nim oraz grupą sprzymierzeńców Mina zamierza obudzić boga i zakończyć koszmar mieszkańców swojej wioski. Jednak nie ma wiele czasu. Człowiek nie może bez końca przebywać w świecie duchów, a wokół dziewczyny znajdą się tacy, którzy zrobią wszystko, aby Bóg Morza nigdy się nie obudził...

New York Times bestselling author Axie Oh's ASAP is the much anticipated companion novel to beloved romance XOXO, following fan favorites Sori, the wealthy daughter of a K-pop company owner, and Nathaniel, her K-pop star ex-boyfriend, in a swoon-worthy second chance love story. Sori has worked her whole life to become a K-pop idol, until she realizes she doesn’t want a life forever in the spotlight. But that’s not actually up to Sori—she’s caught between her exacting mother’s entertainment company and her father’s presidential aspirations. And as the pressure to keep her flawless public image grows, the last person she should be thinking about is her ex-boyfriend. Nathaniel is off limits—she knows this. A member of one of the biggest K-pop bands in the world and forbidden from dating, he isn’t any more of an option now than he was two years ago. Still, she can’t forget that their whirlwind romance was the last time she remembers being really happy. Or that his family welcomed her into their home when she needed it most. . . . So when Nathaniel finds himself rocked by scandal, Sori offers him a hideaway with her. And back in close quarters, it’s hard to deny their old feelings. But when Sori gets an opportunity to break free from her parent’s expectations, she will have to decide: Is her future worth sacrificing for a second chance at love?

Deadly storms have ravaged Mina’s homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as the Sea God’s bride, in the hopes that one day the “true bride” will be chosen and end the suffering. Many believe that Shim Cheong, the most beautiful girl in the village—and the beloved of Mina’s older brother Joon—may be the legendary true bride. But on the night Cheong is to be sacrificed, Joon follows Cheong out to sea, even knowing that to interfere is a death sentence. To save her brother, Mina throws herself into the water in Cheong’s stead. Swept away to the Spirit Realm, a magical city of lesser gods and mythical beasts, Mina seeks out the Sea God, only to find him caught in an enchanted sleep. With the help of a mysterious young man named Shin—as well as a motley crew of demons, gods and spirits—Mina sets out to wake the Sea God and bring an end to the killer storms once and for all. But she doesn’t have much time: A human cannot live long in the land of the spirits. And there are those who would do anything to keep the Sea God from waking…