June Hur, bestselling author of The Red Palace, crafts a devastating and pulse-pounding tale that will feel all-too-relevant in today’s world, based on a true story from Korean history.Hope is dangerous. Love is deadly.1506, Joseon. The people suffer under the cruel reign of the tyrant King Yeonsan, powerless to stop him from commandeering their land for his recreational use, banning and burning books, and kidnapping and horrifically abusing women and girls as his personal playthings.Seventeen-year-old Iseul has lived a sheltered, privileged life despite the kingdom’s turmoil. When her older sister, Suyeon, becomes the king’s latest prey, Iseul leaves the relative safety of her village, traveling through forbidden territory to reach the capital in hopes of stealing her sister back. But she soon discovers the king’s power is absolute, and to challenge his rule is to court certain death. Prince Daehyun has lived his whole life in the terrifying shadow of his despicable half-brother, the king. Forced to watch King Yeonsan flaunt his predation through executions and rampant abuse of the common folk, Daehyun aches to find a way to dethrone his half-brother once and for all. When staging a coup, failure is fatal, and he’ll need help to pull it off—but there’s no way to know who he can trust.When Iseul's and Daehyun's fates collide, their contempt for each other is transcended only by their mutual hate for the king. Armed with Iseul’s family connections and Daehyun’s royal access, they reluctantly join forces to launch the riskiest gamble the kingdom has ever Save her sister. Free the people. Destroy a tyrant. Also by June The Silence of BonesThe Forest of Stolen GirlsThe Red Palace

June Hur, bestselling author of The Red Palace, crafts a devastating and pulse-pounding tale that will feel all-too-relevant in today’s world, based on a true story from Korean history.Hope is dangerous. Love is deadly.1506, Joseon. The people suffer under the cruel reign of the tyrant King Yeonsan, powerless to stop him from commandeering their land for his recreational use, banning and burning books, and kidnapping and horrifically abusing women and girls as his personal playthings.Seventeen-year-old Iseul has lived a sheltered, privileged life despite the kingdom’s turmoil. When her older sister, Suyeon, becomes the king’s latest prey, Iseul leaves the relative safety of her village, traveling through forbidden territory to reach the capital in hopes of stealing her sister back. But she soon discovers the king’s power is absolute, and to challenge his rule is to court certain death. Prince Daehyun has lived his whole life in the terrifying shadow of his despicable half-brother, the king. Forced to watch King Yeonsan flaunt his predation through executions and rampant abuse of the common folk, Daehyun aches to find a way to dethrone his half-brother once and for all. When staging a coup, failure is fatal, and he’ll need help to pull it off—but there’s no way to know who he can trust.When Iseul's and Daehyun's fates collide, their contempt for each other is transcended only by their mutual hate for the king. Armed with Iseul’s family connections and Daehyun’s royal access, they reluctantly join forces to launch the riskiest gamble the kingdom has ever Save her sister. Free the people. Destroy a tyrant. Also by June The Silence of BonesThe Forest of Stolen GirlsThe Red Palace

Di antara rak-rak buku yang berdebu, tersembunyi rahasia yang tidak seharusnya ditemukan . Ketika Yeon-seo kehilangan harapan untuk menjadi penulis, dia menemukan sebuah toko buku asing. Toko yang tanpa alamat maupun papan nama. Hanya deretan buku yang seakan memanggilnya masuk. Awalnya dia hanya ingin mengistirahatkan diri di dalam toko itu. Namun ketika pemilik toko mengajaknya bergabung untuk mendengarkan cerita, dia terlarut. Sang pemilik toko pun penuh teka-teki, seakan tahu lebih banyak tentang dirinya daripada yang dia bayangkan. Namun, semakin dia menyelami kisah-kisah yang ada di sana, semakin kabur batas antara kenyataan dan ilusi. Hingga akhirnya, dia harus menghadapi pertanyaan yang paling menakutkan, Kenapa dia terus kembali ke toko buku tersebut dan kepada pemiliknya?

Di antara rak-rak buku yang berdebu, tersembunyi rahasia yang tidak seharusnya ditemukan . Ketika Yeon-seo kehilangan harapan untuk menjadi penulis, dia menemukan sebuah toko buku asing. Toko yang tanpa alamat maupun papan nama. Hanya deretan buku yang seakan memanggilnya masuk. Awalnya dia hanya ingin mengistirahatkan diri di dalam toko itu. Namun ketika pemilik toko mengajaknya bergabung untuk mendengarkan cerita, dia terlarut. Sang pemilik toko pun penuh teka-teki, seakan tahu lebih banyak tentang dirinya daripada yang dia bayangkan. Namun, semakin dia menyelami kisah-kisah yang ada di sana, semakin kabur batas antara kenyataan dan ilusi. Hingga akhirnya, dia harus menghadapi pertanyaan yang paling menakutkan, Kenapa dia terus kembali ke toko buku tersebut dan kepada pemiliknya?

Zenitendo punya pesaing baru. Tatarimedo namanya. Toko ini hanya menjual jajanan jahat. Adu jajanan tak terelakkan, apalagi Tatarimedo berusaha merebut pelanggan Zenitendo. Zenitendo vs. Tatarimedo, siapa yang akan menang? Jajanan dalam buku ini, di antaranya: Wafer Pelahap Mimpi, Acar Plum Anti Keriput, dan Soda Mumi.

Zenitendo punya pesaing baru. Tatarimedo namanya. Toko ini hanya menjual jajanan jahat. Adu jajanan tak terelakkan, apalagi Tatarimedo berusaha merebut pelanggan Zenitendo. Zenitendo vs. Tatarimedo, siapa yang akan menang? Jajanan dalam buku ini, di antaranya: Wafer Pelahap Mimpi, Acar Plum Anti Keriput, dan Soda Mumi.

In this million-copy international bestseller from Korea, the owner of a corner store takes in an unhoused man who does a good deed, a kind soul whose presence will transform the whole neighborhood—a heartwarming tale of community and redemption reminiscent of the bestselling novels of Matt Haig and Gabrielle Zevin. Dok-go lives in Seoul Station. He can’t remember his past, and the only thing he knows for certain is that he could really use a drink. When he finds a lost wallet filled with documents, his life is drastically changed. Mrs. Yeom, a retired history teacher and current owner of her neighborhood’s corner store, is distraught over the loss of her purse, until she receives a mysterious call from the person who found it. To thank this down-on-his-luck stranger, she offers him a free meal from the convenience store. Seeing the joy the food brings him, Mrs. Yeom impulsively invites him to stop by for lunch every day. In a twist of fate, Dok-go saves the store from a robber—a brave act that propels Mrs. Yeom to offers the bear-like man a job working the night shift, despite the objections of her wary employees. The store’s new employee quickly wins over the quirky denizens of the neighborhood, becoming a welcoming ear and source of advice for his coworkers and neighbors’ problems, and helping his new boss save the store from financial ruin. But just when things are looking up for Dok-go, Mrs. Yeom's good-for-nothing son, eager to sell the store, hires a detective to dig into the mysterious man’s past and what he seems to be trying so hard to forget. The Second Chance Convenience Store is a moving and joyful story of a woman fighting for her community and a man who has lost everything except the will to try again.