In this propulsive, award-winning novel, a man struggles to survive in a world overtaken by mysterious black orbs that consume everyone they touch. For fans of popular Korean dramas like PARASITE and SQUID GAME and reminiscent of LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND and THE LAST OF US.
 
One evening in downtown Seoul, Jeong-su is smoking a cigarette outside when he sees something impossible: a huge black orb appears out of nowhere and sucks his neighbor inside. The orb soon begins consuming other people and no one knows how to stop it. Impervious to bullets and tanks, the orb splits and multiplies, chasing the hapless residents of Seoul out into the country and sparking a global crisis with widespread violence and looting. Jeong-su must rely upon his wits as he makes the arduous journey in search of his elderly parents. But the strangest phases of this ever-expanding disaster are yet to come and Jeong-su will be forced to question everything he’s taken for granted.
 
Contributor Bio(s)
 
Ewhan Kim is the author of twelve novels. His debut, The Ghosts of Evithezen, was a finalist for the Korean National Fantasy Award and his other works have won the SF Award and the Young Writers Award. The Black Orb won the Multi Award and has been translated into nine languages.

Sean Lin Halbert holds an MA in Korean literature from Seoul National University. He is the receipient of the LTI Korea Aspiring Translator Award, the Korea Times Korean LIterature Translation Award, and the GKL Translation Award. He lives in Seoul and teaches at LTI Korea Translation Academy.