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  • Published: 24 June 2025
  • ISBN: 9781529938029
  • Imprint: Doubleday
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $34.99
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A Thousand Blues





From a massive rising star in the world of Korean female sci-fi comes the gripping, heartrending tale of how two sisters train a worn-out racehorse to run the slowest race of its life - for fans of KLARA AND THE SUN and CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN

Discover the original and uplifting Korean prize-winner for fans of CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN, KLARA AND THE SUN and I WHO HAVE NEVER KNOWN MEN

'A stunning story of love, care and sacrifice' Bora Chung, author of Cursed Bunny
'Feels like a feather softly descending and tickling my heart' Reader review *****
'A breath of fresh air' Reader review *****
'Full of human warmth' *****
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IT TAKES A MACHINE WITH HEART TO SAVE A LIFE

From its perch on top of a pile of junk inside a shed, Coli, a robot with powerful observational qualities, waits patiently for someone to find it.

Coli is special among AI robots. This is because Coli has the capacity for emotion.

Today, Coli is feeling particularly in awe – of the sky in all its wondrous shades of blue.

Luckily for Coli, a young girl is about to pass by. She is obsessed with robots.

Together, they will save a life.

But first, they must make friends, play with danger, and pull off the mother of all deceptions.
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'Engaging, touching, subtly disturbing' K-Lit Review

'A stunningly crafted novel, evoking a myriad emotions' Kim Bo-young

‘A dazzling, warm novel that shows us how to move forward as a society without leaving anyone or anything behind' Choi Jin-young, author of To the Warm Horizon

  • Published: 24 June 2025
  • ISBN: 9781529938029
  • Imprint: Doubleday
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $34.99
Categories:

Praise for A Thousand Blues

[A] healing and heartfelt love story to the earth

My Weekly

The heartstring-tugging glimpses of a sad injured pony are cleverly layered with a multi-generational backstory about the various impacts of technological change on people’s lives. Lovely stuff.

SFX

Thoughtfully translated . . . and beautifully tracks the sacrifices made to save the racehorse Today.

PA Media

A heartwarming and fascinating story

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