Axie Oh is a first generation Korean American, born in NYC and raised in New Jersey. She studied Korean history and creative writing as an undergrad at the University of California – San Diego and holds an MFA from Lesley University in Writing for Young People. Her passions include K-pop, anime, stationery supplies, and milk tea. She currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada with her puppy, Toro.
Das Mädchen, das in den Wellen verschwand
Das Mädchen, das in den Wellen verschwand
Synopsis
Generations of storms have battered Mina's homeland, and her people believe an angry Sea God is to blame. Each year a village maiden is sacrificed to the sea as his bride, in hope of restoring peace. When Shim Cheong, beloved of Mina's older brother Joon, is chosen as this year's sacrifice, Joon follows her into the water rather than lose her — a act that should mean his death.
To save her brother, Mina throws herself into the sea instead. She wakes not drowned but transported to the Spirit Realm, a world of gods, spirits, and magic hidden beneath the waves. There she learns the Sea God lies in an enchanted sleep, and that she has only a single month to wake him before her world is lost to the storms for good.
Drawing on the Korean folktale of Shim Cheong, Axie Oh builds a lush, romantic fantasy about sacrifice, sisterhood, and the debts owed between gods and mortals, as Mina navigates a court of spirits to find a way home.
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Genres
Characters
MinaProtagonist
A village girl who takes her brother's beloved's place as a sea sacrifice and must navigate the Spirit Realm.
Shim CheongSupporting
The beautiful girl chosen as the Sea God's bride, beloved by Mina's brother Joon.
JoonSupporting
Mina's older brother, whose devotion to Cheong sets the story in motion.
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Das Mädchen, das in den Wellen verschwandKindle, 2023
349 pages
Loewe Verlag
