Sophie Kim

Jun 13, 2024 | electricliterature.com | Sophie Kim

Reading Lists Sophie Kim recommends stories brimming with gods, monsters, and mystery Korean mythology brims with everything from philosophy and political intrigue to glorious creatures. Fox shapeshifters with a penchant for male livers. Club-wielding goblins with an excess of mischief. Winged maidens who spend their days in the sun-warmed mortal forests, and their nights in the star-dotted heavens. The traditional stories of Korea are vibrant, and more than ripe for the retellings. This love...

Jun 5, 2024 | unitedbypop.com | Sophie Kim |Kate Oldfield

Share With romance, demons and a murder mystery, Sophie Kim’s new fantasy novel, The God and the Gumiho, is an absolute gem of a read. Set to the backdrop of a 90’s Korea inspired setting, The God and the Gumiho follows a delightfully quick-witted cast of morally grey characters. It’s funny, action-packed and thoroughly immersive.

May 1, 2024 | libraryjournal.com | Sophie Kim

. Jun. 2024. 416p. ISBN 9780593599662. pap. $18. FANTASY COPY ISBN Kim Hani leads a relatively quiet life in New Sinsi, working part-time in a coffee shop that serves all sorts of supernatural creatures. No one knows that she was once the renowned Scarlet Fox, a gumiho (a nine-tailed fox) who disappeared after a long, deadly binge of devouring livers and souls. She cannot deny that she wishes she had room for one more—the annoying trickster god Seokga.

Apr 29, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Sara Wolf |Sophie Kim |Henry H. Neff |Rebecca Fraimow

Prashanth Srivatsa. Harper Voyager, $30 (464p) ISBN 978-0-06-326683-4Srivatsa explores class discrimination in his lush and ambitious debut. Spice is king in the eight kingdoms involved in the Spice Trade, each of which produces one specific spice. To travel between kingdoms one must make the painful passage through a Spice Gate, a task relegated only to the lowest caste, the bearers of the spice mark. One such Carrier is Amir, of the saffron kingdom Raluha.

Apr 25, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Sara Wolf |Sophie Kim |Henry H. Neff |Rebecca Fraimow

Lev Grossman. Viking, $35 (688p) ISBN 978-0-7352-2404-9Bestseller Grossman (the Magicians trilogy) turns his hand to Arthurian legends, delivering a breathtaking tale that honors past iterations while producing something entirely unexpected. Young Collum escapes the lordly household where he’s been raised, liberating a suit of armor and a steed in the process, and travels to Camelot, where he hopes to serve King Arthur. He arrives too late—Arthur has already fallen at the Battle of Camlann.