A Thousand Blues

Discover the Korean runaway prizewinning bestseller for fans of LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR and KLARA AND THE SUN

'A stunning story of love, care and sacrifice' BORA CHUNG, author of CURSED BUNNY
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It's only when we slow down that we can truly experience joy ...
2035: In the shadow of a race course, a young woman finds a robot named Coli on a scrap heap, contemplating the sky. Intrigued, she takes Coli into her care and learns how the robot is designed to be a humanoid jockey who has mistakenly been programmed to have feelings.

She and Coli are determined to rescue a beloved race horse who is heading for the knackers' yard after a lifetime of overwork. To remind the horse of happier times, they hatch a special plan to let her run another race.

But it will be no ordinary event- they will train her to run the slowest time of her life.

In the heat of the race, Coli feels the horse begin to gallop too fast - her joints are at breaking point.

To save his friend, Coli will commit one final act of bravery ...

Radiant, urgent, deeply moving, A Thousand Blues is a hymn to our earth and to our humanity, giving powerful voice to those left behind in a fast-moving world of toxic productivity and consumerism. Brimming with heart, hope and rage, it shows with startling clarity how, by slowing down, we can fully experience life's wonder and joy.
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'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

‘A breath of fresh air in the sci-fi genre’ *****

‘Feels like a feather softly descending and tickling my heart' *****

‘A sci-fi novel full of human warmth' *****