In Their Eyes / A Plagued Sea By Kim Bo-Young (Translated by Sophie Bowman)

Kim Bo-Young’s 2020 A Plagued Sea is a stand-alone horror novella. The 2026 English translation is by Sophie Bowman. Despite the crowds, professional bodyguard Mu-young and her beloved niece Hyun manage to make the train to Haewon. Time with her aunt, away from her obsessive, controlling mother, is precious to Hyun. Thus, despite her better instincts, Mu-young ignores the alert about a quake near…