ANewYorkTimesBestseller!AxieOh’sTheGirlWhoFellBeneaththeSeaisanenthrallingfeministretellingoftheclassicKoreanfolktale“TheTaleofShimCheong,“perfectforfansofWintersong,Uprooted,andMiyazaki’sSpiritedAway.DeadlystormshaveravagedMina’shomelandforgenerations.Floodssweepawayentirevillages,whilebloodywarsarewagedoverthefewremainingresources.HerpeoplebelievetheSeaGod,oncetheirprotector,nowcursesthemwithdeathanddespair.Inanattempttoappeasehim,eachyearabeautifulmaidenisthrownintotheseatoserveastheSeaGod’sbride,inthehopesthatonedaythe“truebride“willbechosenandendthesuffering.ManybelievethatShimCheong,themostbeautifulgirlinthevillage--andthebelovedofMina’solderbrotherJoon--maybethelegendarytruebride.ButonthenightCheongistobesacrificed,JoonfollowsCheongouttosea,evenknowingthattointerfereisadeathsentence.Tosaveherbrother,MinathrowsherselfintothewaterinCheong’sstead.SweptawaytotheSpiritRealm,amagicalcityoflessergodsandmythicalbeasts,MinaseeksouttheSeaGod,onlytofindhimcaughtinanenchantedsleep.WiththehelpofamysteriousyoungmannamedShin--aswellasamotleycrewofdemons,godsandspirits--MinasetsouttowaketheSeaGodandbringanendtothekillerstormsonceandforall.Butshedoesn’thavemuchtime:Ahumancannotlivelonginthelandofthespirits.AndtherearethosewhowoulddoanythingtokeeptheSeaGodfromwaking...PraiseforTheGirlWhoFellBeneaththeSea:AnABAIndieBestseller“OneverypageIfoundsomethingmarvelousandnew,andIwaseagertokeepreadingbecauseIwantedtofurtherexplorethiswondrousnewworld.“--TheNewYorkTimes“Abeautiful,mesmerizingretellingIwishI’dhadwhenIwasgrowingup....AheartfelttalethatIwillberecommendingforyearstocome.“--ElizabethLim,NewYorkTimes-bestsellingauthorofSixCrimsonCranes“Aclever,creative,andexquisitelywrittentaleofsacrifice,love,andfate.“--StephanieGarber,NewYorkTimes-bestsellingauthorofCaraval
