Amid a literal fog of war on a disputed planet, a woman is thrust into battle, forced to fight in her captors' war. With an empire at her back, ready to kill her at the slightest hesitation, this slaveturned- reluctant hero must battle through an unknown enemy, scientific abominations, and truly alien terrain to uncover the truth about her identity and that of her enslaved companions.Chung's novel—told in sparse, evocative prose and expertly translated by Anton Hur—draws on the real history of Korean soldiers who fought and died in a war against Russia on behalf of the Qing Dynasty. Red Sword combines stunning world-building with a thought-provoking challenge to readers: what does it mean to wield power over others?
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Bora Chung (Seúl, 1976) reside en Pohang, Corea del Sur, y es escritora y traductora. Ha publicado varias novelas y colecciones de relatos, y ha traducido al coreano algunas novelas rusas y polacas. 'Conejo maldito', publicada por Alpha Decay en 2023, es el primero de sus libros traducido en España, al que sigue 'La zorra' en 2025. La edición inglesa de 'Conejo maldito', traducida por Anton Hur, quedó finalista del prestigioso Booker Prize International en 2022.