Hur, June
Summary: 1506, Joseon. The people suffer under the cruel reign of the tyrant King Yeonsan, powerless to stop him from commandeering their land for his recreational use, banning and burning books, and kidnapping and horrifically abusing women and girls as his personal playthings. Seventeen-year-old Iseul has lived a sheltered, privileged life despite the kingdom's turmoil. When her older sister, Suyeon,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC HURHur, June
Summary: While investigating a series of grisly murders, eighteen-year-old palace nurse Hyeon navigates royal and political intrigue and becomes entangled with a young police inspector. Includes author's note.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HURCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HURKim, Eun-Hee
Summary: "Years of war and famine and have plunged Joseon into chaos. Young Prince Yi Moon, after losing all his bodyguards to an assassination attempt, has no choice but to turn to the mountain bandit Jae-ha for help. But as the unlikely pair race to find safetyin a world gone mad, it becomes horrifyingly clear that humans aren't the only thing they must fear! In a bonus story, a secluded island...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 KINShin, Kyŏng-suk
Summary: Based on a remarkable true story, the New York Times bestselling author of Please Look After Mom brilliantly images the life of Yi Jin, an orphan who would fall under the affections of the Empress and become a jewel in the late Joseon Court. When a novice French diplomat arrives for an audience with the Emperor, he is enraptured by the Joseon Dynasty's magnificent culture, then at its zenith....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Shin 2018Hur, June
Summary: In 1426 in Joseon, a year after her father vanishes while investigating the disappearance of thirteen girls, eighteen-year-old Min Hwani returns to the island of Jeju to pick up his trail with the help of her estranged sister.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2021