{"product_id":"the-heart-of-the-nhaga-book-one-of-the-bird-that-drinks-tears-9780063349896","title":"The Heart of the Nhaga: Book One of the Bird That Drinks Tears","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWelcome to Lee Young-do's epic classic series, The Bird That Drinks Tears. The master of Korean fantasy--often cited as the J.R.R. Tolkien of South Korea--Lee Young-do has created a tale of castles built on the backs of flying mantas, giant birdmen, heartless immortals, and a quest that will change the very nature of the world and its gods, available for the first time in English by award-winning translator Anton Hur.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree handles one.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world is divided by the Line of Limit. To the north are the Tokkebi--fire people able to manipulate flames as both weapons and illusions; Rekon--giant birdmen with immense strength and warrior acumen; and the humans--as divided as the other races are unified. To the south are the Nhaga--a reptilian people who relinquish their hearts for immortality. For centuries, the races didn't cross that line, but change is in the air. A Nhaga is being sent North...and a trio is being dispatched to make sure this agent from the South makes it out alive--one from each race.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the illusion of a simple journey is quickly dispelled by the fact that the Tokkebi is merely a scholar, not an adventurer; the Rekon is deathly afraid of water; and the human hunts and eats Nhaga. And when the Nhaga they're supposed to be escorting out of the Kiboren forest is murdered, the one sent in his place turns out to very much have a heart--meaning he's quite vulnerable to the dangerous exodus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe four must quickly forge an alliance and shed the distrust and prejudice that plagues them if they are to survive. And just as crucial, they must figure out what this mission is \u003cem\u003eactually \u003c\/em\u003eabout, because unbeknownst to them, the very fate of the world might rest on this one Nhaga making it to the North intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA classic not to be missed, \u003cem\u003eThe Heart of the Nhaga \u003c\/em\u003eis epic fantasy at its best, translated into English for the first time ever by award-winning translator Anton Hur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Young-Do\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Voyager\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 5.99w x 1.35d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063349896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2025 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYoung-Do, Lee:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eWidely acknowledged as the father of Korean fantasy genre, \u003cstrong\u003eLee Young-do\u003c\/strong\u003e is an exceptionally imaginative writer who builds elaborate worlds and fills them with complex characters rendered through his narrative that strikes a brilliant balance between comedy and poetry. His books have sold over 5 million copies: including the series The Dragon Raja, Future Walker, Polaris Rhapsody, The Bird that Drinks Tears, and The Bird that Drinks Blood, as well as a short story collection, \u003cem\u003eOver the Horizon\u003c\/em\u003e, and a novel \u003cem\u003eOver the Choice\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHur, Anton:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnton Hur \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born in Stockholm, Sweden, and was subsequently raised in six different countries on four different continents, including British Hong Kong, Ethiopia, the United States, and Thailand, but he spent most of his time in Korea. He has worked as an interpreter and translator for more than two decades. In 2022, he was double longlisted and shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, and, in 2023, his translation of Bora Chung's \u003cem\u003eCursed Bunny\u003c\/em\u003e was a finalist for the National Book Awards. 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