mythology, korean

"The Netherking is finally back in his dark cage. But his imprisonment brings Mirae no peace because he managed to possess her beloved older brother, Minho, and it is Minho's body that languishes in the Deep, tormented by his possessor. Mirae is determined to free her brother and destroy the Netherking once and for all. But when the Netherking steals the all-powerful pearl of Seolla, all of Mirae's careful plans are destroyed. She must set out once more to stop him, slipping in and out of the future with her divine powers as she races a path to the heavens. When she discovers the truth about the Netherking's intentions and learns that the only way to destroy him is with a sacrifice larger than she can bear, Mirae begins to doubt her free will and even the fate of the entire peninsula and the gods beyond"--Provided by publisher.

Set in 16th century Korea, this queer, feminist reimagining of the Fox Maiden legend from Korean mythology follows Kai Song, who is determined to be a warrior as she must come to terms with her true identity and take control of her destiny after learning a deadly secret.

Sixteen-year-old Mirae, crown princess of her kingdom and fated to destroy an enemy of the gods, must embark on a dark journey to save her brother when her coronation ceremony goes terribly wrong.

Thirteen year-old Riley was not born to be a leader, but the magical community thinks she and her adopted brother, Dahl, are meant to lead the world into the Age of the Final Eclipse, so now the one thing Riley must do is believe in herself.

Twelve-year-old Lia Park must venture to the undersea kingdom of the Dragon King in Korea to save her parents from an evil diviner.

Provides a brief introduction to the legends and myths of China, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indoesia.

"Abandoned in a cabbage patch as a baby, Misty-Rain is saved from certain death by a witch who brings her up as her own. Far from the company of humans, she is raised as one of the Dokebi, a magical race from Korean myth. Among them she is happy and content, until one day she loses the trust of her protector, causing the enchantment that had kept the secret of her true identity to be broken. She is cast out to the world of her birth and must find her place among her own kind"--Cover, P. [4].