Nightmare Immunity
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Book Introduction
“From now on, anyone who doesn’t wake up will be quarantined in Westland.” In the near future, trapped in a prison called dreams! A new dystopia created through fantasy. The twenty-second book in the English adult genre fiction series YA!, "Nightmare Immune," has been published. This is the first English adult novel by author Jo Hye-rin, who has been writing her own story step by step while encountering various stories as a film marketer. As a writer who has frequently encountered scenarios and images, Jo Hye-rin brings to life a fantasy world never seen before with vivid descriptions and unique characters. In addition, it shows a high level of appeal that keeps you on the edge of your seat until the last chapter with a solid narrative. "Nightmare Immunity" is the story of Joan, who tries to save her family from the Dreambug invasion that has taken over the world. Anyone bitten by a dream bug will never wake up and will be trapped in the dream forever. The government takes extraordinary measures to quarantine all infected people to prevent the spread of the infection, but unfortunately, Joan's grandmother and younger sibling are bitten by the dream bug and quarantined. Joan goes to sleep without hesitation to save the two people. To lure the dreambug. But when Joan opens her eyes, an unexpected sight unfolds before her. Will Joan be able to safely save her family? |
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index
prolog
Dreambug
The boy who sees past lives
siren
Admission
The Nightmare Principle
First meeting
illusion
saver
Awake patient
some soul
reunion
Out of the dream
Epilogue
Author's Note
Dreambug
The boy who sees past lives
siren
Admission
The Nightmare Principle
First meeting
illusion
saver
Awake patient
some soul
reunion
Out of the dream
Epilogue
Author's Note
Detailed image
Into the book
“Is this a bad dream again?”
“No, that’s not it.”
Joan was worried about how to answer, so she ended up lying.
I had to show off my dignity in front of my younger brother who was six years younger than me.
Even if I was scared, I had to hide it as much as possible.
Because that's Mom's last request.
--- p.13
“A siren rang in our neighborhood last night.”
"siren?"
“Yeah, a dreambug infection has appeared.”
At the word dreambug, Joan straightened her back.
Even without that, my grandmother's face had been flashing through my mind the whole time I was coming here.
--- p.40
Joan lay still with all the windows in the house wide open.
It's already been an hour since I started lying like this.
The empty capsule from the cold medicine I had swallowed earlier was rolling around on the nightstand, and the air in the living room was chilly.
As time passed, my eyelids gradually became heavier.
--- p.69
Joan glanced at the hazmat suit and saw the name Hadako.
Hadako, who had been glancing at Joan, asked with a puzzled expression.
“You caught a dreambug?”
Joan took out the collecting container and handed it over as if it were nothing.
Hadako, who had been staring intently at the transparent collection container for a while, soon burst into laughter as if she was amazed.
“It’s really a dream bug.”
--- p.95
“It’s you.”
Joan's eyebrows rose at the sudden certainty.
“What am I?”
“You’re the one who created Dreambug.”
Joan was shocked by the absurdity.
But Mitana shouted as if she didn't care about Joan's feelings.
“Why did you do that!”
“What, what?”
“You… killed our mother, didn’t you?”
--- p.106
A moment later, the man who had brought Joan into her dream raised his only arm high and shouted.
“The savior, the savior has come!”
But Joan, who had fallen to the floor, lay motionless as if dead.
“Joan, wake up!”
Riot called several times, but there was no response.
The townspeople surrounded Joan with worried expressions.
--- p.141
“Joan, I just wanted to tell you, my real name is actually Mitana, not Will Sarver.”
"what?"
Joan's steps stopped at Mitana's sudden confession.
“And I can see people’s past lives.”
Joan looked into Mitana's clear eyes.
It didn't seem like he was joking.
--- p.174
“There is no justification for any war.”
Joan thought that the word 'justice' was not compatible with war in the first place.
If there is a flaw in the system, then the system should be fixed.
Because there is no perfect system in this world.
Isn't it human nature to make small changes according to the times and circumstances and strive to create better systems?
“No, that’s not it.”
Joan was worried about how to answer, so she ended up lying.
I had to show off my dignity in front of my younger brother who was six years younger than me.
Even if I was scared, I had to hide it as much as possible.
Because that's Mom's last request.
--- p.13
“A siren rang in our neighborhood last night.”
"siren?"
“Yeah, a dreambug infection has appeared.”
At the word dreambug, Joan straightened her back.
Even without that, my grandmother's face had been flashing through my mind the whole time I was coming here.
--- p.40
Joan lay still with all the windows in the house wide open.
It's already been an hour since I started lying like this.
The empty capsule from the cold medicine I had swallowed earlier was rolling around on the nightstand, and the air in the living room was chilly.
As time passed, my eyelids gradually became heavier.
--- p.69
Joan glanced at the hazmat suit and saw the name Hadako.
Hadako, who had been glancing at Joan, asked with a puzzled expression.
“You caught a dreambug?”
Joan took out the collecting container and handed it over as if it were nothing.
Hadako, who had been staring intently at the transparent collection container for a while, soon burst into laughter as if she was amazed.
“It’s really a dream bug.”
--- p.95
“It’s you.”
Joan's eyebrows rose at the sudden certainty.
“What am I?”
“You’re the one who created Dreambug.”
Joan was shocked by the absurdity.
But Mitana shouted as if she didn't care about Joan's feelings.
“Why did you do that!”
“What, what?”
“You… killed our mother, didn’t you?”
--- p.106
A moment later, the man who had brought Joan into her dream raised his only arm high and shouted.
“The savior, the savior has come!”
But Joan, who had fallen to the floor, lay motionless as if dead.
“Joan, wake up!”
Riot called several times, but there was no response.
The townspeople surrounded Joan with worried expressions.
--- p.141
“Joan, I just wanted to tell you, my real name is actually Mitana, not Will Sarver.”
"what?"
Joan's steps stopped at Mitana's sudden confession.
“And I can see people’s past lives.”
Joan looked into Mitana's clear eyes.
It didn't seem like he was joking.
--- p.174
“There is no justification for any war.”
Joan thought that the word 'justice' was not compatible with war in the first place.
If there is a flaw in the system, then the system should be fixed.
Because there is no perfect system in this world.
Isn't it human nature to make small changes according to the times and circumstances and strive to create better systems?
--- pp.199~200
Publisher's Review
A girl trying to save her family
Encountering the Dreambug
Joan has a terrible dream.
This isn't the first time Joan has had such a dream.
Even on the day her mother died in the terrorist attack at the military hospital where she worked, Joan had a dream.
If I had stopped my mom from going out that day.
Joan had to become an adult before her peers, with repeated regrets.
I had to do that for my only younger brother, Jo Hyeon.
It's only been three years since I lost my mother.
Joan knew better than anyone how difficult it was to bear someone's absence.
(Page 25)
But before she could become an adult, another ordeal came to Joan.
Her grandmother and younger sister, Jo-Hyeon, were infected by the 'Dreambug' that had trapped the entire world in a prison called a dream.
Dreambugs bite sleeping people, trapping them in a dream from which they can never escape.
The government had announced that the infected would be quarantined in a treatment center in Westland, so Joan was now faced with an indefinite separation from the two.
Joan, who is eventually left alone, decides that she must save the two people herself.
So I open all the windows in the house and go to sleep.
Waiting for an uninvited guest to come to visit you.
“Lattal, if I don’t contact you tomorrow morning, will you stop by my house?”
Rattal frowned and asked.
“You… aren’t trying to be a decoy yourself, are you?”
"Whether or not," Joan said with a determined expression.
“I have a favor to ask.” (page 62)
This time I didn't dream.
I woke up before I could even dream.
That means I wasn't bitten by a dreambug, but something felt off.
When she opened her eyes, dozens of dreambugs were surrounding Joan.
After being hastily kicked out, a dream bug approaches Joan, who is trying to calm down her shocked mind.
As if he had been waiting for Joan.
“I have to save them.”
The only hope to save a world trapped in a dream
In a dystopian novel about infection, the most important question is likely to be, "Who has immunity?"
When disaster suffocates a person like a labyrinth with no exit, immunity is a ray of hope and the key to turning the gloomy situation around.
"Nightmare Immunity" hands this key to its teenage protagonist.
Joan, who should have matured early but actually missed her mother more than anyone else, is a character who heads to Westland without a second thought to save her remaining family.
In this narrative, when the special ability of immunity meets the character's will, the ability becomes even more powerful.
“The researchers won’t leave you alone, are you okay?”
Joan looked at her grandmother lying in bed with an anxious expression.
“But if I were truly immune, I could help many people.” (p. 80)
We can think about many things through Joan, who stands on the border between adult and child.
For example, the courage to sacrifice oneself for someone precious, the warmth to reach out to someone in need, and the justice that started out as a way to save one's family but ended up saving other people who were lost in their dreams.
In some ways, this element, which seems like a greater ability than immunity, could be considered a small encouragement from the author to the youth, who are at their most imperfect stage.
Even if you immerse yourself in the urgent situation of a global disaster, you will still find this work fascinating.
However, I think the fun will be doubled if you watch Joan's actions while recalling the emotions that English adult readers have experienced and felt at least once.
Author's Note
I hope it will be a story that lingers when you close the book.
Like when you sit alone on a bench by the railroad tracks in the late afternoon and listen to your favorite song, like when a pretty maple leaf flutters in the wind on a clear, crisp autumn day and falls on the back of your hand, like when you accidentally run into someone you've been crushing on on the street without even saying a word.
Encountering the Dreambug
Joan has a terrible dream.
This isn't the first time Joan has had such a dream.
Even on the day her mother died in the terrorist attack at the military hospital where she worked, Joan had a dream.
If I had stopped my mom from going out that day.
Joan had to become an adult before her peers, with repeated regrets.
I had to do that for my only younger brother, Jo Hyeon.
It's only been three years since I lost my mother.
Joan knew better than anyone how difficult it was to bear someone's absence.
(Page 25)
But before she could become an adult, another ordeal came to Joan.
Her grandmother and younger sister, Jo-Hyeon, were infected by the 'Dreambug' that had trapped the entire world in a prison called a dream.
Dreambugs bite sleeping people, trapping them in a dream from which they can never escape.
The government had announced that the infected would be quarantined in a treatment center in Westland, so Joan was now faced with an indefinite separation from the two.
Joan, who is eventually left alone, decides that she must save the two people herself.
So I open all the windows in the house and go to sleep.
Waiting for an uninvited guest to come to visit you.
“Lattal, if I don’t contact you tomorrow morning, will you stop by my house?”
Rattal frowned and asked.
“You… aren’t trying to be a decoy yourself, are you?”
"Whether or not," Joan said with a determined expression.
“I have a favor to ask.” (page 62)
This time I didn't dream.
I woke up before I could even dream.
That means I wasn't bitten by a dreambug, but something felt off.
When she opened her eyes, dozens of dreambugs were surrounding Joan.
After being hastily kicked out, a dream bug approaches Joan, who is trying to calm down her shocked mind.
As if he had been waiting for Joan.
“I have to save them.”
The only hope to save a world trapped in a dream
In a dystopian novel about infection, the most important question is likely to be, "Who has immunity?"
When disaster suffocates a person like a labyrinth with no exit, immunity is a ray of hope and the key to turning the gloomy situation around.
"Nightmare Immunity" hands this key to its teenage protagonist.
Joan, who should have matured early but actually missed her mother more than anyone else, is a character who heads to Westland without a second thought to save her remaining family.
In this narrative, when the special ability of immunity meets the character's will, the ability becomes even more powerful.
“The researchers won’t leave you alone, are you okay?”
Joan looked at her grandmother lying in bed with an anxious expression.
“But if I were truly immune, I could help many people.” (p. 80)
We can think about many things through Joan, who stands on the border between adult and child.
For example, the courage to sacrifice oneself for someone precious, the warmth to reach out to someone in need, and the justice that started out as a way to save one's family but ended up saving other people who were lost in their dreams.
In some ways, this element, which seems like a greater ability than immunity, could be considered a small encouragement from the author to the youth, who are at their most imperfect stage.
Even if you immerse yourself in the urgent situation of a global disaster, you will still find this work fascinating.
However, I think the fun will be doubled if you watch Joan's actions while recalling the emotions that English adult readers have experienced and felt at least once.
Author's Note
I hope it will be a story that lingers when you close the book.
Like when you sit alone on a bench by the railroad tracks in the late afternoon and listen to your favorite song, like when a pretty maple leaf flutters in the wind on a clear, crisp autumn day and falls on the back of your hand, like when you accidentally run into someone you've been crushing on on the street without even saying a word.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: June 3, 2024
- Page count, weight, size: 216 pages | 254g | 128*198*10mm
- ISBN13: 9791193914137
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