[Book Sip] Imagination Filling the Darkness of the Universe: '2022 5th Korea Science Fiction Awards Winning Works Collection'

Some sentences encapsulate the entire content of a book, while others instantly reach the reader's heart, creating a connection with the book. Here, we introduce such meaningful sentences excerpted from books. - Editor's note

SF begins by posing questions to the vast, dark universe beyond the blue sky. However, naturally, the universe holds no answers, only empty darkness. There is only one way to seek answers: to fill the void of the universe with imagination and create one's own new universe. And now, here are six emerging writers who are trying to create their own universe with shining imagination. They are the winners of the 5th Korea Science Fiction Literature Award in the novella and short story categories: “Seo Yunbin,” “Kim Hyeyoon,” “Kim Kuman,” “Kim Pilsan,” “Sung Soona,” and “Lee Meong.”

"More important than moving forward is returning."

- Seo Yunbin, Luna

At that moment, the satellite flickered green. Phosphophyllite. When I looked up, I saw a runway-like green light of phosphophyllite extending in the direction Io was heading.

- Seo Yunbin, Luna

Because we couldn't get caught for receiving illegal procedures, we moved to an alley where people like Roti gathered to avoid crackdowns. That neighborhood was always bleak and quiet, as if holding its breath.

- Kim Hyeyoon, Interview with the Black Box

We are ghosts. Ellie said with a smile. As time passes, we age, but no one can see us.

- Kim Hyeyoon, Interview with the Black Box

Sonic came into the bathroom with a cigarette in his mouth. It was a Red Apple cigarette. So strong that only macho men who don't care about health checkup results warning of possible diseases could smoke it.

- Kim Kuman, Once Upon a Time in Pangyo

Yeonwoo left Jiu in front of the toilet alone and came out by herself. Strangely, when Yeonwoo opened the door, someone wearing clothes similar to Yeonwoo entered the adjacent stall. By chance, there was a mirror tilted right in front of that stall, so Yeonwoo looked like she was going back into the bathroom again.

- Kim Kuman, Once Upon a Time in Pangyo

Dear reader, ask anything. The book will answer.

- Kim Pilsan, The Man Who Became a Book

2022 5th Korea Science Fiction Literature Award Anthology | Written by Seo Yunbin, Kim Hyeyoon, Kim Kuman, Kim Pilsan, Sung Soona, Lee Meong | Hubble | 400 pages | 6,000 KRW

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