The Black Orb

Jeong-su had never seen such an object before. It was about 2 m tall, perfectly round, and didn’t reflect light. Jeong-su felt like he was staring into a hole in the fabric of space. The object was several steps away from him. ‘What is that?’ 정체불명의 그것은 남자가 살아오면서 처음 보는 물체였다. 높이는 이 미터쯤 되고, 완전히 둥글고, 표면은......more

I absolutely flew through this book. The Black Orb is a speculative fiction apocalyptic novel about a man from Seoul who sees a black orb appear out of nowhere and start absorbing people to their deaths. The orbs multiply until there are hundreds across the world and humanity plunges into chaos tryi......more

4.5/5 (rounded up for GoodReads) First of all, I would like to thank Harper Collins Canada for sending this book my way. I was incredibly intrigued because I do love myself some translated horror. This was written in a fashion that was very easy to read. It flowed incredibly well with really well don......more

I’m conflicted about this one. While the novel masterfully builds tension and evokes a palpable sense of dread, the ending left me feeling unsatisfied. The story begins in Seoul, where Jeong-su witnesses a mysterious black orb consuming his neighbour. As the orbs begin multiplying, they trigger a glo......more

Quite grim and sad. I was hoping for a surreal tale about life inside the orbs once you’ve been sucked in but nooo. That would have made it v different from other dystopian end-of-world novels.......more