In a world of constant winter, only the citizens of the climate-controlled city of Snowglobe can escape the bitter cold—but this perfect society is hiding dark and dangerous secrets within its frozen heart. A groundbreaking Korean novel translated into English for the first time!
“The Hunger Games meets Squid Game in Soyoung Park's dystopian thriller Snowglobe” –Entertainment Weekly
Enclosed under a vast dome, Snowglobe is the last place on Earth that’s warm. Outside Snowglobe is a frozen wasteland, and every day, citizens face the icy world to get to their jobs at the power plant, where they produce the energy Snowglobe needs. Their only solace comes in the form of twenty-four-hour television programming streamed directly from the domed city.
The residents of Snowglobe have everything: fame, fortune, and above all, safety from the desolation outside their walls. In exchange, their lives are broadcast to the less fortunate outside, who watch eagerly, hoping for the chance to one day become actors themselves.
Chobahm lives for the time she spends watching the shows produced inside Snowglobe. Her favorite? Goh Around, starring Goh Haeri, Snowglobe’s biggest star—and, it turns out, the key to getting Chobahm her dream life.
Because Haeri is dead, and Chobahm has been chosen to take her place. Only, life inside Snowglobe is nothing like what you see on television. Reality is a lie, and truth seems to be forever out of reach.
Translated for the first time into English from the original Korean, Snowglobe is a groundbreaking exploration of personal identity, and the future of the world as we know it. It is the winner of the Changbi X Kakaopage Young Adult Novel Award.
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"Utterly unputdownable, Snowglobe is an out-of-this-world dystopian thrill ride. Soyoung Park has created an addictive, twisty tale perfect for fans looking for the next Squid Game or Parasite."
— Amélie Wen Zhao, New York Times bestselling author of Song of Silver, Flame Like Night
The Hunger Games meets Squid Game in Soyoung Park's dystopian thriller Snowglobe
— Entertainment WeeklyUtterly unputdownable, Snowglobe is an out-of-this-world dystopian thrill ride. Soyoung Park has created an addictive, twisty tale perfect for fans looking for the next Squid Game or Parasite.
— Amélie Wen Zhao, New York Times bestselling author of Song of Silver, Flame Like NightThe Hunger Games meets Squid Game in Soyoung Park's dystopian thriller Snowglobe
— Entertainment Weekly★ "Transporting and unputdownable; an appealing combination of deep and page-turning.
— Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewThis fast-paced examination of reality television and surveillance....boasts a cast of resourceful and morally gray teens and teems with anticipatory tension reminiscent of The Hunger Games.
— Publishers WeeklyA thrillingly and ingeniously conceived allegory about where we are, and where we’re headed.
— David Yoon, New York Times bestselling author of Frankly in LoveA thrillingly and ingeniously conceived allegory about where we are, and where we’re headed.
— David Yoon, New York Times bestselling author of Frankly in LoveThis fast-paced examination of reality television and surveillance....boasts a cast of resourceful and morally gray teens and teems with anticipatory tension reminiscent of The Hunger Games.
— Publishers WeeklyThis debut, a dystopian thriller with a reality-TV twist, is perfect for fans of Squid Game or Snowpiercer.
— Booklist