Project V
Park Seolyeon author Gene Png translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Europa Editions (UK) Ltd
Publishing:11th Feb '27
£14.99
This title is due to be published on 11th February, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Robotics prodigy Kim Wooram returns to Korea to pursue Project V, a government-run competition to pilot the country's largest robot, only to discover that only men can apply. Determined, she disguises herself as her twin brother and enters the widely televised competition.
As Wooram fame rises, she uncovers a dangerous truth: V's unstable AI could put countless lives at risk. With victory within reach and her secret on the line, she must choose between achieving her life-long dream or destroy V to save lives.
Blending mecha action with commentary on gender, reality TV, and AI, Project V is a story of ambition and identity, a wildly imaginative tale of unexpected friendship and an existential quest to understand what it means to be human.
READER REVIEWS
"The Vibe: Mulan meets giant sci-fi robots and reality TV drama. Pure fun!"
"I cannot recommend it enough! IT IS A MUST READ! STAT!"
"Cinematic and bright. Highly recommend!"
"Real Steel meets She's The Man. action packed, disarmingly funny, strong female protagonist...I had so much fun with this one!"
"It's quick, it's fast, it's fun, and it's immensely enjoyable."
"It’s a must-read for fans of strong female leads and futuristic tales with depth."
"A STEMinist mecha adventure that also comments on parasocial fandom in reality television? Hell yes."
* LitHub *A Praise for A Magical Girl Retires
"A Magical Girl Retires is sweet and smart and funny and knows exactly what it’s doing. Usually, high concept books like this get a little lost in their own sauce, but Seolyeon keeps her focus tight and gets in and out quickly... A Magical Girl Retires is as much fun as you’d expect it to be (read: extremely)." —Literary Hub "38 Favorite Books of 2024"
"A weird, delightful little book, simultaneously grim and breezy... A very entertaining read" —Locus
"As a millennial and lover of all things magical girls, I adored this celebration of all things magical girl and how they might play out in the real world. The illustrations by Kim Sanho took me back to all of my favourite manga I read growing up. This one was such a fun read." —Book Riot
"Korean author Park Seolyeon’s English-language debut succeeds in ways no other recent novel has: in portraying the anxiety-riddled realities of coming of age in our present moment through an unexpected and fantastical lens... Prolific translator and writer Anton Hur [helps] Park’s work sparkle with humor and heart." —The Rumpus
"Park pictures a world on the brink of collapse, with no one paying the price—and shows what it might take for a millennial to not only survive, but to capture her own dreams and make her life worth living." —Den of Geek "Best Books of 2024"
ISBN: 9781787706774
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
240 pages