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Be a Light in the Dark Sea Volumes 5-8 Set Korean Hardcover
About this set
Yeon San-ho's Be a Light in the Dark Sea continues Park Mu-hyeon's struggle to escape a failing underwater base while helping others survive. In the opening books, water began leaking into the facility only five days after his arrival. These later volumes follow his determination to preserve cooperation and goodwill even when the surrounding order encourages selfishness. His attempt to help people without expecting recognition brings personal conviction into conflict with increasingly extreme circumstances.
More about this set
This Korean-language hardcover package contains volumes 5 through 8, carrying the main narrative from episode192 to its conclusion. It also collects five side stories previously released online and a new closing side story in the final volume. For the printed edition, the author revisited and revised the complete text across both four-volume packages, rather than simply reproducing the web serialization. The illustrated spines and dedicated cases are designed to connect with the earlier package, tracing the movement from land into the deep sea and back again. Only the four later books and their matching case shown in the photographs are included here; volumes1 through4 belong to the separately available first package. The work's science-fiction disaster setting supports an inquiry into how acts of kindness can spread under pressure.
Included books & ISBNs
- Be a Light in the Dark Sea Volume 5 (어두운 바다의 등불이 되어 5) (ISBN 9791173323553)
- Be a Light in the Dark Sea Volume 6 (어두운 바다의 등불이 되어 6) (ISBN 9791173323560)
- Be a Light in the Dark Sea Volume 7 (어두운 바다의 등불이 되어 7) (ISBN 9791173323577)
- Be a Light in the Dark Sea Volume 8 (어두운 바다의 등불이 되어 8) (ISBN 9791173323584)
| Korean title | 어두운 바다의 등불이 되어 양장본 세트 2 - 전4권 |
|---|---|
| Author | 연산호 |
| Publisher | Bichae |
| Sales unit | 세트 |
| Book ID | Package ISBN: 9791173323645 |
| Condition | Brand New · Korean language |
FROM THE KOREAN PUBLISHER DESCRIPTION
Book Description
A new legend in the web-novel world
The official hardcover complete edition of Becoming the Light of the Dark Sea!
The official hardcover edition of Becoming the Light of the Dark Sea, winner of the grand prize in the web-novel category of the SF Awards and the grand prize for fantasy e-books at the Ridibooks Awards, reaches its grand finale. This set includes the main story from episode 192 through the ending, along with five web-released side stories, including “The Great White Shark Is Alive.”
The two-year hardcover project for Becoming the Light of the Dark Sea went beyond simply binding the web-serialized edition. Across sets 1–4 and 5–8, author Yeonsan Coral reread and revised the entire work of more than three million Korean characters, raising its overall completeness. Just as a special preface at the beginning of volume 1 created a new entrance into the world of “Eobadeung,” the final volume 8 includes a newly written side story commemorating the completion of the series, bringing the work to its grand conclusion. This configuration answers the long wait of readers who have been anticipating the succession and expansion of the world after the series ended.
This set is also significant in terms of series design. The spines of volumes 1–8 depict the narrative flowing from land to the deep sea and from the deep sea back to land as the movement of waves. When all the volumes are placed side by side, they complete an image that unfolds like a panorama. The dedicated book cases for sets 1–4 and 5–8 are likewise designed to form one picture when placed together, adding to their collectible value. Simply arranging and looking at them will let readers vividly feel the protagonist’s journey.
Selected by Aladin as one of the “Best Books of the 21st Century”
“It moves beyond the conventional way web novels proceed and proves, in its own way, how goodwill spreads.”
Hwang Ye-in, literary critic
In the previously published Becoming the Light of the Dark Sea set 1–4, Park Mu-hyeon’s tense journey unfolded after he encountered the unprecedented crisis of water leaking into the base only five days after joining the undersea facility. In this continuation, Park Mu-hyeon still makes escape his top priority, as before, while volunteering to serve as a facilitator for symbiosis. The conviction and sincerity he has stubbornly upheld even when no one recognizes them: can the cycle of goodwill he dreams of come true within an order that encourages extreme selfishness? Park Mu-hyeon’s determination to pursue goodwill collides with extreme circumstances, leading to an unpredictable progression, and readers approach the answer to the question by following his journey. The end of that road will leave a deep impression on readers who already know the conclusion as well as those just beginning the story.
Concise sales edition based on the publisher-provided Korean description.
