Seoul Sci-Fi & Fantasy Group

A practical travel and language guide for navigating South Korea, from airports and public transit to restaurants, tourist sites, temples, karaoke rooms, and jjimjilbangs, with cultural context for avoiding common misunderstandings.

Rebecca Baxter has killed James Reid multiple times. Well, the fictional version of him anyway. As an astronomer, James likes debunking the “science” in science fiction books. As a romance author, Rebecca is more concerned with happy endings than string theory. After a video he made criticising her best selling sci-fi romance book sparked an online feud, the two of them can’t stand to be in the same room together. Still reeling from the writer’s block (and emotional damage) James’ review caused her, she works out her feelings by writing elaborate death scenes for him and vows to never speak to him again. That is until they’re both selected for an analog Mars mission in Antarctica. They’ll be spending four months locked in a small dome, pretending they’re on another planet. Unfortunately, avoiding someone is extra difficult when you’re stuck on a barren continent and can’t stop daydreaming about kissing them. These two are about to find out just how quickly hate can defrost into love…

An investigation into how Korean popular culture spread around the world and why it has reshaped lives. Through thirteen portraits spanning several countries, Ophélie Surcouf explores the dreams, identities, and ambivalence behind the Korean Wave.