Snowglobe

By: Soyoung Park

Published by Random House, 2025-04-01

<b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER • The groundbreaking Korean phenomenon that <i>Entertainment Weekly</i> called “<i>The Hunger Games</i> meets <i>Squid Game</i>”—now in English for the first time!<br><br>A <i>COSMOPOLITAN</i> BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR • A <i>KIRKUS REVIEWS</i> BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR<br></b><br><b>“An immersive and utterly addictive dark dystopian thriller . . . with the eerie, desperate, and exhilarating vibes of <i>Snowpiercer </i>and <i>The Hunger Games</i>.” —Susan Lee, author of <i>Seoulmates<br></i></b><br><b>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.</b><br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>Chobahm lives for the time she spends watching the shows produced inside Snowglobe. Her favorite? <i>Goh Around, </i>starring Goh Haeri, Snowglobe’s biggest star—and, it turns out, the key to getting Chobahm her dream life.<br><br>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.<br><br>Translated for the first time into English from the original Korean, <i>Snowglobe</i> 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.