The Heart of the Nhaga
core novel 2026 The Bird That Drinks Tears
Record
| First published | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  KO |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.12 (2,723 ratings, collected 2026-08-30) |
| Page count | 448 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780063349896 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Where it sits
- Universe: The Bird That Drinks Tears
- Series: The Bird That Drinks Tears core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Lee Yeongdo
Awards (verified)
- Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire (Foreign Novel), 2026: nominated; Shortlisted among 6 finalists for the 2026 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire's Foreign Novel category, on the strength of its French translation; did not win.
Notes
- From the series record (The Bird That Drinks Tears): Originally serialized in Korea in 2002 and published in book form in 2003 as a four-volume epic (marketed on its English release as "Korea's most celebrated fantasy epic"), following a commando sent to recover a lost scientific team who instead find themselves caught between warring godlike figures on a fantastical, medieval-styled world. Its English translation, by Anton Hur for HarperVoyager, began publishing in 2026 as a multi-book series starting with The Heart of the Nhaga; only that first English volume is catalogued as Core Canon here, since later volumes' English titles and release dates are not yet confirmed.
Sources
- Wikipedia: The Bird That Drinks Tears
- The Korea Times: Fantasy writer Lee Young-do falls short of French literary award
- Amazon: The Heart of the Nhaga (Book One of The Bird That Drinks Tears)
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