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A Thousand Blues

The heart-warming Korean sci-fi bestseller

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A Thousand Blues

By: Cheon Seon-ran, Chi-Young Kim - translator
Narrated by: Jennifer J Kim
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From its perch on top of a pile of junk inside a shed, Coli, a robot with powerful observational qualities, waits patiently for someone to find it.

Coli is special among AI robots. This is because Coli has the capacity for emotion.

Today, Coli is feeling particularly in awe – of the sky in all its wondrous shades of blue.

Luckily for Coli, a young girl is about to pass by. She is obsessed with robots.

Together, they will save a life.

But first, they must make friends, put themselves at risk, and pull off the mother of all deceptions.
‘Engaging, touching, subtly disturbing’ K-Lit Review

‘A stunningly crafted novel, evoking a myriad emotions’ Kim Bo-young

‘A dazzling, warm novel that shows us how to move forward as a society without leaving anyone or anything behind’ Choi Jin-young, author of To the Warm Horizon

© Cheon Seon-Ran 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

Animals Family Life Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Science Fiction World Literature Heartfelt Feel-Good

Critic reviews

[A] healing and heartfelt love story to the earth
The heartstring-tugging glimpses of a sad injured pony are cleverly layered with a multi-generational backstory about the various impacts of technological change on people’s lives. Lovely stuff.
Thoughtfully translated . . . and beautifully tracks the sacrifices made to save the racehorse Today.
A heartwarming and fascinating story
All stars
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It’s a bittersweet story. The ending made me emotional! The audio narration was superb. Love that the robot voice has a sound effect.

Perfect for Ishiguro fans!

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