Project V : a novel / Park Seolyeon ; translated by Gene Png.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pak, Sŏ-ryŏn, author.

Contributor:

Png, Gene, translator.

Standardized Title:

Peurojekteu beui English

Language:

English

Korean

Subjects (All):

Women engineers--Fiction.

Women engineers.

Robotics--Competitions--Fiction.

Robotics.

Reality television programs--Fiction.

Reality television programs.

Artificial intelligence--Fiction.

Artificial intelligence.

Social media and society--Fiction.

Social media and society.

Women--Social conditions--Fiction.

Women.

Social media--Ethics--Fiction.

Social media.

artificial intelligence.

Women--Social conditions.

Ethics.

Korea (South)--Fiction.

Korea (South).

Genre:

Fiction

Translations

Science fiction.

Psychological fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

280 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : HarperVia, imprint of HarperCollins, 2026.

Language Note:

Text in English, translated from the Korean.

Summary:

STEMinist mecha fantasy meets reality television in this high-stakes novel from the author of A Magical Girl Retires--a wildly imaginative tale of sibling bonds, unexpected friendship, and an existential quest to understand what it means to be human. Robotics student Kim Wooram, runner-up at the World Gigantic Mechanics Olympiad, is a world-class pilot and engineer. Unlike many of her contemporaries, she likes working solo, preferring the company of robots to most other humans. Sought by robotics centers across the globe, she chooses to return to Korea after learning of an exciting new secret government robotic project known as V. To her disappointment, only male pilots are allowed to apply. Desperate for a chance to make history and encouraged by her twin brother, Boram, the usual rule-following Wooram makes a risky choice. Posing as Boram, she auditions for Project V, the reality competition show whose winner will pilot the robot V--and quickly becomes one of the top contestants in both skill and popularity. Wooram attracts fans and friends like Seojin, the show's youngest female writer and ardent "Boram" stan, and Jeonghoon, the clumsy but lovable underdog. She also gains a rival in Jinyoung, the ruthless heir to a Korean corporate dynasty. As Wooram comes tantalizingly close to achieving her goal, she begins to realize that V's arrogant AI is a ticking time bomb. With victory within reach, and her identity at stake, will Wooram destroy the robot of her dreams to save lives, or stick to the script? Project V is a playful yet sharp meditation on some of the most pressing issues roiling modern society in Korea and across the globe: the male dominance in STEM fields, the ethics of parasocial idolatry and our addiction to social media and reality television, and the promise and peril of an AI-oriented future. Punchy and compelling, Park Seolyeon's novel is a winning exploration of ambition and creation--a quintessential novel of our present and future for mecha fans and all curious readers.

Notes:

Originally published as Peurojekteu beui in South Korea in 2023 by Safehouse Inc.

ISBN:

9780063429789

0063429780

9780063429758

0063429756

OCLC:

1529968281

Publisher Number:

90104503875