Elaine U. Cho

About Elaine U. Cho

The Final Death of Namjoo Han: From the author of Ocean’s Godori and Teo’s Durumi comes a standalone contemporary fantasy set in a Korean bathhouse afterlife, following a resident who won’t let anything—even her own deaths—stop her from trying to escape. Namjoo Han is on a roll: she’s died over a hundred times and isn’t looking to slow down anytime soon. She’s determined to break out of Sonamu, a circle of the afterlife that’s a sprawling Korean bathhouse, because she has unfinished business in the above-world.

Upcoming Titles

• The Final Death of Namjoo Han April 27, 2027

  From the author of Ocean’s Godori and Teo’s Durumi comes a standalone contemporary fantasy set in a Korean bathhouse afterlife, following a resident who won’t let anything—even her own deaths—stop her from trying to escape. Namjoo Han is on a roll: she’s died over a hundred times and isn’t looking to slow down anytime soon. She’s determined to break out of Sonamu, a circle of the afterlife that’s a sprawling Korean bathhouse, because she has unfinished business in the above-world.

  View on Amazon: The Final Death of Namjoo Han
• FINAL DEATH OF NAMJOO HAN. Coming 2027

  From the author of Ocean’s Godori and Teo’s Durumi comes a standalone contemporary fantasy set in a Korean bathhouse afterlife, following a resident who won’t let anything—even her own deaths—stop her from trying to escape. Namjoo Han is on a roll: she’s died over a hundred times and isn’t looking to slow down anytime soon. She’s determined to break out of Sonamu, a circle of the afterlife that’s a sprawling Korean bathhouse, because she has unfinished business in the above-world.

  View on Amazon: FINAL DEATH OF NAMJOO HAN.

Earlier Books

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  Teo's Durumi August 5, 2025

  The dazzling and cinematic sequel to space opera Ocean’s Godori takes Ocean and her crew deep into the cloisters of the Moon and the conflicts of the heart.

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  Ocean's Godori April 23, 2024

  An Indie Next Pick • An Amazon Editors' Pick • A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year • Finalist for the Washington State Book Award for Fiction • Finalist for the Silver Falchion Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Award • Shortlisted for the 2024 Endeavour Award Becky Chambers meets Firefly in this big-hearted Korean space opera debut about a disgraced space pilot struggling to find her place while fighting to protect the people she loves.

  View on Amazon: Ocean's Godori

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• Trust Issues by Kasie West · Apr 27, 2027
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