A New York times bestseller axie oh's the girl who fell beneath the sea is an enthralling feminist retelling of the classic Korean folktale ""the tale of shim cheong,"" perfect for fans of winter song, uprooted, and miyazaki and #8217s spirited away. Deadly storms have ravaged mina and #8217s homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the sea god, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as the sea god and #8217s bride, in the hopes that one day the and #8220, true bride and #8221, will be chosen and end the suffering. Many believe that shim cheong, the most beautiful girl in the village and #8212, and the beloved of mina and #8217s older brother joon and #8212, may be the legendary true bride. But on the night cheong is to be sacrificed, joon follows cheong out to sea, even knowing that to interfere is a death sentence. To save her brother, mina throws herself into the water in cheong and #8217s stead. Swept away to the spirit realm, a magical city of lesser gods and mythical beasts, mina seeks out the sea god, only to find him caught in an enchanted sleep. With the help of a mysterious young man named shin and #8212, as well as a motley crew of demons, gods and spirits and #8212, mina sets out to wake the sea god.