Time and Again
4 primary works
Book 1
'A grudge is a sentiment that is chained down and cannot move. That fixed sentiment becomes sadness, and when that sadness remains chained with no escape...it becomes hostile...' Baek-On and Ho-Yeon are exorcists-for-hire, traveling throughout the country in search of grudges and ghosts. Each encounter reveals a story of tragedy and loss, sentiments they are all too familiar with themselves. But sometimes the violence of the most murderous spirits is nothing compared to the cruelty of the living. Brush sleeves with death in this beautifully-illustrated collection of ghost stories.
Book 2
'Why do we even burn with love...when we all become pitiful and sad in the end?'Baek-On has learned a thing or two on his travels dispatching spirits throughout the land: Love is a powerful emotion-even in death. Baek-On has made his fair share of love talismans, but even to someone in the business, the nature of love remains a mystery. Despite his skill, Baek-On is still young and inexperienced, and his hasty decision-making could cost him dearly...
Book 4
'After it's too late to turn back, after it's too late even to regret...only then, realization comes with great pain.'On occasion, life offers an unexpected blessing: a natural talent, a promising opportunity, or even a spot of good luck. But human nature will not be satisfied by simply enjoying the fruits of fate. When greed takes over and man exploits the gifts he has been given, seeking more power, more wealth, more than is his share, it can only end in tragedy...a truth Ho-Yeon knows all too well...
Book 5
'There is no such thing as absolute right or absolute wrong in this world.' Though he spends much of his time dealing with ghosts and grudges, even exorcist Baek-On sometimes forgets the chasm that divides the world of humans from that of the spirits. Their ways of thinking and understanding are not the ways of men. Misunderstanding the motives of a well-meaning spirit, Baek-On questions the justice of his actions against beings so different than he...