Kim Ewhan


Kim Ewhan is a South Korean science fiction and fantasy writer and indie film critic. His debut novel, The Ghosts of Evithezen was a finalist of the National Fantasy Award. He is the winner of Multi Literary Award in 2009 with his novel The Orb of Despair .
He is a fan of writers Robert Heinlein, Roger Zelazny, Joanne Rowling, Yann Martel, Virginia Woolf, and Haruki Murakami.

Writing

Kim started writing after his graduation of Kyunghee University. His debut novel, The Ghosts of Evithezen, was a finalist for the National Fantasy Award. In 2009, his novel, The Orb of Despair, won the first Multi Literary Award. As the award was organized by SBS, Showbox, and Wisdom House, the major players of the media and entertainment industry, this win was a breakout for his career. The Orb of Despair is translated into nine languages. His stories are known for its special taste of mixture of science fiction and fantasy.
Besides fiction, he was a regular contributor for the magazines Indi Movies and Cine 21. When writing file reviews, he uses his pen name Colin, which he quotes from the Irish actor Colin Farrell.

Works