Eye in the Blue Box: Book One of Eyes of Awakening

NO DREAMS. JUST NIGHTMARES.

ABOUT:

Eye in the Blue Box is an adult, dark fantasy novel that's filled to the brim with action and adventure. Readers searching for exhilarating battles, eerie and surreal creatures, intricate world-building, and strong character development will enjoy this book. This book is NOT a romantasy.

THEMES:

Friendship, family, self-discovery, and Asian American culture.

CONTENT WARNING:

Violence/gore. Intense scenes.

SUMMARY:

James Mun likes his internship, his daily doses of instant ramen, and late mornings when he can roll around in bed. He dislikes the gym, people who take up parking spaces, his sister's annoying family get-togethers, and anything else that gets in the way of his chosen pace of life.

When he's born into "the Flowering," a surreal dimension that select humans enter each time they fall asleep, needless to say, he is not happy. He's not exactly thrilled, either, to travel throughout the Flowering with Crew Blue, a group of humans who follow a giant, blue wolf as their guide. Above all, though, he dislikes the crew's leader. She's always forcing him to battle the nightmarish monsters that prowl the Flowering's many planes, which change as swiftly and unpredictably as sweet dreams morphing into nightmares. It's hard enough simply surviving every night without risking getting eaten!

But as James becomes entangled in the return of an ancient evil spawned within the Flowering, he discovers that what he'd once deemed as nuisances aren't so troublesome after all. His dark and harrowing adventures open his eyes to see how the bonds forged between friends and family can change the fate of everything.

READING ORDER:

  • Eye in the Blue Box: Book One of Eyes of Awakening
  • Tree of Eyes: Book Two of Eyes of Awakening
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Eye in the Blue Box: Book One of Eyes of Awakening

NO DREAMS. JUST NIGHTMARES.

ABOUT:

Eye in the Blue Box is an adult, dark fantasy novel that's filled to the brim with action and adventure. Readers searching for exhilarating battles, eerie and surreal creatures, intricate world-building, and strong character development will enjoy this book. This book is NOT a romantasy.

THEMES:

Friendship, family, self-discovery, and Asian American culture.

CONTENT WARNING:

Violence/gore. Intense scenes.

SUMMARY:

James Mun likes his internship, his daily doses of instant ramen, and late mornings when he can roll around in bed. He dislikes the gym, people who take up parking spaces, his sister's annoying family get-togethers, and anything else that gets in the way of his chosen pace of life.

When he's born into "the Flowering," a surreal dimension that select humans enter each time they fall asleep, needless to say, he is not happy. He's not exactly thrilled, either, to travel throughout the Flowering with Crew Blue, a group of humans who follow a giant, blue wolf as their guide. Above all, though, he dislikes the crew's leader. She's always forcing him to battle the nightmarish monsters that prowl the Flowering's many planes, which change as swiftly and unpredictably as sweet dreams morphing into nightmares. It's hard enough simply surviving every night without risking getting eaten!

But as James becomes entangled in the return of an ancient evil spawned within the Flowering, he discovers that what he'd once deemed as nuisances aren't so troublesome after all. His dark and harrowing adventures open his eyes to see how the bonds forged between friends and family can change the fate of everything.

READING ORDER:

  • Eye in the Blue Box: Book One of Eyes of Awakening
  • Tree of Eyes: Book Two of Eyes of Awakening
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Eye in the Blue Box: Book One of Eyes of Awakening

Eye in the Blue Box: Book One of Eyes of Awakening

by Ann Yihyang Kim
Eye in the Blue Box: Book One of Eyes of Awakening

Eye in the Blue Box: Book One of Eyes of Awakening

by Ann Yihyang Kim

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Overview

NO DREAMS. JUST NIGHTMARES.

ABOUT:

Eye in the Blue Box is an adult, dark fantasy novel that's filled to the brim with action and adventure. Readers searching for exhilarating battles, eerie and surreal creatures, intricate world-building, and strong character development will enjoy this book. This book is NOT a romantasy.

THEMES:

Friendship, family, self-discovery, and Asian American culture.

CONTENT WARNING:

Violence/gore. Intense scenes.

SUMMARY:

James Mun likes his internship, his daily doses of instant ramen, and late mornings when he can roll around in bed. He dislikes the gym, people who take up parking spaces, his sister's annoying family get-togethers, and anything else that gets in the way of his chosen pace of life.

When he's born into "the Flowering," a surreal dimension that select humans enter each time they fall asleep, needless to say, he is not happy. He's not exactly thrilled, either, to travel throughout the Flowering with Crew Blue, a group of humans who follow a giant, blue wolf as their guide. Above all, though, he dislikes the crew's leader. She's always forcing him to battle the nightmarish monsters that prowl the Flowering's many planes, which change as swiftly and unpredictably as sweet dreams morphing into nightmares. It's hard enough simply surviving every night without risking getting eaten!

But as James becomes entangled in the return of an ancient evil spawned within the Flowering, he discovers that what he'd once deemed as nuisances aren't so troublesome after all. His dark and harrowing adventures open his eyes to see how the bonds forged between friends and family can change the fate of everything.

READING ORDER:

  • Eye in the Blue Box: Book One of Eyes of Awakening
  • Tree of Eyes: Book Two of Eyes of Awakening

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798992555516
Publisher: Blue Wolf & Eye Publishing
Publication date: 08/30/2025
Series: Eyes of Awakening , #1
Pages: 416
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.93(d)

About the Author

Ann Yihyang Kim graduated with an English major and Korean minor from the University of California, Berkeley. After finding herself successful yet unhappy with her professional life, she remembered how much joy writing had once brought her. She subsequently wrote her debut novel, Eye in the Blue Box. Her short stories have appeared in multiple literary magazines. She lives in San Diego, CA with her loving husband and their rambunctious dogs, Max and Volk. Discover more about her work at ann-yihyang-kim.com. Follow her on Instagram: @annyihyangkim
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