★第 4 屆「韓國科學文學獎（Korea Science Fiction Award）」長篇小說首獎。★韓國熱銷超過 20 萬冊，連續兩年被 YES24 書店選為年度「年輕作家」。故事設定在近未來的 2035 年。在那樣一個追求極致效率的時代，連賽馬的騎師都被機器人所取代。這是一個關於「瑕疵」與「溫柔」的故事： 主角 Coli 是一個因晶片錯誤而產生了感性與情感的機器人騎師。當其他機器人只會計算如何讓馬跑得更快時，Coli 卻會仰望天空，思考雲朵的形狀與天空那一千種深淺不一的藍。他遇到了一匹即將被安樂死的賽馬，而這匹馬曾是賽場明星，卻因軟骨受損而被人類視為「廢物」。與此同時，一對在現實生活中掙扎的姊妹：熱愛機器人的延宰和身障少女恩惠，她們與Coli 相遇了。為了守護馬兒「今天」最後的自由，他們策劃了一場特別的賽事...THE #1 KOREAN INSTANT BESTSELLER AND PRIZEWINNERDiscover the original and uplifting sensation for fans of CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN and KLARA AND THE SUN‘Engaging, touching, subtly disturbing’ K-Lit Review‘A stunningly crafted novel, evoking a myriad emotions’ Kim Bo-young‘A dazzling, warm novel that shows us how to move forward as a society without leaving anyone or anything behind’ Choi Jin-young, author of To the Warm HorizonFrom its perch on top of a pile of junk inside a shed, Coli, a robot with powerful observational qualities, waits patiently for someone to find it.Coli is special among AI robots. This is because Coli has t
