인큐버스의 여인들 (임지인 환상 로맨스 장편소설)

임지인

1971년서울태생이며대학에서는영문학을전공했다.
작가의길을준비하던중돌연음악에매혹되어20대에는음반사직원으로일했다.30대중반이후로는프리랜서번역사로일하며다시글쓰기에도전하여,2013년첫소설인장편로맨스『유라,비탈에서다』전3권을출간하였다.
소설가임지인은우리삶의단면들사이에서보석같이빛나는생명과사랑의판타지,그리고그것에서비롯되는애틋한힐링(healing)감성을담은로맨스소설세계를구축하는것이목표이다.
2016년발표한대하장편소설『화이트로즈녹턴』은지고지순한순정로맨스에스릴러와서스펜스그리고미스터리와판타지스타일을접목한작품이다.
임지인은또한,오랜락뮤직팬으로서지상곳곳에금자탑을세운멋진밴드들에무한한사랑을보내는가운데음악과소통하며살아가고있다.

1.이상한밤들의시작............................................8
2.세라의일기...................................................16
3.세라의일기-2.................................................32
4.세라의일기-3.................................................43
5.세라의일기-4..................................................56
6.세라의일기-5..................................................79
7.카페‘미스터리인사이드’................................91
8.카페‘미스터리인사이드’-2........................101
9.카페‘미스터리인사이드’-3........................118
10.재회,그리고.....................................................24
11.번째면담.........................................................144
12.두번째면담.........................................................162
13.세번째면담.........................................................175
14.세번째면담-2.................................................184
15.성혜의일기...........................................................193
16.성혜의일기-2...................................................208
17.성혜의일기-3...................................................221
18.성혜의일기-4...................................................233
19.네번째면담.........................................................244
20.다섯번째면담.....................................................256
21.순옥의일기:남아있는앞부분....................260
22.순옥의일기:남아있는앞부분-2............281
23.순옥의일기:남아있는앞부분-3............290
24.다섯번째면담-2.............................................301
25.여섯번째면담............................................311
26.진실을찾아서................................................322
27.진실을찾아서-2..............................................330
28.순옥의일기:뒤늦게찾은뒷부분...............332
29.일곱번째면담............................................344
30.진실을찾아서-3..............................................351
31.박씨부인의기록-서문..................................354
32.박씨부인의기록-2........................................356
33.박씨부인의기록-3........................................381
34.박씨부인의기록-4........................................405
35.박씨부인의기록-5........................................415
36.박씨부인의기록-6........................................454
37.여덟번째면담.....................................................464
38.진실,더가까이....................................................471
39.아홉번째면담.....................................................473
40.아홉번째면담-2.............................................484
41.열번째면담.........................................................502
42.편지.................................................................512
43.정녕,이대로는?...................................................515
44.만남.................................................................518
45.열한번째면담:해방........................................531

열아홉살시절부터무려10년동안밤마다귀접을당해온세라!
하지만자신뿐아니라할머니와어머니도생전에오랜세월귀접을겪었으며,심지어동일인물인‘천화’의영혼에의해대를이어귀접을당하였다는충격적인사실이밝혀지는데……

귀신과성교하는것을이르는‘귀접(鬼接)’,그리고잠든여성에게접근해성교를시도하는남성형악마를‘인큐버스(Incubus,夢魔)’라지칭한다.
이소설에서는인간계와영계의경계에서벌어지는믿기어려운기묘한미스터리를장편소설로흥미롭게풀어간다.인간에게일어나는그어떤불가사의한미스터리에도어김없이이유는존재하며,그이유를안다면반드시해결방법도찾아낼수있다는메시지를담았다.

평범한여자로서의행복을꿈꾸는스물아홉살의직장인세라가품고있는기막힌비밀은,열아홉살시절부터무려10년동안밤마다귀접을당해왔다는것이다.정체모를남성영혼에게당하는끈질긴귀접으로부터벗어나기를원하지만,한편으로는자신이그영혼에게육체적이고심리적인애착을느끼고있으며그관계에깊이중독되어있다는사실에두려움과자책을느낀다.그러던중알게된미스터리해결카페의운영자이자박물관학예사인학교선배민찬기에게도움을청하면서,자신을찾아오는영혼의정체와귀접의비밀을파헤치고자나서게된다.

우연인듯필연인듯연이어찾아낸어머니와할머니의일기를통해,세라는자신뿐아니라어머니와할머니도생전에장기간귀접을겪었으며,심지어동일인물인‘천화’의영혼에의해대를이어귀접을당한것이라는충격적인사실을알게된다.민찬기의도움을받아할머니의일기내용을단서로충청도공주의한옥고택에숨겨져있던한조선시대여인의비망록을찾아내고,그책에담겨있는비극적인로맨스실화에천화가등장하는것에경악하는데……1860년,양반세도가가문의열아홉살수절과부박씨부인과열여덟살천민갖바치천화는신분을뛰어넘는사랑에빠지고,그사랑은천화를처절한죽음으로몰아간다…….

천화는과연못다피운청춘을보상받고육신에의욕망을충족시키기위해인큐버스같은색귀원혼이되어살아있는여자들을탐하는것일까?천화가인큐버스일것이라는세라의믿음과달리,민찬기는100년이넘도록이어진그귀접의고리의이면에있는일대반전의진실을제시한다.