Prologue - Red Ice

Chapter 1
Etoile
escort
Charlotte younger
Psychic

Chapter 2
The princess's wrong prediction
Inappropriate gifts
Automaton
Zombie Horde on a November Night
Not a good place to spend a summer vacation
The ordeal of the Dotori Villa door
Keep Dust
missing

A million-seller with a total domestic and international sales of 3 million copies
A model of Korean fantasy and a legend in progress
A new work is finally published after 11 years.

The new work of Jeon Min-hee, a leading Korean fantasy writer with a beautiful worldview, unique characters, flowing writing style, and deep emotions, "Children of the Rune," is being published by Elixir.
The 'Children of the Rune' series is a million-seller, with total domestic sales exceeding 1.6 million copies.
In addition, it has been exported to Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, and China, and its domestic and international sales combined have exceeded 3 million copies, making it the most beloved fantasy in all of Asia.


The newly published 『Children of the Rune - Blooded』 is a new work published 11 years after the completion of the second part 『Children of the Rune - Demonic』, which followed the first part 『Children of the Rune - Winterer』.
This third installment in the 'Children of the Rune' series tells the story of Princess Charlotte, who struggles to uncover the secret surrounding her missing brother, and the power of 'Blooded'.
The third volume, "Blooded," which inherits the worldview of "Winterer" and "Demonic," piques readers' curiosity from the first volume with its fast-paced development and the introduction of new characters.

The 'Children of the Rune' series was originally planned to be available to readers only online and as e-books after parts 1 and 2 went out of print, but due to continued demand and wishes from readers, it has been re-released as a paperback.
Elixir will begin publishing the first volume of 『Blooded』, and will also introduce 『Winterer』 and 『Demonic』, which have been out of print for a long time, in their complete editions.
The revised manuscript and new design, which have been meticulously revised and supplemented by the author, are scheduled to be introduced in succession in the first half of next year.

A unique presence in high fantasy

'High Fantasy' is one of the subgenres of fantasy.
High fantasy is set in a virtual world, not the real world, and has its own rules.
A representative work is 『The Lord of the Rings』, but many works depict the world and the stories of the characters that make up that world in a chronicle format, so the term 'epic fantasy' is sometimes used interchangeably.
As with many other genres, there have been numerous types of fantasy in recent years, and the distinction between these subgenres is gradually breaking down, but it is still the subgenre that comes to mind first when you think of 'fantasy'.

The 'Children of the Rune' series has been a beloved work of readers at the pinnacle of high fantasy since the heyday of "Sword and Magic Stories".
When we think of fantasy, it's easy to think that it doesn't require any realism and that the world can be created solely through the author's imagination, so they can write however they want. However, because of this characteristic, if every nook and cranny of the world (which may not even appear in the story) isn't built in detail, it can easily fall apart.
What makes the 'Children of the Rune' series so great isn't just the unique setting and ideas it has.
If it weren't for the author's hands reaching every corner of the world, the fifteen-volume series wouldn't have continued to this day.


Along with this, what makes the world view come alive are the characters.
All events and stories begin and progress from characters.
Since it is a genre that takes place in the 'world' rather than in a single town or city, the number of characters is bound to be large.
Readers empathize and empathize with the characters' thoughts and actions.
As the character's history accumulates, the reader's affinity with the world increases, and the history of each character soon becomes the history of the world.
That is how the history of the 'Children of the Rune', which continues with 'Winterer' and 'Demonic', began.

A million-seller with 3 million copies sold domestically and internationally

The 'Children of the Rune' series has enjoyed wide popularity across all age groups, from teenagers to adults, and has achieved remarkable success both domestically and internationally.
In particular, 『Winterer』 and 『Demonic』 were recorded as the best-selling Korean novels of all time in Japan (as of 2013, announced by the Korean Cultural Center in Tokyo).
It was also named one of the most read books among teenagers by Yahoo Japan (2006), and an autograph session was held in Taiwan to commemorate the release of the special edition (2007).


Among the works of 'Jeon Min-hee World', two series have been made into games and are being serviced in the US, Russia, Europe, China, and Japan. Among them, [Talesweaver] is an online RPG created based on the world view of 'Children of the Rune'.
Although it has an independent story from the original 'Children of the Rune', it has been consistently loved since its official launch in June 2003 due to its common characters and worldview.

A new beginning for a legendary series

It's been nearly 20 years since the first part of the series, "Winterer," began.
It has been 11 years since the final volume of Part 2, 『Demonic』, was published.
It is time for readers to approach resignation after a long wait.
However, as soon as the third part of the new series began serialization on Kakao Page in October of this year, it was immediately clear that this was not the case.
Even though the book may have become worn over the years, the world and characters of 'Children of the Rune' still live vividly in the hearts of readers.
After receiving feedback from readers through the Kakao Page serialization, author Jeon Min-hee expressed her feelings through her blog.

“It has been 11 years since the last volume in this series was published.
Since it has been on hiatus since then, I thought many people would have forgotten about it, but as I started the new series, I thought that wasn't necessarily the case.
For so long, with so many interesting stories in this world, it's not easy to keep the story of one world in mind.
“I would like to sincerely thank you.”

『Children of the Rune - Blooded』 has set sail.
The author is also accelerating his writing, planning to show a new side of the world starting from a corner of the world not yet shown in his previous works.
As Part 3 progresses, Parts 1 and 2 will also be revamped and released to readers in 2019.