Blacksmith King 1
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Book Introduction
“The gift of such an epic poem is a testament to the author’s boundless trust in the reader.” - Literary critic Oh Se-ran
A signal flare announcing the beginning of an epic story revealing the origins of humanity.
『Blacksmith King 1: Queen Deneb of Zelezny awaits the appearance of a new star in one place』
How could humanity, as we know it today, have come into being? Author Heo Kyo-beom weaves together countless myths, symbols, and biblical motifs to create an epic that illuminates the origins of humanity.
Volume 1, subtitled 'Queen Deneb of Zelezny awaits the appearance of a new star in one place', is the signal flare that announces the beginning of this epic.
Literary critic Oh Se-ran said, “It is already a proven fact that he is a writer strong in writing masterpieces, but in the recent publishing trends of Korean fantasy novels, handing over such an epic to readers is not an easy decision and requires infinite trust in the readers.”
This work was born after aging in the author's mind for many years, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is a story that has accompanied the author throughout his life.
It is now the reader's turn to respond to the signal flare fired by the author with boundless trust in the reader.
Book Introduction
A signal flare announcing the beginning of an epic story revealing the origins of humanity.
『Blacksmith King 1: Queen Deneb of Zelezny awaits the appearance of a new star in one place』
How could humanity, as we know it today, have come into being? Author Heo Kyo-beom weaves together countless myths, symbols, and biblical motifs to create an epic that illuminates the origins of humanity.
Volume 1, subtitled 'Queen Deneb of Zelezny awaits the appearance of a new star in one place', is the signal flare that announces the beginning of this epic.
Literary critic Oh Se-ran said, “It is already a proven fact that he is a writer strong in writing masterpieces, but in the recent publishing trends of Korean fantasy novels, handing over such an epic to readers is not an easy decision and requires infinite trust in the readers.”
This work was born after aging in the author's mind for many years, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is a story that has accompanied the author throughout his life.
It is now the reader's turn to respond to the signal flare fired by the author with boundless trust in the reader.
Book Introduction
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Chapter 1: An arrow shot by Lepus, who is not very good at shooting, unexpectedly hits the target.
Chapter 2: Garzen, exhausted from his travels, gets involved in a small fight with a thief and shows off his fists.
Chapter 3: I, an unnamed observer, follow Garzen and peer into his dreams.
Chapter 4: After Ariselis meets her twin brother, the remaining people discuss the prophecy.
Chapter 5: An unbelievable visitor visits an old man who spends a lonely night in the land of Stein, his companion a book.
Chapter 6: A cowardly thief crawls on the floor, a traveler attempts compromise, a slave rebels, and the house burns down.
Chapter 7: A daunting aura of dominance meets a sorcerer, a foul plot ripens, and a monster howls in the darkness.
Chapter 8: Steyr gets a chance to complete his mission, but an intruder barges in and interrupts.
Chapter 9: After the debate, Epher takes the test and receives a name appropriate for the object he created.
Chapter 10: The priests convene, the tribals build chariots, and Descartes rejoices in his small role.
Chapter 11: A monster visits a village on the outskirts of the empire, and the rascal Gaizai dreams of a life without soiling his hands.
Chapter 12 The blacksmith king's chariot encounters Carnicerium and runs away, its wheels broken.
Chapter 13 Queen Deneb of Zelezni waits in one place for a new star to appear.
Chapter 14: The Emperor and the Blacksmith King finally meet, and the Wizard King dazzles everyone.
Chapter 15: While Okab is making up a story, Airi escapes the temple.
Commentary on the work
Chapter 2: Garzen, exhausted from his travels, gets involved in a small fight with a thief and shows off his fists.
Chapter 3: I, an unnamed observer, follow Garzen and peer into his dreams.
Chapter 4: After Ariselis meets her twin brother, the remaining people discuss the prophecy.
Chapter 5: An unbelievable visitor visits an old man who spends a lonely night in the land of Stein, his companion a book.
Chapter 6: A cowardly thief crawls on the floor, a traveler attempts compromise, a slave rebels, and the house burns down.
Chapter 7: A daunting aura of dominance meets a sorcerer, a foul plot ripens, and a monster howls in the darkness.
Chapter 8: Steyr gets a chance to complete his mission, but an intruder barges in and interrupts.
Chapter 9: After the debate, Epher takes the test and receives a name appropriate for the object he created.
Chapter 10: The priests convene, the tribals build chariots, and Descartes rejoices in his small role.
Chapter 11: A monster visits a village on the outskirts of the empire, and the rascal Gaizai dreams of a life without soiling his hands.
Chapter 12 The blacksmith king's chariot encounters Carnicerium and runs away, its wheels broken.
Chapter 13 Queen Deneb of Zelezni waits in one place for a new star to appear.
Chapter 14: The Emperor and the Blacksmith King finally meet, and the Wizard King dazzles everyone.
Chapter 15: While Okab is making up a story, Airi escapes the temple.
Commentary on the work
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“Why did you choose me?” “I didn’t know.
I didn't know that choosing you would put me in the middle of a conspiracy.
“If I had known in advance, I would not have lost you so vainly.” “Why did you choose me?” “You were a good and smart child.
You have the qualities to become a great blacksmith king.
“That’s why I chose you.” “Why did you choose me?” I check to see if Epher’s ears are properly attached to the sides of his face.
I want to check if you don't understand or are ignoring me.
The ears are clearly attached properly.
“Why did you choose me?” Epher asks again when Garzen doesn’t answer.
I will keep asking you questions until you answer.
“I chose you, and I failed to protect you,” Garzen continues, struggling to speak.
“It was my fault.” --- p.
65
I see the tears from Epher's eyes spread messily across his ash-covered cheeks.
It is not pleasant to see this kind of sight.
But the life of an observer is ultimately about facing all the ugliness of humanity.
--- p.
71
The master leaves Garzen behind and returns to urge Chimbi to make a decision quickly.
After much thought, Chimbi answers.
“Humans are beings who sustain their lives by harming other living beings.
“There is no need to insist that your already dirty hands are clean now.” --- p.
74
When Ariselis showed interest, Lato continued speaking happily.
“First, we kill Garzen and the candidates to prevent the new blacksmith king from being chosen.
And before the priests of the blacksmith god look for another candidate, renew the treaty.
Then the blacksmith king who was established late cannot intervene in other countries until the next treaty.
“The Emperor must have calculated that he could do that, so he must be actively stepping in.” “I have no idea what that means.
“Is it because politics is a field that is far from my own, or is it because I am stupid?” “The Emperor wants the blacksmiths of the Empire to break free from the control of the Blacksmith King.
They plan to prepare for war during the ten years that the new peace treaty is in effect.
When the next treaty comes up, they will refuse to renew it and start a war, conquering the surrounding kingdoms one by one.
“We are preparing to create a unified empire in ten years from now.” “But by then, there will be a new Blacksmith King?” “After all, the Blacksmith King is just a human being.
Just like I am the king of all wizards, my power is limited.
One person cannot control everything.
“You might be able to thwart the Emperor’s plans now, but in ten years it will be too late.” --- p.
85~86
"Then why do you think I, the great one, don't possess a will that transcends prophecy? Do you also believe that prophecy will come true in the future? The prophecy that I will die young and Arisellis will become king?" "That's not an accurate interpretation of the prophecy.
The correct interpretation is that Ariselis is saying that he will kill you and become king.” “In that damned old language, the verb leben, meaning to die, has no agent.
Because all deaths are out of human hands and are governed by fate.
Whether a person kills another person, dies in an accident, or commits suicide, it is all fate.
“Even if someone kills another person, it is only because they were used as a tool of fate.” Carmen knew this well, but she just listened in silence.
“Leben is a verb that does not change with time, because death is the essence of life.
Because life is a temporary change of state, and we must remain dead for a long time.
The sentence simply says that I will die and Ariselis will become king.
“If I die for any reason, my talented younger brother can inherit the throne.” --- p.
90~91
“If we leave you alone, you will continue to murder travelers.
That doesn't mean I can execute you.
“Even if I wanted to hand it over to someone, there’s no proper management around here.” “Well, so you have no choice but to forgive me.” Chimbi’s older brother groaned, but his voice was strangely confident.
Garzen clicked his tongue as if he hadn't expected such an answer.
“I don’t think that will work.
Forgiveness is given to someone who decides to stop doing the same thing.
“I can’t do the same thing to a human being who commits the same thing again.” --- p.
128~129
Steyr hesitated for a moment and then asked.
“Then will the blacksmith god punish me?” “I never thought that someone who worries about divine punishment would become a crow’s claw.” “Every human being worries about such things.
I'm wearing black armor now, but I'll take it off when I get home.
Then I am just an ordinary person.
“I live, eating and sleeping like everyone else.” Steyr couldn’t understand why he was having such a leisurely conversation with his enemy, but he didn’t stop talking.
“I got married and had children.
It's not like I wake up in the morning and think about killing people until I go to bed.
“It is inevitable to feel fear before God.” --- p.
162~163
“Even if a monster attacks us, we can still survive with one that looks even uglier.
Are you going to give up that opportunity, Gaizai? Then you'll just be a loser.
“Those who don’t work like us sometimes have to risk their lives,” Rim continued seriously.
“If we don’t do that, we really have no value as human beings.” “Do you even know what you’re talking about?” --- p.
228~229
When Carnicerium opened its mouth, huge, white teeth were revealed.
Behind it was only emptiness.
Once inside, you can never become a conscious being again.
The great being's body was as huge as a mountain, and its muscles wriggled like snakes.
Monsters gave humans a primal fear.
Gaizai vomited the almost completely digested contents of his stomach.
The constant trembling of his body felt like a thrill, forcing him to smile.
He understood why Mr. Melsus's cow was lame.
The cow dared to move against the overwhelming presence.
Gaizai saw Rim, who had taken off his hat, trembling as well.
The next moment, Carnicerium lifted its forepaw and poked the rim as if it were dipping beans in a plate.
Rim's body was cut in half and flew into the air, bathed in moonlight.
Gaizai saw the sight and thought it was truly beautiful.
The thought that it is the law of nature that the strong destroy the weak crossed my mind.
--- p.
231~232
“No, bro.
“I have no intention of riding in that carriage.” “What are you talking about? The Emperor has no idea what I told you to do.
“So, you should return to our country.” “When you return there, you will live under the surveillance of those who know the contents of the prophecy.” “I am the king and the subject of the prophecy.
“Who could disobey when the king commands like that?” “Just because you are a king doesn’t mean you can do everything as you please.
Thanks to my brother, I got a little epiphany as I got out of there.
I thought I was flying freely, but I was trapped in a slightly larger cage.
“But that prophecy set me free.” The brothers simultaneously thought of Carmen for no reason.
“Now that I’m free, I’ll never have to go back into a cage again.
The reason I came here like this is to say goodbye to my brother.
So that the damned prophecy won't come true.
“Please accept my final farewell, for I intend never to come near you again.”
I didn't know that choosing you would put me in the middle of a conspiracy.
“If I had known in advance, I would not have lost you so vainly.” “Why did you choose me?” “You were a good and smart child.
You have the qualities to become a great blacksmith king.
“That’s why I chose you.” “Why did you choose me?” I check to see if Epher’s ears are properly attached to the sides of his face.
I want to check if you don't understand or are ignoring me.
The ears are clearly attached properly.
“Why did you choose me?” Epher asks again when Garzen doesn’t answer.
I will keep asking you questions until you answer.
“I chose you, and I failed to protect you,” Garzen continues, struggling to speak.
“It was my fault.” --- p.
65
I see the tears from Epher's eyes spread messily across his ash-covered cheeks.
It is not pleasant to see this kind of sight.
But the life of an observer is ultimately about facing all the ugliness of humanity.
--- p.
71
The master leaves Garzen behind and returns to urge Chimbi to make a decision quickly.
After much thought, Chimbi answers.
“Humans are beings who sustain their lives by harming other living beings.
“There is no need to insist that your already dirty hands are clean now.” --- p.
74
When Ariselis showed interest, Lato continued speaking happily.
“First, we kill Garzen and the candidates to prevent the new blacksmith king from being chosen.
And before the priests of the blacksmith god look for another candidate, renew the treaty.
Then the blacksmith king who was established late cannot intervene in other countries until the next treaty.
“The Emperor must have calculated that he could do that, so he must be actively stepping in.” “I have no idea what that means.
“Is it because politics is a field that is far from my own, or is it because I am stupid?” “The Emperor wants the blacksmiths of the Empire to break free from the control of the Blacksmith King.
They plan to prepare for war during the ten years that the new peace treaty is in effect.
When the next treaty comes up, they will refuse to renew it and start a war, conquering the surrounding kingdoms one by one.
“We are preparing to create a unified empire in ten years from now.” “But by then, there will be a new Blacksmith King?” “After all, the Blacksmith King is just a human being.
Just like I am the king of all wizards, my power is limited.
One person cannot control everything.
“You might be able to thwart the Emperor’s plans now, but in ten years it will be too late.” --- p.
85~86
"Then why do you think I, the great one, don't possess a will that transcends prophecy? Do you also believe that prophecy will come true in the future? The prophecy that I will die young and Arisellis will become king?" "That's not an accurate interpretation of the prophecy.
The correct interpretation is that Ariselis is saying that he will kill you and become king.” “In that damned old language, the verb leben, meaning to die, has no agent.
Because all deaths are out of human hands and are governed by fate.
Whether a person kills another person, dies in an accident, or commits suicide, it is all fate.
“Even if someone kills another person, it is only because they were used as a tool of fate.” Carmen knew this well, but she just listened in silence.
“Leben is a verb that does not change with time, because death is the essence of life.
Because life is a temporary change of state, and we must remain dead for a long time.
The sentence simply says that I will die and Ariselis will become king.
“If I die for any reason, my talented younger brother can inherit the throne.” --- p.
90~91
“If we leave you alone, you will continue to murder travelers.
That doesn't mean I can execute you.
“Even if I wanted to hand it over to someone, there’s no proper management around here.” “Well, so you have no choice but to forgive me.” Chimbi’s older brother groaned, but his voice was strangely confident.
Garzen clicked his tongue as if he hadn't expected such an answer.
“I don’t think that will work.
Forgiveness is given to someone who decides to stop doing the same thing.
“I can’t do the same thing to a human being who commits the same thing again.” --- p.
128~129
Steyr hesitated for a moment and then asked.
“Then will the blacksmith god punish me?” “I never thought that someone who worries about divine punishment would become a crow’s claw.” “Every human being worries about such things.
I'm wearing black armor now, but I'll take it off when I get home.
Then I am just an ordinary person.
“I live, eating and sleeping like everyone else.” Steyr couldn’t understand why he was having such a leisurely conversation with his enemy, but he didn’t stop talking.
“I got married and had children.
It's not like I wake up in the morning and think about killing people until I go to bed.
“It is inevitable to feel fear before God.” --- p.
162~163
“Even if a monster attacks us, we can still survive with one that looks even uglier.
Are you going to give up that opportunity, Gaizai? Then you'll just be a loser.
“Those who don’t work like us sometimes have to risk their lives,” Rim continued seriously.
“If we don’t do that, we really have no value as human beings.” “Do you even know what you’re talking about?” --- p.
228~229
When Carnicerium opened its mouth, huge, white teeth were revealed.
Behind it was only emptiness.
Once inside, you can never become a conscious being again.
The great being's body was as huge as a mountain, and its muscles wriggled like snakes.
Monsters gave humans a primal fear.
Gaizai vomited the almost completely digested contents of his stomach.
The constant trembling of his body felt like a thrill, forcing him to smile.
He understood why Mr. Melsus's cow was lame.
The cow dared to move against the overwhelming presence.
Gaizai saw Rim, who had taken off his hat, trembling as well.
The next moment, Carnicerium lifted its forepaw and poked the rim as if it were dipping beans in a plate.
Rim's body was cut in half and flew into the air, bathed in moonlight.
Gaizai saw the sight and thought it was truly beautiful.
The thought that it is the law of nature that the strong destroy the weak crossed my mind.
--- p.
231~232
“No, bro.
“I have no intention of riding in that carriage.” “What are you talking about? The Emperor has no idea what I told you to do.
“So, you should return to our country.” “When you return there, you will live under the surveillance of those who know the contents of the prophecy.” “I am the king and the subject of the prophecy.
“Who could disobey when the king commands like that?” “Just because you are a king doesn’t mean you can do everything as you please.
Thanks to my brother, I got a little epiphany as I got out of there.
I thought I was flying freely, but I was trapped in a slightly larger cage.
“But that prophecy set me free.” The brothers simultaneously thought of Carmen for no reason.
“Now that I’m free, I’ll never have to go back into a cage again.
The reason I came here like this is to say goodbye to my brother.
So that the damned prophecy won't come true.
“Please accept my final farewell, for I intend never to come near you again.”
--- p.
286~287
286~287
Publisher's Review
In the beginning there was God
God grants the blacksmith king the power of creation along with a single prohibition.
Only humans should not be created!
A 'blacksmith' was a skilled craftsman or artisan who made farming tools or weapons for use in war in ancient agricultural societies.
The blacksmith's abilities were often believed to be entrusted to him by the gods, and the myths of many nations show a close relationship between blacksmiths and gods.
These symbols and metaphors of the blacksmith profession permeate the entire work and drive the theme and narrative.
In the work 『Blacksmith King 1』, God meets the first blacksmith and makes him his representative.
So people call God the Blacksmith God, and the Blacksmith King receives the power of God and creates things that cannot be made with human wisdom and ability.
At this time, the god gives the blacksmith king the power of creation along with a single prohibition.
"Do not create humans!" Ayer, who was an Epher (meaning war orphan), but was chosen by the blacksmith priests and chose his own destiny to become a king, growing into the thirty-second new blacksmith king, is no exception when it comes to observing this taboo.
But the form of something he created when he performed the Blacksmith King ritual was anything but ordinary…
"Your new name is Airy.
“Your Majesty the Thirty-Second King.”
Authentic fantasy returns
The moment you read 『The Blacksmith King 1』, you will get a sense of how big a story this work contains.
This is a bold and large fantasy work that does not use the time and space familiar to readers as the fantasy space in the work, but uses a mythical space, not the real world we live in, as the canvas.
Volume 1 is the beginning of the world view created by the author.
The author introduces characters whose future activities are expected to be closely related to each other, such as a country that dreams of a great empire and the small countries around it, the fates bound by the prophecy of Lato, the king of the wizard country, and his twin sister Ariselis, Mustela, the king of Stein, a fallen forest country, and his son Lepus, the seven priests who serve the blacksmith god, Pliny, a knowledgeable naturalist from Stein who studies monsters, and Deneb, queen of the Zelezni country, and builds a solid foundation for the story that will unfold in the future.
Through new creations like Carnicerium, the reader's expectations of the appearance of various spirits and monsters are met, and the protagonist Ayeri performs the Blacksmith King ceremony and says, "Your new name is Ayeri.
The scene where he is given a new name, “The Thirty-Second King,” creates a majestic and mysterious atmosphere.
You can feel the charm of authentic fantasy, which is clearly different from the urban fantasy that utilizes the space we currently live in.
After the ceremony, Ayeri, who had been working on weapons at the Blacksmith Temple and was under the guidance of Okab, the former Blacksmith King, left the village where the blacksmiths lived together with Descartes, who had been his rival but became his best friend and bodyguard, and took a full-fledged step toward the Empire when he became a young man.
The fun of guessing and imagining how the characters will come together in the future and what borders will be drawn on the maps of each country in the work will be the driving force behind waiting for Volume 2.
The original form of all stories, including myths, legends, and folktales, is melted into it.
A new and intense pleasure from glimpses into the world created by the author.
『Blacksmith King 1』 is an authentic and classic high fantasy that stands out from recent fantasy.
There are many elements that make it difficult for readers to easily access the story, such as the difficult-to-guess historical and spatial background, the enormous number of characters, and unfamiliar naming (personal names, place names, country names, etc.).
Yet, what makes this work so fascinating is that it is enjoyable for a reader to just glimpse into the world the author has created.
Worldview is a philosophical term that literally means 'a perspective on the world.'
There are various perspectives on the world, including the worldviews of various religions, idealism and realism, rationalism and empiricism, creationism and evolutionism, developmentalism and cyclicalism.
Author Heo Kyo-beom has placed various perspectives on the world in the narrative at appropriate places.
Moreover, this worldview was not born solely from the author's imagination.
All the archetypes of stories, including myths, legends, and folktales that humanity has shared for a long time, are contained within it.
That is why it feels familiar yet unfamiliar, and it is beyond imagination yet makes you feel like it is real.
In this way, readers encounter the rawest reality in fantasy, a literary genre that is the most polar opposite of the real world.
Real politics, real democratic discourse, even real human nature.
In this unrealistic story, we encounter the most familiar reality and our real selves, and this irony gives us a new and intense pleasure.
One of the things we feel after reading a good piece of work is that we can slip into someone else's perspective and feel like we've stepped outside of ourselves.
『Blacksmith King 1』 is also like that.
Let's slip into the world the author has painstakingly created and feel like we've escaped from ourselves.
God grants the blacksmith king the power of creation along with a single prohibition.
Only humans should not be created!
A 'blacksmith' was a skilled craftsman or artisan who made farming tools or weapons for use in war in ancient agricultural societies.
The blacksmith's abilities were often believed to be entrusted to him by the gods, and the myths of many nations show a close relationship between blacksmiths and gods.
These symbols and metaphors of the blacksmith profession permeate the entire work and drive the theme and narrative.
In the work 『Blacksmith King 1』, God meets the first blacksmith and makes him his representative.
So people call God the Blacksmith God, and the Blacksmith King receives the power of God and creates things that cannot be made with human wisdom and ability.
At this time, the god gives the blacksmith king the power of creation along with a single prohibition.
"Do not create humans!" Ayer, who was an Epher (meaning war orphan), but was chosen by the blacksmith priests and chose his own destiny to become a king, growing into the thirty-second new blacksmith king, is no exception when it comes to observing this taboo.
But the form of something he created when he performed the Blacksmith King ritual was anything but ordinary…
"Your new name is Airy.
“Your Majesty the Thirty-Second King.”
Authentic fantasy returns
The moment you read 『The Blacksmith King 1』, you will get a sense of how big a story this work contains.
This is a bold and large fantasy work that does not use the time and space familiar to readers as the fantasy space in the work, but uses a mythical space, not the real world we live in, as the canvas.
Volume 1 is the beginning of the world view created by the author.
The author introduces characters whose future activities are expected to be closely related to each other, such as a country that dreams of a great empire and the small countries around it, the fates bound by the prophecy of Lato, the king of the wizard country, and his twin sister Ariselis, Mustela, the king of Stein, a fallen forest country, and his son Lepus, the seven priests who serve the blacksmith god, Pliny, a knowledgeable naturalist from Stein who studies monsters, and Deneb, queen of the Zelezni country, and builds a solid foundation for the story that will unfold in the future.
Through new creations like Carnicerium, the reader's expectations of the appearance of various spirits and monsters are met, and the protagonist Ayeri performs the Blacksmith King ceremony and says, "Your new name is Ayeri.
The scene where he is given a new name, “The Thirty-Second King,” creates a majestic and mysterious atmosphere.
You can feel the charm of authentic fantasy, which is clearly different from the urban fantasy that utilizes the space we currently live in.
After the ceremony, Ayeri, who had been working on weapons at the Blacksmith Temple and was under the guidance of Okab, the former Blacksmith King, left the village where the blacksmiths lived together with Descartes, who had been his rival but became his best friend and bodyguard, and took a full-fledged step toward the Empire when he became a young man.
The fun of guessing and imagining how the characters will come together in the future and what borders will be drawn on the maps of each country in the work will be the driving force behind waiting for Volume 2.
The original form of all stories, including myths, legends, and folktales, is melted into it.
A new and intense pleasure from glimpses into the world created by the author.
『Blacksmith King 1』 is an authentic and classic high fantasy that stands out from recent fantasy.
There are many elements that make it difficult for readers to easily access the story, such as the difficult-to-guess historical and spatial background, the enormous number of characters, and unfamiliar naming (personal names, place names, country names, etc.).
Yet, what makes this work so fascinating is that it is enjoyable for a reader to just glimpse into the world the author has created.
Worldview is a philosophical term that literally means 'a perspective on the world.'
There are various perspectives on the world, including the worldviews of various religions, idealism and realism, rationalism and empiricism, creationism and evolutionism, developmentalism and cyclicalism.
Author Heo Kyo-beom has placed various perspectives on the world in the narrative at appropriate places.
Moreover, this worldview was not born solely from the author's imagination.
All the archetypes of stories, including myths, legends, and folktales that humanity has shared for a long time, are contained within it.
That is why it feels familiar yet unfamiliar, and it is beyond imagination yet makes you feel like it is real.
In this way, readers encounter the rawest reality in fantasy, a literary genre that is the most polar opposite of the real world.
Real politics, real democratic discourse, even real human nature.
In this unrealistic story, we encounter the most familiar reality and our real selves, and this irony gives us a new and intense pleasure.
One of the things we feel after reading a good piece of work is that we can slip into someone else's perspective and feel like we've stepped outside of ourselves.
『Blacksmith King 1』 is also like that.
Let's slip into the world the author has painstakingly created and feel like we've escaped from ourselves.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Publication date: August 30, 2022
- Page count, weight, size: 328 pages | 514g | 135*215*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791168124189
- ISBN10: 1168124182
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