Jeon Min-hee ( ko, 전민희) is a
South Korean fantasy
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writer. She was born in 1975, on October 22 and graduated
Konkuk University
Konkuk University () is a South Korean private university founded in 1946. The university was founded based on three virtues: sincerity, fidelity, and righteousness.
Konkuk University gives comprehensive education in agricultural and life sci ...
. She has received a bachelor's degree in Politics and Diplomacy. Her
debut novel
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, ''
The Stone of Days'', part of the
Arund Chronicles, was written in 1999. It appeared in a series on
Nownuri, and was published by Consonants and Vowels, then republished by Zeu Media. She has also worked on ''
Talesweaver
''TalesWeaver'' is a Korean online game created by Softmax. The game plot is based on the Korean novel '' Children of the Rune''. It is currently kept in Nexon. It is a game that has eight episodes and one character unique to ''TalesWeaver'' (comp ...
'' and ''
Children of the Rune''.
List of novels
The Arund Chronicles
*1999–2000 ''
The Stone of Days'' was published by Consonants and Vowels (자음과 모음), in 10 parts.
*2000–2001 ''
The Tower of the Sun'' was published by Consonants and Vowels up to book 5, then was canceled by cover illust plagiarism of Publisher Company.
*2004–2005 ''The Stone of Days'' was edited and republished in eight parts by Zeu Media.
*2009– ''The Tower of the Sun'' is being edited and being republished by Zeu Media.
The Stone of Days and the Tower of the Sun belong to the same world story that will lead to the name Arund Chronicles. It will be treated in a five-part series. She wrote " The Tower of the Sun " after writing " The Stone of Days, " but stopped at book 5 because of a breach of contract by a publisher, and began writing the Children of the Rune Chronicles and revising the Stone of Days. Since then, as the revision project was completed in April 2009, the tower has been remodeled since 2009.
The Children of the Rune Chronicles
*2001–2002 ''
Children of the Rune, Winterer'' was published by Zeu Media (제우 미디어) in 7 parts.
*2003–2004 ''
Children of the Rune, Demonic'' was published by Zeu Media in 8 books.
*2018- ''
Children of the Rune, Blooded'' is on serial publication in
KakaoPage
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The children of Rune are the titles of a large series like the Arund Chronicles and include several novels within the series. The Children of Rune : Winterer is a novel starring Boris Jinneman, and it is complete with seven books. The Children of Rune : Demonic is a novel starring Joshua von Arnim, and it has eight books that are complete on February 20, 2007. The Children of the Rune : Blooded is about few years after the Winterer and the Demonic, starring Ispin Charles.
The ArcheAge Chronicles
*2011 ''The Snowbird'' (눈의 새) was published online. (Later included in ''The Fir and the Hawk'')
*2011 ''The Fir and the Hawk'' (전나무와 매) was published in South Korea and China (2012) as novelization and backstory for the upcoming MMORPG.
*2012 ''The Heirs(I)'' (상속자들(상)) was published in South Korea, as a sequel to ''The Fir and the Hawk''.
*2013 ''The Heirs(II)'' (상속자들(하)) will be published in South Korea in spring.
Other versions
*2003 ''Winterer'' was published in Hong Kong and
Taiwan
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, later published in China (2005), Japan (2006), and Thailand (2011).
*2006 ''Demonic'' was published in Taiwan, later published in Japan (2007).
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ArcheAge.
"ArcheAge novel penned by popular Korean fantasy author"
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Related contents
Almost every piece of work by the author has a structure similar to " Pararel. " On the stone of days, the events of 200 years ago and present are similar, and in " Children of Rune : Demonic, the main characters ' stories are similar to ancestor. Both works are closely related to the ancestors of the main character. This structure adds depth to the work. The parts of the " fortuneteller ", " star " and " tarot " are shown in chronological order on the stone of the ages, Children of Rune - Demonic, and The tower of the Sun. In " The Stone of days, " the vague portion about a fortuneteller that has not appeared in detail, goes through "The tower of the Sun" and "Demonic" becomes increasingly concrete. This is closely associated with the content of the novel. Each chapter of "the tower of the Sun" is titled after the names of several of tarot cards ' Major Arcana
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cards, which show a connection between the meaning of each card and the content of the novel.
References
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South Korean novelists
South Korean fantasy writers
Konkuk University alumni
People from Seoul
1975 births
Living people