★ Beloved by Korean young readers, the winner of “Bologna International Children's Book Fair Award”, Kyung-Soo Kang returns with a new work, filled with swords, magic, and elves!
★ Kyung-Soo Kang’s representative work, the "Secret Code" series, has long dominated the bestseller lists in South Korea and has been translated into multiple languages, with copyrights sold to many countries.
★ The rich, colorful, and distinctive characters deeply attract readers, including humans, animals, elves, wizards, and stone people…
★ This book tells the story of Prince Loki, who undergoes a profound transformation, learning to interact with others and gradually growing beyond his self-centeredness.
★ Selected by the chief editor of South Korea's largest book city, Kyobo Book Centre
★ Suitable for readers above 9.

This series plans to publish four books:
“The Endless Winter”
The second book is set to be published in April 2024.

For most children, facing the daily affairs of family, school, and tutoring classes may make their lives overwhelming. This book invites readers into a broader world beyond the routines of daily life.
Prince Loki, the protagonist, is like a flower in a greenhouse, having grown up in the palace. Due to limited experiences and a lack of communication with others, he appears quite immature. However, despite the winter still lingering in the kingdom, the king goes missing, and Prince Loki leaves the comfortable palace to embark on a challenging journey. Despite experiencing failures and setbacks, he continues to seek new paths as the sun rises.
The book showcases how the young Prince Loki overcomes the crisis facing the Droz Kingdom. As Loki establishes connections with different characters, he experiences new friendships on his journey. The story illustrates how the self-centered Prince Loki learns to interact with others and empathize, which is touching. Of course, this adventure doesn't mean Prince Loki undergoes a complete transformation into a new person. This is the first book in the series, laying the foundation for the next one, demonstrating Loki's process of addressing the kingdom’s issues and gradually growing. As an independent story, it also provides a sense of completeness.

This series falls within the enchanting realm of adventure fantasy, showing a myriad of characters, such as humans, animals, elves, witches, wizards, and stone beings.
Prince Loki: Nurtured within the palace since childhood, ignorant and immature.
River: A reckless but wise servant, always guiding the prince with sagacity.
Kun: A stone man, who interprets all actions as a manifestation of divine will.
Igni: A fire elf, transforming into an elderly figure in the absence of firewood, reverting to a childlike form once sated.
Vanya: A snotty and fashionable elf

Kyung-Soo Kang
A South Korean author and illustrator, winner of the Children's Book Prize at the Bologna International Children's Book Fair.
She loves to doodle, fantasize and enjoys playing with her son. Her works are whimsical, humorous, and highly beloved by young readers. She had authored more than 50 books, including titles such as “Is this Real?” “My Dad”, “My Mom”, and others.
Her renowned work, the “Secret Code” series, is a South Korean youth detective graphic novel series that has garnered acclaim as a “Book of the Year” and “Outstanding Children's Literature” in South Korea, consistently dominating the bestseller charts.