Jo Yaeun Releases First Novel in Three Years, "Followers of the Green Cliff"... Tracing the Underside of Faith

A New Work Blending Mystery and Horror
Sets Milliroad’s All-Time Serialization View Record
Yeon Sangho: "A Strange Fear Never Before Unearthed in a Literary Work"
Book Talk Event on the 28th

Jo Yaeun, who has broadened her readership through works such as the short story collection "Cocktail, Love, Zombie" and the novel "Teddy Bears Never Die," is releasing a new full-length novel after three years.

Cover of the new full-length novel "The Believers on the Green Cliff" by writer Joe Ye-eun. It is a mystery thriller that traces the truth and the hidden side of faith, serialized on the Millie Road creative platform of Millie’s Library and later published as a paperback book. kt Millie’s Library

On September 9, kt Millie Library announced the publication of Jo Yaeun's new novel "Followers of the Green Cliff" through its print book brand "Originals." This mystery thriller traces the underside and truths of faith, and further expands the world view of the author, who has crossed genres from horror and thriller to occult and fantasy.

This work was first serialized on Millie Library’s creative platform "Milliroad." According to the company, it set a new record for the highest number of views during its serialization period, and was published as a paperback after confirming positive reader response. Millie Library stated that, through this, it has secured original intellectual property (IP) and expanded reader engagement from online serialization to print publication. The specific number of views and sales figures were not released.

Director Yeon Sangho, known for films such as "Train to Busan," also provided a recommendation. Yeon praised, "The fear that Jo Yaeun delivers differs from conventional genre horror," adding, "It is a strange fear that has always been around us, but has never been unearthed as a literary work."

Jo Yaeun began her literary career in 2016 by winning the Excellence Award at the 2nd Golden Bough Time Leap Contest for her short story "Overlap Knife, Knife," and the Grand Prize at the 4th Kyobo Bookstore Story Contest for her novel "Shift." Since then, she has published short story collections such as "Cocktail, Love, Zombie" and "Tropical Night," as well as novels including "New Seoul Park Jelly Peddler Massacre," "Snowball Drive," and "Teddy Bears Never Die." Last year, she was named the number one "Young Writer Who Will Lead the Future of Korean Literature" by Yes24.

Tae-hyeong Kim, head of the new business division at Millie Library, stated, "With this publication, we plan to further strengthen the direction of our content business by increasing collaboration with talented writers and consistently securing competitive original IP." To commemorate the release, a book talk event titled "Night of the Followers of the Green Cliff" will be held at Kyobo Bookstore’s headquarters on the 28th.

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