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Ize Press to Publish English Print Editions of The Star Seekers, Dark Moon: The Blood Altar Novels
posted on by Wonhee Cho
Ize Press announced on Monday that two HYBE original stories, The Star Seekers and Dark Moon: The Blood Altar, will receive their first English-language print novel editions before the end of 2025. The releases follow the previously announced October debut of the 7FATES: CHAKHO novel, completing a trio of K-pop–linked fantasy sagas created in collaboration with BTS, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, and ENHYPEN.
Originally serialized digitally on WEBTOON and Wattpad in 2022, the three titles quickly gained millions of global views, combining action-fantasy storytelling with the music and imagery of HYBE's artists.
Ize Press will release The Star Seekers, created with TOMORROW X TOGETHER, on November 4 for US$35.00 / CAN$45.00. The story follows Star One, a struggling idol group with no magic abilities, who suddenly awaken the powers they've always dreamed of—only to discover that their newfound gifts draw dangerous enemies.
Dark Moon: The Blood Altar, created with ENHYPEN, arrives on December 2 for the same price. The novel centers on seven vampire boys at Decelis Academy whose hidden identities and rivalries collide when a mysterious transfer student, Sooha, joins their world. Romance, supernatural battles, and questions of destiny unfold beneath the “dark moon.”
Both novels will be released as deluxe hardcover volumes containing the full fantasy stories alongside exclusive photos of the band members. Each title also has a completed webcomic edition, already available in print from Ize Press.
With the addition of The Star Seekers and Dark Moon: The Blood Altar, HYBE's original webnovel and WEBTOON projects are continuing their expansion from digital platforms into collectible physical editions, giving K-pop fans and fantasy readers new ways to experience these stories.
Aniplex announced in September 2024 it will produce an anime adaptation Dark Moon: The Blood Altar. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS.
CloverWorks previously produced anime shorts adapting The Star Seekers and 7FATES: CHAKHO in April.
Source: Press release
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