It’s fun to see your favorite K-Pop artist mentioned in a place you’d never expect it, and that recently happened when an ATEEZ fan was reading the acknowledgements in a fantasy novel!
A post shared on Twitter earlier today shared the snippet from the book the user was reading, where ATEEZ’s discography was mentioned as being an “emotional support” for the author as they wrote their work.
ATEEZ MENTION IN THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF THE BOOK I’M READING??? pic.twitter.com/YJVpi9jAEv
— em!! (@doyouwngie) March 26, 2024
The book in question is the fantasy novel Where the Dark Stands Still, written by author A.B. Poranek.
for those curious this is ‘where the dark stands still’ by a.b. poranek!! it’s a ya fairytale-ish fantasy, is the author’s debut novel, and it has a GORGEOUS cover!! please check it out it’s so lovely so far 🫶 pic.twitter.com/aHruCCzRdX
— em!! (@doyouwngie) March 26, 2024
The synopsis for the novel is as follows:
Liska knows that magic is monstrous, and its practitioners are monsters. She has done everything possible to suppress her own magic, to disastrous consequences. Desperate to be free of it, Liska flees her small village and delves into the dangerous, demon-inhabited spirit-wood to steal a mythical fern flower. If she plucks it, she can use its one wish to banish her powers. Everyone who has sought the fern flower has fallen prey to unknown horrors, so when Liska is caught by the demon warden of the wood—called The Leszy—a bargain seems better than death: one year of servitude in exchange for the fern flower and its wish.
Whisked away to The Leszy’s crumbling manor, Liska soon makes an unsettling discovery: she is not the first person to strike this bargain, and all her predecessors have mysteriously vanished. If Liska wants to survive the year and return home, she must unravel her taciturn host’s spool of secrets and face the ghosts—figurative and literal—of his past. Because something wakes in the woods, something deadly and without mercy. It frightens even The Leszy…and cannot be defeated unless Liska embraces the monster she’s always feared becoming.
According to A.B. Poranek’s biography, the book is an “ode to Poland’s wild woodlands, wilder folktales, and the girls who were raised by them”. It’s not entirely surprising that someone who enjoys creating magical, mystical worlds would be inspired by ATEEZ, who have an entire alternate reality as part of their own lore.
Here’s how ATEEZ fans are reacting to the discovery on social media!
“ateez, whose entire discography is my emotional support” – me every day
— ★⁵ azu⁷ ✢ (@SatoruSlander) March 26, 2024
FUCK I WILL HAVE TO READ THAT
— *Seong*Hwaaa*^_^🐇 (@Mingay8hwa) March 26, 2024
ATEEZ’s impact reaches even into the pages of my favorite books. I’m so proud and grateful. ❤️📖
— Kevin (@Kevin1197910) March 26, 2024
hello @abporanek you’re about to sell some books https://t.co/jrPbaQPnk0
— mel | waits for CHELLATEEZ (@Mel_teez) March 26, 2024
I wonder if ateez know how many people they’ve inspired to do stuff they never would’ve done… https://t.co/3QwBkcYAfc
— GIFT number one shinestar🩷🩷 (@pinkavocadoes) March 26, 2024
We’re sure that A.B. Poranek is about to make a lot more sales thanks to this inclusion!
