YKB

**YKB** (임경배, Kyungbae Yim, Yim Kyungbae, Kyungbae Lim, Lim Kyungbae, 벗꽃AOI, born in January, 1978) (link) is a South Korean novelist.

## Summary

Born in January 1978. He was fascinated by writing while attending the Department of Japanese Language and Literature at Chung-Ang University, and after dropping out, he took the College Scholastic Ability Test again and was enrolled in Soongsil University's Department of Creative Writing with class of 2000.

Prior to his debut, he was active in Virtua Fighter's Team Sashimi. Source

He encountered fantasy through games and manga, and began his web novel in 1998 by serializing 『Kalsearin』 on SF/FANTASY Fiction Bulletin Board of Nownuri (나우누리) and Serial of HiTEL (하이텔) which are BBS (Bulletin board system). His first novel, Kalsearin, was published at 1999, and the successor, The Creature, also serialized in 1999 and published at December 13, 2000, and the In Dreams is a web novel that was serialized on the homepage of a group of fantasy writers, Cug. The author's web novel club is actively operated on the Internet. It's published at August 31 ~ November 5, 2002.

## Works

All but excludes Karsearin: Adventures of a Red Dragon (Webtoon) and Webtoon version of Latna Saga: Survival of a Sword King aren't translated into English.

### Volumes

#### Karsearin: Adventures of a Red Dragon (Web Novel)

Main article: Karsearin: Adventures of a Red Dragon (Web Novel)
Karsearin: Adventures of a Red Dragon (초룡전기 카르세아린, 超龍傳記 Kalsearin, Kalsearin: The Biography of the Super Dragon, *Cholyongjeongi Kaleusealin*) was serialized in 1998 on the SF/FANTASY Fiction Bulletin Board of Nownuri (나우누리) and Serial of HiTEL (하이텔) which are BBS (Bulletin board system). It was published at 1999 by the name of Karsearin (카르세아린, Kalsearin, *Kaleusealin*).

This is his debut work.

#### The Creature (Karsearin: Part 2)

The Creature (더 크리처, *Teo Keulicheo*) was serialized in 1999 on the Serial of HiTEL (하이텔) and published at December 13, 2000.

Since May 2, 2020, the revised edition has been serialized on Kakaopage under the name of Karsearin: Part 2.

#### In Dreams

In Dreams (인 드림스, *In Deulimseu*) was published at August 31 ~ November 5, 2002.

#### Worm Slayer

Worm Slayer (웜슬레이어, *Womseulleieo*) was published at 2007.

#### Helix - The Demon Predator

Helix - The Demon Predator (헬릭스 - 악마 포식자, *Helligseu - Agma Posigja*) was published at December 4, 2009 ~ September 6, 2010. Naver Series

#### Time Slip of Fist King

Time Slip of Fist King (권왕전생, 拳王前生, *Gwon-wangjeonsaeng*) was published at March 28, 2011 ~ July 21, 2014.

#### Heretic Demon Lord and Liberator

Heretic Demon Lord and Liberator (이단의 마왕과 리버레이터, 異端의 魔王과 Liberator, *Idan-ui Mawang-gwa Libeoleiteo*) was published at September 1, 2013 ~ September 1, 2017 in the Seed Novel (Naver Series).

It's a Light Novel.

### Web Novels

#### Reloaded into the Other World

Reloaded into the Other World (이계진입 리로디드, 異界進入 Reloaded, *Igyejinim Rirodideu*) was serialized in February 3, 2015 ~ December 2, 2017 on the Naver Web Novel (Naver Series).

It's made into a webtoon by the same name. Link, Link (Korean)

#### Latna Saga: Survival of a Sword King

Latna Saga: Survival of a Sword King (이계 검왕 생존기, 異界劍王生存記, Survival Story of a Sword King in a Fantasy World, *Igye Geom-wang Saengjongi*) was serialized in September 20, 2018 ~ July 11, 2019 on the Kakaopage.

It was made into a webtoon by the same name (link) and translated in English at January 17, 2021. Tapas

## External links

* Egloos (Blog) (Korean)
* Namuwiki (Korean)
	+ Namuwiki (English machine translation)