A Stepmother’s Marchen Vol. 04

A Stepmother’s Marchen Vol. 04

TWISTED FATES

Before the marchioness Shuri Von Neuschwanstein was granted a redo of her last seven years, she was ambushed on her way to a new life on the morning of Jeremy’s wedding. For the first time, the events leading up to her death and rebirth are revealed—along with the aftermath of the horrific event. Shuri’s death causes an uproar in the empire, especially when blame is placed on refugees from the country of Safavid.

It seems the empire will go to war, unless Jeremy, Norra, and others close to Shuri can find the true culprit. Are the events of Shuri’s previous life connected to her second chance life in some way? Who, or what, brought her back from certain death—and to what end?

The hit webtoon also known as The Fantasie of a Stepmother!

Series Overview: The marchioness Shuri Von Neuschwanstein was just a teenager when her husband died, leaving her to manage his lands and raise his children–even though she was young enough to be their sibling. Despite her dedication to her duties, other nobles conspired against her, and her stepchildren rejected her as their mother, leaving her a hardened pariah in her own home.

But when she leaves for a new residence during her eldest stepson’s wedding, the marchioness dies and wakes up in the past: on the day of her husband’s funeral! If Shuri is to live these seven difficult years all over again, she’s going to do things differently. Can she rewrite her own fairy tale ending this time around?

The hit webtoon also known as The Fantasie of a Stepmother!

Biographical Notes:

Spice&kitty is a writer best known for A Happy Ending for Villains, How to Win My Husband Over, and A Stepmother’s Marchen / The Fantasie of a Stepmother.

ORKA is an artist best known for A Returner’s Magic Should be Special and A Stepmother’s Marchen / The Fantasie of a Stepmother.

Title Notes:

GLOBAL DIGITAL HIT: This Korean comic has already been released in English digitally by Tapas and Radish (under title of The Fantasie of a Stepmother); this will be the comic’s first print edition in English. Also available in French, Indonesian, Thai, Japanese, and Chinese.

FULL COLOR, READS LEFT TO RIGHT, BASED ON A NOVEL

WEBTOON/WEBCOMIC MANHWA: Korean comics (manhwa) have exploded online in the last decade in the “webtoon” format optimized for smartphones. Webtoons have expanded into multiple languages (including English) and attracted huge global audiences on a number of platforms. The biggest webtoons have print editions, such as the English-language release of the hits Killing Stalking and Solo Leveling.

FOR FANS OF: webtoons like The Abandoned Empress, Daughter of the Emperor, Who Made Me a Princess, and Villains are Destined to Die as well as manga and light novels like My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!, 7th Time Loop, I Swear I Won’t Bother You Again!, and Accomplishments of the Duke’s Daughter

POPULAR GENRES: reincarnation/isekai-adjacent stories (this comic is not an isekai, but has similar themes), time travel, “second chance at life” stories, fantasy, romance, drama, misunderstood villainesses, court intrigue

AGE RANGE: This Adult title has crossover appeal with YA audiences (rated Teen 13+).

SERIES INFO: Series is ongoing (6 volumes so far), with a planned pub every 3 months or whenever a new volume is released.

More details on Spice&kitty & ORKA:

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ORKA’s Official page

More works by ORKA

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