Finally, Neel and his companions arrive in Ebaru and meet the king. Neel looked around, trying to get his bearings. Which way was Ebaru City? Although they were high up, the trees and surrounding peaks obscured his view. “Let’s find a path first,” Mikhandor said, and started walking. “This way.” Read more…
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Goals for 2021
… and what 2020 taught me. No, I don’t really want to climb a mountain, live in Japan, become rich and famous or buy a yacht. Those are not things that are important to me. The year 2020 was a year of change. And, although Covid has brought a lot of suffering, not all was…
The Elven Curse – Chapter 24
Chapter 24 of The Elven Curse is online. In this chapter, we find out what happened to Neel’s family after he went to Ebaru. He lay in his bed, eyes still closed, trying his hardest not to feel like he’d been mauled by a wild animal. It didn’t work, of course. Though not by a…
The Elven Curse
The Elven Curse is a story that has been in the making for over a decade. A story about kings, priests, elves, and a woman in a wheelchair. The first draft is ready now, and I’m posting one chapter per week on my blog The Elven Curse. It’s Fantasy, and although I certainly wouldn’t classify…
Daan’s Desk
This is where the magic really happens. Yes, I know. These pictures are not the best, but they’re the best I have. Taken on a dark, rainy morning, when not enough light could enter my living room. Hence the grainy quality. In my defense, I’m not a photographer. In all honesty, I don’t always write…
Introduction
Who is Daan Katz really? Born in 1963, as the second of three children, Daan grew up in The Hague, the Netherlands. From a very young age, Daan has been enchanted by stories, and it was only natural for him to start writing his own stories as soon as he realised that he could. Intellectually…