Hello! I’m Nicholas Kotar, and I write epic fantasy and sci-fi inspired by Russian fairy tales.
My fascination with fantasy goes way back to the days when my friends and I created an alternate version of Narnia, called Wreathlea (I don’t know? It had a lot of wreaths maybe?), with a Stone Witch instead of a White Witch, and an enchanted princess who had been turned into a Golden Evergreen. Instead of playing with toys, we would go outside and look for cloud formations in the shape of lions. Except in our version, he was called Seaze, not Aslan. I can only imagine what the neighbors were thinking, watching us standing outside, staring at the sky, screaming “Seaze! Where are you?” with all our might…
Other masterpieces of childhood included “Duels of Space,” which started as a standard riff on Star Wars ripoff but eventually included ninjas riding the backs of warrior bears…
Come to think of it, not much has changed. I still have warriors riding bears in my books! You can learn more about me at my author website, nicholaskotar.com.