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Daan Katz

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Born

in The Hague, Netherlands

February 15

Website

https://www.daankatz.com

Genre

Fantasy, Fiction, Poetry

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January 2021

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In the works of Daan Katz magic truly meets reality.

Elegant prose that flows like a Mozart Sonata, realistic dialogue, and richly developed characters set his writing apart and elevate it from mainstream fantasy to literary fiction in a fantasy setting.

The overarching theme in Daan’s writing is trauma and its many different faces. Suffering caused by loss of loved ones, mental illness, developmental variations, disability, and violence and abuse are just a few of the issues that find their way into Daan’s works.

But Daan likes dragons. And magic. So he created his own worlds, where authors like Joanne Greenberg and Robin Hobb might mingle with secret wives and royal assassins.

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Average rating: 4.61 · 183 ratings · 144 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Children of War: an anthology to support the children of Ukraine by Astrid V.J. (Goodreads Author), Joan T. Seko, Lauren Lee Merewether (Goodreads Author) 4.66 avg rating — 105 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night's Reign (Curse of the Fathers, #1) 4.44 avg rating — 25 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death and the Maiden by Daan Katz (Goodreads Author), Lisa Witmond (illustrator) 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dies Iræ: Revenge of a Reject 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Author plans for 2026

Happy New Year from the Netherlands, where we have actual snow if you can believe it!

A fresh start

New Year’s resolutions. They used to be this Big Thing, back when I was still in school. You’d compile a huge list of all the Great Things you were going to achieve that year, and then…

Well, one week in (two at the most) you’d have forgotten all about your plans and you’d carry on as usual. So I don’t

Daan is Currently Reading

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Katarina's Dark Shadow: 1915-1917: The Early Years in Ukraine

by MJ Krause-Chivers

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The Great Alone

by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author)

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The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface

by Donald Maass

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