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Daan Katz

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in The Hague, Netherlands

February 15

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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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Enon

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Daan Katz rated a book really liked it The Norwegian Organist by Xiaoying Gao	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
I enjoyed this novel; esp. how music was an integral part of the story. Overall, the flow and rhythm were quite pleasing. Structurally, I think the dog scene would have worked better as a prologue. Now, it felt a bit disjointed. I did like, however, h ...more
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Daan Katz rated a book it was amazing Broken Chocolate by Rachel Miranda (Goodreads Author)	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
Probably one of the best books I read this year. Loved the writing, and the story itself just lingered long after I read the last page.
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Daan Katz rated a book really liked it Haiku Gold (Haiku Seasons Book 4) by P.J. Reed (Goodreads Author)	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
Loved these autumn-inspired haikus.
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I was lucky enough to get my hands on an advance reader copy and, as usual with Buchanan's crime thrillers, devoured the book in a matter of days. I love the characters, the food and wine, and especially the disabled representation, which was again ju ...more
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