What is your
stance?
The Empress’
Palace
The Nehel Series
Book 2
By Joseph Kopel
Genre: Epic Fantasy Adventure
Four years
following the first book's events.
Empress Nehel must navigate the complexities of ruling a Jyistereerk at war —
the Deken Karsaker — while facing personal struggles and unforeseen
circumstances.
The balance, once restored, shatters again with the loss of the continent of
Ryza, all while a lost realm to the Gesha revives. Yet, a conspiracy within the
Kingdom of Fenn ignites doubt as Nehel faces harsh decisions in the tragedy's
aftermath.
A story of coming of age, first love, and personal growth. This gripping tale
will leave readers on the edge of their seats as they journey through a world
of magic, intrigue and unexpected twists.
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The Empress’
Journey
The Nehel Series
Book 1
Amid turmoil
and despair, a new hope arises as a young empress.
The Gesha obliterated the once thriving but ailing Kingdom of Aranka,
triggering an imbalance in Sankaris. Epidemics, wars, pollution, and madness
plague the land as the protagonists pursue for answers.
A glimmer of faith spreads throughout the maimed world as the Promise. Her rise
to power brings a much-needed balance, ensuring a fresh start and the dawning
of a new era.
Will she unravel the mysteries behind these afflictions and restore the balance
to Sankaris?
Join this captivating tale of humanity, resilience, determination, and the
search for truths in a world gripped by darkness.
Disclaimer: The Ebook version is intentionally simplified for easy access on
different devices and doesn't have interior designs. The contents
remain unchanged from the printed version.
Joseph Kopel is an imaginative author who
has
transitioned from Sci-Fi to Space Opera and now ventures into the realm of
Fantasy with his debut in the genre.
What began as a hobby has grown into thirty-five
years of writing. Being bilingual, he switched between English and Spanish. The
greatest influences on him were the Latin American literature in Mexico City's
libraries and the most famous American Sci-Fi authors.
When he is out of any fantastic realm to be
in the
world of reality, he enjoys his time with his wife, three kids, and his two
pets.
Currently, he lives in Northwest Missouri, in a
small peaceful country town of only 250 people.
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What are your top ten favorite book/authors?
Charlotte Bronte, Carlos Fuentes, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, H.G. Wells, J.R. Tolkien, Nicholas Sparks, Christie Golden, Frank Herbert, Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
What book do you think everyone should read?
“Jane Eyre” is a must read, especially in women. Is a deep and intimate story, just the novel the way should be written, and it gives a special aroma from the Victorian Era—I know, not the type of my genres and style, but loved the intimacy of Jane.
More than two hundred years, it is still a powerful book.
How long have you been writing?
Forty years.
Do the characters all come to you at the same time or do some of them come to you as you write?
Yes and no. When I decide to write a book I outline the main characters, but the secondary ones come as the story goes on.
What kind of research do you do before you begin writing a book?
In the case of “The Empress’ Journey,” as I wanted to transplant from Space Opera to Fantasy, I had to do lots of research about Middle Ages and Renaissance and investigate some other fantasy books such as “Lord of The Rings” and “Game of Thrones.” Beside the familiarity I had with “World of Warcraft” books—though I played the game a long time ago, I am basing purely on the books, especially the ones from Christie Golden.
There is an example where in a chapter describes combat by jousting, I had to do research about it and even printed it from a website.
Do you see writing as a career?
Someday, if anything goes well. For now, I will stick with a job.
What do you think about the current publishing market?
It is over-saturated and biased. Every year, Amazon publishes over four million books. While I welcome authentic indie authors to the market, there are so many low content and bad quality books that are worth, to make things worse, the big publishers include their best sellers and, they invest thousands of dollars in marketing.
Some of us, indies do not even have the resources to market or pay for an excellent designer or editor. We indie struggle to get our books through to be in the spotlight, and unfortunately some even give up.
My advice: do not stop, keep writing. Keep trying. Not all hope is lost.
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