I am Shida Katz, the author of Wisteraverse series and a polyglot currently residing in a verdant region along the borders of Germany, France, and Luxembourg. As someone who lives and breathes high fantasy, I can't imagine my life any other way. Nothing is as amazing as creating one's own world and getting to live in it.
I grew up with traditional fantasy books dominated by “pauper to prince”
and the chosen cis white boy tropes where getting the girl
was the prize.
In my novels, I want to tell the story of those who
weren’t destined for greatness, yet fight for their survival.
After obtaining my Ph.D. with honors in informatics, I spent several years as a university lecturer and scientist,
publishing in various high-level journals and conferences. But as much as I
enjoyed my work, it never gave me the gratification of writing a fantasy
novel and sharing in the satisfaction my readers experience reading them.
Wisteraverse is the fruit of endless hours of outlining, drafting, writing, re-writing,
revisions, and revising some more. And over a million cups of the finest bergamot
tea have gone into the creation of this universe.
