Nicolas Kotar comes from a long line of priests in the Orthodox church, yet he chose to make a career out of literature - although he ended up ordained in the church as well! He writes epic fantasy and science fiction inspired by Slavic fairy tales. Why? Because, as he says, fairy tales, particularly Russian fairy tales, have profound, even spiritual meaning that makes them worth reading again and again.

Learn more about Nicolas Kotar (and his books) HERE and see his Patreon Page HERE.

Listen to his podcast In A Certain Kingdom

Tolkien's essay (was originally a talk) on Fairy Stories is HERE.

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