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Nathan Keys

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Born

The United States

Website

https://nathankeys.com/

Genre

Fantasy, Young Adult, Christian Allegory

Influences

C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Legend of Zelda, Octopath Traveler, J. ...more

Member Since

June 2019

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Nathan is an award-winning epic fantasy author based in Southwestern Idaho. His mission is to write stories that bring people hope and purpose.

Nathan has been fascinated with storytelling from an early age. As a child, he invented worlds and creatures, played pretend, and told stories to anyone who would listen. He completed his first "novel," an 85,000-word fanfiction, at age 13. He spent high school summers creating plotlines for role-playing games on a forum site, where many concepts for characters, creatures, and kingdoms in The Epic of Marindel were first developed.

Nathan is a Vision Lead for the Kingdom Writers Association, a resource center which serves to empower and encourage Christian writers to publish award-winning material with ...more

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Average rating: 4.67 · 42 ratings · 28 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Epic of Marindel: Chosen (The Epic of Marindel, #1) 4.57 avg rating — 28 ratings — 7 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
	The Epic of Marindel: Redemption (The Epic of Marindel, #2) 4.86 avg rating — 7 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
	The Epic of Marindel: Champions of Dantoneia (The Epic of Marindel, #0.5) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings	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
	The Great Story of Marindel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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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The Rumi Cipher

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This book is incredible. The emotional depth and spiritual resonance in this story is something you just don't find in many modern fantasy books out there today. (Don't worry, fellow male readers, there is also action and adventure). I found Relic dee ...more
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Nathan Keys and 1 other person liked Cindi's review of The Epic of Marindel: Champions of Dantoneia (The Epic of Marindel, #0.5): "Beautifully done. ^_^ I especially enjoyed seeing more of Lyra's story. Love her! It was entertaining and interesting to see how the champions once were and there were some insightful moments that brought a bit more clarity to Artorius and Tascilla. G" Read more of this review »
Jul 03, 2026 04:53PM · see review
Nathan Keys and 2 other people liked Angela Hughes's review of The Epic of Marindel: Champions of Dantoneia (The Epic of Marindel, #0.5): "Don’t miss this excellent read. This short story is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. A treasure that will create an even bigger picture of the Epic of Marindel world. The characters introduced in this story were unforgettable and have me hopi" Read more of this review »
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Nathan Keys liked Stephanie Cotta's review of The Epic of Marindel: Champions of Dantoneia (The Epic of Marindel, #0.5): "An entertaining fantasy with heart and epic action! This is my second read from Keys and I quite enjoyed learning more about the realm of Dantoneia. Galeus is an earnest, likeable protagonist who was easy to root for. I enjoyed his interactions with " Read more of this review »
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