Fans of fascinating reading are well aware of Natalia Zhiltsova. For several years now she has been at the forefront of the ratings of Russian writers who create works in the fantasy genre. Natalya devotes a lot of time to writing, but still considers this to be just one of her hobbies. She also loves computer games and knows how to create Internet sites.
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From the biography of Natalia Sergeevna Zhiltsova
The future Russian writer was born in the capital of the USSR on September 11, 1980. Natalia lives in Moscow now. Her education is higher. At one time, Zhiltsova graduated from the capital's psychological and pedagogical university, becoming a specialist in the field of psychology. By profession, she worked only a few years, after which she went on maternity leave, and then completely left her career, as she focused on her personal life and literary work.
Natalia is married, in 2010 she had a daughter. After marriage, Zhiltsova did not begin to change her last name, as she cherishes the memory of her ancestors.
Zhiltsova began to engage in literary work in her student years. Her favorite genre is fantasy. The choice of the literary direction was influenced by a long-standing passion for esotericism and the occult.
Creativity of Natalia Zhiltsova
The first published work of Natalia was the novel "The Curse of the Necromancer", published in 2009 by the Alpha Book Publishing House. This book was followed by the tetralogy "Shadow" and several more works. After that, Zhiltsova began to collaborate with Eksmo Publishing House, where the books Midnight Castle (2014) and the Elemental Academy cycle (2014-2015) were published.
Zhiltsova’s popular cycle, The Academy of Magical Law, was published by AST. He then stood several reprints. To date, Natalya Sergeevna has several dozens of published books.
Reviews of Natalya’s creative work have been published more than once in the popular magazine World of Fantasy. According to the total circulations of fantastic works of Zhiltsov in 2015, she took 16th place in Russia. The books of the writer sell well on specialized electronic platforms. Natalia takes an active part in the selection of promising novels for their subsequent publication, organizes literary contests.