The Kingdom of Daimitria
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Hello, I'm Joseph Minart
Joseph Minart (pen name) grew up in a small suburb of Columbus, Ohio. He loves writing and telling stories, entertaining readers, and being a reader. Life is a story to be appreciated. He graduated from Northwestern University with a BA in Philosophy and a minor in U.S. History. His written works include “The Tale of the Young Witch” (which made Amazon’s Top 100 Free List twice and won several awards in 2023), “The Memory of Lost Dreams,” and “Zachery and the Sky Empire” in Jot Russell’s The Future is Short: Science Fiction in a Flash Volume 4 (a short story traditionally published with Rogue Star Press, also known as Lillicat Publishers). He completed his two novels in 2026 and his short story in 2017. He is an award-winning author. To get "The Tale of the Young Witch" onto Amazon’s Top 100 Free List, he ran two separate five-day free Kindle promotions, giving away 2,500 copies during each run—the first edition during the initial run, and the second edition during the second run. "The Tale of the Young Witch" made Amazon's Top 100 Free List on 04/30/2023 at 09:02 a.m. ET during a five-day free promotion. It happened with the first edition (#70 Free in Kindle Store, #1 in Fantasy Adventure Fiction, and #1 in Epic Fantasy). "The Tale of the Young Witch" made Amazon's Top 100 Free List in July 2023 during a five-day free promotion. It happened with the second edition (#37 Free in Kindle Store, #1 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks, #1 in Action and Adventure (Kindle Store), and #1 in Epic Fantasy (Kindle Store)).
The Tale of the Young Witch
Winner of Literary Titan Silver Book Award – July 2023. Winner of Readers’ Favorite Bronze Medal – YOUNG ADULT – FANTASY – EPIC – September 2023. Winner of American Book Fest Best Book Awards 2023 Finalist Medal (Fiction: Fantasy) – November 2023. When the age of witchcraft and sorcery died out, the world moved on, and most people believed they wo...
Newly updated edition of "The Tale of the Young Witch" (May 2026).
This edition has been fully revised with various updates. It still follows the original story from 2023. Complete and final edition: no further updates are planned. For "The Tale of the Young Witch," the current ISBN for Kindle is 9798172402937. The prepublication rough draft was about 1,000 pages (235,000 words), and it was started in 2017. One-third of it was handwritten, and the other two-thirds were written via text messages on different mobile devices. The first edition was released from March 2023 to June 2023, at 453 pages in small font (approximately 700 pages) and 188,000 words (It focused on an alternate storyline when compared to the current version). The second edition was released from July 2023 to August 2023, at 670 pages and 185,000 words (This version first introduced the current version's plot). The third edition was released from September 2023 to February 2024, at 621 pages and 178,000 words (This version included now-deleted chapters and characters). The fourth edition was released from March 2024 to April 2026, at 550 pages and 167,000 words (Grammarly was first used in August 2025). The fifth edition was released in May 2026; it's currently at 565 pages and 174,000 words and includes minor text corrections as of September 18, 2026 (It combined the latest reviewer feedback from 2023 to 2026). All NetGalley reviewers received the third edition (2023), the fourth edition (2025), or the fifth edition (2026). All Goodreads Giveaway reviewers received the first edition (2023), the fourth edition (2024), or the fifth edition (2026). All Voracious Readers Only reviewers received the fourth edition (2024). All LibraryThing: Early Reviewers received the fourth edition (2025). All of these reviewers received the book before the final updates occurred. Note: Some people may still be reading older versions of this book, which differ from the current version. The 165 editions on Goodreads represent those who have rated the book before its completion.