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Advice from IR Approved Author Mark Swirsky: “I most admire Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings which inspired me to incorporate allusions to Biblical truth in my books.”

Legacy Book 1: Lost Legacy: Received a 4+ star review, making it an IndieReader Approved title.

Following find an interview with author Mark Swirsky:

  1. What is the name of the book and when was it published?

    The book’s name is Legacy Book 1: Lost Legacy published on 4/17/2026

  2.  

    What’s the book’s first line? 

    First line: Legacy woke to a rough shaking of his shoulders. “Wake up, Legacy! We have intruders.”

  3.  

    What’s the book about? Give us the “pitch”.

    Pitch: Having escaped the coup that killed his father, Legacy Boshagon finds himself on the run from a canid assassin in the kingdom of Estadia. But his troubles are far from over when the god of Alakkadia, El Bara, appears before him and offers him a life-changing opportunity. Amidst a world on the brink of destruction, Legacy must make a crucial decision: become a drostigi, a servant of El Bara, and fulfill an ancient prophecy, or seek revenge for his father’s death. As he grapples with his choices, a powerful dictator looms in the shadows, threatening to destroy everything Legacy holds dear.

  4.  

    What inspired you to write the book? A particular person? An event?

    I was inspired to integrate my Christian faith into a fast paced, adventure portraying the challenges of walking by faith in the face of evil.

  5.  

    What’s the main reason someone should really read this book?

     This is a story for those who love fantasy with strange beings, ancient prophecy, a unique magic system, a dark lord, and where the struggle between taking revenge and seeking justice plays out.

  6.  

    What’s the most distinctive thing about the main character?  Who-real or fictional-would you say the character reminds you of?

    Legacy has his family murdered and learns he is a subject of a prophecy he doesn’t want to fulfill and is called to follow a god in whom he doesn’t believe. He reminds me a lot of Eragon.

  7.  

    Is this the first book you’ve written?

    This is my seventh book to publish. It will be part of a trilogy of which I’m working on the first draft of the third book. I most admire Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings which inspired me to incorporate allusions to Biblical truth in my books.

  8.  

    What’s the best and the hardest part of being an indie? 

    The hardest part of being an indie author is the marketing which I try to avoid as much as possible. I would go with a traditional publisher if I could keep control of the faith elements of the story.

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