People often ask what good can come out of Mitchell’s Plain or the Cape Flats; I hope I can be an answer to those people and an inspiration to others that need to learn not to be boxed in by their environments or personal challenges.
Western Cape, South Africa (17 February 2022) – Kyle Jantjies is a 26-year old from the Cape Flats whose name you will not easily forget when you get to know more about his passionate pursuit of literary success.
He began officially writing books in 2013 but only began to publish in 2020. In the two years since first publication, he has put out another 12 books, bringing his total body of works to 13 books. Born and raised in Cape Town, he holds an Honors degree in Molecular Biology and is currently completing his MSc degree. He is also a Math, Geography and Life Orientation teacher at a High School in Hanover Park.
His novels include five stand-alone books:
- The Tuloc Triangle – Dramatic Fantasy
- Blood Poetry – Dystopian Novel
- Why my past won’t leave me alone – Christian Fiction and,
- The G.L.O.A.T – The Search for Mokole-Mbembe (which was one of the ten finalists for the Author Elite Awards 2021 for Best General Fiction Book)
- Escapism – an adventure novel released in December 2021.
He has also completed a heroic fantasy series called Journey of Soul, which comprises 7 books. The entire series was written in 2021 alone through his passion, determination, and hard work.
In his own words, Kyle describes himself as someone who enjoys writing.
“I’m able to immerse myself in a world that I’d love to be in without making a complete fool of myself; not that being a fool is entirely a bad thing. It’s subjective,” said Kyle.
Of his studies and story inspiration, he says: “I study biology for three main reasons: I love animals, I love adventure, and I love science. I’m an adventurer at heart; I could spend days climbing mountains, trekking through untraveled paths and messing with things that I’m really not supposed to. Which is why most, if not all, of my stories, include the main character travelling to some distant place.”
Kyle continues: “And I LOVE fighting. Not aggressive, angry, emotional fights, just good sporty fights. That’s why I practice martial arts, and that’s why I write action stories. It fascinates me.”
Where he finds the time to excel academically, teach young minds, practice the discipline of martial arts and write gripping fantasy books is an inspirational story of balance, commitment and vision that many need to hear.
To add to his list of accolades, this young author kicked off the year with one of his books achieving a sales ranking in the top 100 in three different categories on Amazon.com.
“People often ask what good can come out of Mitchell’s Plain or the Cape Flats; I hope I can be an answer to those people and an inspiration to others that need to learn not to be boxed in by their environments or personal challenges,” concludes Kyle.
For more information, to pre-order the paperback series of The Journey of the Soul, or to get onto the guestlist for his upcoming book launch in April, visit https://www.kylejantjiesauthor.com.
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