As a reader of fantasy fiction himself and having cut his teeth on Lord of the Rings Korie Massie, dairy farmer of Dannevirke, has always wanted to write one himself.
His short bio reads: "Forever day-dreaming he has been creating stories his entire life. From poetry to songs for his heavy metal band as a teenager, writing has been his lifelong passion".
Now his passion is a reality, having launched his first fantasy novel called Berserker printed by Xlibris in Dannevirke at his parents shop Derek's Electrical on Saturday November 18.
Hopefully my books will be a pathway to owning my own farm. It's a different way to do it from the normal process.
For Korie just the satisfaction of having "my own book in my own library" is reward for all the hard work that goes into self-publishing. He said writing the book was the easy part — getting it published and marketed was far more demanding.