: Despite his adventurous life, he didn't start writing professionally until January 2012 , at the age of 50. Within just a decade, he published more than 50 novels .
Евгений Щепетнов — биография, книги, отзывы, цитаты
: His bibliography on platforms like Flibusta and Litres spans battle fantasy, planetary romance, and "chronopera" (time-travel adventures).
An interesting feature of (1961–2023) is that his prolific career as a fantasy author was built upon a remarkably diverse real-world background, including stints as a gold prospector , police officer , and entrepreneur .
Known for his work in the "popadantsy" (portal fantasy) and techno-fantasy genres, Shchepetnov's life before writing was as adventurous as many of his plots:
