About Me

Ofer Lavi

Meet the author

About Ofer

I come from a long line of educators, all of whom I failed miserably by not becoming a teacher myself.

Instead, I build worlds, devise inconvenient rules for celestial powers, and make fictional people live with the consequences. The Sunderer Saga is my first adult fantasy series.

A few questions, answered

Words, worlds, and where they came from.

Some facts about the person responsible for all this celestial trouble.

What made you want to be an author?

I think I’ve always played around with words. For the longest time I incorporated this passion into other things that I did, but it wasn’t until I decided to write a story for my kids that the door was finally open.

How many books have you written?

I’ve written three books so far. Two of those are children’s books, and now I’m working on my first fantasy series—The Sunderer Saga.

What is the first book you wrote?

My first book, Claire the Very Shy Square, was published when I was in my late forties. I don’t know if that’s considered late, but it felt so to me. It was the first in a series, and I followed it immediately with Scott the Dot Hatches a Plot. There are a few more books in that series coming up.

Where do you get your inspiration?

I can’t actually explain it. An idea just pops into my head, and from that core of a concept I quickly build an entire world around it. Then what’s left is to put it into words. I wish that last part was as easy as the first.

Do you have any advice for an aspiring author?

Just keep writing. This is probably true for most other crafts as well—the more you do, the better you get at it.

Which authors do you enjoy?

Kurt Vonnegut, Arthur C. Clarke, Douglas Adams, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jules Verne. The list goes on…

What is your favourite book?

Probably Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut.

Enter the world

Ancient powers. Unfamiliar rules. Very human consequences.

Explore the people, places, and celestial machinery of The Sunderer Saga.

Explore the world