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Mason Dakota is an American author of dystopian thrillers, urban fantasy, and speculative fiction that examines power, faith, and what it means to be human in the face of collapse. His stories combine the cinematic intensity of science-fiction action with the haunted intimacy of literary horror—creating immersive worlds where rebellion meets redemption.

Mason is best known for the Dystopian King Series—including Nobility, Illegal King, King’s Knight, and the prequel King’s Bodyguard—a dark, fast-paced saga of class warfare, genetic engineering, and moral revolution.

Drawing inspiration from Jim Butcher, Pierce Brown, Mark Lawrence, and Ben Hale, Mason’s writing blends philosophical themes with gritty realism and cinematic action. His work re ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Mason Dakota Like any writer, I go through seasons of ups and downs fighting writer's block. I can sometimes predict when it is coming so I'll cram as much materia…moreLike any writer, I go through seasons of ups and downs fighting writer's block. I can sometimes predict when it is coming so I'll cram as much material in as I can before I feel it set in. Breaking it has always taken different things for me, but what usually helps is that I read a book or watch a movie. It has to be a certain kind of book or movie. For a book, it has to be a really good book, something that excited me or caught me off guard that inspired me. For a movie, it has to be something I've never seen before and it has to be either really good or really bad. If it's good it inspires me to write something just as good, but if it is bad it inspires me with the desire to put better content out there than what I just saw. It makes me think, "Wow if someone thought this was good enough to make a movie, then what's my excuse? I need to put something better out there than this!" One of those two ways usually help.(less)

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Mason Dakota The freedom of the creative outlet. It allows me to express myself in a unique way, and in some strange way, I learn a lot about myself and about the …moreThe freedom of the creative outlet. It allows me to express myself in a unique way, and in some strange way, I learn a lot about myself and about the world I live in as I write about different worlds. I get to experience the depth of both love and hate in humanity and see how those play out in my own life in ways that control and motivate me. In many ways, writing allows me to pour out any hurts, pains, or darkness I feel in myself on to a page and by doing so it is less inclined to control me or how I act toward others. I've had multiple people find it strange that I can write some dark scenes and yet seem like a happy person most of the time, and the reason being is that writing not only inspires my creativity it always allows me to dump out the negative side of me in a way that's coping and unharmful toward others.(less)

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Average rating: 4.33 · 67 ratings · 31 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	Nobility (The Dystopian King Series, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 30 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Burning Settlement: A Fire Giver Book (Fire Giver Series 1) 4.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wolves of Bad Chapel (The Peace Keepers Chronicles Book 1) by Mason Dakota (Goodreads Author), Lord Marcus Manning 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The King's Bodyguard 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Illegal King (The Dystopian King Series, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	King's Knight 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Nobility: A Dystopian King Novel by Mason Dakota (Goodreads Author), Virtual Voice (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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