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Deven Kane

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Urban Fantasy, Dystopian Fiction, Supernatural Thriller

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Deven Kane plays a mean bass and loves to tell stories. He writes thrillers set in dystopian contexts, and urban fantasy, which he describes as “supernatural thrillers set on another world.”

“Speculative fiction allows me to explore human nature, interpersonal conflicts, the desire to rise above our circumstances, and the obstacles that hold us back,” he says. “No matter the setting—Earth’s near future, the past, or an alien culture on another planet—the most compelling stories are always about our interactions with each other. The good, the bad, the ugly, and our need to transcend.”

His novels include the dystopian Tracker Trilogy (Tracker, Dissident & Scorpion), and the urban fantasies Darkwood and Treehawke.

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Deven Kane The inspiration for Darkwood came during a summer of wildfires that gripped our valley a couple of years ago. Dense smoke blanketed our city for weeks…moreThe inspiration for Darkwood came during a summer of wildfires that gripped our valley a couple of years ago. Dense smoke blanketed our city for weeks on end. The opposite shore of the lake vanished in the smoky haze, health alerts were issued for anyone with a lung condition or asthma, and the stench of burning wood was inescapable.

Suddenly, I was ambushed by a writer’s “what if?”—one of those moments when a normal, everyday observation sparks your imagination.

What if there was another explanation for the wildfires? Something scientifically observable, but initiated by a sinister intelligence from outside our world? What if the wildfires were only a symptom of something far worse?

I went home, opened my notebook, and jotted down what would become the opening paragraph of Darkwood.(less)
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Average rating: 4.59 · 39 ratings · 26 reviews · 12 distinct works
Darkwood
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Dissident (Tracker #2)
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Meta Heist: copyright infringement by a tech oligarch

I added the “100% RAGe” tag to the cover art on all my books over a year ago. It was my way of stating, unequivocally, that nothing I publish was created with the use of generative AI.

Technically, spelling and grammar checkers — whether online or built into whatever software we’re using — qualify as AI. But there’s a bottomless chasm between (a) using AI tools to edit our work or serve as prompts,

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