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Darrell Keifer

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in Fort Worth, Texas, The United States

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https://www.darrellkeifer.net/

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Science Fiction, Thriller

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Charles Sheffield, writer; Rene Girard, literary critic; Shakespeare, ...more

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A retired fishery biologist, Darrell Keifer, built a cabin on the Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula and spends the summers fishing. He winters in Arizona where he writes, hikes, and plays pickleball. Darrell enjoys writing near-future science fiction grounded in hard science and narrative anthropology.

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	A Hope in Hell by Darrell Keifer (Goodreads Author), Ann Videan (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.44 avg rating — 9 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
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I like near-future science fiction grounded in hard science and realism. So, I avoid magic or supernatural elements in my stories, unless the supernatural features are metaphorical like the fairies in Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream." (Here, Shakespeare uses fairies to represent basic human drives and desires that we are often blind to.)

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Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization

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