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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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March 2016

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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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Average rating: 4.47 · 15 ratings · 7 reviews · 3 distinct works

	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
	Best Served Cold: an eye for an eye by Christopher Ficco (Editor), John Rehg (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Harris Tobias (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 2 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
	A Hope in Hell it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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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Darrell Keifer's Blog: My Brand

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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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Published on May 15, 2019 14:32

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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)

by Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author)

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Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis (Civilizations Rise and Fall, #3)

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A Vision of Violence (Audrey Lake Investigations Book 2)

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