David Keck is a

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author, and teacher, who has

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s in English Literature,

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, and

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. He is best known for his novels featuring protagonist Durand Col. His works have received generally positive reviews from critics, yet have not reached the mainstream so far.

Biography

David Keck was born in, and grew up in,

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, Canada. Whilst living in Winnipeg he attended the

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, where he got master's degrees in English Literature, History, and Education. He subsequently moved to the UK to get a master's degree in

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from the

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. In 2004 he moved to

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, America, to marry Kate Brallier (an author herself), and to teach

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in New York's Washington Heights.

Works

Keck's novels all recount the adventures of protagonist Durand Col, yet there is currently no series name. The first novel in the series was ''In the Eye of Heaven'', and was published in the UK in 2006, and the US and Canada in 2007, by Tor. The novel went through many versions before publication, with fellow Canadian author, Steven Erikson, having a hand in reading and editing the drafts. Keck's writing style has been compared to Erikson, mainly because he likes to go against the grain. He says that he "flinch sat an elf who's a dab hand with a longbow. Conventions and clichés: it's all in the smiles and cringes."

Bibliography

Novels

The Tales of Durand

* ''Book One: In the Eye of Heaven'' (2006) * ''Book Two: In A Time of Treason'' (2008) *''Book Three: A King in Cobwebs'', Tor Books, 2018

Footnotes

External links

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David Keck's Tor Page
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Interviews

Interview by Chadwick Ginther for mcnallyrobinson.com
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